Netflix removes Mighty Boosh and League of Gentlemen over blackface scenes

Peep Show scene involving blackface from its platform as a number of shows re-evaluate their content.The death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis last month has sparked global anti-racism protests, and, in the wake of this, the entertainment world has been removing controversial scenes and episodes over problematic content.A Peep Show moment that involves Jeremy (played by Robert Webb) wearing blackface has now been taken off the Netflix edit of the Channel 4 series.

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.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterThe popular comedy Scrubs is the latest show to be haunted by its racially insensitive episodes from the past.

The Chinese legend of the Moon Goddess is getting treated to a gorgeous animated update with Netflix’s “Over The Moon”.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterAs Hollywood continues to slowly shift with the changing landscape of racial identity and inclusion, NBCUniversal has removed four episodes of 30 Rock from streaming services and syndication that feature characters in blackface.The request for the removal of the episodes came from show co-creators Tina Fey and Robert Carlock.“As we strive to do the work and do better in regards to race in America, we believe that these episodes featuring actors in

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.

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.

Netflix has pulled The Mighty Boosh from its service due to the show’s use of blackface.The League Of Gentlemen has also been removed as the latest in a number of shows that are disappearing from streaming services due to perceived racial insensitivity.Both shows contain a character that is played by a white actor wearing blackface, and The Guardian reports that the shows have been removed from Netflix due to being racially problematic.

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.

The League of Gentlemen has been removed from Netflix in light of the show’s use of blackface.The League of Gentlemen, which began in 1999 and was created by Reece Shearsmith alongside Jeremy Dyson, Mark Gatiss and Steve Pemberton, remains on BBC iPlayer for now.Shearsmith, who is white, plays Papa Lazarou in the BBC series.

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