Little Britain has been removed from BBC iPlayer, Netflix and BritBox as objections resurfaced to some of the sketch show's characters.
Netflix pulled the Matt Lucas and David Walliams series on Friday, along with their other comedy Come Fly With Me.
The BBC and Britbox took Little Britain off on Monday. Both outlets said "times have changed" since it first aired.
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Both shows include scenes where the comedians portray characters from different ethnic backgrounds.
"There's a lot of historical programming available on BBC iPlayer, which we regularly review," a BBC spokesperson said.
"Times have changed since Little Britain first aired so it is not currently available on BBC iPlayer."
Netflix has not commented on the reasons for the removal, but has said recent reports that it was in negotiations with Walliams and Lucas to make a new series were false.
"We were not in active conversations about reviving the show," a spokesman said.
The removal angered some fans, with one viewer saying people should be able to make their "own choices".
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But others have expressed unease about watching sketches which featured the comedians wearing make up to portray different races.
In 2017, Lucas said: "If I could go back and do Little Britain again, I wouldn't make those jokes about transvestites. I wouldn't play black characters.
"Basically, I wouldn't make that show now. It would upset people. We made a more cruel kind of comedy than I'd do now."
Walliams has also said he would "definitely do it differently" in today's cultural landscape.
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