‘Last Week Tonight’s jokes about Queen Elizabeth’s death were removed from its U.K. broadcast.
made in reference to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II have caused a bit of an uproar, at least among those who have heard them. The English broadcasting Sky apparently found a few of his comments to be in poor taste, completely cutting them from this week’s episode ofOf course, the reaction to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II has varied. Some mourned her death with great passion. Others are critical of the monarchy in general, and aren't quite so bothered.
Strangely enough, it's not like the jokes he ended up making are directly targeted at Queen Elizabeth II or anything like that. It's nothing quite so malicious. It's just that when the whole country goes through “National Mourning” following her death, even the lines he delivered could cause some problems. The key offenders were jokes such as:
Obviously, we have to start with the UK, which is clearly still reeling from the shocking death of a 96-year-old woman from natural causes. It is a big moment this week and for some reason absolutely everyone felt they had to weigh in on it.The nicest thing the Queen of England ever did for anyone was die the week that woman became Prime Minister. Because for at least a week, she’s not going to be getting justifiably destroyed for answers like that.
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