In the third episode of his Channel 4 chat programme Late Night Lycett, Joe Lycett poked fun at Ant and Dec.
At the opening of this week’s broadcast, the comedian, 34, struck out at the Geordie combo while informing the audience that the Dalai Lama had grabbed headlines in recent days after kissing a youngster and urging him to ‘suck my tongue’.
Commenting on the disgraceful news, Joe quipped: ‘People can get away with anything with a massive following. Just ask Ant and Dec.’
He then insisted: ‘It’s only a joke.’
The Dalai Lama apologised after a video of him kissing a little kid and instructing him to suck his tongue in went viral on February 28 at the Tibetan Buddhist’s Tsuglagkhang temple in Dharamshala, northern India.
His office stated that his acts were “innocent and playful.”
Joe’s cheeky remark to Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly comes after he made an X-rated This Morning joke last week.
The Brummy host introduced his guests to a game called Finish Me Off at the end of the programme.
Before he explained how to play, Joe took aim at the ITV Daytime show and said: ‘This next bit is named after a phrase you often hear screamed behind the scenes of this morning, because it’s called Finish Me Off.’
Dame Joan Collins, Joel Dommett, Gemma Collins, and Munroe Bergdorf joined Joe this week.
Despite being trapped on a barge for two episodes in a row, comedian Katherine Ryan consented to return to the show.