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Gianmarco Soresi's Funkadelic gap interrupts Roy Wood Jr.'s quiz

A rally-attendance question turns into an impromptu music lesson on Have I Got News For You US.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 134,131 views a day, 22 times a normal first day on this channel (5,985).

Paxton vs. The Funk | HIGNFYUS S5 E8

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Roy Wood Jr. has a straightforward question: which is higher, attendance at Ken Paxton's Halloween rally or the all-time membership of Parliament-Funkadelic? Gianmarco Soresi introduces a complication. He doesn't know who Funkadelic is.

That confession becomes the centerpiece of "Paxton vs. The Funk | HIGNFYUS S5 E8", which reached about 97,000 views in its first 13 hours, far beyond the channel's usual opening for a Short.

The quiz draws on the sprawling musical world built around George Clinton, whose Parliament and Funkadelic projects shared musicians and helped define funk. Amber Ruffin initially guesses a membership large enough to make the comparison seem easy. Then Soresi stops proceedings with: "Forgive me, I don't know about Funkadelic."

Moshe Kasher's disbelief is immediate. Ruffin tries a musical prompt, vocalizing the bassline and intro to "Flash Light", but recognition still doesn't arrive. Soresi instead jokingly blames Wood for inviting someone from Gen Z onto the panel.

Wood eventually supplies the show's answer: Parliament-Funkadelic's historical roster is larger than the rally crowd. But the musical education has its own payoff. A later reference from Kasher finally reaches Soresi, who responds: "I know that one! I know that one!"

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