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Shaun Ryder and Bez hit with 200 Ofcom complaints on Celebrity Gogglebox
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Ofcom has received more than 200 complaints from viewers watching Shaun Ryder and Bez on Celebrity Gogglebox.
The popular TV show hosted a celebrity special with Happy Monday stars Shaun Ryder and Bez featuring on it. Since the programme started earlier this month, the TV regulator Ofcom has been receiving complaints regarding jokes made around drugs.
On last Friday’s episode, Shaun said: “My chat up line used to be, ‘Do you want a line?”.
They then went onto joke bout ounces and eighths when speaking about plans to reduce social distancing, with Shaun saying he didn’t know how far a metre was.
He quipped: “I know how many grams are in an ounce”, before Bez warned: “You should keep that knowledge to yourself, mate.”
They then went onto discuss their own experiences with drugs while watching the Al Pacino classic, Scarface.
“When this film came out the cocaine in the country was absolutely sh*t,” Shaun said.
Meanwhile, Bez quipped: “If it was me and my first deal went like that, I wouldn’t bother again. It goes to show, don’t do business with people you don’t know.”
While many of the complaints were about Shaun and Bez’s drug comments, a hefty amount were regarding the lack of social distancing.
The production company, Studio Lambert, behind Gogglebox have altered the way they film the show by getting the cast to operate their own cameras.
Celebrity Gogglebox returns next Friday at 9pm on Channel 4.