A British comedian has been ordered to remove a picture of a hot dog from a poster in London subway stations for his new standup show.
EntertainmentA view of a poster advertising comedian Ed Gamble's Hot Diggity Dog tour on the Bakerloo line platform at Embankment underground station in London, Wednesday March 27, 2024. Gamble has been ordered to change a subway station poster campaign for his new standup show because the image of a hot dog violated the transit networks ban on junk food advertising. The poster for the show, Hot Diggity Dog, showed a mustard- and ketchup-smeared Gamble beside a half-eaten hot dog on a plate.
Since 2019, Transport for London has banned ads for foods that are high in fat, sugar and salt from the city’s subway trains and stations, buses and bus shelters. It also bars advertisements that promote Last year a poster for the play “Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding” featuring a large wedding cake fell foul of the rules. TFL ordered the cake to be cut from the ad.
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