Bafta award-winning comedian Jon Holmes was axed from The Now Show - the hit Radio 4 programme starring Hugh Dennis and Steve Punt, left, that he has appeared on for 18 years - when bosses told him 'we're recasting it with more women and diversity'. Mr Holmes revealed that since his sacking he has heard from other stars who have been rejected by broadcasting bosses because of 'positive discrimination'. Holmes revealed his sacking in a tweet (below right) in which he joked: 'And I didn't even punch a producer,' a reference to the reason behind Jeremy Clarkson's sacking by the BBC from Top Gear. MOS.
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