Eddie Whyte, the Irishman living in Norway, who made the complaint about the famine 'joke'. NRK, the Norwegian state broadcaster, has said it is “deeply sorry” that people were offended by a joke about the Irish famine during its most popular Christmas show. During the December 16th episode of 24-Stjerners Julekalender – 24-Star Christmas Calendar – contestants were challenged to find a hidden potato. The host of the Christmas-themed gameshow, an institution on Norwegian television, said the game was “just like in Ireland in 1845, last man to the potato loses”. The NRK apology came after Eddie Whyte, an Irishman...