The alternative comedian Ben Elton made a headline-grabbing allegation, both on the TV show "Saturday Live" and in the pages of "Q" magazine (in its January 1987 issue), that "The Benny Hill Show" was single-handedly responsible for the incidences of rape in England during the period in question, and also suggested the programme incited other acts of violence against women. A writer in "The Independent" newspaper, though, opined that Elton's assault was "like watching an elderly uncle being kicked to death by young thugs". Elton later claimed his comment was taken out of context, and he appeared in a parody for "Harry Enfield & Chums", Benny Elton, where Elton ends up being chased by angry women, accompanied by the "Yakety Sax" theme, after trying to force them to be more feminist rather than letting them make their own decisions.