Delight and disappointment go hand-in-hand at any awards ceremony, but Kiell Smith-Bynoe left viewers stunned with his reaction at the National Television Awards on Wednesday evening.

The actor looked outraged after BBC show Ghosts – in which he takes a lead role as Mike Cooper – missed out on the award for Best Comedy.

Instead, the accolade was awarded to Irish sitcom Mrs. Brown’s Boys, with Smith-Bynoe, 35, left to glare from the audience as show creator Brendan O’Carroll and his co-stars took to the stage.

The actor eventually made light of the loss by sharing a meme of a young woman ‘reporting a crime,’ prompting followers to claim he had been ‘robbed.’

It was the second consecutive Best Comedy award for Mrs. Brown’s Boys, which is filmed in front of a live studio audience, after beating Ghosts in the same category in 2023.

The actor looked outraged after BBC show Ghosts – in which he takes a lead role as Mike Cooper – missed out on the award for Best Comedy, with Mrs. Brown’s Boys coming out on top

‘Can’t tell if Kiell Smith-Bynoe was doing his ‘angry’/belligerent act like he did on Taskmaster or was genuinely fuming at Mrs Brown’s Boys win!’ wrote one.

A second added: ‘That #ghosts actors face just when he didn’t win the award!”

Brendan O’Carroll and his Mrs. Brown’s Boys co-stars looked delighted after the winner was announced on Wednesday evening

Smith-Bynoe was left to glare from the audience as the show’s-stars took to the stage