BBC Breakfast viewers were less than thrilled with a segment during Tuesday’s (11 February) episode. The morning programme returned to screens with Jon Kay and Sally Nugent at the helm, delivering the latest news to viewers.
During the broadcast, Jon and Sally chatted with Will Bicknell-Found, the winner of the UK Pun Championships at the Leicester Comedy Festival. This led the hosts to invite TV fans to send in their top jokes to be read out live on-air.
While Jon and Sally enjoyed the viewers’ contributions, some BBC viewers felt the show needed a “revamp” and took to social media on Tuesday to air their grievances.
“No more jokes. Sorry, #BBCBreakfast, you lost me at ‘send in your own jokes’. Really scraping the bottom of the barrel this morning – the full gamut from gloom and doom news to mindless trivia. Time for a complete revamp,” one disgruntled viewer posted on X.
A second chimed in: “#BBCBreakfast We haven’t done any journalism today so please send in your favourite puns..,” while a third quipped: “@BBCBreakfast As you’re covering jokes today – My dog was doing so well in the tour de France til the chien came off.”
Another BBC Breakfast viewer remarked: “Seriously!!! Farmers protest yesterday and no mention of it but make a thing about a couple of bad jokes BBC at its best.”
“Jokes are normally only read out when the Edinburgh festival is on. Now they’re used anytime as filler for this joke of a programme. #bbcbreakfast,” another person wrote.
In Tuesday’s episode of BBC Breakfast, presenters Jon and Sally engaged in conversation with MPs Kim Leadbeater and Sarah Olney, reports the Express.
The programme also hosted Dr Rebecca Foljambe, a GP and founder of Health Professionals for Safer Screens, and speech and language consultant Nicky West. It included a segment emphasising the significance of CPR training.
BBC Breakfast airs on BBC One from 6am on weekdays