THE REAL McCOY FULL EPISODE

The Real McCoy (BBC, 1991-96) was the first real showcase for young black comedy on primetime British television. The show also opened the door for multi-cultural comedy in general while by introducing British audiences to Meera Syal and Kulvinder Ghir, it paved the way for their success in Goodness Gracious Me (BBC, 1998-2000). Playing with notions of race in Britain at a time when the only truly visible black British comedian was Lenny Henry, the show cleared a path for a new generation of black comedians to break into the mainstream. Often confronting stereotypical views of black men and women, the show's writers flipped perceptions on their head to create their punchlines. One sketch showed a black British paratrooper running around the streets of Tottenham lauding the army's equal opportunities policy: "In here we've all got just as much opportunity for getting shot." This is not to say that The Real McCoy was an overtly political or heavy-handed show. In fact one of the show's highlights came from its brief musical pastiches, mocking popstars like MC Hammer, who finds himself repeatedly reminded by his backing singers that he 'can't touch this' every time he tries to grab a young lady's derrière. Where much urban programming finds itself shunted around the schedules, and often broadcast late at night, The Real McCoy was given a regular primetime slot. This suggested the BBC was seeing multi-cultural programming as integral to its schedule. The fact that the BBC's flagship ethnic comedy show mixed Black and Asian comedians, however, suggested that there remained doubts that mainstream audiences were yet ready for a half-hour show dedicated purely to one ethnicity. Such anxieties were dispelled following the success of Goodness Gracious Me.

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[TheStevenWhiting]

Andy Peters :) funny :) surprised CBBC allowed him to do that :)

[ConnecticutsBest]

@NayabHKhan I don't know what you're talking about Asian shows, radio and films are very active right now. It is the brown community which are not represented.

[ChicaPhoto]

Thank you for uploading, this has really made my day. This should have been released on DVD a long time ago. Thanks again!

[glennbuchanan29]

@KobiOfficialMusic exactly! bare joke i got from race stereotype casting, its the irony in the race jokes that takes me to my knees in laughter, a lil bit of self depreciation is good for the soul, we cant go hard all of the time,we'l become cold and heartless!

[NayabHKhan]

I am 41, and I grew up with It Aint Alf Hot Mum, and Mind Your Language. When those programs had finished, my parents simply stopped watching English TV channels. When I asked them why, they said that their favourite shows had stopped. Frankly I feel that exclusing the audience is more racist than the harmless fun on-screen. If you can't tell from my name, yes I am a Brit Asian.

[KobiOfficialMusic]

They're not bringing it back. And even if they did, there would be so many rules that it wouldn't be funny. Can't say that can't do this. Im black and to be quite honest i don't care, i find it funny.

[sweetpxxxx]

Bring it back

[PrAnG2000]

Bare jokes. Screwing that the BBC erased over all the episodes.

[darrenmcpherson159]

Moreeeeeeeeee! pleasee!

[ennisel]

ok...when r they gonna bring this back?