
Little Britain duo break their silence
Fresh apology over blackface characters
13/06/2020 … Matt Lucas and David Walliams have issued a fresh apology for using blackface in Little Britain.
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Fresh apology over blackface characters
13/06/2020 … Matt Lucas and David Walliams have issued a fresh apology for using blackface in Little Britain.
13/06/2020 … Here's Chortle's daily round-up of new comedy to watch at home during lockdown.
13/06/2020 … Barnardo’s is raffling off the chance to have a 15-minute video chat with John Bishop.
With a new warning about context
12/06/2020 … The episode of Fawlty Towers pulled from on-demand service is to be reinstated with a warning about its content within days.
Addressing the killing of George Floyd
12/06/2020 … Dave Chappelle has released a surprise Netflix special addressing the death of George Floyd.
As do Tudur Owen and A Perforated Ulster,
12/06/2020 … Two Doors Down was named best comedy at the Celtic Media Festival Awards last night.
Co-creator defends racist language on controversial episode
11/06/2020 … John Cleese has defended an episode of Fawlty Towers that was pulled from catch-up TV, saying those who don’t get the joke are ‘stupid’.
By Julia Davis and Vicki Pepperdine
11/06/2020 … Julia Davis and Vicki Pepperdine have written a book in the guise of their agony aunt alter-egos Joan and Jericha.
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