Political correctness is killing comedy: Kevin Bishop

London, Aug 29 (PTI) Actor Kevin Bishop says political correctness is killing edgy comedy and it's "a tough climate" for comedians.

Bishop, 36, stars in a new follow-up to classic sitcom "Porridge" and said that his earlier, edgier work wouldn't make it to the screen in 2016, reported Digital Spy.

"I probably wouldn't get away with half the stuff that I used to do on Channel 4. I wouldn't get away with it now, it just wouldn't get commissioned, probably for good reasons!," he said.

"It's not easy being a comedian nowadays - our material and our subjects are getting slimmer and slimmer. We're finding it hard to take the mickey out of anything now, because of political correctness.