{"id":4472,"date":"2025-08-10T12:08:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T12:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.satecsite.org\/?p=4472"},"modified":"2025-08-11T10:23:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T10:23:27","slug":"comedian-reveals-he-got-cameraman-sacked-for-filming-up-female-colleagues-skirt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.satecsite.org\/index.php\/2025\/08\/10\/comedian-reveals-he-got-cameraman-sacked-for-filming-up-female-colleagues-skirt\/","title":{"rendered":"Comedian reveals he \u2018got cameraman sacked for filming up female colleague\u2019s skirt\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Frank Skinner is a legend of British comedy (Picture: REX\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Legendary comedian Frank Skinner<\/a> has revealed how he once had a cameraman fired from his hit chat show for putting a camera up a colleague’s skirt.<\/p>\n

Skinner, 68, hosted his self-titled Frank Skinner Show for ten years, between 1995 and 2005.<\/p>\n

First airing on BBC One, it was a combination of celebrity chat and stand-up routines, punctuated with comedy<\/a> sketches and musical routines.<\/p>\n

It then moved to ITV<\/a> in the year 2000, running for another five years. During this time he interviewed celebrity giants Jamie Lee Curtis, Ozzy Osbourne and Britney Spears<\/a>… alongside British showbiz figures Matthew Kelly, Roy ‘Chubby’ Brown and Jo Brand.<\/p>\n

The Brummie comedian has reflected on his time hosting the show, recalling an incident in which he was forced to have a cameraman sacked for his ‘horrible’ behaviour.<\/p>\n

‘I think if you’ve got the power to do something about that, you need to use it,’ he asserted.<\/p>\n

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Skinner was disgusted to learn of how a cameraman had filmed up a female colleague’s skirt (Picture: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Frank was the host of The Frank Skinner show in the 90s and early 00s (Picture: ITV\/BBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In an interview with The Sun<\/a>, Skinner described the incident as ‘horrible’ and a form of ‘bullying.’<\/p>\n

‘He thought it was funny to put the camera up a make-up woman\u2019s skirt and it got big laughs in the studio,’ he said.<\/p>\n

‘I wasn\u2019t in the studio, but I found her crying in a room and she told me about it. I asked around. And because I was a big-time comedian, I was able to say: “Well, look, either he goes or I go”. <\/p>\n

‘I don\u2019t want to get anyone sacked, but I did get him sacked. I tell that story not to make myself sound like some big hero and good guy, but just that I had the power and I did something,’ he added.<\/p>\n

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Skinner boasts four decades working in comedy (Picture: Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Skinner rose to fame on the stand-up circuit in the 1980s, before making he television debut in the 1990s.<\/p>\n

Since then, he’s rarely been off the box, appearing in sitcoms Shane and Blue Haven, while hosting Room 101, The Frank Skinner Show and Frank Skinner’s Opinionated.<\/p>\n

He is perhaps best known for his frequent collaborations with fellow comedian David Baddiel, with whom he co-wrote and performed the football anthem Three Lions.<\/p>\n

As part of their long-term partnership, they also hosted TV shows Fantasy Football League and Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned together.<\/p>\n

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The comedian has been a TV fixture since the early 90s (Picture: Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One TV show format which wasn’t for Skinner was Channel 4’s Celebrity Gogglebox – an experience he described as ‘not enjoyable.’<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2018There\u2019s a place in Wareham in Dorset called Monkey World, and it\u2019s beautiful because they\u2019re often monkeys that have been rescued from unkindness on the continent, and a lot of Spanish, in particular, there\u2019s a thing of having your photo taken with a monkey,’ he said during an episode of his Frank off the Radio: The Frank Skinner Podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2018The way to make them behave \u2013 and you can see this when you get close \u2013 is they\u2019ve got cigarette burns on their skin that they use to make them do what they want them to do. And doing Gogglebox was a very similar experience.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Skinner was awarded an MBE in 2023 (Credits: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lest we think he’s being overly dramatic, Skinner clarified: \u2018We\u2019re sitting watching the telly and we start talking, and a voice says \u201cSay something about his jacket\u201d. Then it would stop, and they\u2019d say \u201cCan you not go into digressions, it\u2019s funny if you keep it close to what\u2019s actually happening\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u2018And pretty soon I\u2019m thinking \u201cjust please make this stop\u201d.<\/p>\n

Skinner – who married long-time partner Cath Mason earlier this year<\/a> – continued: \u2018When I left \u2013 I\u2019d made it pretty clear in a politer way \u2013 I said \u201cSorry, I thought this was going to be like enjoyable\u201d.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Skinner appeared on Celebrity Gogglebox with friend and fellow comic David Baddiel last year (Picture: Channel 4)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As for Skinner’s Celebrity Gogglebox co-star and long-time friend, Baddiel has worried that comedy might one day kill him<\/a>.<\/p>\n

‘Stand up and making people laugh live is psychologically very all-consuming, and you sometimes think, I don\u2019t think I can keep doing this until I die because it\u2019s going to kill me,\u2019 61-year-old Baddiel said during an appearance on Good Morning Britain last year.<\/p>\n

\u2018But actually, it\u2019s very hard to give up at the same time,\u2019 he said. \u2018It\u2019s very addictive and when you do it you feel like you are bringing a lot of joy.<\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s an amazing buzz and also it feels like a great thing.\u2019<\/p>\n

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