Patrick West

Who’s laughing now? Cancel culture is killing comedy

The BBC and Channel 4 are self-censoring their comedy output because they are so terrified of offending people. So says Jimmy Mulville, the producer of Have I Got News For You, who claims ‘cancel culture’ has resulted in a fearful atmosphere in these institutions: 

‘People who cause offence now can be cancelled.

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