{"id":8220,"date":"2020-10-08T06:52:38","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T06:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/?p=8220"},"modified":"2020-10-08T06:52:38","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T06:52:38","slug":"daniel-levy-calls-out-comedy-central-india-for-censoring-gay-intimacy-on-schitts-creek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/index.php\/2020\/10\/08\/daniel-levy-calls-out-comedy-central-india-for-censoring-gay-intimacy-on-schitts-creek\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Levy calls out Comedy Central India for \u2018censoring gay intimacy\u2019 on Schitt\u2019s Creek"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br>\n<br>\n<!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Daniel Levy slammed TV channel Comedy Central India for removing a kissing scene between his character David and actor Dustin Milligan&#8217;s Ted from one of the episodes of Schitt&#8217;s Creek&#8217;s fifth season.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Daniel Levy, the star and co-creator of popular comedy show Schitt\u2019s Creek, has criticised TV channel Comedy Central India for apparently censoring a kiss scene between two male characters from an episode of the multiple Emmy Award-winning series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Levy took to Twitter on Tuesday and retweeted a post from March 19, 2019, on the channel\u2019s page on the microblogging site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, Comedy Central India had shared a three-minute-long clip on Twitter from one of the episodes of the show\u2019s fifth season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But apparently, a kissing scene between Levy\u2019s character David and actor Dustin Milligan\u2019s Ted had been edited from the clip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Levy slammed the channel for removing the kiss, while retaining other kissing scenes, between Emily Hampshire\u2019s Stevie and Annie Murphy\u2019s Alexis from the same sequence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=indianexpress&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1313529036803579904&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Findianexpress.com%2Farticle%2Fentertainment%2Ftelevision%2Fdaniel-levy-calls-out-comedy-central-india-for-censoring-gay-intimacy-on-schitts-creek-6707157%2F&amp;siteScreenName=The%20Indian%20Express&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou showed the kiss between two women, you showed the kiss between a woman and a man, then removed the kiss between two men?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is a show about the power of inclusivity. The censorship of gay intimacy is making a harmful statement against that message. #LoveIsLove,\u201d the 37-year-old actor tweeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Canadian television sitcom, created by Daniel Levy and his father, actor Eugene Levy, follows the trials and tribulations of the formerly wealthy Rose family when they are forced to relocate to Schitt\u2019s Creek, a rundown small town they once purchased as a joke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While it wasn\u2019t known how a year-old tweet came to his attention, hours later Levy clarified that his post was directed towards the Indian arm of the channel and not the American one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI thought I made this pretty clear but for those who are confused, this is about a channel in India. @ComedyCentral in America is not censoring the show. They have been lovely and respectful. Thank you for your time,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When contacted for a comment, no immediate response was available from the channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last month, Schitt\u2019s Creek made a clean sweep in the comedy category at the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards, with seven big wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The show bagged trophies in the outstanding comedy series, lead actor and actress for Eugene Levy and Catherine O\u2019Hara, and supporting actor and actress for Daniel Levy and Murphy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Schitt\u2019s Creek was also awarded the honour in the writing and directing categories, making it the first series to win all the top prizes in the section.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><!--EndFragment--><br \/><br \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daniel Levy slammed TV channel Comedy Central India for removing a kissing scene between his character David and actor Dustin Milligan&#8217;s Ted from one of the episodes of Schitt&#8217;s Creek&#8217;s fifth season. 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