YouTubeThe Chase is known for its tongue-in-cheek multiple choice questions which have entertained ITV‘s family audience over the years.
Yesterday, however, one game show participant got a taste of televised stand up when a question raised some eyebrows and had Bradley Walsh in stitches.
Cat was asked the seemingly innocent question, ‘Which of these is a variety of cheese?’
When the options were revealed, hilarity ensued.
The contestant was asked to select one of the three options: Abbot’s Gold, Bishop’s Sunshine or Vicar’s Blue Veined, at which point the audience began to titter.
She opted for Abbot’s gold, steering clear of the Vicar’s veiny offerings, saying:
It sounded nice.
It was the one I’d be most interested in trying.
Who knew Abbot's Gold was a variety of cheese? #TheChase
— The Chase (@ITVChase) October 18, 2016
She was right, in more ways than one, and the Twittersphere got a real kick out of the tongue-in cheek humour, with one commenting, ‘Love it when Bradley loses it.’
Even the usually steely Chaser, Ann – otherwise known as The Governess – joined in and cracked a smile.
But she’ll be used to the almost SFW content now, with innuendo cropping up almost daily.
#TheChase @ITV #PousseyBush ? pic.twitter.com/uB6cpE3JQO
— Berni (@bernigibb) October 9, 2016
Perhaps the writers are more concerned with chasing YouTube clicks than intellect.
Either way, I’m glad for the mildly amusing knob joke and eagerly await more cheese-related banter on daytime television.
A former emo kid who talks too much about 8Chan meme culture, the Kardashian Klan, and how her smartphone is probably killing her. Francesca is a Cardiff University Journalism Masters grad who has done words for BBC, ELLE, The Debrief, DAZED, an art magazine you’ve never heard of and a feminist zine which never went to print.