Top 20 Innuendos That Broke the Whole Cast

Top 20 Innuendos That Broke the Whole Cast

Welcome to WatchMojoUK, and today we’re looking at the funniest and most distracting accidental or improvised innuendos on British TV.

#20: Lee Mack’s Wife

“The Great British Bake Off” (2010-)

One of our most popular comedians was never short of a joke on “Bake Off”. He started off well by flirting with Prue Leith and her repeated suggestions that they should have breakfast together. But later, after he presents his dartboard themed showstopper, it was his wife in the proverbial firing line. After dropping her in it over her lack of passion for darts, he plays for sympathy points by saying it’s not his recipe, it’s always been hers – prompting some flirting-by-proxy from Paul Hollywood. In typical “Bake Off” fashion, the remarks about “moist sponges” come thick and fast, while Lee jokes about being cuckholded.

#19: Bad Dong

“The Big Fat Quiz of the Year” (2004-)

It’s not too much of an innuendo, in fairness, but it was certainly lewd and left Greg Davies unable to keep his composure. Even Ayoade, always deadpan, struggled to keep it together next to Davies with tears in his eyes. But perhaps the best question “bad dong” was an answer to was about the 2015 “physique of the year”, rocked by various A-listers. The answer was, of course, “dad bod”, which is very NEARLY an anagram – except for the missing “G”. The audience could be heard losing it off-camera every time a Davies and Ayoade answer appeared on the whiteboard.

#18: Elvis

“Cunk on Earth” (2022)

Miraculously, Diane Morgan never breaks as Philomena Cunk, but it’s almost as rare for her interviewees to slip, too. They can’t always manage it when faced with a comedian intent on publicly embarrassing them, though, which Dr Ruth Adams found out the hard way when she was enlisted yet again as an expert. This episode was about the twentieth century, so of course, Cunk wanted to get to the bottom of rock music and Elvis Presley. She asks Adams why Elvis was always filmed from the waist-up for television, but then teaches her a firm lesson when Ruth and some others off-camera start laughing. You’d never catch Professor Ashley Jackson laughing at Cunk.

#17: Pigs

“Clarkson’s Farm” (2021-)

With Kaleb away for part of this series, young farmer Harriett was brought in to help look after the pigs and just generally keep Diddly Squat up and running. But that included, in this memorable scene, teaching Clarkson basic pig biology. That’s not an innuendo on its own, but unluckily for Clarkson’s, Lisa is on hand to make passive aggressive comments about his ability in the bedroom. Before this, he wasn’t able to tell his male pigs from his female pigs, which is crucial information when you’re trying to breed them. Harriett was in tears, and even Clarkson knows when to laugh at himself.

#16: Chinese Takeaway

“This Morning” (1988-)

Still ITV’s golden couple when this was broadcast, Eamonn and Ruth were meant to be getting viewers excited for an item about cooking your own Friday night Chinese takeaway at home. However, things quickly got very blue when Eamonn said he was going to take Ruth in the kitchen. Used to non-stop risque comments from her years fronting “Loose Women”, Ruth was quick to jump on this and point out what he’d just said. The years have gone by, though, and Eamonn’s no longer taking Ruth anywhere, let alone behind the kitchen counters live on “This Morning”.

#15: A Hard One

“Countdown” (1982-)

There are a lot of accidental innuendos when a rude word pops up on the “Countdown” board, either because that’s the way the cards have landed or because one of the contestants suggests one. But there are also moments when Nick Hewer gets involved and produces some filth all on his own. In one memorable moment after a contestant suggested the word “areola”, he started making comments about Susie Dent’s “special spot” over in Dictionary Corner. But more memorable was a quip about Rachel Riley and how desperate she was for a maths question that was actually difficult, so that she could show off her skills.

#14: Fanny Chmelar

“The Chase” (2009-)

Can Bradley Walsh EVER keep a straight face? Not if his track record on “The Chase” is anything to go by, that’s for sure. By far, his most infamous moment was this question about Olympic skier Fanny Chmelar. It wasn’t just Brad losing it, though; up in the chair, Ann Heggerty was also struggling to contain herself, and it’s not often you see the Governess break. In another classic clip, a seemingly innocuous question about mortadella is asked, prompting a string of double entendres from the contestant. Again, it’s Walsh and Heggerty, both just trying to get through the workday.

#13: Horns of Plenty

“The Great British Bake Off” (2010-)

The bakers were at a loss over Paul’s Horn of Plenty in this episode, with none of them knowing what the cornucopia they were baking was even supposed to look like. But if you thought the classic cream horns they often make were ripe for innuendo, think again: these big, golden horns were quite a sight once the bakes were done. Big, wonky towers were presented to Prue and Paul for their approval – which isn’t the way they’re really supposed to be presented – and Paul couldn’t keep it together. But what did he expect without providing at least a diagram of the finished horn?

#12: Full-Bodied

“The Weakest Link” (2000-2012; 2021-)

This scene went wildly out of control when celebrity wine expert Olly Smith appeared on “The Weakest Link”. There’s something about going to public school that, as Anne Robinson herself points out, makes a man desperate for a stern, older woman to tell him what to do. Like many contestants on “The Weakest Link” and, indeed, many regular contributors to “Points of View” back in the day, Olly’s got a real thing for Robinson, and struggles to keep it together when she asks him about pepper grinders and full-bodied wines. But a legend was born when she invited him over to touch her up on national television. Yes, really.

#11: Checking

“Not Going Out” (2006-)

In this episode of “Not Going Out”, Lee’s having testicular trouble after Lucy advises him he ought to be checking down there regularly. If you watched only the finished episode, you may have marvelled at how Sally Bretton was able to read that leaflet without breaking character. But the outtakes reveal that this scene wasn’t plain sailing, and may have been the hardest one she ever had to film in the series. Eventually, she couldn’t even pick up the leaflet without laughing, with Lee Mack just waiting for the inevitable in every single take. All this while trying to deliver some serious medical advice!

#10: Delicious Dick

“Saturday Kitchen” (2002-)

Cooking shows are rife with opportunities for innuendo; look no further than Nigella Lawson’s storeyed career making risqué comments about trifles and soufflés. But it wasn’t James Martin’s intention to say something lewd after watching an old clip of Rick Stein giving a roast pork recipe. Rather than compliment Stein’s DISH, he said this, and the entire studio devolved. It’s well-known that the wine flows rather liberally on the “Saturday Kitchen” set, despite being filmed in the morning, so we’re not surprised that a Freudian slip like that would get such a reaction. Even the crew lost it, though Martin tried to swiftly move on.

#9: Milkman

“Good Morning Britain” (2014-)

Not a lot of people still have a milkman these days, which is a shame, because as we all know, they can offer you far more than just bottles of milk. At least, that’s according to Kate Garraway, during this pandemic-era broadcast of “Good Morning Britain” where they were trying to spread some positivity while we were still locked down. She gave props to her devoted milkman Mick. Of course, everybody knows the implications the milkman carries, especially when he offers to bring plenty of little extras to your front door; it’s amazing that Kate didn’t see this coming.

#8: Gardening

“Loose Women” (1999-)

In this item, they were debating whether it’s better to have a proper front garden or pave over it, with some groups advocating for a return to natural gardens. But, because this was the “Loose Women” panel, things immediately took a lewd turn when Coleen Nolan was asked about her own gardening regimen. There are many more inappropriate moments from “Loose Women”, since that’s the programme’s bread and butter. In other incidents, they’ve talked about strapping men coming round to mow their lawns and trim their hedges. But when you’re tuning in to ITV in the middle of the day, you expect a group of lairy women talking about being yanked.

#7: All Together Passionately

“QI” (2003-)

For this tricky question, they were asked to re-enact the famous opening scene of the classic film “All Together Passionately”, which none of them had heard of. Going by the name, though, some suggestions were made. It turns out that this was the Italian title of “The Sound of Music”, which leads to an anecdote from Sandi Toksvig about a time she met Julie Andrews. Cue this even more ridiculous impression from Alan in which he presents his imagined version of how that conversation Julie Andrews went. Instantly, Sandi was crying, as was Susan Calman on the other side of the studio.

#6: Eggy Pipe

“Taskmaster” (2015-)

In this extended outtake from “Taskmaster’s” tenth series, it was Katherine Parkinson’s attempt to get a raw egg into the frying pan in the middle of the derelict warehouse they were filming in. They all did badly, but at least Katherine was bad in a more entertaining way, though the clip of them reacting in the studio was significantly trimmed down. After watching the footage, everybody knew what it looked like, but nobody wanted to say it, even Greg Davies, who couldn’t keep it together. It took Alex Horne a minute to work it out, but when he did, the situation deteriorated even more.

#5: Tiny Thing

“The Graham Norton Show” (2007-)

Britain’s favourite Australian popstar Kylie Minogue was back on the red sofa to talk to Graham Norton, and things started off poorly when he forced everyone to listen to David Mitchell rant about how much he hates posh restaurants. Graham then asked Kylie this loaded question, stunning her to silence. Stephen Graham, next to her, couldn’t believe his ears, though Norton feigned innocence. Unlike David Mitchell, Kylie and Stephen were both in favour of fine dining experiences with elaborate menus, even if the question was couched in filth. At least it was all more appropriate than the time he showed pictures of her waxwork, though.

#4: Sausage in the Hole

“This Morning” (1988-)

Gino D’Acampo is an innuendo machine, to such an extent that ITV itself tried to cancel him over it in early 2025. But before that, he regularly went viral for his quips on “This Morning”, notably this one, in which he put his own Italian spin on the classic British dish toad in the hole. To start, he refused to call it toad in the hole – which, to be fair, does sound unappetising if you’re from a different country – calling it by a new name that he preferred. Except that this new name sounded far more inappropriate. For once, it seemed like Gino wasn’t bringing innuendo into things on purpose, and that this was a genuine miscommunication. It still broke Holly Willoughby though, obviously.

#3: Never Seen a Beaver

“BBC Breakfast” (2000-)

It was a wholesome morning on the “BBC Breakfast” sofa when John Kay, Naga Munchetty and Mike Bushell were chatting before the new headlines came in, as John introduced a report about flood defences. As soon as he said the word “beavers”, you could tell that Naga was struggling to keep it together. And then, after the report, John revealed that he’d actually never seen a beaver. Naga was surprised that it was so rare to see one, and John swiftly tried to move on, with them both trying hard to keep it together while they read the news about climate change. Maybe one day you’ll see a beaver, John.

#2: Beavers Again“The Great British Bake Off” (2010-)

Another beaver incident, this time, Prue Leith was the one responsible. While talking to a baker about her beaver-themed cake, Prue admitted that she was also woefully unprepared where the animals were concerned. The jokes didn’t stop when Nicky brought the beaver up to be judged at the end, with the entire tent now witnessing Prue as she stumbled. It was a miracle they managed to get through tasting the beaver at all, and apparently, after all that, it was too dry. A soggy bottom might be bad, but isn’t a dry beaver far worse? You decide.

#1: Willy Wanging

“This Morning” (1988-)

Of course, it’s another Holly Willoughby blunder at number one. This time, she and Ben Shepard were talking about the age-old British sport of welly wanging, where people lob a wellington boot as far as they can. Holly, however, misspoke, despite being warned earlier by Ben of the exact dangers of doing an item about welly wanging in the first place. This came during a segment where they were reminiscing about a past welly wanging attempt on “This Morning”, when Holly broke the studio’s prized golden pineapple prop. Despite being a natural welly wanger, she never reattempted it, and that’s probably for the best.

Let us know in the comments what your favourite telly innuendos are.