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| Jeremy Clarkson made butt of jokes on BBC's Have I Got News For You | |
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| Former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson bore the brunt of a series of gags as he recorded an episode of Have I Got News For You, his first time on the BBC since his departure earlier this year. | Former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson bore the brunt of a series of gags as he recorded an episode of Have I Got News For You, his first time on the BBC since his departure earlier this year. |
| Clarkson joined regular team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton to record the show, the first of the satirical panel programme’s 50th series which was aired on Friday evening. | Clarkson joined regular team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton to record the show, the first of the satirical panel programme’s 50th series which was aired on Friday evening. |
| He was forced to pull out of the last series following the furore over his altercation with Top Gear producer Oisin Tymon, which led to his leaving the corporation. | He was forced to pull out of the last series following the furore over his altercation with Top Gear producer Oisin Tymon, which led to his leaving the corporation. |
| Related: Jenson Button rules out Top Gear role after renewing Formula One contract | Related: Jenson Button rules out Top Gear role after renewing Formula One contract |
| Clarkson took it in his stride as he received a verbal pummelling from Hislop and Merton during filming on Thursday, along with comedian Richard Osman and journalist Camilla Long, the Radio Times said. | Clarkson took it in his stride as he received a verbal pummelling from Hislop and Merton during filming on Thursday, along with comedian Richard Osman and journalist Camilla Long, the Radio Times said. |
| When Osman asked Clarkson if he regretted punching Mr Tymon, Hislop said he “wasn’t all bad” as he had also once allegedly punched the former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan. | When Osman asked Clarkson if he regretted punching Mr Tymon, Hislop said he “wasn’t all bad” as he had also once allegedly punched the former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan. |
| And there were jokes poking fun at Clarkson’s relationship with his new employer, Amazon, for whom he and his former Top Gear colleagues James May and Richard Hammond are making a new car show. | And there were jokes poking fun at Clarkson’s relationship with his new employer, Amazon, for whom he and his former Top Gear colleagues James May and Richard Hammond are making a new car show. |
| During a sound problem during filming, Osman told him: “This wouldn’t happen on Amazon Prime. Are you sure it’s Amazon Prime and not Amazon past-their-prime?” | During a sound problem during filming, Osman told him: “This wouldn’t happen on Amazon Prime. Are you sure it’s Amazon Prime and not Amazon past-their-prime?” |
| Hislop said to Clarkson: “I thought you’d be delivering packages to my door.” | Hislop said to Clarkson: “I thought you’d be delivering packages to my door.” |
| But Clarkson was happy to make jokes at his own expense, the Radio Times said, once insisting he was forbidden to discuss motoring matters. | But Clarkson was happy to make jokes at his own expense, the Radio Times said, once insisting he was forbidden to discuss motoring matters. |
| He said: “I can’t talk about cars on the BBC. I can’t say the C-word.” | He said: “I can’t talk about cars on the BBC. I can’t say the C-word.” |
| Clarkson was suspended by the broadcaster on 10 March after punching Tymon during a row over a steak dinner, before the BBC announced his contract would not be renewed. | Clarkson was suspended by the broadcaster on 10 March after punching Tymon during a row over a steak dinner, before the BBC announced his contract would not be renewed. |