Little Britain removed from streaming sites over use of blackface

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The BBC knows racism is no laughing matter, which is why the network removed multiple sketch comedy shows that featured white performers in blackface from streaming platforms.

Omid Djalili has said the removal of Little Britain from streaming services is an example of society “moving towards maturity”.

Little Britain has been removed from streaming services over its use of blackface characters.Netflix, Britbox and iPlayer no longer offer the comedy series, starring David Walliams and Matt Lucas, in their catalogue after criticism over the characters, which sees white men portray black people.The BBC - where the programme aired - said "times have changed".The decision to cut the series comes following the Black Lives Matter protests, which were sparked following the death of George Floyd.Mr

British sketch comedy Little Britain — a hugely popular show in the mid-2000s and one that made household names in the U.K. of its creators and stars Matt Lucas and David Walliams — has been pulled from Netflix, BritBox and the BBC's iPlayer over concerns about racism, in particularly the use of blackface on several characters.

Little Britain, a UK comedy show, has been removed from Netflix and the BBC over the use of blackface.

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Little Britain, a UK comedy show, has been removed from Netflix and the BBC over the use of blackface.

according to Variety, which adds that the other two networks yanked the content this week. All three streamers also removed the comedians’ follow-up 2010 film “Come Fly With Me.”“There’s a lot of historical programming available on BBC iPlayer which we regularly review,” a BBC spokesperson told Variety.

Little Britain has been removed from iPlayer because “times have changed” since the comedy first aired, the BBC has said.

Netflix, BBC iPlayer, and BritBox have removed “Little Britain” from their streaming services amid the Black Lives Matter protests.

Also Read: 'Next in Fashion' Canceled by Netflix After 1 SeasonMatt Lucas playing “Taaj” in “Come Fly With Me”Lucas had previously expressed regret over the show in a 2017 interview.“I wouldn’t play black characters. Basically, I wouldn’t make that show now,” Lucas told “The Big Issue” magazine.