A Radio 1 DJ just fell for a very old prank live on air and it’s a future classic

Live broadcasts carry a certain level of risk, which is why there’ve been more than 40 episodes of It’ll Be Alright on the Night and several round-ups of the misadventures of newsreader, Simon McCoy. Radio DJs aren’t immune to the dangers either, as demonstrated by this clip of Radio 1’s Maya Jama.

Shout out to Hugh Janus 👀

In case you missed it, here's the moment @MayaJama may or may not have fallen for a prank text on the radio 🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/p8lpUrSLBw

— BBC Radio 1 (@BBCR1) April 5, 2019

Dying 😂😂😂😂 @MayaJama just fell the the old ‘Hugh Janus’ joke live on air @BBCR1 @gregjames @Chris_Stark @scott_mills #hugeanus pic.twitter.com/fOBxG8H5ZI

— Chris Atterbury 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 (@chris_atterbury) April 5, 2019

It sounds like she hasn’t realised, but as the consummate professional she is, that might have been the best example of “the show must go on” you’ll hear anytime soon. We know it’s not mature to laugh at it, but we can’t help it.

https://twitter.com/Liam33232695/status/1114112687988985856

a flat-out classic of the genre https://t.co/olOqSxapOs

— Katie Martin (@katie_martin_fx) April 5, 2019

https://twitter.com/DonaghTweets/status/1114095689947070464

https://twitter.com/HelsEyebrow/status/1114121027712368640

A Twitter user named @Rocksey had a question …

Is he any relation to Hugh Jarse by any chance?

— Rocksey 🇬🇧 (@rocksey) April 5, 2019

Better ask Maya.

Source: BBC Radio 1