BBC Radio 2 presenter Vernon Kay caused an on-air blunder that sent him and his team into uncontrollable laughter, just moments after he had paid tribute to them.
Vernon, 52, has hosted his BBC programme since 2023. On Thursday's morning show, he praised his team, which includes Janine Maya-Smith, Phil McGarvey, and Ellie Brennan.
While chatting to Ellie, whom he referred to by her last name Brennan, he said admiringly: "That's how tight we are as a team. We have the confidence to communicate in such a manner with each other."
Team tribute sparks laughter
He continued: "Some people said that this show is just organic because we don't have a script and it really is. It's audio manure, that's what we are. We flourish we fertilise. We just come up with ideas. We're so organic."
It was after making the second half of that comment that Vernon and his crew burst into giggles. Amid the comedy of the moment, Vernon attempted to keep the show on track, but this only resulted in a funny moment.
He said: "I think someone spiked the air conditioning. Here's Noel Gallagher with all the details that you need to come [silence] the top."
Golden rule of radio
The sudden operational error caught Ellie's attention, who asked playfully: "Did you just put the microphone down mid talking?"
Vernon, recognising his blunder, responded comedically with what he described as one of the "golden rules of radio". He explained: "Why would you do that? Rule number one in radio. Rule number one in radio alright. Brennan you've been in radio a while, you should know this one. Whenever there's a blip, ok, blame it on someone going through a tunnel."
In response, Ellie quipped: "Oh is that what you were hoping for?" before Vernon shot back: "Always! Always! DAB is good, but it's not that good!"
Recent studio update
Vernon's blunder on his own show came just weeks after he made a serious announcement on the programme when he said the famous "piano room" would be moving as he gave an update about the segment called Tracks of My Years.
Providing the update near the end of summer, he said: "Tracks of My Years today is taking a break, but it's still available on BBC Sounds and, of course, on the iPlayer with the mighty Alex Jones, celebrating 20 years of The One Show with The One Show special tomorrow night, Friday, an hour-long show."
He added: "And the reason why is because we're diving into the Maida Vale studios for the very last time. Piano Room isn't disappearing, but it's gonna be in a different piano room. We're closing the doors on Maida Vale."
Although the BBC was no longer going to use a studio it said was "wholly unsuitable for the 21st century" as it pointed out issues such as asbestos, the building was later purchased by a team that included legendary composer Hans Zimmer.
