One of the strangest and most enduring inside jokes in British broadcasting history centers around a bizarre, decades-long ritual dedicated entirely to Jason Isaacs. It began on the massively popular BBC radio program Kermode and Mayo's Film Review, co-hosted by Isaacs’ old school friend, film critic Mark Kermode. To amuse his childhood pal, Kermode began randomly dropping the phrase "Hello to Jason Isaacs" into his live movie reviews. Over the span of twenty years, the quirky greeting evolved into an absolute cultural phenomenon. Listeners from all over the globe, Hollywood A-listers, and even world leaders visiting the radio studio would randomly interrupt their interviews just to say "Hello to Jason Isaacs" on air, turning the actor into a mythical figure for millions of British radio fans who had never even met him.
