Jennifer Saunders has claimed political correctness has put paid to there being any more âAbsolutely Fabulousâ.
The comedian has ruled out resurrecting characters Edina and Patsy for another series of the BBC sitcom because people are now too easily offended.
Speaking to the Press Association (via The Mirror), she said: âPeople are so politically correct now; we couldnât get away with anything. You canât even get away to be a politically incorrect character, because that is seen as being politically incorrect [sic].
âEveryoneâs down on everyone for everything.â
Her co-star Joanna Lumley seemed to agree, adding it was best to âleave it where it isâ.
âThe worldâs a bit funny now, itâs gone a bit strange, itâs a bit harder to parody,â Jennifer continued.
âBecause so much of the world right now is so grim, and hard and fearful, and people so take affront at everything.â
âAbsolutely Fabulousâ had a outing on the big screen last year, which proved to be a hit at the box office.
However, it wasnât without its controversy, as it faced accusations of racism when Janette Tough - best known for her portrayal of Wee Jimmy Krankie - was cast as fictional male Japanese fashion designer, Huki Muki.
Stand-up Margaret Cho who branded the casting as âyellowfaceâ, by having a white actor playing an Asian character.
â#YELLOWFACE is racism. Sorry. Itâs unacceptable,â she tweeted. âNot now. I was thrilled about #abfabmovie but now I just canât be. Iâm very disappointed.
âI love AbFab but #YELLOWFACE is something I cannot watch - I just canât. Itâs sad when heroes are no longer heroic. Too bad. #racism.â
She added: âItâs hard enough to get into film and TV as a person of color - and when roles written for us are played by white actors - itâs an outrage.â
Joanna previously spoke out against political correctness, claiming it was watering down British comedy.