Catastrophe's Rob Delaney shocks Takeaway fans with Dirty Dancing confession

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Deadpool 2 actor Rob Delaney stepped in as the Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway guest announcer this evening (March 6).

As is tradition with the role, he also took part in a challenge (this time it was 'Saturday Night at the Movies') where he could win cash prizes or a holiday for families videoing in from home.

All they had to do was reenact different movies – using a range of props – while Rob attempted to guess which ones they were supposed to be.

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He might've correctly recognised the likes of Spider-Man, Jurassic Park and The Mummy, but Rob (also known for co-creating and co-starring in Catastrophe) left viewers shocked when he missed 1987 classic Dirty Dancing.

Kicking back with presenters Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly afterwards, the 44-year-old confessed that he'd never actually seen it – sending Twitter into absolute pandemonium.

Rob can consider himself well and truly in 'the corner' for this pop-culture ignorance, one viewer asking: "Did Rob Delaney just say he's never seen Dirty Dancing?"

"How did he not get Dirty Dancing????!!!" another asked.

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Still, the American's appearance on the ITV show seemed to go down pretty well overall, with one tweeter suggesting: "He seems to genuinely be enjoying himself and it really comes across."

"Really enjoying @robdelaney on #SaturdayNightTakeaway, he's a like a kid who's eaten too many Smarties but I like it!" wrote another.

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway continues next Saturday (March 13) on ITV.

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