Jo Brand has faced a barrage of backlash following a joke she made on BBC Radio 4’s Heresy last week when discussing division in the UK following Brexit.
She said on the comedy show: “I would say that but that is because certain unpleasant characters are being thrown to the fore. And they are very easy to hate.
“I am kind of thinking, why bother with a milkshake when you could get some battery acid? That’s just me, sorry.”
She clarified it was “fantasy”, but then added how she thinks “milkshakes are pathetic”.
Today on Good Morning Britain, Paul Ross and India Willoughby discussed the matter now the BBC have edited out the joke on catch-up services.
Paul in particular was very vocal in support of Jo, believing she should be cleared of the joke because of it’s inclusion in an edited show.
Piers asked: “The BBC were very quick to sack [Danny Baker] but Jo Brand who makes a joke about flinging battery acid at politicians following on nearly three years since Jo Cox was killed in the street.
“To me, that completely crossed a line. I don’t think there should be any jokes about attacking politicians after Jo Cox.”
Paul answered: “I think basically, the BBC invited her on, provocative show… I think Radio 4 comedies are about as funny as a verruca, but they got her on that programme to be provocative. They signed off on the joke by broadcasting it on an edited programme.
“It’s their responsibility. Jo Brand went along and gave them what they wanted. Jimmy Carr is on the road at the moment and his jokes are very extreme but they’re not for broadcast. The BBC made their decision.”
