By Paul Revoir UPDATED: 06:21 EST, 23 December 2011 A song by an Australian comedian which refers to Jesus Christ as a ‘zombie’ and a ‘telepathic vampire’ has been pulled from Jonathan Ross’s Christmas show for fear of upsetting Christians. Tim Minchin penned the song for his appearance on the chat show, which airs tonight, with lyrics which compare the Virgin Mary to a ’lizard’ and say that Jesus ‘does what Derren Brown does’. But a furious Minchin claims the song, which draws parallels between Woody Allen and Jesus, had been approved by the programme’s producers and lawyers before ITV’s director of television Peter Fincham ruled it should be cut.
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Tim Minchin lashes out as his performance is axed from show
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He claims ITV bosses are 'afraid of backlash'
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