An American comedian’s routine has gone viral online after they revealed the torrent of bad reviews he’s received over the years because their name sounds so similar to JD Wetherspoon pubs.
And no, it’s not Reese.
US comic J. D. Witherspoon, son of the late, great actor and ex-comedian himself, John Witherspoon, has been acting and doing stand-up for over a decade now and becoming a public figure, especially in the age of social media, he’s no doubt had to deal with being confused with dad online from time to time.
However, we dare say the 34-year-old California-raised comedian never expected he would grow up to be constantly berated by random Brits who thought his breakfast wasn’t cooked properly and his service was terrible.
Yes, that’s right, given the similarity of his name to the UK’s most popular pub chain, poor J. D. Witherspoon is constantly getting abused online because people are searching for Wetherspoons on social media to complain about their experience.
As he jokes in the routine, “they have like the worst f***ing reviews ever”, but since Wetherspoons has no social media presence after — opting to shut their channels down in 2018 because there was simply too much bad publicity and trolling — he is basically the first name that comes up. Bad luck, fella.
As a result, although you’d think people would check they were tagging the right Twitter account, you’d be wrong; the comedian explains how gets “bombarded by dumb*** British people every other day”, who completely ignore his profile picture etc. before launching into a tirade about their mixed grill last Friday.
He now literally has “NOT THE UK PUB CHAIN” written in his bio and has even gone on to respond to articles after die-hard Spoons fans came to the company’s defence.
Featured Image — J. D. Witherspoon (via TikTok/YouTube)
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Single Mancs wanted to take part in next series of Married At First Sight UK
Emily Sergeant
Okay, bold question time – would you marry a complete stranger?
If you (somehow) answered yes to that, then you’ll probably be keen to hear that hit Channel 4 reality show, Married at First Sight UK, is currently on the lookout for brave contestants to take part in the next series.
And you’ll probably be even keener to hear that casting directors are urging single Mancs to stick an application in… if they fancy it.
If you haven’t seen Married at First Sight yet, well then firstly, where have you been? And secondly, it’s a dating show like no other that sees singletons marry complete strangers in a social experiment – and it’s undoubtedly binge-worthy and extremely entertaining.
Married at First Sight UK has opened its casting for the next series / Credit: Channel 4
Contestants – who will not have met or had contact with each other until the wedding day – are matched up with their supposed ‘perfect match’, determined by a group of experts who use “scientific matchmaking methods”.
Once the contestants are married off, the camera follows them for five weeks to see whether the new relationship is a success or not.
Calling on singletons to put their faith in the matchmaking service, Channel 4 wrote in the casting announcement on the ‘Take Part’ section of its website: “If you are ready to swipe left to the dating apps and say ‘I do’ at the altar, then our experts are here to help you find the one.”
Channel 4 wants singletons to put their faith in the matchmaking service / Credit: Channel 4
Casting directors say singles of all ages, backgrounds, gender identities, and sexualities are ‘welcome to apply’ for the new series.
Fancy it then?
Applications are currently open for the next series, and to apply to the show, you just need to be over 18 years of age, live in the UK, and feel ready for marriage.
BBC is looking for messy Mancs who need to ‘sort their life out’ to take part in new series
Emily Sergeant
Do you need to sort your life out?
We get that this may sound like a pretty brutal and upfront question to ask, but don’t shoot the messenger, it’s technically the BBC asking it, as producers are currently on the hunt for messy people who could do with ‘sorting their life out’ to take part in the new series of one of its hit TV shows – and they’re encouraging Greater Manchester residents to apply.
While the title of the show may, quite literally, be Sort Your Life Out, we promise it’s not as harsh as it seems, as in reality, it’s just offering you a helping hand to tidy up.
That’s right, if you would you like your home to be totally transformed by none other than Stacey Solomon and her expert team, then through a life-changing declutter, supersize spring clean, and some ingenious carpentry solutions to top things off, you could bring some job back to where you live.
The BBC is looking for messy Mancs who need to ‘sort their life out’ to take part in new series / Credit: BBC | FreerangeStock
Stacey and her expert team of organising fanatics can help you let go of the things you don’t need, and streamline what you do.
Plus they’ll also help to create space-saving storage and put systems in place to save you time and money in the future.
“Whether you have a new baby on the way, want to run a business from home, find it hard to let go of sentimental items or just want to create calm in the chaos, we’d love to hear from you,” producers said in a casting call on the BBC website.
Does this process sounds like something you could benefit from then? Producers of the hit show are looking for families or shared households to take part in a potential future series.
Danny Jones -
4th May 2023 
