After Luke Mockridge's Sat.1 exit due to Paralympics statements: Another slap in the face for comedian

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After critics had already aggressively claimed that Sat.1 should comment on Luke Mockridge and his misconduct, broadcaster Christoph Körfer confronted bild.de has now spoken out. “The statements about disabled people and para-athletes, which many people are rightly outraged about, do not fit with our values,” said the press officer of ProSieben, which also owns the broadcaster Sat.1. He also confirmed this to sueddeutsche.de.

Despite Luke Mockridge’s apology: Sat.1 wants to wait with show broadcast

Christoph Körfer also reports that the comedian's new show “What's in the Box?” will not start as planned on September 12th. And this despite the fact that Luke Mockridge apologized for his statements in the video on the same day – but in the same breath published an excerpt from his tour, showing that he had already made the questionable statements during his live performances. Nevertheless, it was a genuine apology for the Munich broadcaster. “He therefore publicly and credibly apologized for his inappropriate words – and accepted the invitation from the German Disabled Sports Association,” commented the press officer on Mockridge's subsequent words to the podcast.

It is unclear whether the show, which has already been filmed, will make it to television at some point. Perhaps Sat.1 will broadcast the show if “Luke Mockridge finds a way to follow up his apology with action.” The first episode of “Who's in the Box?” is online for the first time on their streaming platform Joyn (as of September 8). Plus members were given the opportunity to stream the show in advance a few days ago.

Incidentally, this is not the first time that the comedian has lost out because of his particular style of humor: In the past, Luke Mockridge has already cracked a nasty joke about women because his brother was rejected by a driving instructor because of him. Sources used: bild.de, sueddeutsche.de, instagram.com/diedeutschenpodcast (video from August 15, 2024), westfalen-blatt.de, instagram.com/nightwash_official