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Barry Humphries calls out ‘puritanism’ of the BBC over ban on Corbyn jokes

on Jan 5, 2016 | 0 comments

By Jessica Goodfellow

Barry Humphries, otherwise known by alter-egos Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson, has criticised the BBC for being too sensitive around political matters after refusing to let him poke fun at Jeremy Corbyn without doing the same to David Cameron.

Humphries claims in an interview with Radio Times that during talks with the BBC, prior to an appearance as Dame Edna on Michael McIntyre’s Christmas show, a “faceless, nameless person” at the BBC told him if he wanted to say something about Mr Corbyn “you also have to say something about Mr Cameron”. Humphries suggests the irony of their concern Read full story ›

Source: The Drum