Schitt’s Creek star Dan Levy has blasted Comedy Central India for censoring scenes depicting intimacy between two men in the acclaimed series.
Quote-retweeting a clip shared by the channel, Levy called Comedy Central India out for removing the same-sex kiss scene between his character David Rose and Ted Mullens (played by Dustin Milligan).
“You showed the kiss between two women, you showed the kiss between a woman and a man, then removed the kiss between two men?” he wrote.
“This is a show about the power of inclusivity. The censorship of gay intimacy is making a harmful statement against that message,” Levy concluded.
The scene shows a game of spin the bottle, in which Stevie (Emily Hampshire) is required to kiss Alexis (Annie Murphy), before Alexis is then asked to kiss her own boyfriend Ted.
Ted is then asked to kiss David, but the clip jumps before the kiss between the two men is depicted.
Levy clarified in a follow-up tweet that the clip had not been censored by Comedy Central America.
“I thought I made this pretty clear but for those who are confused, this is about a channel in India,” he wrote.
“@ComedyCentral in America is not censoring the show. They have been lovely and respectful. Thank you for your time.”
Schitt’s Creek swept up all seven major comedy awards at the 2020 Emmys for its final season, with acting wins for all four lead stars.
The Canadian comedy series has been praised for its positive representation of LGBTQ+ communities.
Schitt's Creek seasons 1-6 are available to stream on Netflix UK now
