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Netflix removes blackface sketch with David Cross from his 2015 show with Bob Odenkirk titled W/Bob and David By George Stark For Dailymail.com Published: 20:50 BST, 16 June 2020 | Updated: 20:50 BST, 16 June 2020 Netflix has taken down an episode of Bob Odenkirk and David Cross’ 2015 comedy show W/Bob and David due … Read more
A village church will remove the ‘Chocolate covered C**n’ gravestone of 1930s entertainer GH Elliot unless relatives come forward to stop them. Dancer Elliot was thrown into the spotlight amid the Black Lives Matter movement after comedian Harry Enfield used him as an example on Radio 4’s Today programme to defend performing in blackface. Elliot’s headstone, … Read more
Indigenous Studio 10 host Narelda Jacobs says blackface ‘facilitates a negative stereotype of black people’ as Daryl Somers is caught doing the offensive act in resurfaced clip By J. Peterson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:06 BST, 16 June 2020 | Updated: 04:06 BST, 16 June 2020 Indigenous journalist Narelda Jacobs has shared her thoughts on … Read more
Howard Stern has addressed backlash after a skit resurfaced on social media last week showing him in blackface and using the N-word. The video shows Stern, 66, with his face painted black, along with white lips, as he repeatedly uses the racial slur. The video, posted by filmmaker filmmaker Tariq Nasheed, is edited to include … Read more
Rebel Wilson has defended of her close friend Matt Lucas after he came under fire for his portrayal of blackface on his comedy series Little Britain. She was asked on Australian news program Studio 10 on Monday whether offensive material from past TV shows should be erased in light of the Black Lives Matter movement. The comedian … Read more
‘It was wrong’: Little Britain’s David Walliams and Matt Lucas apologise for performing in blackface after show was pulled from streaming in wake of Black Lives Matter By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 20:47 BST, 13 June 2020 | Updated: 20:50 BST, 13 June 2020 Little Britain stars David Walliams and Matt Lucas have once … Read more
Trisha Goddard has spoken out after Leigh Francis publicly apologised for his racist depiction of her on his Noughties show Bo’ Selecta!. The former talk show host, 62, said the comedian, 47, was ‘absolutely horrified’ to learn how her daughters, Madison, 27, and Billie, 30, endured ‘vicious bullying’ from classmates due to the caricature portrayed … Read more
Nick Robinson has apologised after Harry Enfield said ‘c**n’ live on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme while defending his own use of blackface. The comedian angered some Today listeners after using the word ‘c**n’ during a debate about the use of blackface in comedy with comedian Ava Vidal, as a wave of anti-racism protests sweep … Read more
Noel Fielding’s The Mighty Boosh has become the latest show to be pulled from Netflix over scenes containing blackface. The BBC comedy follows The League Of Gentlemen and Little Britain in being dropped by the streaming service in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement. The Mighty Boosh features a character called The Spirit Of … Read more
Several influencers are sharing photos of themselves in blackface in a severely misguided attempt to show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. Since the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, people from countries around the world have protested and called for an end to racism — but some aren’t going about it in the … Read more