David Cross and Bob Odenkirk Speak Out After Netflix Pulls 'W/ Bob & David' Episode With Blackface Sketch

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Netflix comedy sketch show W/ Bob & David has been removed from the streaming platform due to the use of blackface.The show ran for one four-episode season, and the episode in question, episode three, sees Cross in blackface in a sketch called ‘Know Your Rights’.Cross flagged the upcoming removal on Twitter on Monday (June 15), saying: “The point of this was to underscore the absurdity.”Odenkirk added his own comments: “We considered every choice we made doing our show, and always aimed to make

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Erik Pedersen Managing EditorNetflix has taken down an episode of W/Bob and David, its 2015 series starring the Mr. Show duo of Bob Odenkirk and David Cross, over a sketch that showed Cross in blackface, Deadline has confirmed.Titled “Know Your Rights,” the sketch featured Cross as Gilvin Daughtry, the leader of Citizens Against Unlawful Abuse!, who stops at a DUI checkpoint and interacts with an affable policeman played by Keegan-Michael Key.

he wrote.Also Read: Spike Lee's 'Da 5 Bloods' Has a Bonus Scene After the CreditsOdenkirk replied, “We considered every choice we made doing our show, and always aimed to make you laugh and think, and never make an obvious or easy point…that very much includes this sketch.

https://t.co/JkMBWS2wAR— david cross✍ (@davidcrosss) June 15, 2020Odenkirk also commented on Netflix’s decision and defended the sketch via Twitter, saying that the duo’s show was “never about making a political point.”“We considered every choice we made doing our show, and always aimed to make you laugh and think, and never make an obvious or easy point…that very much includes this sketch.

Will Thorne Staff WriterNetflix has pulled an episode of Bob Odenkirk and David Cross’ 2015 comedy show “W/Bob and David” because of a scene featuring Cross in blackface.The sketch in question is called “Know Your Rights” and appeared in the third episode of the show’s first and only season.

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