Jack Whitehall 'dwarf' routine complaints upheld

The BBC has upheld two complaints from viewers objecting to a routine by comedian Jack Whitehall, about the time he met a dwarf at a pop concert.

The offending bit, from a 2009 show, featured in a recent repeat of his Live at the Apollo set on BBC Two.

The corporation's board of content said the material will not be re-broadcast.

They noted that while Whitehall was allowed to exaggerate stereotypes "for comic effect," it was not OK "to take a stereotypical view of dwarfism itself".

In doing so, the stand-up took the routine "beyond the expectations of audiences in relation to material of this kind," they added, in a statement online.

However, the board said the 32-year-old's fans will have acknowledged that his "self-deprecating style of comedy" was primarily intended "to show up his own inadequacies and failings".

Aside from his stand-up shows, Whitehall has recently hosted the Brit Awards on several occasion.

He is perhaps best known for starring as JP in the series Fresh Meat; and as Alfie Wickers in the Bad Education TV and film series; as well appearing alongside his real life dad Michael, in Travels with My Father.

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