Netflix pulls ‘The League of Gentlemen’ from its platform over blackface character

Jill Goldsmith Netflix said Tuesday that going foward it will allocate 2% of its cash holdings — initially up to $100 million — to financial institutions and organizations that directly support Black communities as part of a commitment to racial equity“We know great stories can create empathy and understanding.

Golden Girls episode does not portray blackface at all—and removing the episode is actually harmful. “Removing this episode is weird, counterproductive and stupid,” author tweeted.

Comedian and podcaster Adam Carolla defended his friend, late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, on Saturday night, saying "context" should be taken into consideration when judging an actor or comedian doing a character in blackface. "I can tell you that we have to make a definitive difference between blackface and doing a character who happens to be black," Carolla said while appearing on Fox News' "Watters' World." "If we want to remove Jimmy Kimmel from the equation, we can focus on Jimmy Fallon.

The Office and Community are among the latest shows to re-evaluate their content and alter episodes over the use of blackface.Since the murder of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25 and the global protests that followed, the entertainment industry has begun to remove scenes and episodes due to problematic content.In the case of The Office, a scene has been removed from season nine episode ‘Dwight Christmas’, which sees Dwight Schrute (played by Rainn Wilson) sharing the

Jenna Marbles is saying goodbye to the platform that made her a star. The 33-year-old YouTuber, whose real name is Jenna Mourey, announced on Thursday that she is stepping away from her channel after receiving backlash for wearing blackface and being racially insensitive in past videos.Marbles posted a lengthy video apologizing for her offensive videos, as well as explaining that she never meant to offend anyone.

Will Thorne Staff WriterA scene from “The Office” in which a character appears in blackface has been edited out, Variety has confirmed.The show’s creator Greg Daniels issued the following statement regarding the scene from the 2012 episode “Dwight Christmas.”“‘The Office’ is about a group of people trying to work together with mutual respect despite the inappropriate actions of their boss and assistant manager,” said Daniels.

Naman Ramachandran Netflix CEO has talked up the popularity of international shows like Spain’s “Money Heist,” Italy’s “Summertime” and Germany’s “Unorthodox” during the global lockdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic. In an audio essay broadcast on BBC Sounds, Hastings said, “We know that great stories can come from anywhere and be loved everywhere.

Naman Ramachandran Netflix will resume principal photography in the U.K. on the second season of fantasy epic series “The Witcher” from August 17.The streamer made the announcement on Twitter: “I’m dusting off my lute and quill, I have some news, some mead to spill: After all the months we’ve been apart, it’s time for production to restart.

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

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.

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.

The Mighty Boosh and The League of Gentlemen are no longer available to stream on Netflix.As of Thursday morning, both of the comedy series had been removed from the on-demand platforms, with reports claiming it was due to their use of blackface.Evening Standard has reached out to Netflix for comment.Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt’s The Mighty Boosh, which originally aired between 2004 and 2007, contained a character called The Spirit of Jazz.The character was intended to be ghost of fictional

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.

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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.