Comedian Lee Hurst has returned to Twitter after being suspended over a vile joke about climate change activist Greta Thunberg.
Hurst, 57, tweeted a vulgar joke about Thunberg, 18, that saw him temporarily suspended from the social media platform.
It read: "As soon as Greta discovers c***, she'll stop complaining about the single use plastic it's wrapped in."
The tweet sparked complaints about abuse and harassment of the Swedish teenager, known globally for campaigning on environmental issues since she was a child.
Hurst, who used to be a panellist on They Think It's All Over, refused to apologise for his joke and since returning to Twitter has accused those offended by it of lacking a sense of humour.
He tweeted: "I’m sorry there are so many po faced, humourless losers who have all, at some point in their dreary lives, told a joke that someone somewhere took offence to and are then hypocritical enough to join in a pile on like the sad poseurs they are."
What ban? Keep up. I am sorry. I’m sorry there are so many po faced, humourless losers who have all, at some point in their dreary lives, told a joke that someone somewhere took offence to and are then hypocritical enough to join in a pile on like the sad poseurs they are. https://t.co/eKf566u2Qz
— Lee Hurst - Desperately trying to be relevant (@LeeHurstComic) March 22, 2021
Replying to some of his fans' comments, he added: "Comedy is subjective so some like it, some don’t. That’s the way it is," and: "And the offence is taken, not given."
Amongst those appalled by the joke were Jeremy Vine and David Baddiel.
Vine tweeted: "I really wish I hadn't looked to see why Lee Hurst is trending."
I really wish I hadn’t looked to see why Lee Hurst is trending.
— Jeremy Vine (@theJeremyVine) March 20, 2021
Baddiel wrote: "The reason that Lee Hurst is problematic isn't because it carries underneath it a sense that women, as individuals, with political opinions, are erased by male sexual power. It's problematic because it's a s*** gag."
At the time of his suspension, Hurst had told the Daily Star: "If I’m binned permanently then I suppose I’m glad I was binned for writing a gag rather than for having a rant.
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"No regrets. It got laughs."
Hurst and his representatives have been contacted for comment.
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