Curtis Pritchard leaves viewers ‘cringing’ at stand-up comedy routine on Channel 4 show

Jason Manford and Zoe Lyons’ heads were in their hands at Pritchard’s jokes

Jason Manford enjoys Curtis’s routine (Channel 4)

Curtis Pritchard’s comedy routine on Stand Up and Deliver left viewers “cringing”.

The former Love Island star was one of the celebrities to take part in the two-part series, which sees the contestants put on live comedy performances in aid of Stand Up To Cancer.

Guided by comedians Jason Manford, David Baddiel, Nick Helm, Judi Love and Zoe Lyons, the contestants competed to see who could get the most laughs from their live audience.

During rehearsals, Pritchard, who was mentored by Love, began his set by fiddling with the fly on his trousers.

“This brings me onto something actually,” he said, with Jason Manford putting his head in his hands in embarrassment.

Zoe Lyons’ head was in her hands at Pritchard’s routine (Channel 4)

“I came out of a restaurant, I’ve just been to the toilet, I’ve done exactly the same thing. All these women were looking at me right, they were giving me the eye. I was like, ‘Oh god damn. Mmm. You look like KFC don’t you? Finger licking good. Mmm.’ Then I realised that I was just flying low.”

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Prompting a stony silence from the crowd, he continued: “I’ve got a joke for you. What did the d*** say to the condom? Cover me, I’m going in. Ba dum tsss.”

Pritchard’s set was widely criticised on Twitter, with users “cringing” at the routine.

“Curtis Pritchard is about as funny as a rabid dog,” one tweet read.

Another commenter wrote: “I think we were all feeling embarrassed for Curtis.....it was cringe.”

“Curtis on #StandUpAndDeliver is killing me with the cringe,” one comment read, while someone else said: “Watching Curtis Pritchard doing stand up is like watching paint dry.”