Greg Davies is a malfunctioning synth in this hilarious Humans skit

This might have been Stand Up to Cancer’s funniest moment

Published: Saturday, 22 October 2016 at 11:11 am

Channel 4’s charity telethon Stand Up to Cancer had plenty of great moments last night, from the Celebrity Gogglebox special to the return of Davina McCall’s old dating show Streetmate.

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But perhaps the funniest riff on an existing C4 show came with creepy sci-fi Humans, which delivered a sketch based in its world where Gemma Chan’s capable synth is replaced by an older model – played by Greg Davies.

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Frankly we’re not sure what we love most about this. Is it the way they try and fix Anita by dumping her in rice like an iPhone? The way the house gets gradually messier and depressing in every shot? Or maybe the rash of other synth celebrity cameos, including Vanessa Feltz, Joe Swash (whose voice comes as standard, unfortunately) and Louie Spence?

We’ll probably never decide – but we’ll also never forget the image of Greg Davies offering Tom Goodman-Hill the adult options package. That’s creepier than anything the main series ever managed…

To find out more about how you can donate or support Stand Up to Cancer and cancer research, you can visit standuptocancer.org.uk.

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Humans returns to Channel 4 on Sunday 30th October at 9.00pm

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Radio Times commissioning editor Huw Fullerton. He sits in front of a shelving unit, looking at the camera and smiling. He wears glasses and has a moustache

Huw FullertonCommissioning editor

Huw Fullerton is a commissioning editor for Radio Times magazine handling comedy, entertainment and specialist drama. In a previous regeneration, he covered all things sci-fi and fantasy for RadioTimes.com.

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