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This comedian's dramatic re-enactment of his son falling in nettles should win all the awards

"It's worse. It's worse. It's getting worserer."

Isobel Hamilton

on April 9, 2018

This comedian's dramatic re-enactment of his son falling in nettles should win all the awards

Nettles: as good a source for poetry as plums. Credit: Getty Images/EyeEm

Great art is born of great suffering.

British comedian William Andrews uploaded a video of himself doing a dramatic slam-poet-style rendition of his 4-year-old son falling into some nettles.

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People were pretty appreciative of this literary and performative gem.

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After the tweet gained steam (with 3,000 retweets at time of writing) Andrews uploaded this to his website:

"So that tweet about my boy falling over has run away somewhat - which is nice. I should tell you *he's fine*. His penchant for the dramatic turn of phrase is to be admired i think. I simply cannot fathom from where he has adopted such a style."

So there you have it, inspiration can truly come from anywhere. Even a big patch of stinging nettles.