Yahoo News Red Nose Day might be investigated after 151 complaints
BBC's Red Nose Day raised around £73million for Comic Relief and revived Love Actually, but it seems the show was blighted by around 150 complaints even though the show is for a good cause.
Ofcom, the broadcast regulator is currently considering whether to investigate the show, which aired on Friday 24 March.
Concerns were raised over swearing and Vic Reeves, who was reportedly seen flashing a prosthetic penis from under his kilt at TV presenter Susanna Reid during a skit.
Reeves and Bob Mortimer had brought back The Stotts from their stand-up series for the sketch with Good Morning Britain host Reid.
Other highlighted areas of controversy were Steve Coogan's language in a game of Innuendo Bingo, which was broadcast pre-watershed.
I don't know because
I WASN'T LOOKING https://t.co/YpLA3ZfuOn- Susanna Reid (@susannareid100) March 24, 2017
Russell Brand also reportedly swore after a technical glitch allowed the profanity to slip through.
There were some other complaints regarding sound issues on the show – but it's understood the vast majority relate to the content of the March 24 broadcast, not technical problems.
Ofcom said: "We have received 151 complaints about Comic Relief 2017 on the BBC. We will assess these complaints before deciding whether or not to investigate."
A BBC spokesperson declined to comment on the complaints, but told Digital Spy: "The Red Nose Day 2017 broadcast was a live studio environment enjoyed by a peak audience of 7.6 million which raised over £73m.
"This will go a huge way to help improve the lives of many people both here in the UK and in some of the world's poorest countries."
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