Netflix has removed several popular British shows, including Little Britain and The Mighty Boosh, over blackface
A non-blackface scene from Little Britain. Photo: BBC As streaming services continue to reevaluate their catalogues during the current cultural reckoning of racism and police brutality, Netflix has decided to remove numerous British comedies over the use of blackface. Per The Guardian, popular sketch shows The Mighty Boosh, Little Britain, The League of Gentlemen, and Come Fly With Me are currently unavailable to stream due to the frequency of white actors portraying characters of color.
The offending Mighty Boosh sketch featured co-creator Noel Fielding, now a judge on The Great British Baking Show, playing a fictional jazz musician named Howlin’ Jimmy Jefferson. On The League of Gentlemen, co-creator Reece Shearsmith portrayed a character named Papa Lazarou, who’s a self-described “blacked-up” circus ringmaster.
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