Mo Gilligan makes Andi Peters joke at NTAs after backlash against Miriam Margolyes

Mo didn’t hold back at the NTAs (Picture: Joe Maher/Getty Images for The NTA’s)

Mo Gilligan has made a joke about Miriam Margolyes and the recent backlash she faced after she used a racist term to describe This Morning star Andi Peters.

The comedian was presenting the Factual Entertainment award at the NTAs when he made the joke.

Wandering out on stage, he introduced himself to the audience, explaining that he was Mo Gilligan.

‘If you know me, I’m Mo Gilligan,’ he began, but before announcing the nominees, he said: ” And if you don’t know me, then I’m Andi Peters”

The joke is thought to be a reference to Margolyes’ recent appearance on This Morning, where she used the term ‘high yella’ to refer to Peters skin colour.

The term is a historically derogatory American expression for a Black person with a lighter complexion.

The joke received a mixed reception online (Picture: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images for The NTA’s)

Following Gilligan’s joke, many took to social media to let the world know how they felt about it.

There was a mix of those who found the joke funny, with many sharing GIFs of people laughing and those who found it all a bit awkward.

@Racingfan211 wrote: ‘Mo Gilligan does make me laugh’ while @PJDavies1962 claimed: ‘That was funny Mo.’

@AndyGibsonTV, however, said:’If you don’t know me, I’m Andi Peters. That joke fell flat as a pancake.’

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