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684K likes, 11K comments - usual_.thoughts on May 29, 2026: “Read caption for full story 🤣 We are used to seeing talk show hosts maintain deep empathy and absolute composure during serious interviews, so watching host “Erik Hartman” completely disintegrate on live television is the fever dream we didn’t know we needed. During an episode of the show Boemerang dedicated to tragic medical blunders, Erik interviews Valère, a man whose vocal cords were permanently damaged during a routine tonsillectomy. The moment Valère opens his mouth to speak with a highly pitched, squeaky voice, Erik loses his battle with professionalism. The sheer contrast between the deeply serious, offended guests and the host fighting an uncontrollably human, wheezing laughing fit is absolute comedy gold. The dedication to the chaos here is unmatched. The harder Erik tries to suppress it—covering his mouth, staring at his script, and doing “a trick” to stop—the more he physically spirals. According to the story presented in the clip, this spectacular, offensive meltdown resulted in Erik getting fired on the very same day, ending his television career forever and forcing him into a quiet life as a local radio DJ where nobody could see his face. But here is the absolute plot twist: none of it is real! Despite fooling millions of people worldwide for over two decades, this entire video is actually a legendary mockumentary sketch from the early 2000s Belgian comedy show In De Gloria. The actor playing Erik (Tom Van Dyck) delivered a laughing fit so terrifyingly genuine and a masterpiece of acting that it will forever go down as one of the most iconic “bloopers” in internet history.”.
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