MX23RW : Sunday, April 27 23:25:44| >> :600:150947264:150947264:

Netflix pulls Chris Lilley shows amid BLM movement

Netflix pulls all of Chris Lilley's series from its streaming service due to concerns over the use of blackface in some of his sketches.

Netflix has removed all of Chris Lilley's series from its platform in the wake of the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests.

Civil unrest is continuing around the globe following the death of George Floyd, an African-American man who was killed when a Minneapolis police officer restrained him by kneeling on his neck for almost nine minutes.

Yesterday Netflix pulled Little Britain and Come Fly With Me from the service due to concerns over the use of blackface in a number of sketches, and now Lilley's portfolio of shows has gone too.

The series Summer Heights High, We Can Be Heroes, Angry Boys and Jonah From Tonga all featured the comedian portraying a variety of different characters, including some of a different ethnicity.

In Angry Boys Lilley uses blackface for the character S.mouse, a rapper who uses the N-word and boasts about his "big black balls", while in Summer Heights High he played Jonah Takalua, a 13-year-old schoolboy of Tongan descent.

The BBC has yet to follow suit, with both Summer Heights High and Angry Boys still available on iPlayer.

ID:402023: cacheID:402023:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2068:
Written by
Neil Wilkes

Follow us on Bluesky or on X/Twitter and like us on Facebook for the latest entertainment news alerts.

Restore Data
Share this article now:
Colin Kaepernick pictured in April 2018
Read Next:
Roger Goodell admits NFL was "wrong" over kneeling protests
>
rhs 2.0
New TV Picks header

Monday, April 28


The Last of Us: Sky Atlantic, 2am/9pm
Erm, right then... what next?

Married at First Sight Australia: E4, 8pm (part one) and 10pm (part two)
The end of the experiment draws nearer and tonight, it's the final commitment ceremony

P Diddy: The Rise and Fall: iPlayer, from 6am and BBC Three, 9pm
Yinka Bokinni meets some of Diddy's inner circle as the allegations against the rapper mount

Coronation Street: ITVX, from 7pm and ITV1, 8pm
Sad times as Debbie's worst fears are confirmed

Made in Chelsea: E4, 10.40pm
Always fun - Miles and Sam Prince are at each other's throats again!