GB News host Mark Dolan, 50, has announced that he’s suddenly been dropped from the network. The former Channel 4 star shared the news on X, formerly known as Twitter, in two cryptic posts. In his first post, at around 5:30pm, he wrote: “SOME NEWS. I’ve hosted my last MARK DOLAN TONIGHT on GB News. More to follow…” Mark then followed up an hour later, and shared: “STATEMENT. GB News have made the decision to permanently relieve me of my duties at the channel. I will speak publicly about this in due course.”.
The comedian didn’t offer any immediate explanation for his termination, but fans had mixed opinions. While some said that no-one was safe at GB News after a slew of firings and suspensions, others said that Mark’s work on the show and his treatment of Laurence Fox could be the root cause.
Mark was criticised on GB News last year when he tried to form a Match Of The Day alternative in the wake of Gary Lineker being asked to step down from the BBC original. In March, he called upon Patrick Christys to give a rundown of Bournemouth’s 1-0 home win against Liverpool.
Standing by a large electronic screen that he wasn’t sure worked, Patrick summarised the game with a random reference to the hosting team’s Cherries nickname. "How on earth did Liverpool manage to stick seven past Manchester United and then lose to a team named after a fruit?” he joked.
Later, Patrick commented that Lineker "might like Brighton because it's full of rainbow flags and woke people." People at home weren’t impressed. One tweeted a gif that read: "Dies from cringe." Others commented: “Jesus, this is so pathetic I could weep” and "Bit cringey this lads.".
