Dara O Briain calls out The Guardian

Dara O Briain has called out the right-on Guardian for hypocrisy, after they accused him of cultural insensitivity.

The newspaper’s review of his BBC Two show Dara and Ed’s Road To Mandalay,  referred to the ‘unedifying formula of sending white British men to far-flung places in search of "strange and quirky" aspects of other cultures’.

Although, of course, both he and co-star Ed Byrne are Irish.

O Briain tweeted: ‘Bravo @guardian telly review! Accuses us of cultural insensitivity, while in the same sentence subsuming Ireland back into Britain.’

And he added: ‘Calling me and Ed "white British men" is also irritating since the show was clearly a celebration of Malaysia's hugely diverse culture.

The Guardian subsequently removed the  word 'British' from its review.

Chortle is not immune to making the same mistake as The Guardian. Last week we included Irish comic Aisling Bea among the stand-ups ‘flying the flag for Britain’ at Montreal’s Just For Laughs comedy festival – where she is appearing in a showcase called British-ish.

Published: 8 May 2017