Editing Bo' Selecta! (section)

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{{short description|Television series}}
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{{Infobox television
| image              = Bo'Selecta.JPG
| caption            = Title screen of ''Bo' Selecta!''
| runtime            = 30 minutes<br />(including commercials)
| genre              = [[Sketch comedy]]
| creator            = [[Leigh Francis]]
| developer          = Leigh Francis<br />[[Ben Palmer]]
| executive_producer = [[Spencer Millman]]
| starring           = Leigh Francis (Series 1–5)<br>[[Craig Phillips]] (Series 1–2)<br>[[Caroline Flack]] (Series 1–3)<br>Ozzy Rezat (Series 1–3)<br>[[Patsy Kensit]] (Series 3–4)<br>[[Karen Hayley]] (Series 3–4)<br>[[Barunka O'Shaughnessy]] (Series 4–5)<br>[[Dexter Fletcher]] (Series 4)<br>[[Sean Pertwee]] (Series 4)<br>[[Luis Fernandez-Gil]] (Series 5)<br>Robert Stone (Series 5)
| language           = English
| country            = United Kingdom
| network            = [[Channel 4]]
| first_aired        = {{start date|2002|9|6|df=yes}}
| last_aired         = {{end date|2009|12|18|df=yes}}
| num_series         = 5
| num_episodes       = 45
| list_episodes      = List of Bo' Selecta! episodes
| company            = [[Talkback (production company)|Talkback]]
}}

'''''Bo' Selecta!''''' is a British television [[sketch show]] written and performed by [[Leigh Francis]]. It was broadcast on [[Channel 4]] from 2002 until 2009 and lampooned popular culture, becoming known for its often [[Surreal humour|surreal]], abstract [[toilet humour]]. Series 4 was known as '''''A Bear's Tail''''' while Series 5 shifted filming to the United States and was called '''''Bo! In the USA'''''. The show consists of comedy sketches of characters played by Francis wearing exaggerated latex masks of various celebrities, with minor support roles over the years played by [[Craig Phillips]], [[Caroline Flack]], Ozzy Rezat, [[Patsy Kensit]], [[Karen Hayley]], [[Barunka O'Shaughnessy]], [[Dexter Fletcher]], [[Sean Pertwee]], [[Luis Fernandez-Gil]] and Robert Stone.

In June 2020, after an agreement between Channel 4 and Francis, the show was taken down from [[All 4]] following backlash over its frequent use of [[blackface]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a32825192/bo-selecta-blackface-all4-leigh-francis/|title=Bo' Selecta! removed from All4 following backlash over blackface|last=Anderton|first=Jay|date=10 June 2020|website=Digital Spy}}</ref>