RTÉ slapped over naughty show
18 August 09

A complaint against 2FM for allowing offensive language in a sketch about Boyzone on a morning chat show has been upheld by the Broadcasting Complaints Commission.

A listener had claimed a segment broadcast on the Colm and Jim-Jim Breakfast Show last May - featuring actors posing as Boyzone singers Ronan Keating and Stephen Gately deliberating how best to deal with the problem of an itchy groin after waxing - was inappropriate for a family audience. The sketch, aired at 8.55am on a Friday morning, also contained an expletive-ridden discussion about wanting to attack Boyzone member Mikey Graham with a snooker cue.

RTÉ had argued the segment was within audience expectations. It said the show was slightly 'zany', aimed at the 25 to 44 age group and renowned for using language and imagery which might offend some listeners. It said parents listening with their children did so in the knowledge that some of the humour might be risqué. The Commission rejected this defence.