peter kay actually sense. peter kay actually appeared in little britain defending it.e said it was far from being politically correct, but that's what made it funny. he goes on to say probably that show wouldn't get made now , the show wouldn't get made now, the show's creators, he says , have show's creators, he says, have taken a lot of flak in the past few years for the work they did, and that is a shame to right it is. he added that comedy is now such a minefield and says that political correctness is changing all the time. he insisted that whilst sometimes good comes from being pc, most of the time it's a hindrance. there are still a few gems out there like peter kay and the very un—pc comedian dave chappelle in the united states who are pushing back on this. but there are not enough of them. have you noticed how bonng them. have you noticed how boring modern comedy is? why have the viewing figures for programmes like live at the apollo plummeted? and why do sitcoms feel more like a lecture than a laugh these days? comedy is supposed to be edgy. it's supposed to b

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peter kay. >> top of the lot. peter kay. >> top of the lot. of london the from eastern of london with the long line, huh? >> oh, russell brand. >> oh, russell brand. >> no, no. >> no, no. >> long hair. >> long hair. >> i do not know. that's pun long. >> no, no, no, no. he looks like russell brand, but he's not russell brand, but he's not russell . he's. he's. russell kane. he's. he's. i think he's ham supporter i >>i -- >> i know lam >> i know who you mean. yeah >> i know who you mean. yeah >> oh, goodness sake, eamonn i >> nobody's any help to me anyway . anyway. >> i know that russell brand is the ham supporter. the west ham supporter. >> flanagan. the west ham supporter. >> micky flanagan. the west ham supporter. >> micky flanagan, micky flanagan , and funny, funny, flanagan, and funny, funny, funny , funny, funny man, i like funny, funny, funny man, i like ricky gervais. >> i'm sorry. i love ricky gervais. >> i think he's sarcastic. >> i think he's sarcastic. >> fantastic. >> fantastic. >> i love norman wisdom. yeah. is he still around? >>

the problem for me with modern top gear is that you're asking a cricketer and the sort of net or peter kaythat really should be done by people who know what they're doing, what the problem is, the viewer . that's the is, the viewer. that's the problem . problem. >> got it. so it's the fact that they're not experts out of interest, though, steve, you say you had three crashes when you're actually on top gear. one of them was hushed up, but also that you were allowed to continue to film on top gear even though you had been banned from driving for six months. is that true? >> yes . well, i'm not. i just >> yes. well, i'm not. i just they just sent me abroad where i could still drive back then because there was something called an international driver's permit , which if you knew you permit, which if you knew you were going to get banned in the uk, you could go to an rac office, get one of these very official looking document tents, and if you went abroad, you could just show them that instead driving licence instead of a driving licence because knows, back because as everybody knows, back in

the problem for me with modern top gear is that you're asking a cricketer and the sort of net or peter kaythat really should be done by people who know what they're doing, what the problem is, the viewer . that's the is, the viewer. that's the problem . problem. >> got it. so it's the fact that they're not experts out of interest, though, steve, you say you had three crashes when you're actually on top gear. one of them was hushed up, but also that you were allowed to continue to film on top gear even though you had been banned from driving for six months. is that true? >> yes . well, i'm not. i just >> yes. well, i'm not. i just they just sent me abroad where i could still drive back then because there was something called an international driver's permit , which if you knew you permit, which if you knew you were going to get banned in the uk, you could go to an rac office, get one of these very official looking document tents, and if you went abroad, you could just show them that instead driving licence instead of a driving licence because knows, back because as everybody knows, back in

this is mark dolan tonight in my big opinion, peter kay slams woke comedy . my politically correct joke? my mark meets guest is the oldest stunt man in britain. hear about his incredible life story and his incredible life story and his daredevil stunts before the end of the hour in the big story in a stunning royal development, prince harry is reportedly desperate to return to the uk as king charles could hit the reset button is a palace peace deal in the offing ? well, to get the the offing? well, to get the answer to that, i'll be speaking to top royal insiders older lady victoria hervey . plus, i'll be victoria hervey. plus, i'll be asking victoria as a new netflix series about his incredible career is released. does david beckham deserve a knighthood ? in beckham deserve a knighthood? in my take ten suella braverman refuses a meeting about immigration with the archbishop of canterbury. she's absolutely right. it's the government running the country, not the church of england . two hours of church of england. two hours of big opinion, big debate and big en

redial, and i'll tell you what's really happening kai kalas' husband had a transport company, he gave two lklass and she really was the frontman, as peterned out that they have a joint venture with some st. petersburg office. husband of the prime minister, and she then also said that i will not resign, but she thought that this was such a trivial story. my next question will be to the estonian expert. by the way , this is interesting because what stressed me so much not only did the russian officials in the kremlin rejoice, but also the so-called good russians, i.e. liberals , i.e. people from the entourage of navalny as a well-known prison and his colleagues also frantically started throwing garbage into kaya kalas and when i saw that the whole russia is criticizing very strongly. some doubts have crept in here, some thoughts that somehow it looks strange. and was this a provocation? well, because such unanimity when both the kremlin and the anti-kremlin are becoming more and more, we are suddenly beginning to beat kaya kalash prem minister of estonia who has always been a real front-front woman. and yes, i am returning and i hope we a

senator gary peters of michigan the latest senator to call for his resignation joining gillibrand, klobuchar and kay leader chuck schumer and dick durbin say that menendez deserves a fair trial. nancy pelosi says he should step down. >> the charges are formidable. probably be a good idea if he did resign. >> the pressure on menendez is ramping up as his long-time friend and colleague new jersey democrat senator cory booker called on menendez to step down writing in part senator menendez fiercely asserts his innocence and it is 3 fore understandable that he believes stepping down is unfair. but i believe this is a mistake. i believe that stepping down is best for those senator menendez has spent his life serving. democrat new jersey congressman andy kim says hi will primary menendez next year. the calls for resignation come amid concern that this could damages that the senate could hold on to their majority. menendez indicated yesterday that he's not going anywhere. at least three republican senator as agree he should not including tim cotton writing senator menendez has a right to test the governmen