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Zara Woodcock

Ofcom to have 'field day' with Comic Relief as Naga Munchetty 'swears' on air

BBC Comic Relief viewers believe there will be Ofcom complaints about a joke Naga Munchetty read out during the show.

The annual telethon returned to our screens on Friday evening and viewers witnessed broadcasters read out cringy jokes from a card.

During the segment, Naga, Piers Morgan, Susanna Reid and Krishnan Guru-Murthy were given cards to read from.

At one point, Piers read out: "The other day I bought a thesaurus but when I got home and opened it all the pages were blank...I have no words to describe how angry I am."

BBC Breakfast star Naga got involved and told a classic joke.

"I went to the zoo the other day, there was only one dog in it. It was a Shih Tzu," she said.

Broadcasters were given jokes to read out for the telethon (BBC)

Her co-star Charlie Stayt immediately got the joke but Naga was still figuring it out.

After telling Charlie she didn't get it, she finally laughed and repeated the word "Shih Tzu," which sounded like something else.

Viewers immediately rushed to the comment section to share their sentiments on the consequences of the innocent joke.

"Oop a kind of swear word before 9pm, Ofcom is gonna have a field day with complaints lmao," one user joked.

Another loved the joke and said: " "Naga not getting the shih tzu joke," while adding several laughing face emojis.

Viewers think Ofcom might receive some complaints (BBC)

One user added clapping emojis to his tweet after hearing the joke.

Comic Relief had the likes of David Tennant, AJ Odudu, Joel Dommett, Zoe Ball and Paddy McGuinness hosting the telethon.

Viewers got to watch hilarious skits for The Traitors as well as The Apprentice, EastEnders and more.

A few incredible celebrities made brief appearances, including Gordon Ramsay, Jamie Dornan, Ed Sheeran and more.

At the beginning of the programme, fans were completely distracted by host AJ's incredible latex dress.

Viewers were distracted by AJ's dress at the beginning of the show (BBC)

She appeared on stage with her co-stars wearing a bright red latex dress.

She styled her hair into a tight ponytail and rocked a face full of flawless makeup.

Fans rushed to social media to compliment the star after seeing her in the form-fitting turtle-neck outfit.

"AJ looks amazingggg in that red dress," one user said while another added: "AJ Odudu looks amazing."

One person joked about the material and said: "AJ BABE I just know how hot and clammy you are wearing that dress!!!!!!!! Look gorgeous though."

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