Malaysia-born artiste Kamahl responds to past racist jokes on Australian show


The 86-year-old singer was the target of stereotype and racism on the variety show, 'Hey Hey It's Saturday'. Photo: Filepic

Malaysia-born, Australia-based singer Kamahl has decided to "just let bygones be bygones" after Australian host Daryl Somers apologised to him for the repeated offensive racist jokes at his expense on Hey Hey It's Saturday.

Kamahl appeared on the variety show, which ran from 1971 to 1999, several times and a few distasteful gags were aimed at him because of his skin colour.

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