Netflix & BBC Remove British Sketch Shows That Feature Blackface & Yellowface

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Jake Kanter International TV EditorNetflix’s purge of comedies featuring white performers in blackface continued last night when the streamer removed cult British show The Mighty Boosh.Created by Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt, and produced by Steve Coogan’s Baby Cow Productions, the program featured a character called The Spirit of Jazz in an episode titled Electro.For the role, Fielding was painted in black makeup and wore a dread-like wig below a white top hat.

Netflix chiefs have pulled four of Australian comedian Chris Lilley’s shows due to their inclusion of blackface or racially insensitive characters. Earlier this week, BBC and Netflix executives pulled British TV comedy Little Britain from online streaming platforms following the Black Lives Matter protests that have spread across the world since the death of George Floyd at the hands of police officers in Minnesota on 25 May.

Netflix chiefs have pulled four of Australian comedian Chris Lilley’s shows that feature him using blackface or playing other racially insensitive characters.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: Netflix and the BBC were in lockstep over the decision to remove episodes of Little Britain from their libraries after the British comedy featured blackface sketches, but differences of views are appearing over other shows.In the heat of the Black Lives Matter movement, Deadline can reveal that Netflix has removed four shows from controversial Australian comedian Chris Lilley from its services in Australia and New Zealand.Angry Boys, Summer Heights

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.

protests have taken place around the world following the killing of , a black man who died after a white police officer knelt on his neck in the US.Several celebrities have made apologies for previous behaviour as the demonstrations have gathered momentum.Last week, comedian including Craig David, Michael Jackson and Trisha Goddard on sketch show Bo' Selecta, which first aired in 2002.And US late night TV host during a Saturday Night Live (SNL) sketch 20 years ago.Starring David Walliams and

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.