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the BBC released a Green Book in 1949 to define comedy guidelines. Among some of the banned topics were jokes about fig leaves and vulgar use of the word basket .

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Fun Fact: the BBC released a ‘Green Book’ in 1949 to define comedy guidelines. Among some of the banned topics were jokes about fig leaves and vulgar use of the word ‘basket’.

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