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Russell Kane has responded to Piers Morgan’s claim he was “cancelled” after he quit Good Morning Britain when he refused to apologise for his comments about Meghan Markle. Comedian Russell insisted Piers is actually “more prominent than ever”.
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Piers got into a fiery row about Meghan and Prince Harry with his GMB co-star Alex Beresford last year.
He stormed off the set and never returned as he refused to apologise for saying he did not believe Meghan’s allegations about the Royal Family, which she made during an interview with Oprah Winfrey.
In an interview with Express.co.uk, Russell dismissed the idea of “cancel culture” insisting there have never been more comedians on stage, and they can say a lot more outrageous things than ever before.
“[Piers] hasn't been cancelled, he left his job and now he is more prominent than ever before,” disagreed Russell.
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“I think sometimes when I hear, 'It's political correctness gone mad,' it's normally a bloke that wants to touch a woman's boob in the office and can't any more.
“It's stuff that always was illegal but was never prosecuted. It's very rarely, 'I want to go on stage and do this joke but I can't.'
“The area you've got to be careful with is areas where there is massive political force behind the voices, such as the transgender.
“I always think, why make jokes about people that have less power, is that funny? Isn't that what bullying was at school?
“When I was at school you couldn't beat up someone in a younger year than you, you were looked at as a bully. Pick on someone your own size.