The Wright Stuff: three runs, in March 2012, November 2014 and February 2015 Writing Hurst was the creator of Bring Me the Head of Light Entertainment, which ran for five series on Five between 1997 and 2000. Personal life Hurst has a severe form of arthritis called ankylosing spondylitis, a condition which causes acute back and joint pain. Hurst lives in Sittingbourne, Kent. Politics Hurst refuses to be interviewed by newspapers owned by Rupert Murdoch, was a critic of the Blair government, and in one interview, stated that he stopped attending a back support group which helped him with his ankylosing spondylitis after he found out that it was run as a charity, explaining that "I believe it should be provided by the State through taxation. I'd be very hypocritical if I used their facilities when I won't do medical charity benefits". In 2003, he considered standing as a candidate in the 2004 London mayoral election. One of the factors behind his decision was a proposed redevelopment, which would have seen his comedy club demolished. In March 2021, Hurst tweeted a sexual joke about climate activist Greta Thunberg, saying, "As soon as Greta discovers cock, she'll stop complaining about the single use plastic it's wrapped in". Thunberg was 18 years old at the time, and Hurst was 58. The tweet gained widespread criticism with fellow comedian David Baddiel among those criticising the joke. Hurst responded by describing his critics as "the usual suspects". The tweet was reported, leading to Hurst getting suspended from Twitter, which he stated he had appealed. Twitter later reversed Hurst's suspension. He was again suspended from Twitter in June 2021 for inciting violence; in the week that a video of Chris Whitty being manhandled went viral, he tweeted that "whatever happened to [him] is not enough". Hurst opposes COVID vaccinations, lockdowns and mask wearing. Stand-up videos Live (3 November 1997) Live at the Backyard Comedy Club (16 November 1998) References External links 1962 births Living people People from the London Borough of Tower Hamlets 20th-century English comedians 21st-century English comedians British Telecom people Male critics of feminism Critics of the United Nations