Karen Dunbar: 'I earned more from karaoke than first BBC series of Chewin' The Fat'

Scottish comedy favourite Karen Dunbar has revealed she earned more from hosting karaoke nights than starring in the first series of Chewin' The Fat.

100 BBC TV gamechangers

The Sooty Show, Goodness Gracious Me and Hancock's Half Hour have been named amongst 23 comedy titles in a BFI list of the 100 most important television programmes from the BBC, as the broadcaster marks its 100th anniversary.

Still Game director reveals Chewin' The Fat characters were tipped for spin-off

"One of them was Ronald Villiers, the other was Karen Dunbar's hilarious biology teacher and then the old guys from Chewin' The Fat, as we would call them." Michael Hines shared the behind-the-scenes scoop during an interview on That's Plenty: A Still Game Podcast.

Karen Dunbar: BBC right to cut sketches from comedy repeats

The BBC has banned clips from the Chewin' The Fat sketch show which mocked Japanese and blind people. Last month it was revealed that old episodes of the popular Scottish comedy series were being re-edited for repeat showings to avoid offending modern audiences.

Greg Hemphill 'not bothered' BBC removed Chewin' The Fat sketches

The Still Game star admits times move on but he's keen the Beeb don't cut one of his favourite sketches because of PC culture.

BBC cuts 'offensive' scenes from Chewin' The Fat repeats

Censors at the BBC have removed sketches from old episodes of the comedy show Chewin' The Fat to avoid offending modern audiences. The hit BBC Scotland comedy series has been re-edited for repeat showings.

Calls for 'woke' BBC to stop 'censoring art'

The 'woke' BBC has been slammed after admitting editing some Chewin' The Fat scenes so that they do not offend a new generation of viewers. The legendary sketch show originally aired from 1999 until 2002 and launched the careers of Still Game creators Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill.

Repeats of the old episodes are occasionally broadcast on the BBC Scotland channel. However, the broadcaster has now confirmed that they edit every episode before they put it on the air, and this involves them removing some of the more risque sketches.

Kiernan: Chewin' The Fat would be too offensive today

Ford Kiernan says Chewin' The Fat could not be made today as it would be too offensive. The star, 58, fears many risqué sketches in the BBC comedy would be baulked at by modern audiences.

Scotland's 20 greatest TV shows of all-time

Featuring 1. Still Game; 2. Bob Servant; 3. Chewin' The Fat; 4. Rab C. Nesbitt; 5. Scotch And Wry; 6. Scot Squad; 7. Limmy's Show!; 8. Two Doors Down; 9. Absolutely; 10. Taggart.

The best 90s TV comedies to revisit on Netflix

Here are the best TV comedies of the 90s to watch on the streaming service.