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9 June 2012updated 27 Sep 2015 6:00am

Thank you Hater! Anti-troll song goes viral

Comedian Isabel Fay takes aim at internet bullies.

By Helen Lewis

Just going to let this one speak for itself – comedian Isabel Fay offers a retro-styled tribute to people who leave horrible comments on YouTube videos. 

Very funny, very true – and very rude (much like the source material), it features contributions from Richard Herring and Josie Long, and lines such as “You wished me cancer… and mis-spelled cancer.” It has already had more than 150,000 hits, and as Fay reports on her Twitter page, media requests have begun to arrive.

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