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Ross Noble Elephant Man joke no laughing matter
A TELEVISED impersonation of the hideously disfigured Victorian John Merrick, by comedian Ross Noble, has been ruled to be “at the margins of acceptability” by the BBC Trust.
The comic was making a reference to the screen portrayal by actor John Hurt of the “Elephant Man”.
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