Absolute Radio - Absolute Joke
Actor David Jason has caused a stir with an attempted joke he told live on air during the Christian O’Connell show a couple of days ago.
The most interesting thing about it is the incredible overreaction from Absolute Radio who have made him apologise, despite not receiving any complaints about the joke at all. Apologise for nothing, old man!
Try to make sense of these comments from Absolute:
The comments made by David Jason were unacceptable and Christian O’Connell distanced himself from them live on air.
We consider the views of our listeners to be very important and have received no complaints about these comments.
We will continue to monitor any complaints and Christian O’Connell will issue an on-air apology in tomorrow’s breakfast show.
How can you continue to monitor complaints when you haven’t had any? Whoever wrote that wants lynching for ridiculous use of the English language to try and generate a scandal where none exists.
Perhaps Absolute are so scared by the failure of their relaunch that they are trying to drum up some controversy or portray themselves in a favourable light after BrandRossGate.
You can guarantee though, that O’Connell, the world’s funniest man (in his own opinion) has said some far more offensive things on the radio. In fact, I find the fact that he is on the radio offensive.
Maybe Absolute would like to allocate someone to continue to monitor complaints like that. They would certainly be busy.


