With Live Sports Gone, Announcer Offers Play by Play of the Everyday

Without live sports to cover because of the coronavirus outbreak, Mr. Heath, a freelance rugby commentator, has turned to covering everyday life in London.

His 20- to 30-second videos capture people in his neighborhood doing mundane tasks, like shoppers at a market (“Regional Qualifiers Market Bartering”) or people pushing strollers (“International 4×4 Pushchair Formation Final. Live.”)

Marked with the hashtag #LifeCommentary, the clips have become a fun social media distraction for his more than 70,000 followers on Twitter. The clips blend irreverence and a sense of the absurd with a veneer of straight narration reminiscent of Monty Python’s “Upper Class Twit of the Year” competition.

Fans have found the videos wildly amusing thanks to Mr. Heath’s over-the-top rapid delivery.

One of his most watched videos, with more than 500,000 views, is called the “2020 Crossroad Dash,” which follows pedestrians crossing the street as Mr. Heath breathlessly offers a play by play.

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/22/world/europe/coronavirus-nick-heath-rugby.html