The Kiwi adman who brought a clown to a redundancy meeting making international headlines on UK morning show. Video / ITV
The advertising copywriter and clown who last week made headlines around the world have been labelled the funniest ever interview guests on ITV's This Morning show.
Following the explosion of international interest in the bizarre story, the pair were asked to appear on the TV show - and they did not disappoint.
In the video, copywriter Josh Thompson sits next to his collaborator Joseph Brosnahan - aka Joe the Clown - (who was fittingly dressed for the occasion).
Presenters Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield are left in stitches as Thompson explains what happened, apologises for his poor hairdo and even plays a practical joke on Joe.
Copywriter Josh Thompson with his collaborator Joseph Brosnahan. Image / File
Adding to the hilarity of it all was the fact that Joe didn't have his own earpiece, which meant that when asked by the presenters how he felt about the situation, Thompson changed the question to what his favourite animal was.
Thompson further explained that his former bosses at ad agency FCB took the whole thing quite well and only had reservations about the level of noise coming from the balloon twisting.
"I think they were a little bit taken aback at first. But when Joe was doing his thing there were smiles all around," he said.
"He's $200 and they got him for free, so what can they complain about?"
The cameo proved a huge hit among social media users, who described it as the "best interview ever".
Interest in the story erupted on Friday afternoon when the Herald first broke the story about the clown.
Some suspected that it might have been a hoax at first, but Thompson, who has since started a new job at DDB, spoke to the media and confirmed that he did, in fact, bring the clown to his redundancy meeting.
