The BBC have been caught up in a whole lot of trouble recently; mainly concerning their light entertainment programmes. I could spend time describing the ins and outs of the Brand and Ross case but quite frankly I do not care for Russell Brand. I am therefore going to talk about Frankie Boyle.
Frankie Boyle, whilst performing on Mock the Week,was asked to think of something the Queen did not say in her Christmas speech. After comments such as "I've just eaten a swan" and "It's been good to spend time with my family- and Harry", Boyle came out with "I'm now so old my p***y is haunted".
This has caused outrage. The Daily Mail appeared to give a rather unfair report suggesting that it is just another example to the depths which the BBC has fallen. It is not just The Daily Mail but various other news sources don't seem to grasp the fact that it is comedy.
Comedy should not be limited to the confines of taste. If you don't like it turn it off. Where would we have been, in terms of comedy, if The Pythons decided not to make The Life of Brian because some people wouldn't like it. We would be stuck in the era where The Good Life rules and anyone who said anything mildly offensive would be chased out by an angry mob with pitchforks.
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