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Carla Jenkins

Brit Award winner Sam Fender gives shout out to Limmy at NME Awards

Everyone loves Limmy - even the great and star studded among us.

Brit Award winner Sam Fender is a major fan of the Glasgow comedian, and even gave him a shout out at the prestigious NME Awards ceremony after scooping two wins.

Sam and bandmades started singing Limmy's techno Star Wars remix to journalists at the post-award interviews.

He then said that Limmy "powered our lives".

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“That one was a shout-out to Limmy, the Scottish Glaswegian comedian who has f****** powered our lives,” he told journalists.

One of Fender’s associates then described Limmy as “the best comedian to ever live”, before taking a punt at copying his his psychic character Raymond Day’s “she’s doonstairs” line.

It's not the first time the Geordie crooner has expressed a love for all things Glaswegian, even telling the crowds at his sold out Barrowlands Headliners "if Scotland leaves the UK please take us with you!".

He's also taken pictures with fellow singer, Lewis Capaldi, backstage at the legendary Barrowlands venue.

And who knows, Sam might get a chance to get together with Limmy this summer as he headlines TRNSMT in July.

Maybe we could set something up....

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