The BBC has removed 11 sketches from the comedy series That Mitchell and Webb Look on iPlayer, citing concerns over potentially offensive content related to race. The full four-series run was added to mark the show's 20th anniversary, but the cuts include scenes featuring blackface, racial stereotypes, and other contentious material. Critics, including comedian Dom Joly, have accused the BBC of "classic overkill" and "hysterical censorship", arguing that the sketches were clearly satirising racism rather than endorsing it, and questioning whether the original creators were consulted about the removals.

That Mitchell and Webb Look ran from 2006 to 2010 on BBC Two and won BAFTA awards for comedy. One example of a removed sketch shows Mitchell and Webb as Civil War re-enactors who blacken their faces to recreate a battle in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with Mitchell explicitly asking whether their actions are racist—a self-aware moment that suggests the comedy was satirical in intent. This decision follows a pattern of the BBC removing older comedy content deemed offensive, including previous decisions to remove Little Britain and Come Fly With Me due to use of blackface and racial stereotyping. A BBC spokesperson stated they had consulted with the programme makers and chosen to retain only sketches that "still work today".