THE BRIT Awards is never too shy of a risky joke – but Jack Whitehall and Angry Ginge said jokes so close to the wire ITV refused to air them.
As viewers watched the show, which is being broadcast on a slight time delay from Manchester’s Co-Op Arena, they were left baffled as a series of static sounds were heard throughout the broadcast.
However, as we have eyes on the ground, we can reveal exactly what was said… and why they were cut out.
As host of the show, Jack Whitehall suffered the static noise multiple times – the first when he was walking around the crowd.
Running into a table of politicians, Jack got into trouble and the first static noise of the evening as he declared: “I thought I saw Peter Mandelson on the list. Oh no sorry, that was another list, my bad.”
When the response resulted in only a titter of laughter, Jack quickly moved on to introduce the next act.
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It was decided it was not suitable for broadcast.
But it was far from the only problem the production team suffered across the evening as the stars caused chaos while on stage.
Shortly after, I’m A Celeb winner Angry Ginge took to the stage alongside darts champ Luke Littler to present an award.
Salford native Ginge – real name Morgan Burtwistle – told the audience that he was glad that “people are realising that London is a s**thole”, which was also muzzed from the air.
After that, any insulting or risky language or jokes were taken out of the broadcast.
When Geese picked up their award for International Group, the New Yorker also suffered the noise when the band’s drummer Max Bessin took to the stage, thanked the crowd before the award, before declaring: “Free Palestine, F**k Ice”.
Shaun Ryder and Bez also got in trouble when talking to Jack about their famously-hedonistic and drug-fuelled youth, some of which was also cut from broadcast.
Noel Gallagher also got muzzed towards the end of his appearance on stage as he was awarded Songwriter of the Year for his 35-year career with Oasis and the music that has influenced the generations since.
The comment clearly divided the audience, with cheers and boos alike, but we can confirm it was actually “Up The Blues” as a nod to football team, Manchester City.
The Brit Awards are available to watch now on ITVX.