I have to mention Father Dougal McGuire. He’s sitting over there – no, Dougal, that’s a coat rack . There he is. Dougal thinks I won an award for "being able to turn the telly on without using the remote." I haven’t corrected him. He’s very proud.
Anyway. Thank you very much. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go and stop Dougal from trying to "return" the award for store credit.
So thank you. To everyone who believed in me. Including that one nun who wrote a letter saying I was "less annoying than she expected." I’ve framed it. father ted acceptance speech script
What is this supposed to be, by the way? Is it a man holding a lamp? Or a lamp holding a man? I’ll put it next to the toilet – that’s where we keep all our best things.
First off, I’d like to thank the judging panel. That’s... brave of you. I saw the other nominees. Fantastic work altogether. Especially that fella who invented the self-warming ecumenical hot water bottle. Genius. And I lost to him in the cake competition once. So this is... unexpected. I have to mention Father Dougal McGuire
[Pause.]
[Looks at trophy.]
Right. Well... thank you.