NPH almost as good as Leslie Nielsen

from IMDB News

Actor Neil Patrick Harris was left red-faced at a TV academy event in Hollywood - after leaving his microphone on during a visit to the bathroom. The How I Met Your Mother star was on stage at a fan question-and-answer session on Tuesday to discuss his hit TV series along with co-stars Jason Segel, Alyson Hannigan, Cobie Smulders and Josh Radnor. But after leaving mid-discussion to visit the restroom, Harris was caught short when he forgot to turn off his mic - leaving the shocked crowd listening in. Harris was heard giving himself a pep talk, saying, "Wake up!" before being informed of his embarrassing broadcast by his publicist.

Is this real, or staged? Even aside from last week's "30 Rock" episode use of it, this is a pretty old, (and excellent) gag. I'm not sure which I'd like better, if it were an honest mistake, or a perfectly pulled of prank. Either way, that dude can do no wrong. Although, as I was reading this bit of news, I was hoping it was going to end up more like it did in The Naked Gun.