“Punched-up by Liam Gallagher” Mo Gilligan on impression | BRIT Awards 2023

Last year I'd done like a little impression of like Liam Gallagher. I thought he'd be like, didn't like that mate, don't be taking the mick out of me Mo Gilligan. If I see you, if I see you down there on there mate, don't like me brother. It's Jay Lawrence on Absolute Radio, the Brit Awards 2023 with Mastercard on Saturday. Joining me is the host of the whole shebang, Mo Gilligan. Mo, nice to have you here. Oh thanks for having me guys. How you feeling head of the Brit? I'm feeling good man, I'm feeling good. This isn't my first opportunity, this is now my second time doing it and it's on a Saturday night and it's the first time ever in the history of the Brits, like in the history when it started in like, I don't know, 1912 or when it started out. Titanic sinks, Brits start. Yeah, even back then I was like, no we should always, we don't want to win. Is there anything that like surprised you about hosting it last year, like anything you did not expect? Like last year I'd done like a little impression of like Liam Gallagher and I was just like, oh this might go left. I could get punched up by Liam Gallagher and the Brits, do you know what I mean? What did he say? I had like a jacket on, I put the glasses on, put the hat on, because I was just about to introduce him innit, so I was like coming up next to this guy, so I was like, we're alright though mate yeah, it's different back in my day, do you know what I mean? United, City, do you know what I mean mate? Don't like me brother. And yeah it was cool man, it went down alright man, he liked it. He'd done it, I think he'd done an interview for like NME and he was like, yeah like it's kind of funny, do you know what I mean? And I was like, oh wow, like he liked it. Normally I thought he'd go left and be like, didn't like that mate, don't be taking the mick out of me, Morgan Ligon, foresee your, foresee that handle mate. But no, he was cool, he was cool. Do you know what, I saw actually that that was meant to be a 10 second impression, but like you were running under or something, so you had to do it for like a minute. So they've got this thing called stretch and squeeze, yeah, so if you stretch, they'll say to you, keep going, if you squeeze they're like, shorten it down, we've got to move on, so there was meant to be 10 seconds, and it's like, we've got to fill time, we're actually under, keep going, and I'm like, I didn't plan for this, I didn't plan for it to be close to a minute, and I remember like, just being like, going, I was on the mic and I was like, you alright though, all two, yeah? No one heard it. And I was like, I said, you alright though, yeah? Then everyone's like, woo, so then everyone's like, oh, it's Mo, like doing Liam, then I had to be like, do you know what, me and United, sit here, and it got to a point where I was like, I have nothing left in the tank, innit, it's done, like there's no words I can say, it's finished, and then they kind of went to a break, but oh man, I was stressing, it was in my ear, like, keep going, keep stretching, I'm like, this ain't something to stretch. You were this close to singing Wonderwall? Oh, I was so close. Come on, mate, carry old kidney, old tooth, if you know this song, sing along, I said, maybe, I was like, I didn't know where I was, I was like, please, let's just move this along, guys. You just got away with it then? It was funny, because obviously, in the break, I've then got to go back into like, my suit, so then I'm like, zipping everything off, and I'm like, zipping my jacket off and glasses, and then we're back into showman, like, sweating in a parka jacket, but I'm not doing that again this year. No impressions this year? Why, is it because you're scared about the reaction, or what? No, it's just too long, it's like, that was only meant to be 10 seconds, I can't prepare for that, I'd just rather talk about the weather or something, do you know what I mean, like, stretch it, okay, cool, so that heatwave a few months ago, that was crazy, ah, who knows, could be frost in it, but I'd rather just go with that, rather than try and do an impression that I'm not going to execute, and then I'm under pressure, do you know what I mean, so no impressions, there'll be no impressions, I'm sorry to let everyone down, because I know everyone was really looking forward to it this year, do you know what I mean? Your impressions? Yeah, they were like, come on, he's going to do a Harry Styles, and I was like, sorry, I've got to let that British public down. I was excited for your Lewis Capaldi, I've just got a feeling that your Glaswegian accent is something else. It might be a Stormzy one, but unfortunately, there'll be no impressions. What can we, okay, if you've got, like, three words then, to, like, you know, make us switch on to the Brits on Saturday, then go on, give us three words. Oh, historic, chaotic, and exotic. Exotic? Yeah, I'm wearing a red suit, I've got a red suit, bruv, come on, man, it's going to be exotic, man, you know that purple one, in the Quality Street? I don't look like that one, but I look like the dark chocolate one in there somewhere, so, yeah, doing bits with a red suit.