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BBC Staunchly Defends Comedy ‘Famalam’ After Jamaican Sketch Was Branded “Outrageous” — Edinburgh
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.
