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Today Hosts Left In Shock Over Schoolboy’s Dark Joke That Should Never Have Made It To Air

Karl Stefanovic and Sarah Abo were left stunned when a schoolboy told a dark joke about vegans.

Published September 19, 2023

Today Hosts Karl Stefanovic and Sarah Abo were left visibly shocked when a schoolboy told of an inappropriate dark joke that should never have made it to air. It’s insisted that the moment was unplanned and that producers had no idea what the boy was going to say ahead of time. Following the initial shock, the hosts also doubled over in laughter, with newsreader Brooke Boney covering her mouth in disbelief.

Specifically, the schoolboy told an inappropriate dark joke about vegans falling to their deaths.

Today Hosts Left In Shock Over Schoolboy’s Dark Joke That Should Never Have Made It To Air — TikTok

The youngster began by asking: ‘A vegan and a vegetarian are jumping off a cliff to see who will hit the bottom first. Who wins?’ ‘I don’t know,’ Stefanovic said. ‘Who wins?’ asked Abo. The boy didn’t miss a beat as he replied: ‘Society!’ Host Stefanovic was so stunned that he almost fell off the couch. Abo said, laughing nervously, ‘We weren’t expecting that!’

The dark joke moment has since been posted to The Today show’s TikTok, drawing millions of views from across Australia and around the world.

@pomdownunder1 Aussie kid causes hysterics with vegan joke on the Today Show 🤣 #todayshow #australia #veganjoke #society #kidjokes #aussie #funnyjokes #funnyvideos ♬ original sound – Nic

The video is making big waves in the United States, with TikTok users saying that such a moment could never happen on strait-laced American TV. American commentator Benny Johnson introduced the video and called it the single greatest moment in television history. A U.S. viewer commented: ‘That kid’s got more wit and humor than a lot of comedians today.’

Another added: ‘The male host’s reaction was so genuine. I have tears in my eyes.’ ‘I’m not even this kid’s dad, and he still made me proud!’ a third wrote, while a fourth remarked: ‘That kid just won the internet.’ Many vegans and vegetarians were even forced to admit that, despite being the butt of the joke, the schoolboy’s dark joke timing was exemplary. ‘As a vegetarian, I laughed my arse off,’ one wrote.

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