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Stephanie Colderick

Viewers in hysterics praise funniest TV moment 'in years' during Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway is known for creating laughs and has been crowned the happiest 90 minutes of the week on ITV1. And on Saturday, March 24 viewers found the episode even funnier than normal when Ant and Dec were dunked into freezing ice baths by Stephen Mulhern.

While taking part in one of the show's regular feature Ant vs Dec, the hosting duo were dangled over two ice baths and with every wrong answer lowered closer to the bath. Although Ant lost the challenge and dropped into the ice bath first a cheeky Stephen decided that Dec should suffer too.

Despite Dec's many protests of "Don't you dare! Don't you dare!... Stephen! Don't you dare! Stop it! Stop it!", Stephen plunged Dec into the ice bath. Both presenters were left shocked, prompting some hilarious facial expressions with both lost for words once in the baths.

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Many viewers enjoyed watching the challenge, deeming it one of the funniest moments of the series so far. One said: @itvtakeaway @antanddec i’ve not laughed at the telly like that for years!!! Brilliant!" and another said: "Omg I’m going to wet myself laughing! Sorry @antanddec but that was HILARIOUS!!!"

A third said: "Laughing so much at @antanddec faces being put in the ice bath" and: "Hahahaha Dec being lowered into the ice bath is the most I’ve laughted at a TV programme in a long time! Highlight of the series! #saturdaynighttakeaway @antanddec".

A fifth said: "That was sooooooooo good. That moment will not be topped on #saturdaynighttakeaway this series!" Elsewhere in the show Ant and Dec revealed the line-up for the new series of I'm A Celebrity South Africa. This series will see former campmates head back on the show. You can read the full line-up here.

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