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BBC Backtracks & Quietly Deletes Clips Of Comedian Chris Lilley In Blackface

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Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: The BBC has performed a u-turn over clips of Australian comedian Chris Lilley in blackface, quietly deleting them from its website on Wednesday.Deadline asked the BBC twice earlier today if 10 clips of Lilley playing character S.mouse in Angry Boys would remain on its website, and twice the BBC stood by the content.“The change only affects Little Britain,” it told me, referring to a decision on Tuesday to take down Little Britain from iPlayer after the David Walliams and Matt Lucas comedy featured blackface sketches.But now, the Chris Lilley clips have vanished.

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