Graham Norton sparked a flood of complaints after making probably the most obvious Maurice Gibb joke on his TV show on Monday. He said that Gibb’s life support machine was probably beeping to the tune of the trio’s disco classic ‘Staying Alive’. Apologising for the gag (on taste grounds, not because it wasn’t very funny) a Channel 4 spokesperson said: "Graham is known for his cheeky, irreverent humour. But we are sorry if he caused any offence to viewers." The Independent Television Commission will now see if broadcasting guidelines were breached.
Meanwhile family and friends of the former Bee Gee attended a private funeral service for the star at a Miami Beach Memorial Chapel yesterday.