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Come Fly With Me - Series 1 Page 6

Just a thought but why do white comedy actors have to "black up" to get laughs? Have you ever seen a black man "whiting up"? No, me neither. Having said that, I enjoyed this show and found myself smiling. I just hope that Walliams and Lucas don't flog every idea and sketch to the max as I think they will. :)

Quote: kevin garbett @ December 29 2010, 2:21 PM GMT

Have you ever seen a black man "whiting up"?

Actually, yes.

Lenny Henry for one in a comedy film.

I see your Henry and raise you a Wayans;

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Edited by Aaron - changed to image.

Back at ya with The National Theatre!

Poor old Lenny was in some decent stuff.

I think he was in atleast one rather good Comic Strip (the one taking the piss out of Le Carre) but he was playing a rubbish 80s comic.

Quote: Sadsmileyface @ December 29 2010, 2:32 PM GMT

I see your Henry and raise you a Wayans;

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:RShZvy5jS_V4AM:http://www.impawards.com/2004/posters/white_chicks.jpg&t=1

It would be funnier if we had IMG tags.

We do! It's image instead of IMG

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Of course, Eddie Murphy used to as well, not only "whiting up" for 'Saturday Night Live', but also "white Jew-ing up" in 'Coming To America'.

Quote: Griff @ December 29 2010, 2:33 PM GMT

Something about this statement doesn't quite ring true.

:D

And pretending to f**k transsexual whores like it's going out of fashion.

Quote: Leevil @ December 29 2010, 3:02 PM GMT

We do! It's image instead of IMG

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Hoist on my own petard!

Oh, and by the way... don't know if I've mentioned this before, but... this is not a frigging sitcom!!! Angry :( Teary

Nor is The League Of Gents, but try telling that to the monsters who run this place.

Quote: Marc P @ December 29 2010, 10:48 PM GMT

Why?

Oh don't you start, Marc! :( ;)

Quote: Matthew Stott @ December 29 2010, 10:34 PM GMT

Nor is The League Of Gents.

Yes it is.

Quote: zooo @ December 29 2010, 10:49 PM GMT

Yes it is.

Of course it is.

That's that solved.

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