Harry Hill reckons it’s vital comedians are happy to offend people.
The TV funnyman, 58, doesn’t shy away from controversial topics when he’s writing gags even if they might be divisive.
He told the Daily Star: “When you’re a comedian you have to be unafraid to offend people. If you think too hard about things, you’d never do half the jokes.”
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Harry has penned a new musical about Tony Blair, 69.
The show includes scenes about the former Prime Minister going to war, his financial scandal and his controversial friendship with former President George W Bush, 76.
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And the former TV Burp host admits Blair wouldn’t like what he’s written.
He said: “We aren’t even handed with this show. I think Tony would be a bit upset by it.”
“It’s a great story. Tony Blair starts off as a peace-loving hippy and ends up as Prime Minister and it all goes wrong.
“I think with this subject matter, there’s no way round it. You don’t pull your punches.”
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The show’s co-writer Steve Brown said: “We hit a couple of marks. Tony Blair’s results were a mixed bag and that’s our assessment of him in the show.
“I imagine there’s an awful lot of ego there with Tony Blair. When you hear him being challenged, he’s understandably sensitive.
“But who knows? He might have a sense of humour.”
Tony! Is touring the UK until October.
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It comes after Harry paid tribute to the late Paul O’Grady.
The TV legend, who died suddenly at the age of 67 last month, shot to fame as pioneering drag queen Lily Savage in the 1980s and made regular appearances as her right up until the early 2000s when he abandoned his alter ego completely in favour of carving out a career on screen as himself with his own self-titled chat show.
Following his passing, fellow TV star Harry remarked that he was “full of admiration” for Paul over the career move and noted that his death came as such a “shock” because he was so loved for “being himself.”
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
