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Matthew Perry Holds His Own on Newsnight

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SinceNewsnight isn’t everybody’s cup of tea, you may have missed Friends actor Matthew Perry being awesome on it. So here it is in case you missed it.

To get you up to speed, the actor - who has been addicted to painkillers and alcohol - came on the show to talk in favour of drug courts. Paxman’s other guest, author Peter Hitchens, was staunchly against them, stating that addiction is all in the mind and simply a case of willpower. Matthew calmly and articulately argued that addiction is an ‘allergy of the body’ and explained that he has seen first-hand how drug courts work for addicts. Faced against Hitchens’ steadfast beliefs about ‘the fantasy of addiction’, Matthew urged: “When is it my turn to speak?” and finished the debate triumphantly with: “Read something other than your book”.

Love this man! Twitter went into a mini-eruption of lefties cheering on ‘Chandler’ (because that’s his name, ok?). Watch the madness unfold:


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