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Ed Sheeran branded a ‘red-headed puppet’ by Amelia Dimoldenberg in scathing SNL UK opening monologue
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English comedian, writer, presenter and journalist (born 1994)
Amelia Dimoldenberg is an English comedian, writer, and presenter. She is the creator and host of the web series Chicken Shop Date (2014–present), in which she interviews celebrities in fried chicken restaurants while subjecting them to her sarcastic, deadpan, and awkward sense of humour.
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Amelia Dimoldenberg publicly branded Ed Sheeran a “world-famous red-headed puppet” during her Saturday Night Live UK opening monologue this week.
Ed Sheeran's reputation took another public kicking this weekend, this time courtesy of Amelia Dimoldenberg, who used her 'Saturday Night Live UK' hosting debut to remind the nation that Britain's most inoffensive pop export has become its easiest punchline. Delivering her opening monologue on 26 September, the…