Neil Patrick Harris failed to recognise Rachel Bloom. Photo / Getty Images
Neil Patrick Harris failed to recognise Rachel Bloom. Photo / Getty Images
Neil Patrick Harris has left Twitter cringing after failing to recognise Rachel Bloom — despite having met the comedian several times.
Harris was live tweeting the Tony awards from his couch when he appeared to take issue with Bloom, who was acting as a roving reporter backstage at the event.
Neil Patrick Harris failed to recognise Rachel Bloom. Photo / Getty Images
The A Series Of Unfortunate Events star tweeted that he was "confused" by "the woman in the top hat".
"Gideon remarked that she says 'like' and 'oh my god' a lot," Harris added, referring to his seven-year-old son.
I’m a big fan of yours. We’ve met numerous times and my husband, Dan Gregor, wrote for “How I Met Your Mother” for 5 years. Notably, he wrote the episode where your character finally meets his father.
Bloom hit back quickly, awkwardly pointing out that she met Harris "numerous times"and was a "big fan".
To make matters worse, Bloom's husband Dan Gregor had worked on How I Met Your Mother for five years.
Rachel Bloom was quick to point out Neil Patrick Harris' mistake. Photo / AP
Unfortunately for Harris, his embarrassing slip up didn't go unnoticed by the internet, with Twitter users collectively cringing until he realised his mistake.
Dude, you're embarrassing yourself. The lady's got a Golden Globe.
— Rabbit Ear Reviews (@RabbitEarReview) June 11, 2018
Indeed! Well said. Thanks for the reminder. How was backstage?
