[the truth]

Originally Posted by Ammi

‘We’d like to thank both Jon Holmes and Mitch Benn for their contributions, but – as we explained almost a week ago when the story first appeared in newspapers – our comedy shows are constantly evolving and it was simply time to create opportunities for new regulars when The Now Show returns this autumn.
‘We will be hiring the new cast for the Now Show based on merit. Jon’s contract was lapsed and wasn’t renewed and this was a creative not a diversity decision, as we have clearly said.’



...I think it's always sad with things like this, when someone loses an income from something they've been doing for many years and something that is faced by many people when contracts are reviewed at periods as in this case/no guarantees as such...but it looks as though his show with him presenting just didn't offer what the BBC were looking for in the direction they plan to go and inevitably it was the right person for the right job...

Its racist and its sexist, period. To justify it is to condone sexist and racism.
Instead of us simply moaning, this middle aged white man should get himself to the law courts asap and sue the hell out of that bloated corrupt sexist misandrist waste of space tv corporation