COMEDIAN Leigh Francis has issued a tearful apology for dressing up as black celebrities in Bo Selecta.
He captioned it: "Following recent events, I’ve done a lot of talking and learning and I would like to put this out there.
Why
He was impersonating and taking the piss. not just of black people of all colours and races as I remember. It was a fucking comedy show. Leigh do not appolgise.
WHY !
he is a vile guy he has no respect for any body or any thing he needs to grow up.
The fuck?why apologise?
Why you apologising for comedy satire you snowflake
Pathetic
These comments are messed up at least he is man enough to admit what he feels wrong about. Black face has been going on for the longest time and it seems like you guys don’t care showing pictures of white chicks nobody cares about that compared to what we have been through so ✋🏿
He gets a pass because those characters were funny as fuck and he started off in Hackney!
Oh for fucks sake
Muppet
Seriously he only took the mick who he actually friends with like mel c you don’t see her crying ppl need to get a grip
What a load of bollocks
Pay back all the money you made for playing them parts then 😂. Moron
Do I also need to apologise for watching Love Thy Neighbour in the 60’s and does my West Indian mate have to apologise to me for calling me Chalky all my life. Are we going backwards or forwards here
😂😂😂😂😂
Well then let's say goodbye to comedy ths thanks for the memories Tommy Cooper, Bruce Forsythe, Catherine Tate and many more
Fuck my tall hat, get a grip you didn’t do anything wrong at all.
Nothing but a cuck.
🤮 pathetic
There is a difference between comedy and blatant racism. He is a comic and is having fun, leave him alone .
Why though... this sort of nonsense actually demeans the BLM movement!
Trans World Airways Technician
Attention seeking? Never once did I think this was racist material otherwise the art of comedy and the need to laugh has gone.
Good publicity stunt by him.
Fcking hypocrisy gone mad.
Were those characters racist or where they being parodies of people who happened to be black? Was anyone actually offended by it? Just because a white person portrays a person who is black or any other skin colour it is not automatically racist.
Lost all respect 🥱
There is nothing at all racist about playing a black person in my opinion.......I think soon white people won't even be able to mention a black person for fear of getting called a racist..🙄🙄🙄
Get a fuckin grip
This is getting silly.
lemontwittor working?
Per they
He’s made himself look like a complete prat with this! In the name of comedy, this was not necessary. All you so called celebrities need to get a grip!
OFFS
Why ? He makes it worse saying this now !
Look at him. What a mug. Fat ginger roll. 😆😆😆👆👆👆
so lets get this right your saying you cant put any skin colour in to comedy so guess this is the death of comedy as we know it
Get a grip ffs.. it will come to a point where everyone will find something offensive and we wont have comedy
He wasn’t being racist. He was doing a comedy sketch.
This is really pathetic and cringeworthy
Yes he should be sorry I for one am outraged .... outraged I tell you. Well if he is truly sorry then he should take him self off our TV close down his social media accounts and simply go away.
Oh my god really ffs that was years ago and it didn’t harm any body
Good grief
He has nothing to aplogise for bo selecta was hilarious and wasnt racist all this blm crap happening over george floyd in america portraying the mans a hero he was a vile criminal who threatend a pregnant woman by put a gun to her stomach he is no hero
Ah bless 😟fucking bellend
Black people weren't offended then! It's comedy you didn't take the piss out of their skin colour you took the piss out of the person. I see you couldn't give a shit about the white people you offended! Probably because that's not cool at minute.
What! Did racism only start last week Leigh?
I played a tree in the year 3 school play. I'm sorry to all the trees and vegans I offended with my actions.
Could be a ploy to get his name in the press again before he’s just another forgotten one
What a tool 🤦♀️
🔔End !
That's it, no more comedy! 😔
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All these celebrities and their false outrage and sorrow 😢please give it a rest, please don’t use this mans or anybody’s death to somehow cleanse yourself of the supposedly terrible thing’s you’ve done Ffs 🙄
Apart from Michael Jackson,for obvious reasons,it would be interesting to get the opinions of Trisha Goddard,Craig David and Mel B,to find out,if they found it racist and offensive 🤷♀️
Convenient timing to suddenly feel guilty 🤥
People probably found it funny 😂 he is just scared for his life ..snowflake
I'd cry if I was as rubbish as he is.
It wasn't racist at all,why the need for an apology.
Wtf really!!!
Don't play white people either then ya fanny it's comedy not taking piss out of skin colour just comedy
Then y do it in the first place!!! Fool
This is getting beyond a joke now! Let me ask you this, How many people were offended by Kevin and Marcus Copeland's characters in the White Chics movie? What happened to Mr Floyd was terrible but this roller-coaster has now came off the tracks. How many lives should be wrecked?
This is mental, he was taking the piss indiscriminately and whether you appreciated his humour or not, it wasn’t racist
Wow, just wow. Thays all I'm gonna say.
Good how would have felt if he had appeared in White Chicks or Coming to America
He should apologise at being a crap comedian
imnotsorryforbeingwhite
It's up to us the public to say if you crossed a line and you are just covering your arse 👌
Grow up
That’s a guilt trip apology coz it was funny it wasn’t racist the people even got involved what kind of bull
Why? Your a Comedian, it's your profession and can take the P out of Celebrities 👌
Don’t follow sheep 🐑
Twat..
Let him refund the money he made from those projects to BLM A good way to show attrition.
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
This guys a loser anyway
Fuck me what is the world coming to?
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There's a different between comedy and racial explotation. If this is the case, we'll need Lenny Henry, Wayans Bros & little Britain + many more doing this (which they shouldn't)
There's a different between comedy and racial exploration. If this is the case, we'll need Lenny Henry, Wayans Bros & little Britain + many more doing this (which they shouldn't)
Here to read the comments from.......
Who gives a rats arse
Serious ? I’m confused
Whilst hugging his bafta awards and huge bank balance. Yeah tears of a clown for sure.
I don’t get why it would be offensive if you pretend to be black. Anyone care to inform me?
It’s ok Justin Trudeau plays many characters ..currently he’s playing the role of a prime minister...
Oh do fu off. Jockey of the knob...
Jeez!! Get a grip people
Cunt
What about the film “White Chicks”?
Oh for god sake!! It’s tit for tat all time! Get a grip! It doesn’t matter wether we are black, white, green, purple whatever. There is still violence, greed and selfishness upon us all! It’s not colour it’s the whole bloody race that’s accountable!
He shouldn’t have to apologise for his old self when there was no malice intended, however, the fact he feels the need to share his consciousness about how this may have been perceived, is surely progress. Good on ya Keith
Twat
You gonna give all the cash you made to charity? More useful than your tears.
LeighFrancis no worries. Now you know!! Life is about learning and growing. We learn from our mistakes and move on. Thanks for the apology!! LeighFrancis blacklifematters
I'm white and I'm not ashamed to be, do I need help?
He should calculate the percentage of time these characters appeared & donate an equivalent percentage of fees & royalties earned from the shows 2 charities 2 help underprivileged black kids. If he's serious, that is & not just another luvvie spouting crocodile tears 2 look good
Did he apologise to the white people too? If not that’s racist 😳
Idiot
Good man decent of him..
Pathetic - grow a pair !
OFO
Don’t worry about it. You wasn’t exactly doing a SIR Bernard manning
Fucking embarrassing
What do you all expect from one of the most foul mouthed celebrity cretins in the U.K.
This is ridiculous man, love Bo Selecta fucking handbags everywhere nowadays
In tears as his career disappears....
No one cares
Oh really
Are we not allowed to take the piss out of people if they are black, now?
The snowflake brigade win again 👎🏻
Lost so much respect for him now, so what he is saying that he wont ever include black characters in his comedy anymore, seems more racist to me!
😂 “Rice and peas,” what a wanker he is
Zzzzzz🤡🤡
😂😂😂
Justice for Marilyn!!!
What an idiot, apologies for what?
Hurry up Leigh the bandwagon is filling up so fast with so called celebrities jumping on it
Boo hoo
This is ridiculous, he takes the piss out of everyone? He didn’t take the loss out of Craig David or Scary Alice because they’re black (Mel B is also white remember) he took the piss out of them for being them, just as he did everyone else. This is not the real problem..!
You absolute tool 🤮
ffs crying? Is he going to apologise to the gay community for how he portrayed Elton John , or people with speech impediments like Gareth Gates and his stammer?
keithlemon acting a lemon and apologising Cos he’s been told to 👍🏼
He'll apologise for everything just to get attention....just the other month he was flogging t.shirts to cash in on his mate flacks death
It was done in jest and with support from participants, and little opposition at the time.We are all learning hopefully or who's next on Instagram. Sir David Jason for only fools and horses comments.?different times. Time to change! ✌️
His career is well and truly over
Humbug.
Whilst hugging his bafta awards and huge bank balance. Yeah tears of a clown for sure.
Pathetic!
Ffs snowflakes everywhere!!!!!
What a sad pathetic RICK
Grow up man it’s comedy stop sucking up to all the offended and grow some balls
Does this not now deserve an apology then? standards
Well that is just great. Move on.
Oh ffs, just stop?
Will he hand back the money he made from it then?
Saves the world from CraigDavid and his awful music but is then overcome with guilt. Tragic.
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