British comedian pokes fun at Trudeau scandal

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Sir Lenny Henry has poked fun at Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's ongoing blackface scandal.

The African-American British stand-up comedian told an audience at the Royal Television Society convention in Cambridge that he was Trudeau.

Over the last 48 hours, multiple images and videos from the past have emerged of the Liberal Canadian leader wearing skin-darkening makeup.

Sir Henry spoke about how to make the TV business more diverse.

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