10 Shows That Prove BBC Three's Cancellation Is Actually A Good Thing

3. Lee Nelson's Well Good Show

BBC Three did itself no favours anointing Lee Nelson as its de facto mascot. His omnipresence confirmed the broadsheet stereotype of a broadcaster ruthlessly pursuing the lowest common denominator. More damning, though, was that it resulted in zero laughs. Not even a jaded cackle. Which begs the question- why Lee Nelson? Because€because Lee Nelson was really Simon Brodkin, a multi-award winning stand-up comedian. With comedy culture dominated by mop-headed oafs, it€™s gongs- not, y€™know, actual comic ability- that determine merit, although to be fair on him, Brodkin isn€™t terrible. He€™s enthusiastic, his timing is decent, and at least he€™s not an Oxbridge wiseguy. On the debit side, Lee Nelson was literally just Ali G without satire. He was a white man who acted like a black man. What was then known as a chav, and is now known as, er, Britain€™s growing underclass. Brodkin€™s only experience of same was when his taxi took a wrong turn through a (slightly) rough part of town en route to him introducing Hard Fi at the O2 Academy. Probably. Regardless, it€™s all a bit iffy. All a bit class war-y. Which is probably why BBC Three did push him so hard. For the zappucino guzzling executive hive-mind, a backwards cap and happy slapping signified topicality, while the complete lack of comic innovation allowed it to be background telly for self-aware chavs. And in its deeply clapped out way, the show represented an authentic missive from the soft cruelties of coalition-threatened Britain. So yeah. QUALITEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!