Just Stop Oil protesters interrupted a live recording of the Channel 4 programme The Last Leg last night- with one of its infamous activists who stormed a Wimbledon match wrapping his arms around the host Adam Hills.
Three eco-activists wearing Just Stop Oil t-shirts ran onto the set before handing Hills and his fellow comics Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker, their orange branded Hi Vis vests.
One of the protesters who introduced himself to the presenters was 66-year-old William John Ward – a retired civil engineer from Epsom, who just last week disrupted a Wimbledon match by throwing jigsaw pieces and orange confetti onto the court.
An amused Hills cheered as the trio stormed on, quickly announcing to the audience ‘this is not part of the show’ before crew members escorted the eco activists off the platform, as Ward shouted ‘let me tell you about my grandchildren’.
The disruption comes just hours after the eco warriors also caused havoc during the BBC’s First Night of the Proms.
Just Stop Oil activist William Ward, 66, was among the trio that stormed The Last Leg on Channel 4 last night – giving presenter Adam Hills a hug
Hills was seen cheering as the group ran onto the set before announcing ‘this is not part of the show’
The trio of activities ran onto the set last night as the Channel 4 programme was recorded live
As the activists were cleared from the camera, a chucking Widdicombe broke the tension, telling the audience: ‘I am not going to lie, I s*** myself, when I saw it was Just Stop Oil, I was very relieved, because we slagged off Putin last week’.
‘I thought there were three people who weren’t laughing,’ he quipped.
Hills added: ‘If that’s what every Just Stop Oil protester is like, I’m down for it. If its people coming out smiling and throwing confetti absolutely bring it on.’
Following the climate group’s disturbance on the comedy show tonight, some took to Twitter to question whether it had been organised as part of the show, but Hills told viewers ‘that was genuinely not part of the show’.
The activist group confirmed the action, Tweeting: ‘Two hours after the BBC Proms, Just Stop Oil have interrupted The Last Leg, handing the presenters their own hi-vis vests.’
Speaking after the action, Ward said: ‘I don’t want my grandchildren, nieces and nephews to suffer. Right now, millions of people are being forced to live in conditions that are beyond those necessary to support human life.’
Last week Ward was charged with aggravated trespass and released on bail after he invaded a game at Wimbledon between Katie Boulter and her opponent Daria Saville.
The activists were seen chucking their orange vests at the presenters
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Ward put his arm around the presenter as he introduced himself live on air
Last week Ward was charged with aggravated trespass and released on bail after he invaded a game at Wimbledon between Katie Boulter and her opponent Daria Saville
Taking out a puzzle box from what appeared to be a laptop case, he is seen unzipping his coat to reveal his Just Stop Oil t-shirt, before flinging the shards of orange plastic onto the grass.
The shocked players are seen standing next to security as the activist tussles with two suited security guards before being pulled off the grounds.
Tonight Ward was joined by fellow protester Kush Naker, 33, a doctor of infectious diseases from London.
After the demonstration he said: ‘I love The Last Leg, this action is not against them in any way, but in fact an opportunity to invite the hosts of the show and all its viewers to join us in civil resistance against this criminal government.’
Earlier this evening the eco-clowns who stormed the first night of the BBC Proms were met with boos from a displeased crowd.
He invaded the pitch shaking puzzle pieces and orange confetti all over the court
Earlier last night activists unfurled an orange flag as they ran onto the stage at the Royal Albert Hall, managing to run in front of the orchestra before they were dragged away
Two of the protesters unfurled orange flags as they ran onto the stage at the Royal Albert Hall in Kensington, where the performance was being live streamed to millions across the country.
The group are said to have launched themselves onto the platform a short time after the BBC Symphony Orchestra’s rendition of Sibelius Finlandia.
They were met with a chorus of boos from infuriated audience members, which echoed around the hall as the performance was disrupted.
The eco activist group announced confirmed on Twitter that they had been behind the disruptive action.
The climate change campaigners said their activists had blasted confetti cannons and air horns, but there was no video evidence of this and the BBC denied their claims.
In their tweet after the stage-storming, JSO appeared to mock the dedicated musicians with the idiom: ‘We Cannot Afford to Fiddle While Rome Burns’.
It is the latest in a string of action carried out by the group – which has included targeting major events in the British summer calendar – including Wimbledon and the Ashes.
Furthermore the group has been holding daily marches across the central London, holding up rush hour traffic.
Channel 4 was contacted for comment.
