15 WTF Moments From BAFTAs 2017

2. Simon Pegg's Hitler Joke

Kubo And The Two Strings BAFTAs 2017
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Nathan Lane and Simon Pegg came out to present the BAFTA Fellowship award to Mel Brooks for his contributions to the film industry.

Pegg succinctly said of his achievements, "This is the man who gave us singing and dancing Nazis", before launching into a bit about how Brooks made Nazis funny, and finally adding, "That's the thing about Hitler, they never tell you about the good stuff."

Cue the audience uncomfortably breaking out into laughter as they questioned whether it was OK to laugh at that. Props to Pegg for making the celebs squirm as they figured out where their personal lines of decency lie.

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