The episode had been filmed before Lock’s recent passing
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire viewers have criticised a joke made by host Jeremy Clarkson about late comedian Sean Lock.
Lock passed away from cancer earlier this year but it appeared that an episode of Millionaire guest starring comedian Jimmy Carr had been filmed before he had died.
During one segment, Carr used the ‘phone a friend’ lifeline after Clarkson confirmed that the ‘ask the audience’ option had been removed due to concerns over spreading covid.
Carr responded by saying: “I thought that was just because people preferred Tarrant,” name checking Chris Tarrant, the original Who Wants To Be A Millionaire host who left the show in 2014.
Carr noticed how shocked the audience were by his response and Clarkson said: “That’s because they were promised Sean Lock.”
Many viewers were shocked by how the comment had been left in the show and not edited out since Lock’s death in August, aged 58.
Celebrity Who Wants to be a Millionaire including Clarkson making a joke about Sean Lock is absolutely careless. Can't believe they aired that.
— Nick Walker (@nickw84) November 17, 2021
Absolute dickhead Jeremy Clarkson mentioning Sean Lock should have been edited out #WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire
— maria wafer (@mariahelenakate) November 17, 2021
Very poorly timed joke about the late Sean Lock on @MillionaireUK just now. Clearly filmed before he passed but could have been cut out of the edit surely #WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire
— Jonny (@jonnypcraft) November 17, 2021
https://twitter.com/SlapstickSally/status/1461077532564983808
However, other viewers claimed Sean himself would have found the joke funny.
FFS!!! Everyone on here offended at the Sean Lock mention clearly knew fuck all about him… he would have found it hilarious!! #WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire pic.twitter.com/TQAershXeh
— Swalk (@Samanth22356123) November 17, 2021
Sean Lock was a comedian and a brilliant one at that. He would have found the @JeremyClarkson joke on #WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire absolutely brilliant. Think about it that way. Sean Lock would applaud it. #seanlock
— Jason🐝 MUFC🔴🏴🦁🦁🦁 (@JasonBeggs1) November 18, 2021
https://twitter.com/HKPhooey99/status/1461226105734635520
A firm favourite among fellow comics, Lock was a team captain on the hit panel show 8 Out Of 10 Cats, which Jimmy frequently appears on.
Related links:
- Channel 4 pay tribute to Sean Lock with evening of best moments
- Sean Lock’s skin cancer warning after one-night-stand noticed his symptoms
- 8 Out Of 10 Cats stars pay tribute to Sean Lock
