Tara Conlan BBC sketch show Famalam has been “backed to the hilt” by comedy boss Shane Allen in the row over a sketch featuring a satirical Jamaican version of Channel 4 quiz program Countdown.The clip was tweeted by BBC Three last week ahead of the show’s Season 3 premiere on Sunday.
It went viral, stoking anger after it appeared to invoke stereotypes about Jamaican people. You can watch the sketch below.Your first look at #Famalam series three: Jamaican Countdown.
pic.twitter.com/5ZITnEQhJ9— BBC Three (@bbcthree) August 20, 2020Jamaican foreign minister Kamina Johnson-Smith tweeted that she would be ”writing formally” to the BBC about the matter.
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