Evening Standard) this morning (June 11) in response to the removal of Little Britain, The Mighty Boosh and more from streaming services, Enfield debated the issue with Nick Robinson and writer Ava Vidal, using a racial slur when referring to a GH Elliott character called “Chocolate Coloured C**n” from the 1930s.“Obviously, Al Jolson or GH Elliott who played the Chocolate Coloured C**n, in the thirties, they perpetuated the myth of the happy negro, who was very happy to sing under the crack of the whip,” he said. “Obviously that’s deeply offensive.”After Robinson pointed out that viewers could find the word offensive, Enfield replied: “Well, that was his name on stage.”Going on to discuss portraying Nelson Mandela in sketch series Ruddy.
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