Netflix Pulls Episode of Bob Odenkirk and David Cross’s 2015 Comedy Show Over Blackface Sketch

Steve Carell played the iconic Michael Scott on The Office and now, fans are being clued in on who almost won the role: Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad star Bob Odenkirk!

Variety Staff Follow Us on Twitter“Better Call Saul” series stars Bob Odenkirk, Rhea Seehorn, Tony Dalton and Michael Mando and co-creator and executive producer Peter Gould will participate in an exclusive Q&A following a screening of the season finale on July 7 at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m.

Over the past few months, we’ve seen several filmmakers work on new shorts while in quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic. Folks like Spike Lee, Michel Gondry, and David F.

Queen Latifah has declared she has mixed emotions about the decision by HBO Max executives to reinstate Gone With the Wind.The movie was pulled from the streaming service earlier this month after film critics suggested the racist and slavery undertones of the story were inappropriate following weeks of Black Lives Matter protests.Do the Right Thing filmmaker Spike Lee then urged HBO Max bosses to reconsider, and the film will now return to the site with an introduction from Jacqueline Stewart, a

Also Read: Netflix Pulls Episode of Bob Odenkirk and David Cross's 2015 Comedy Show Over Blackface SketchThe 10-episode series, which Wheeler and Miller adapted themselves, is set to debut on July 17.Daniel Sharman, Matt Stokoe, Lily Newmark, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Emily Coates, Billy Jenkins, Bella Dayne and Peter Mullan also star. Executive producers are Wheeler, Miller and Leila Gerstein.

Even with decades of acclaimed features and a recent Oscar win, Spike Lee still has to fight for his creative vision. And that fight extends to folks like Netflix, a studio notorious for spending large amounts of cash to please its filmmakers.

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

David Byrne‘s ‘American Utopia on Broadway’, directed by Spike Lee, is set to premiere on HBO later this year.The Broadway production saw Byrne perform a selection of hits from both his Talking Heads and solo career alongside an 11-person ensemble that danced and carried its instruments around the stage.It toured the world off the back of Byrne’s solo album ‘American Utopia’ before becoming a Broadway production.

Bob Odenkirk and David Cross are speaking out after Netflix pulled an episode of their 2015 series,, that features Cross in blackface. Titled «Know Your Rights,» the episode is the third in the series and depicts an interaction between a police officer and someone stopped at a DUI checkpoint.

Netflix is making some changes to the “W/Bob & David” episode lineup.

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.

the Spike Lee-directed version of Broadway show “David Byrne’s American Utopia.”The film will launch on the premium cable network later this year and comes after Deadline revealed the filmed version of the show in January.The Broadway production, which opened October 2019 and ran through February 16 at the Hudson Theatre, features the Talking Heads cofounder accompanied by 11 musicians from around the world performing songs from Byrne’s 2018 album “American Utopia” as well as hits from his

Even though we’re just now coming off the release of Spike Lee’s most recent feature film, “Da 5 Bloods,” that doesn’t mean the filmmaker is taking the rest of the year off.

J. Kim Murphy editorHBO will air the filmed version of the Broadway show “David Byrne’s American Utopia,” directed by Spike Lee, later this year.The announcement was made on Tuesday by HBO’s executive VP of programming Nina Rosenstein.“‘David Byrne’s American Utopia’ is a uniquely transformative experience and a perfect example of how entertainment can bring us together during these challenging times,” said Rosenstein.

Peter White Television EditorHBO has landed the Spike Lee-directed version of Broadway show David Byrne’s American Utopia.The film will launch on the premium cable network later this year and comes after Deadline revealed the filmed version of the show in January.The Broadway production, which opened October 2019 and ran through February 16 at the Hudson Theatre, features the Talking Heads cofounder accompanied by 11 musicians from around the world performing songs from Byrne’s 2018 album

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.

You would think that Spike Lee wouldn’t have much trouble finding a studio to finance and distribute his films. After decades of films that have been nominated for all sorts of awards and coming off his first Oscar win, it would stand to reason that a filmmaker would have a line of studios hoping to work with him.

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