Board Thread:The Panopticon/@comment-4028641-20121221223742/@comment-71.80.219.129-20121221233916

Yes, he was addressing people at the Proms to address people at the Proms, a.k.a. breaking the fourth wall, just the same as wishing the audience happy holidays to wish them happy holidays or Oswin saying "Remember me" and then looking at the camera and winking. It's a fun way to intentionally include the audience, but that doesn't automatically mean something is non-canon because it momentarily breaks the fourth wall.