Radio 1's Maya Jama Gives 'Hugh Janus' A Shout Out As She Falls For Listener Prank

Got it? Yep, well Maya didn’t.
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It’s not big or clever, but you have to admit there is nothing funnier than a childish double entendre.

This is something Radio 1′s Maya Jama discovered (eventually) on Friday morning.

Radio 1's Maya Jama
Radio 1's Maya Jama
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The presenter fell hook, line and sinker after one listener messaged into the station using the name “Hugh Janus” during her mid-morning show.

Got it? Yep, well Maya didn’t.

The DJ didn’t even flinch as she read out a message from “Hugh” that said: “Hugh Janus, your son or daughter loves you, they’ve said that. Very cute.”

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 (@CaptnSpaulding_) April 5, 2019

And while Maya may not have spotted she was being pranked, many of her listeners did, with hilarity ensuing...

Hahahahahahaha someone on Radio 1 just fell for the Hugh Janus fake name live on the radio 😂😂😂

— Arun (@ARUNGRAYPT) April 5, 2019

As if @MayaJama just did a shout out to Hugh Janus 🤣 #hugeanus #radio1

— Rich Amor-Wilkes (@climbingphotog) April 5, 2019

Just heard a “shoutout to Hugh Janus” on R1

That’s my morning made tbh, gotta appreciate the little things in life folks

— Donagh (@DonaghTweets) April 5, 2019

Hugh Janus. You fell for it. Hilarious! 😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/XnwlLxWCBw

— Write From The Heart (@WriteForWisdom) April 5, 2019

Hugh Janus is trending. He's only here for the craic.

— Richard Luck (@RMGLUCK2017) April 5, 2019

Maya – who clearly never watched The Simpsons as a kid – later admitted she’d been totally fooled, tweeting: “My first trick name blooper on Radio 1. He got me good.”

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂❤️ my first trick name blooper on radio1. He got me good. https://t.co/n9GZd5Xx5m

— Maya Jama (@MayaJama) April 5, 2019

While we’ve be laughing at this for a while, we’re also still getting over the epic prank played on This Morning’s Holly Willoughby earlier this week for April Fool’s Day. Comedy gold.

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