Jimmy Akingbola says he was told Sorry, I Didn’t Know, which focuses on black history, would not appeal to audiences
The host of a new
comedy panel show has called for “tangible progression” on diversity to become the norm in the television industry, after being told that the show, which focuses on black history, would not appeal to audiences.
Jimmy Akingbola, the host of Sorry, I Didn’t Know, which will play throughout Black History Month on ITV, wrote in the Radio Times about his struggle to get it commissioned and his desire for it to not be pigeonholed as a “black” show.