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BBC's Newsnight expertly trolled The Sun after its front page said BBC staff sleep on the job

Comeback.

YESTERDAY, A BIT of a stir was caused across the water when the The Sun splashed a front page story about  BBC News employees caught “sleeping on the job”:

It caused outrage from the usual suspects as the morning progressed

But soon there was a backlash from employees and commentators who pointed out that the news staff are off at midnight and often stay late to work on stories

The jokes came thick and fast

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“Snoozegate” was building momentum

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Even the BBC press office was tweeting out burns

Chaos.

But it was Newsnight that caught the most attention when they ended their show last night with a complete pisstake of the idea that they slept on the job

If you can’t see the video, click here

It was just so sarcastic:

“Tonight we can exclusively reveal it’s just the tip of the iceberg. Not a soul in Broadcasting House is awake. Ever. BBC output is quite literally dreamed up by producers in their sleep.”

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“Needless to say, the Newsnight team is hard at work conjuring up another fine programme which we will bring you tomorrow. Good night.”

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Shot after shot of producers sleeping peacefully.

Well played.

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