Peter Kay claims comedy is a 'minefield' due to political correctness as he defends controversial Little Britain sketches which were removed from show

Peter Kay has defended the controversial Little Britain series created by David Walliams and Matt Lucas, claiming political correctness makes comedy a 'minefield' today. And despite the criticism of the show, Peter said he was delighted to have been given a part in the show's 2006 special Little Britain Abroad. Speaking out: Peter Kay has defended the controversial Little Britain series created by David Walliams and Matt Lucas, claiming political correctness now makes comedy a 'minefield' Cut: The sketch comedy programme - which ran from 2003 to 2006 on BBC Three and BBC One - was removed from BBC iPlayer in 2020 after scenes were deemed offensive and Matt Lucas seen as Ting Tong Macadangdang ) 'They go on their honeymoon to Belgium and meet my character. On air: Despite the criticism of the show, Peter said he was delighted to have been given a part in the show's 2006 special Little Britain Abroad Characters: Benefits-cheat and wheelchair user Andy, was retained for the 2022 edition of Little Britain when it was reintroduced to streaming services Acting out: Daffyd Thomas, a homosexual Welshman played by Matt, repeatedly claims he is the 'only gay in the village' of the fictional mining village of Llandewi, Wales in the show Little Britain's most iconic roles, including Vicky Pollard and wheelchair user Andy, were retained, alongside other characters including Matt's homosexual Welshman Dafydd Thomas and David's cross-dresser Emily Howard.