BBC removes 11 Mitchell and Webb comedy sketches from iPlayer
The corporation said it had included "the ones that still work today and not the ones that don't."
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Notable Quotes
"I totally get it if the BBC is putting out something really racist, which is laughing at and encouraging other people to feel that it's OK to do that."
— Dom Joly , Celebrity
"But it's so clear that Mitchell and Webb are not doing that. Their intent was not to be racist."
— Dom Joly , Celebrity
"The BBC are in an impossible position."
— Jimmy Mulville , Executive
"Producers had to be careful that this is not the thin end of a wedge where we cut things out."
— Jimmy Mulville , Executive
Key People
David Mitchell is a Bafta-winning comedian and writer known for his work in That Mitchell and Webb Look.
Dom Joly is a comedian known for creating the show Trigger Happy TV.
Jimmy Mulville is the co-founder of Hat Trick Productions, a television production company.
Robert Webb is a Bafta-winning comedian and writer known for his work in That Mitchell and Webb Look.
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The corporation said it had included "the ones that still work today and not the ones that don't."
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