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Here's how Ed Sheeran's cameo on The Simpsons went down with viewers

It was a mixed bag.

Jan 8th 2018, 2:50 PM 10,950 Views 1 Comment

ED SHEERAN APPEARED on The Simpsons last night for his much-anticipated cameo.

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Ed played a musician in a La La Land parody, Haw-Haw Land.

Get it?

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Basically, the plot is simple. Lisa drags the family along to the local STEM conference, where she hears Ed’s character, 11-year-old Brendan Beiderbecke playing the piano.

The two of them hit it off, but he’s completely wrong for her and fond of mansplaining. Being a young girl, Lisa overlooks it. In comes Nelson, to make it an all-singing, all-dancing love triangle that you can’t help but enjoy.

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But what did the audience think of it?

Well, the usuals weren’t impressed

I left the TV on FOX after the NFL and I would do anything to go back in time and erase the part of my brain that now knows the Simpsons did a La La Land parody with Ed Sheeran playing a voice
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) January 8, 2018

Source: Rodger Sherman/Twitter

The Simpsons has really reached an all time low now that Ed Sheeran is guest starring
— Goth Shaggy Rogers (@crumlingothic_) January 8, 2018

Source: Seán/Twitter

But it didn’t go down quite as bad as his Game of Thrones cameo

Hi Ed Sheeran is in the new episode of The Simpsons and I'm never going to watch anything ever again
— Aliciaa47 (@aliciak4774) January 8, 2018

Source: Aliciaa47/Twitter

I haven't listened to Ed Sheeran consistently in about 5 years but I recognise his voice almost instantly even off the track. Excellent voiceover in The Simpsons. Lol.
— Fla§h La Quica 🌹〽️ (@Dynalise) January 8, 2018

Source: Fla§h La Quica/Twitter

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Truly, an inspired combo.

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Here's how Ed Sheeran's cameo on The Simpsons went down with viewers