{"id":507402,"date":"2026-03-01T13:16:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T13:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/507402\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T13:16:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T13:16:12","slug":"brits-host-jack-whitehall-is-criticised-for-punching-down-at-manchester-as-viewers-grow-tired-of-his-painful-posh-boy-schtick-and-beg-for-a-change-of-presenter-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/507402\/","title":{"rendered":"BRITs host Jack Whitehall is criticised for ‘punching down at Manchester’ as viewers grow tired of his ‘painful posh boy schtick’ and beg for a change of presenter next year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jack Whitehall<\/a> has been criticised for ‘punching down at Manchester’ during this year’s BRIT Awards<\/a> as he viewers hit out at his ‘painful posh boy schtick’.<\/p>\n

The comedian, 37, hosted the ceremony from Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena – marking the awards’ first year outside of London.<\/p>\n

While Jack appeared to be on fire with his one-liners at the start of the show, viewers’ praise soon turned to criticism.<\/p>\n

He was accused of making digs aimed at the working class during the ceremony, with the funnyman making a joke at an audience member’s suit he claimed was made of low-quality material.<\/p>\n

Jack also addressed the BRITs moving to Manchester calling the city the ‘G spot of the North’ as well as Oasis reuniting as cameras focused on Noel Gallagher<\/a> in the arena.<\/p>\n

The comedian joked it had been a ‘great year for Manchester’s drug dealers’ before Noel, 58, burst out in laughter.<\/p>\n

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Jack Whitehall has been criticised for ‘punching down at Manchester’ during this year’s BRIT Awards as he viewers hit out at his ‘painful posh boy schtick’<\/p>\n

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Jack was accused of making digs aimed at the working class during the night, making a joke at an audience member’s suit he claimed was made of low-quality material<\/p>\n

In another apparent swipe, Jack said the city’s idea of black tie was the fashion brand\u00a0Stone Island, which is known for its casualwear.<\/p>\n

Furious viewers flooded social media, with one writing: ‘Jack Whitehall being hired to host the Brits because of his connection to Manchester, and then proceeding to sh** on Manchester all night. Right’;<\/p>\n

‘Please make this the last year jack whitehall hosts the #BRITs’; ‘Please get rid of the INSUFFERABLE Jack Whitehall next year’;<\/p>\n

‘Can Jack Whitehall make a joke that isn\u2019t classist god’; ‘Jack Whitehall try and not make a joke at the expense of working-class Mancunians challenge (level impossible)’;<\/p>\n

‘At what point in tonight\u2019s @BRITAwards does @jackwhitehall become funny? Comedy shouldn\u2019t be painful and Whitehall\u2019s posh boy schtick is tediously dull and makes an already overlong evening even more interminable’;<\/p>\n

‘Sick of Jack Whitehall coming out with all these poor Manchester tropes’; ‘Get Jack Whitehall off my screen with his weird and bizarre classist Manchester jokes. Rich southern t***’.<\/p>\n

Also during the show, ITV bosses\u00a0were forced to censor Jack after he made a joke about former Labour grandee Peter Mandelson.<\/p>\n

The disgraced former minister was arrested last week as part of an investigation into alleged misconduct in public office, following allegations he leaked sensitive information to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein during his time as business secretary.<\/p>\n

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During the ceremony at Manchester’s Co-Op Arena, Jack appeared to make reference to Mandelson while speaking to Manchester’s Mayor Andy Burnham\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Happy Monday stars Shaun Ryder and Bez presented this year’s Group of the Year gong – but even the legends weren’t safe from Jack’s gags<\/p>\n

During the ceremony at Manchester’s Co-Op Arena, Jack appeared to make reference to Mandelson while speaking to Manchester’s Mayor Andy Burnham.\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, the joke didn’t make it past ITV censors as viewers watching the ceremony at home heard bird noise over Jack’s comments.<\/p>\n

Jack joked how the BRITs is ‘the only party Andy is allowed into these days’, mocking the fact Sir Keir Starmer blocking Andy from running as an MP for the Labour party.<\/p>\n

Jack referenced Mandelson’s name in the so-called Epstein Files, by saying: ‘I think I saw Peter Mandelson on the list, oh no sorry that’s another list!’<\/p>\n

At the start of the ceremony,\u00a0Jack took a swipe at this year’s Bafta’s Film Awards as he told viewers the BRITs had the ‘best in the business’ on the bleep button for the show – joking it was the same person running the under-fire ceremony last Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He said: ‘We’ve got the best in the business here tonight [for bleeping swear words], we’ve got the guy from the BAFTAs.’<\/p>\n

Jack was referencing tourette’s campaigner John Davidson being heard shouting as black Sinners stars Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo presented the award for special visual effects during last week’s ceremony.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, as Harry Styles left the stage, Jack had the audience in hysterics as he likened watching the Watermelon Sugar singer’s performance to sitting on a washing machine for three minutes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Robbie Williams was also in the firing line as he took to the stage to present Song of the Year and Jack couldn’t resist a swipe, telling the packed arena how the hitmaker has had ‘more comebacks than his hairline’.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Happy Monday stars Shaun Ryder and Bez presented this year’s Group of the Year gong – but even the legends weren’t safe from Jack’s gags.<\/p>\n

Whitehall told the arena how the pair were ‘aging like service station flowers’ and assumed they were part of the ‘in memoriam’ VT.<\/p>\n

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The Bad Education star rocked a smart with black tie as he cosied up to the leggy model, who put on a show-stopping display in a coquette mini dress<\/p>\n

Before Blackpink superstar Ros\u00e9 and Bruno Mars scooped International Song of the Year for their hit song APT, Jack couldn’t help but say how the category had been ‘blighted by the fact American’s couldn’t be ars*ed’ to fly to the UK to collect the gong.<\/p>\n

In a further dig at the Baftas, Jack said how they also invited Paddington Bear to their ceremony, with cameras then panning to a wider shot appearing to show the iconic bear under the table, intoxicated.<\/p>\n

The Beckhams’ very public feud was also brought up during the evening as Mark Ronson’s set was introduced by host Jack.<\/p>\n

He told the audience to ‘prepare to throw shapes like you’re Victoria Beckham during a first dance’ – a nod to Brooklyn’s scathing statement where he accused his mother of ‘dancing inappropriately’ during his wedding to Nicola Peltz.<\/p>\n

Before Jack’s ‘classist’ comments, viewers had praised him at the start of the show, with one posting: ‘And The BRIT Award 2026 goes to……Jack Whitehall’;<\/p>\n

‘Jack never misses when it comes to roasting award shows’; ‘Jack Whitehall absolutely nailing the hosting with that perfectly timed dig at the BAFTA bleeping drama’;<\/p>\n

‘Two seconds on the stage and Jack Whitehall has already been called Manchester the ”G-Spot of the North” and declared Noel Gallagher the ‘Manchester final boss’.<\/p>\n

BRIT Awards 2026: WINNERS<\/a> <\/p>\n

ARTIST OF THE YEAR<\/p>\n

Dave<\/p>\n

Fred Again…\u00a0<\/p>\n

JADE<\/p>\n

Lily Allen<\/p>\n

Little Simz<\/p>\n

Lola Young<\/p>\n

Olivia Dean – WINNER<\/p>\n

PinkPantheress<\/p>\n

Sam Fender<\/p>\n

Self Esteem<\/p>\n

GROUP OF THE YEAR<\/p>\n

The Last Dinner Party\u00a0<\/p>\n

Pulp\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sleep Token\u00a0<\/p>\n

Wet Leg<\/p>\n

Wolf Alice – WINNER<\/p>\n

SONG OF THE YEAR (VOTED FOR BY THE PUBLIC)<\/p>\n

Calvin Harris and Clementine Douglas \u2013 Blessings<\/p>\n

Chrystal and Notion \u2013 The Days (Notion remix)<\/p>\n

Cynthia Erivo ft Ariana Grande \u2013 Defying Gravity<\/p>\n

Ed Sheeran \u2013 Azizam<\/p>\n

Fred Again, Skepta and PlaqueBoyMax \u2013 Victory Lap<\/p>\n

Lewis Capaldi \u2013 Survive<\/p>\n

Lola Young \u2013 Messy<\/p>\n

Myles Smith \u2013 Nice to Meet You<\/p>\n

Olivia Dean \u2013 Man I Need<\/p>\n

Raye \u2013 Where Is My Husband!<\/p>\n

Sam Fender with Olivia Dean \u2013 Rein Me In – WINNER<\/p>\n

Skye Newman \u2013 Family Matters<\/p>\n

INTERNATIONAL SONG OF THE YEAR (VOTED FOR BY THE PUBLIC)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Alex Warren \u2013 Ordinary<\/p>\n

Chappell Roan \u2013 Pink Pony Club<\/p>\n

Disco Lines and Tinashe \u2013 No Broke Boys<\/p>\n

Gigi Perez \u2013 Sailor Song<\/p>\n

Gracie Abrams \u2013 That\u2019s So True<\/p>\n

Huntr\/x \u2013 Golden<\/p>\n

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars \u2013 Die With a Smile<\/p>\n

Rayvn Lenae \u2013 Love Me Not<\/p>\n

Ros\u00e9 and Bruno Mars \u2013 APT – WINNER<\/p>\n

Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 Manchild<\/p>\n

sombr \u2013 Undressed<\/p>\n

Taylor Swift \u2013 The Fate of Ophelia<\/p>\n

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR<\/p>\n

Noel Gallagher – WINNER<\/p>\n

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO MUSIC\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mark Ronson – WINNER<\/p>\n

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INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bad Bunny<\/p>\n

Chappell Roan<\/p>\n

CMAT<\/p>\n

Doechii<\/p>\n

Lady Gaga<\/p>\n

ROSALIA – WINNER<\/p>\n

Sabrina Carpenter<\/p>\n

sombre<\/p>\n

Taylor Swift\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tyler, The Creator<\/p>\n

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST<\/p>\n

Barry Can’t Swim\u00a0<\/p>\n

EsDeeKid<\/p>\n

Jim Legxacy<\/p>\n

Lola Young – WINNER<\/p>\n

Skye Newman<\/p>\n

INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF THE YEAR\u00a0<\/p>\n

Geese – WINNER<\/p>\n

HAIM\u00a0<\/p>\n

HUNTR\/X-EJAE\/AUDREY NUNA\/REI AMI<\/p>\n

ALTERNATIVE ROCK ACT\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Blood Orange<\/p>\n

Lola Young<\/p>\n

Sam Fender – WINNER<\/p>\n

Wet Leg<\/p>\n

Wolf Alice<\/p>\n

HIP HOP\/GRIME\/RAP ACT<\/p>\n

Central Cee<\/p>\n

Dave – WINNER<\/p>\n

Jim Legxacy<\/p>\n

Little Simz<\/p>\n

Loyle Carner<\/p>\n

R&B ACT\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jim Legxacy<\/p>\n

Kwn<\/p>\n

Mabel<\/p>\n

Sasha Keable<\/p>\n

Sault – WINNER<\/p>\n

DANCE ACT<\/p>\n

Calvin Harris and Clementine Douglas<\/p>\n

FKA twigs<\/p>\n

Fred Again, Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax – WINNER<\/p>\n

PinkPantheress<\/p>\n

Sammy Virji<\/p>\n

MASTERCARD ALBUM OF THE YEAR\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dave – The Boy Who Played The Harp<\/p>\n

Lily Allen – West End Girl<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Olivia Dean – The Art Of Loving – WINNER\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sam Fender – People Watching<\/a><\/p>\n

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