Neil Patrick Harris' cringe-worthy Twitter exchange

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11 Jun, 2018 07:04 AM2 mins to read

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.

Who is the woman in the top hat backstage at @TheTonyAwards? Gideon remarked that she says ‘like’ and ‘oh my god’ a lot. I’m confused...
— Neil Patrick Harris (@ActuallyNPH) June 11, 2018

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.
— Rachel Bloom (@Racheldoesstuff) June 11, 2018

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.