Fawlty has fallen: John Cleese strikes back
11/06/2020 … John Cleese has defended an episode of Fawlty Towers that was pulled from catch-up TV, saying those who don’t get the joke are ‘stupid’.
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11/06/2020 … John Cleese has defended an episode of Fawlty Towers that was pulled from catch-up TV, saying those who don’t get the joke are ‘stupid’.
11/06/2020 … Julia Davis and Vicki Pepperdine have written a book in the guise of their agony aunt alter-egos Joan and Jericha.
11/06/2020 … Judd Apatow is working on a documentary about American comedy legend George Carlin.
11/06/2020 … Harry Enfield has defended using blackface in his comedy career, saying: ‘I don’t think I regret it.
11/06/2020 … Zach Braff wants to make a movie version of his long-running hospital sitcom Scrubs.
11/06/2020 … The Mighty Boosh has become the latest comedy to be pulled from Netflix because of scenes containing blackface.
10/06/2020 … The BBC has quietly removed clips of Australian comedian Chris Lilley in blackface from its website.
10/06/2020 … Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly have apologised for using blackface in Saturday Night Takeaway.
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