Well fancy that...

Harry Enfield has had to axe a Muslim hoodie from his new show. Incredible he ever thought that it would be a good idea for a character, really, funny as it would undoubtedly be. It would probably have ended with Enfield being fatwa’d and his effigy being burnt from Kabul to Kidderminster.

This from The Daily Telegraph.

The 47-year-old sketch show comedian was ordered by executives at production company Tiger Aspect to scrap plans to play the unnamed Muslim because it might “cause trouble”. [No, do you really think so?]

Enfield, who was recently named Loaded Legend at Loaded magazine's annual Lafta comedy awards, said that he was also warned not to play paedophile Catholic priest Father Paddy, another new character, for the same reason.
Enfield said: “I was told, ‘Don't even go there’.”

Tiger Aspect Productions said that the decision not to include the unnamed Muslim Hoodie and Father Paddy had been taken a long time before the series aired and so the ban on the characters had not affected the show's production or launch.

A spokesman said: ‘The characters never made it further than the page. This was a decision taken collectively by key members of the production team at the time of making the series almost two years ago.’