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Weight jokes ‘not acceptable anymore’ in film and television

Director and Writer Richard Curtis has promised never to make “fat” jokes in his work again.  He’s famous for films like Love Actually, Four Weddings and a Funeral and Notting Hill and says he feels bad about lines in his films that are no longer funny.  Andrea was joined by listeners to discuss...

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12.45 16 Oct 2023


Weight jokes ‘not acceptable anymore’ in film and television


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Director and Writer Richard Curtis has promised never to make “fat” jokes in his work again. 

He’s famous for films like Love Actually, Four Weddings and a Funeral and Notting Hill and says he feels bad about lines in his films that are no longer funny. 

Andrea was joined by listeners to discuss...


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