People have been left cringing after the cast of Hamilton performed at the Capitol riot memorial service.

January 6, 2022, marked one year since a mob of protestors stormed the US Capitol building in an attempt to stop President Biden's electoral victory from being certified.

Five people died as a result of the riots, with hundreds more injured. Additionally, four police Capitol police officers have died by suicide since the attacks.

On what was expected to be a solemn day, representatives gathered to mark the anniversary with a prayer vigil and a moment of silence. But proceedings took an unexpectedly theatrical turn when house speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a surprise addition to the service; Hamilton creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda.

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"We're privileged to have a contribution from one of the great creative talents of our time," said Pelosi.

She went on to quote one of the most popular songs from his smash-hit Broadway show Hamilton, 'Dear Theodosia'.

"We’ll make it right for you. If we lay a strong enough foundation, we will pass it on to you, and we will give the world to you,” Pelosi quoted.

Miranda then appeared on a screen behind her. Speaking to the chamber via video link, he said: "We should never take our rights and liberties for granted, and we must remain committed to finding a way forward together."

"That’s what I wrote about in the song 'Dear Theodosia' from Hamilton," he added.

Cast members from the popular musical then appeared on screen and gave a performance of the song.

While it may have provided a moment of relief from an otherwise somber service, many people felt that including a musical number in the memorial was a little bit cringy.

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"I love Hamilton to death, but this is sending me into a death spiral of cringing second-hand embarrassment," wrote one user.

"This is reaching levels of cringe I did not think were possible," added another.

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"Okay 'Lin Manuel Miranda and Hamilton cast being invited by Pelosi to musically commemorate the one year anniversary of the middle-class fash rager at the Capitol' is simply too much cringe for me to handle," agreed a third.

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Others compared the performance to Gal Gadot's infamous celebrity cover of Imagine, released at the start of the pandemic. Like that ill-advised performance, many felt that wheeling out the cast of Hamilton to sing a song at such a serious event was just a little tone-deaf.

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"Look out Gal Gadot's 'Imagine'. The cast of Hamilton is coming for the throne of cringe," one person tweeted.

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Nancy Pelosi introduces the cast of Hamilton at Jan. 6 memorial, and it had people cringing hard