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The line comes from That Mitchell and Webb Look, the BBC sketch show starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb that ran from 2006 to 2010. In the snooker sketch the commentators treat a poor shot with serious sports analysis, and the phrase that's a bad miss became the memorable punchline. Clipped on its own, the line spread online as a short reaction sound for mistakes in sport, games and everyday fails, where the formal commentary style makes an ordinary error feel officially judged and much funnier.
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Short clip of the line that's a bad miss from the Mitchell and Webb Look snooker sketch, used to react to an obvious mistake or failed attempt.
A dry male voice delivers the line that's a bad miss in a flat, understated tone, as if commentating on a snooker shot that has gone completely wrong. There is no music or crowd noise behind it, just the clipped delivery that makes the failure sound polite and inevitable at the same time. The humour comes from the contrast between the calm commentary style and the embarrassment of the moment, turning a small error into a quietly damning verdict that lands instantly.
