So what's left for Martin? A tour of Working Men's Clubs with Big Ron - "Reminisce with the Racists", starting with 5 nights in Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline?
He said on Wednesday night: 'I have offered my resignation and they have accepted it.
'I made a mistake. I was having a bit of banter with the crowd.
'What happened took place because I was unaware the camera was on. If I have upset anyone I apologise.'
Mr Fitzmaurice, from Colchester...
It really is a black day for Martin.
I see the Daily Mail has the clip on its website, but has beeped out every single word of each of the two "jokes". What is the point of that?
Shame Ted Hankey's switched to the PDC. I can just see it now, the lights dimming, the Count waiting to walk on, becloaked and noshing a yellow fruit, Fitzmaurice priming the crowd with his usual "Darkness has descended, the midnight hour cometh...what's black and eats bananas?"
The BDO haven't got much going for them, but what they did have was a level of integrity. Until now. Fitzmaurice is the very embodiment of the fact that the BDO haven't moved with the times in any shape or form.
It's 20 years ago Sky and the PDC struck their deal. And I can honestly say that...
I always got the impression with Fitzmaurice that given half the chance he'd let loose with the racist gags. It's a miracle it's taken this long. The guys a throwback to the 60s/70s but then the whole of the BDO is too. I wouldn't be surprised to see him retire now before he's pushed. Jim...