Sky decided to cut a joke about Prince Philip from the UK broadcast of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver last night.
The comedian began this week's episode with a reference to the Duke of Edinburgh, who died at the age of 99 earlier this month and was laid to rest on Saturday.
"Hi there, welcome to the show - still taking place in this blank void," said Oliver, referring to his show's broadcast from a small empty studio due to coronavirus.
"I've nicknamed it Prince Philip's coffin, because it's a sad little box containing a rapidly-decomposing British man."
When the episode aired on Sky Comedy last night, the comments were cut completely, with the opening credits jumping straight to Oliver mid-sentence as he introduced the show's first item.
Watch the original intro to the episode below:
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