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What's one moment in perticular on a breakfast radio show that has made you laugh

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MyPithyCat · 20/07/2025 14:56

Not really seen anyone do a thread like this so share your funny moments. This can be anything, Wether it's a guest interview that was funny say the guest said something that made the presenters laugh or a funny song the presenters did or anytihng else. Let me know what it was, and when it was

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daisychain01 · 12/11/2025 20:46

Nick Abbott has me in stitches (LBC).

He's a modern day Kenny Everett. So witty and zany. Would love to meet him.

does a good impression of Donald J Trump.

Pluto46 · 12/11/2025 20:34

Mark and Lard telling the story of a shoplifter stealing a Buzz Lightyear from Woolworths who tried to hide from police but his location was given away by Buzz Lightyear saying 'permission to engage' on repeat

FunnyDoginLahLahLand · 12/11/2025 20:27

All Scott Mills - though he never officially had a breakfast show on radio 1 (and he's not funny on radio 2)

  • Learning how to sing Fairytale of New York in the style of Shane MacGowan on a nearly-Christmas show
  • Angry pizza guy "do you deliver/do liver"
  • Laura's diaries
HRTQueen · 12/11/2025 20:14

Another Chris Moyles moment but not because he was funny it was when Chris Rock was completely dismissive of him because he just isn’t funny

I have always loathed CM (my boyfriend at the time listened to him) and to hear CM moaning about it highly amused me

CM is an awful sexist nasty bully can never understand the love for him

YYURYYUCICYYUR4ME · 12/11/2025 19:54

Janet and John stories, on Terry Wogan's show. Many a commute hugely improved by laughter.

Aintgointogoa · 12/11/2025 19:50

@KnickerlessParsons absolutely here for Terry Wogan ! Beige fireworks 🤣 Janet & John stories 😂 Every single morning he cracked me up. Sorely missed. And of course Sorry I Haven't a Clue, Just a Minute etc....too many to mention. But I don't listen to radio DJ's any more (not counting Guy Garvey 6Music and that's not for laffs)

user1471500482 · 12/11/2025 19:46

Chris Hawkins doing ‘Names in Songs’ and cracking up makes my commute a joy.

TanquerayTickles · 12/11/2025 19:44

Chris Moyles again! I have listened to him for years and laughed out loud far too many times to mention, but the funniest piece of radio from him was when Noel Gallagher turned up to the breakfast show to be interviewed and he was still drunk from the night before, it was HILARIOUS! Went completely left, Chris lost all control and Noel Gallagher was waxing lyrical about how happy dogs in cars are 😂

LakieLady · 12/11/2025 19:38

EveryKneeShallBow · 20/07/2025 17:25

James Naughtie calling Jeremy hunt a cunt when he was Culture Secretary. Radio 4 circa 2010.

That is my favourite radio moment ever and the best Spoonerism I have ever heard. I was driving to work and I was laughing so much I had to pull over and stop.

Kudos to Jim Naughtie though, he pulled himself together pretty quickly and apologised.

Barneysmomma · 12/11/2025 19:22

Loved the twisted lyrics, on Simon Mayo i think? Also done by Peter Kay more recently.
Another vote for Wogan's Janet & John stories - my favourite was the little blue pill one but that never appeared on the CDs or in the book. RIP Wogan, sadly missed.

newtothenet · 12/11/2025 19:07

MeringueOutang · 20/07/2025 16:05

This thread is oddly specific. 🤣
But for me it was Chris Moyles with Dogs Don't Kill People, Rabbits Do.
Also Scott Mills when he did R1 breakfast, with that diary... was it Laura's Diary or something?
Also Flirt Divert. Some of those were hilarious and R1 were providing a valuable service to women.
Breakfast radio is lacklustre now. Even Scott Mills isn't as funny as he used to be, I don't know if R2 just don't let him lower the tone or if he's just grown up a bit these days. 😅 Although that thing the other morning where he went out onto the BBC balcony to play the song from Evita was quite funny.

Yes to all of these things! I bought the book version of Laura's diary!

Benmac · 12/11/2025 19:05

Sarah Kennedy on radio 2 early morning. Story about a great Dane out for a walk on a beach. Found a bit of rope, started tugging, kept going and trailer a small fishing boat ashore. 6 am tears of laughter

ThatWriterInTheCorner · 12/11/2025 18:58

John Humphries getting Jeremy Hunt's name gloriously, terribly, swearily wrong, live, on Radio 4. Never forgotten it.

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MyPithyCat · 12/11/2025 18:36

I used to love Capital Breakfast with Jordan Chris and Sian but for the last few months it's got really bad. Roman Kemp was good radio on Capital before. The times Jordan chris and Sian make me laugh at the minute is rare.

BRING BACK ROMAN

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JohnTheRevelator · 21/07/2025 17:31

This morning on Ian Payne's early breakfast show I laughed out loud. He was talking about condiments, and saying that some expert nutritionist had come up with the most healthy ones. He went on to say that he liked Daddies sauce. Apparently the generation Z producer of the show had never heard of it and thought it was something pervy.

Aworldofmyown · 21/07/2025 16:57

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 20/07/2025 20:51

Longboy was everything

RIP Longboi 🙏

RunningJo · 20/07/2025 22:02

anrom1969 · 20/07/2025 16:10

I came here to say Chris Moyles. Not one particular moment, but I remember sitting in traffic on the way to work seeing people going in the other direction in the traffic laughing at the very same time. Good memories

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Yep often made to laugh by Chris Moyles on the way to work. Always a bit disappointed when he’s on holiday and Toby Tarrant steps in.

Bananalanacake · 20/07/2025 21:55

I also remember Simon Mayos confessions. Another good one was fat Harry White telling stories full of double entendres in around 2000, but it was an afternoon show.

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 20/07/2025 20:51

Longboy was everything

MeringueOutang · 20/07/2025 20:39

Oh also not-quite-breakfast radio, when Arctic Monkeys were in the Live Lounge and did the cover of Girls Aloud's Love Machine. Absolutely cracked me up.

Mamamia35 · 20/07/2025 20:01

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06kg2nm Randy Bum-Gardener. Awww Rachael Bland - so funny but so sad. This makes me laugh every time I listen to it. They must have had such a laugh working together.

Also doesn’t fit the brief of morning. Oops.

BBC Radio 5 Live - 5 Live In Short, ‘Randy who?’ One of Tony Livesey’s favourite moments with Rachael Bland

Tony Livesey’s fond memory of working with Rachael Bland on his late-night programme.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06kg2nm

CurlsandCurves · 20/07/2025 19:28

And not breakfast but Ask Elvis on Steve Wrights afternoon show cracked me up so many times!

TheDogsMother · 20/07/2025 19:19

I used to love Chris Tarrant on Capital Radio back in the day. Does anyone remember the daily thing about creating a convoluted story around a song title ? I remember being stuck in traffic and hearing one based on Build me up Buttercup and when it got to the punchline everyone in the surrounding cars where falling about laughing.

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