Sat 1: Sat.1 stops TV show with Mockridge after comments about para-athletes

After derogatory remarks about para-athletes, the television station Sat.1 a show by comedian Luke Mockridge from the program. SAT.1 has decided to cancel his new show What’s in the box? Not to start on September 12, a spokesman said.

“The statements about disabled people and para-athletes, which many people are rightly outraged about, do not fit with our values,” said Sat.1 spokesman Christoph Körfer.

Mockridge did “publicly and credibly apologize for his inappropriate words.” However, we hope that he will find a way to “follow his apology with actions and continue to work on the issue in the interests of all people with disabilities and in the interests of all para-athletes who impressed and enchanted us with their achievements in Paris.” Mockridge’s statements “do not fit with our values.”

Derogatory words in a podcast

In a podcast, the 35-year-old had mocked athletes at the games in Paris, which are coming to an end this Sunday. “There are people without legs and arms, you throw them into a pool – and whoever drowns last wins,” Mockridge said in the podcast. The Germans said among other things.

After much criticism of his statements, Mockridge apologized to the athletes of the Paralympics. “Of course, it was never my intention to ridicule people with disabilities – especially during these great Paralympic Games,” Mockridge wrote on Instagram.