Matt Lucas and David Walliams have apologised for portraying characters of different ethnicities in sketches on Little Britain, many of which used blackface.
Walliams used black makeup and an afro wig to play the character Desiree DeVere, while Lucas used blackface to play Pastor Jesse King.
A spokesperson for the BBC said: “There’s a lot of historical programming available on BBC iPlayer, which we regularly review.
In a new statement, Lucas and Walliams said they regretted “[playing] characters of other races”.