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Andrew Lawrence
The Outcast Comic

The Outcast Comic

  • TV documentary
  • Sky Arts
  • 2016
  • 1 episode

Documentary exploring censorship and free speech in comedy, through the centre-right comedian Andrew Lawrence. Also features Al Murray, Reginald D Hunter, Nish Kumar, Shaparak Khorsandi, Brendon Burns and more.

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Key details

Genre
Documentary
Broadcast
2016
Channel
Sky Arts
Episodes
1
Features
Andrew Lawrence, Al Murray, Reginald D Hunter, Nish Kumar, Shaparak Khorsandi, Brendon Burns, Steve Bennett, John Moloney and more
Writers
Wael Dabbous
Directors
Wael Dabbous
Producers
Wael Dabbous
Company

The inside story of how stand-up comic Andrew Lawrence outraged the comedy world and became one of Britain's most hated comedians overnight, when he challenged political correctness in the industry and 'came out' as a right-leaning voter.

In the latest film from award-winning documentary maker Wael Dabbous, The Outcast Comic explores political correctness, free speech and the boundaries of comedy in a time when a culture of censorship threatens to control what can and can't be said in Britain today.

Additional details

Production
Studio
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Thursday 6th October 2016 at 10pm on Sky Arts
Episode length
1 hour
Most recent repeats
  • Monday 2nd March 2020 at 3:00am on Sky Arts
  • Thursday 27th February 2020 at 11:00pm on Sky Arts
  • Wednesday 3rd October 2018 at 10:00pm on Sky Arts

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