So yes, agreed, the premiere of Lily Allen's new variety show was shift-in-your-chair awkward, judging by the five-minute YouTube clip that's been circulating online. But go easy on the tiny British pop singer in your Livejournal posts or whatever, she sort of had more important things going on lately than prepping for her TV show, like dealing with a tragic miscarriage. Also, most of the "awkward" in this clip radiates from creepy internet singer Tay Zonday; Allen's unguarded enthusiasm and lack of pretension mean the show could someday embody the awesomeness for which Allen is otherwise known. Her five minutes of not-so-awful awkward:

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