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Chris Moyles

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The Resume

    (February 22, 1974- )
    Born in Leeds, England, United Kingdom
    Hosted 'The Chris Moyle Show' on BBC Radio 1 (2004-12) and Radio X
    Hosted 'Chris Moyles' Quiz Night' on Channel 4 (2009-12) and 'The Love Machine' on Sky Living (2012-13)
    Recorded 'The Parody Album' (2009) and 'The Difficult Second Album' (2012)

Why he might be annoying:

    He celebrated Charlotte Church's 16th birthday by telling listeners that he wanted to 'lead her through the forest of sexuality.' (2002)
    He blurted out the f-word during a live call-in show (October , 2006).
    During an interview with Halle Berry, he announced, 'I'm a black American guy.... Put your hands up in the air, I don't want to be shooting yo' ass.' Berry's response: 'Are we having a racist moment here?' (2006)
    The LBGT-rights group Stonewall named him Bully of the Year after he rejected a call by saying about the ringtone, 'I don't want this one, it's gay.' (2006)
    He celebrated Will Young's birthday by adopting a high-pitched effeminate voice to perform songs with lyrics changed to mock Young's sexuality (2009).
    He participated in a tax avoidance scheme in which he falsely claimed to be a used-car dealer to claim a £1 million write-off (2012).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was named DJ of the Year by readers of The Sun (2004).
    He was part of a group of celebrities who climbed Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for Comic Relief (2009).
    He and sidekick Dave Vitty raised £2.8 million for Comic Relief by staging a 52-hour DJ marathon (March 16-18, 2011).
    He lost 85 pounds by giving up junk food, exercising, and getting a personal trainer (2020).
    When a caller attacked the use of masks during the COVID-19 epidemic, he replied, 'You are what we call in the industry a bit of an asshole.' (2020).

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 20.0% Annoying