Blackface in Les & Dustin's Laughter Show (1986)

Dustin Gee 'blacking up' as Eastenders character Tony Carpenter. They would never get away with it now! How times have changed.

[@davidjones6470]

Classic t.v great stuff Can't beat this good times

[@davidjb-750]

Different times

[@darrenmaclaren5352]

The past is a foreign land. People do things different there.

[@simond5387]

I don't see a problem, it's just acting for a comedy sketch - nobody is promoting hatred, violence acts or death to blacks in this clip. Everyone is so precious these days. We should just live together as people, and not as colours. :)

[@christopherdrennan3511]

Jessica Martin as Angie Watts and Les Dennis as Pete Beale.

[@deanglennon8194]

Comedy is dead these times, its been sanitised into non existence.

[@prappsy3028]

Yet non-sanitised comedy gave us shite like this…

[@showbizsam4440]

Dustin a notable figure - the only homosexual male who died before his time in the 80s from something that wasn't "Bad Aids", formerly known as "Gay Cancer" when it first came out. Heavy smoker Dustin opted for an honourable & patriotic Great British heart-attack. God, who doesn't like men's bums and men's willies anywhere near each other, or women on their bad week, would most certainly approve of Dustin's choice. Les Dennis is someone I've absolutely no time for. Touring the chat shows of the 80s, turning on the waterworks, building the sympathy, on and on until he takes Max Bygraves' last ever decent job. If that's not bad enough, he tours local park benches with a "5yo just heard of doggy heaven" look with photographers everywhere, almost as if he's sent an email to all tabloids. When I look at the pics it's like, "See my sympathy card. It's so massive Brucie could turn it over for the car. Willing to do anything. Songs of Praise, News Bunny, Keynotes, successor to Jasper Carrott in All About Me revival..."

[@kamandi1362]

You ok, hun?

[@showbizsam4440]

@@kamandi1362 Not with Les Dennis still going, no.

[@mmabennyj]

KZbin is certainly not a good place for old entertainers. I try and give them the benefit of the doubt as it was a different time. But god it’s hard to watch.

[@skypygmy1369]

Why?

[@arthurconan1899]

For You not the rest of of US

[@mmabennyj]

@@arthurconan1899 I can’t believe you asked every other person on the planet. God you worked hard for this one comment. I commend your dedication.

[@CashelOConnolly]

Oh dear this is bad