Question Time Audience Member Delights Viewers With 'Sneaky Thumb Trick' On Air

Whatever next? Someone stealing David Dimbleby's nose?

Question Time covers some pretty serious subjects and Thursday night’s show was no exception.

But while most of the audience were caught up in the intricacies of international relations, one man decided it was the perfect time to practice a slight of hand trick.

Cracking out a classic favoured by weird uncles the world over, the man pretended to pull his thumb off in front of the cameras - only to be caught by the programme’s bosses.

PS Dear audience member in the background. We see your sneaky thumb trick. We do not encourage such behaviour. Goodnight! #bbcqt pic.twitter.com/qDKFIMtKrq

— BBC Question Time (@bbcquestiontime) January 27, 2017

Tweeting a clip of the man in a white hoodie, the official Question Time account wrote: “Dear audience member in the background. We see your sneaky thumb trick.

“We do not encourage such behaviour. Goodnight!”

Despite the young man’s telling off, the trick won him plenty of fans among QT viewers at home:

@bbcquestiontime @Tobys_Tweets
This guy is a plonker of the first order.
My kind of plonker. 👍

— Robert Cooper (@MrRobCoops) January 27, 2017

@bbcquestiontime Probably the highlight of the night

— Chris (@MCRBourbon) January 27, 2017

@bbcquestiontime @JamesEdNolan Check out this ABSOLUTE HERO

— Jamie O Hara (@JamieO_Hara) January 27, 2017

@bbcquestiontime Thumbs up to the audience member!

— Isotek - N Ireland (@Isotek_) January 27, 2017

@bbcquestiontime could be worse... he could of dabbed 👀

— Carl Germany (@spireite_carl) January 27, 2017

Whatever next? Someone stealing David Dimbleby’s nose?

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