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Jo Brand Praised For Taking All-Male ‘Have I Got News For You’ Panel To Task Over Sexual Harassment Jokes
Jo Brand vs. #HIGNFY on women. pic.twitter.com/0R34BbhSeY
— Johnathan Randall (@MrJRan) November 4, 2017
Jo Brand has received widespread praise after taking last night’s Have I Got News For You guests to task over why sexual harassment should be taken seriously.
The comedian offered a ringing rebuke following a series of jokes by the all-male panel over recent misconduct allegations within Parliament, with viewers accusing panelists of trying to “downplay” harassment.
While Daily Mail columnist Quentin Letts called journalist Julia Hartley-Brewer a “big strong girl” following accusations that former Defence Secretary Michael Fallon repeatedly touched her knee at a dinner a number of years ago, Ian Hislop laughed over one allegation of a Tory MP taking his personal trainer to the cinema.
“Some of this isn’t high-level crime, is it?” Hislop said. “Compared to say, Putin or Trump.”
Fallon stepped down from his Defence role earlier in the week, admitting his previous conduct had “fallen short” of military standards, fellow Conservative Charlie Elphicke last night had the Tory whip suspended following ’serious allegations” that have been referred to the police.
The Dover MP has denied any wrongdoing.
#HIGNFY panel, but she did it well.”
Thank you @iamjobrand. At least someone FINALLY said it
— Sinead Haycox (@5ineadthewriter) November 3, 2017
Happened to graze onto #HIGNFY last night (it’s lost its sparkle) as she took them to task. Was whooping & hollering. Well said, @iamjobrand
— Alan Stedman (@alanjstedman) November 4, 2017
#HIGNFY I haven’t watched the whole programme yet but from this clip, I can only say “thank God for Jo Brand”.
— Sally Brien (@SallyEBrien) November 4, 2017
Jo Brand, you absolute goddess
— Michelle Birkby (@michelleeb) November 4, 2017
“And that wears you down” Jo Brand nails it. t.co/vCFW965NLF
— sianushka (@sianushka) November 3, 2017
Meanwhile, other viewers hit out at the show for failing to have a single female guest on the panel, bar host Brand.
And as the only woman on the panel… yeah, it’s no wonder, quite frankly, things are as they are. MORE women is all that stops this.
— Liz Tray (@LizTray) November 4, 2017
Of all the weeks not to have a single woman on the panel #facepalm
— Jenny Johnson (@JennyCardiff3) November 4, 2017
Thank fuck for Jo Brand on #hignfy. Or it would’ve been a bunch of blokes minimising, normalizing and laughing at sexual harassment
— Rosalynd Southern (@rv_southern) November 3, 2017
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/jo-brand-sexual-harassment-jokes_uk_59fd9d5de4b0baea2631f0f4
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