Outrage as Katie Hopkins invited as guest on Toy Show

Katie Hopkins

It was revealed today that a controversial guest on tonight’s much anticipated edition of the Toy Show has now been dropped after fear of potential backlash.

In what people are calling a spectacular but all too common and predictable lapse in judgement from The Late Late Show team Katie Hopkins was due to appear on the show to help advertise her new range of golliwogs and toy Mediterranean gunships

At a bizarre press conference, the host, Ryan Tubridy, met with reporters this morning wearing jeans and brogues whilst acting like, witnesses later described, ‘a total danger’.

When questioned on the rationale behind his booking, he said, ‘we wanted this to be an inclusive show. It was a segment aimed at older viewers. These toys remind many of a simpler time when people knew their place. You could swap jam jars with these fun characters on them for cinema tickets and the Church could flush as many babies down the toilet as they wished without scrutiny. Unfortunately in this era of political correctness they can put you in jail just for saying the word “golliwog”, it’s an absolute disgrace.’

A spokesperson for RTE stated, ‘it is important that voices like Hopkins are amplified repeatedly by the state broadcaster. It gives a fair and balanced view of the world and sure the other side are just as bad not that we’d ever have them on.’ Asked if they had intended to include any guests to provide balance on the show they simply shrugged and said ‘Santa’.

This has not been the only disastrous choice of guest for the show. In 1996, a clearly drunk Emma Bunton accidently scissor kicked a young fan through the set as she tried to enact an updated rendition of ‘Moon River’. Despite three months in a coma the child made a full recovery and upon release from hospital declared that Ms Bunton was still her favourite Spice Girl.

In 2002 the speed boat that killed Kirsty MacColl was featured on the show, the host at the time, Pat Kenny, rode it onto the stage and then proceeded to earnestly ask it questions for 20 minutes, in which time it gave no answers.

Kenny subsequently declared that this was conclusive proof of guilt only to be ensnared in years of legal action when sued for libel. The case was settled out of court for an undisclosed amount rumoured to be in the range of six figures.

When asked if they had planned for Gay Byrne to feature in this years show Tubridy said, ‘no we got a cream that sorted it out.’