Reception
During recording of the first episode, a number of audience members (who are selected from Lily Allen's "online friends" list) walked out before the end of the show, some newspapers claiming this was because of boredom, a lack of humor, an uncomfortable recording atmosphere and late taping time; by the end of the recording, just over half of the audience remained. However Allen later dismissed the newspaper reports and said that because the recording went on for longer than intended, some members of the audience had to leave to catch a train.
The BBC was criticised by several teacher unions for a video aired on 18 March 2008 show that apparently showed a student running up from behind and pulling down his teacher's trousers. The unions said airing this clip was irresponsible and greatly added to the teacher's embarrassment. While introducing the clip Allen called it kegging and said “It's very childish, but very funny”.
As the tickets are simply distributed by an online ticket agency which anyone can apply for in an identical way to other TV shows, there was comment passed on whether statement "the audience consists entirely of Lily's online friends" was valid.
It was reported that during an interview with Paddy McGuinness, Allen exposed her breast to the audience for three minutes.
Read more about this topic: Lily Allen And Friends
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