‘You are being s*****d by a rare parrot’: Stephen Fry’s hilarious reaction to a ‘frisky’ bird leaves fans in stitches as clip from 2009 wildlife show goes viral
A clip from a 2009 wildlife documentary starring Stephen Fry has resurfaced after fans were left in hysterics by his reaction to a ‘frisky’ bird.
The 65-year-old actor appeared on an episode of BBC Two’s Last Chance to See alongside zoologist Mark Carwardine where they travelled to New Zealand to see the endangered kākāpō bird – a large, flightless parrot.
The pair were able to track down Sirocco – one of the last remaining kākāpōs – but got more than they bargained for when the plucky bird attempted to mate with Mark.
‘You are being s*****d by a rare parrot’: Stephen Fry’s hilarious reaction to a ‘frisky’ bird in a 2009 wildlife documentary has left fans in stitches after it resurfaced
In the hilarious scenes, Mark was seen attempting to photograph the parrot before it leapt onto his neck and began waddling and thrusting in an urgent manner – seemingly mistaking the zoologist’s green jumper for a mate.
Looking on in shock a bewildered Stephen asked: He’s getting a bit frisky – do you think he’s actually attempting a sort of mating ritual?’
He then quipped: ‘You are being s*****d! Look, he’s so happy!
Spreading his wings: The 65-year-old actor appeared on an episode of BBC Two’s Last Chance to See alongside zoologist Mark Carwardine where they travelled to New Zealand
Let me see you shake your tailfeather: They found Sirocco – one of the last remaining kākāpōs – but got more than they bargained for when the plucky bird attempted to mate with Mark
‘I’m sorry but its one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen. You are being s*****d by a rare parrot. He thinks you’re a female… He’s really going for it!’
After a member of the crew came to Mark’s aide by removing the amorous parrot from his neck it emerged the rather boisterous bird had caused some damage, leaving Mark with puncture wounds from his claws.
Yet unable to resist having another laugh, Stephen couldn’t resist quipping: ‘When you have the chick, I want you to call it Stephen.’
Ruffling feathers: As the clip resurfaced on social media fans were left in hysterics
As the clip resurfaced on social media, fans were left in hysterics, commenting: ‘That’s gonna ruffle some feather’; ‘Is it me or does the Parrot look like Stephen Fry’;
‘This explains why they are rare Poor Parrots❤️’; ‘Being a rear NZ bird it needs to copulate with whatever is available’; ‘honest to god how funny’;
‘still viral lol’; ‘I can’t breathe’; ‘this will always be, without a doubt, the funniest thing I have seen on the internet.’
Bird brain: Mark was seen attempting to photograph the parrot before it leapt onto his neck and began waddling and thrusting in an urgent manner
Since appearing on the BBC Two show Sirocco has become a big name on the bird scene.
The unlucky-in-love parrot was given the title of Official Spokesbird for Conservation by Prime Minister John Key in 2010 and has the important role of advocating for conservation through human intermediaries on social media sites and blogs.
The media-savvy bird was also the subject of filmmaker Ashwika Kapur’s short ‘rags-to-riches’ documentary Sirocco – How a Dud Became a Stud and won the Wildscreen Panda Award in 2014.
Sirocco is also the inspiration for the party parrot animated emoji which is used on the workflow application Slack.
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