Australia, WTF?

[JazMerkin]

I agree with some of what you are saying but how different is this from Bo Selector's Michael Jackson show on Channel 4 a week or so ago

apart from being funnier than the Aussie version they are both white blokes blacking up for a comedy routine

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/chamone-mofo-selecta/4od#2971185

I thought this was really funny never even thought about a race issue

I think the difference is how he did it. He's come up with a particular set of characters who all have rubber masks & the MJ character is just one. Also the clearest difference is he is mocking to Jackson the man, rather than Jackson as a black man. I don't personally don't find it that funny, not because of any race issue but I just don't think its particularly well written comedy. But, he does the same to Craig David, Mel B, Elton John & Kelly Osbourne. The basic comedy of his show comes from how inept & unrealistic of the real person his characters are (got that from wikipedia)

There's a big difference between that & people blacking up for laughs

[Andre]

White blonde girls !

I think the whole world has already agreed its open slather on them.