10 March 2008
VELLY POOR TASTE?
Adrian Edmondson's upcoming, and much postponed, ITV1 sitcom, Teenage Kicks (currently due to air Friday March 28 - but that could all change) is an old school, broad-brush effort. And, here's a thing, it features a Chinese, Star Wars-loving nerd called David (Jonathan Chan-Pensley). There's a bit where one of the Caucasian characters takes the piss out of his accent, and gives it the full-on Charlie Chan. Is that okay, now?
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As long as the person doing the mocking is made to look a fool, then I wouldn't particularly have a problem with seeing that sort of thing in a comedy.
The Chinese character was well portrayed on the radio series. I believe he's the only actor (other than Ade Edmonson) to make the transition to TV, too.
Haven't seen the scene you refer to yet, but shurely it can't be as out-and-out offensive as Ting Tong Macadangdang or a tonne of other dodgy characters in Little Britain or Leigh Francis's work? Or Phoenix Nights/Max and Paddy? I'm convinced that a gay black dwarf would make Patrick McGuiness laugh himself to death.
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Haven't seen the scene you refer to yet, but shurely it can't be as out-and-out offensive as Ting Tong Macadangdang or a tonne of other dodgy characters in Little Britain or Leigh Francis's work? Or Phoenix Nights/Max and Paddy? I'm convinced that a gay black dwarf would make Patrick McGuiness laugh himself to death.
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