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‘The Great British Baking Show’ Should Be Canceled After Mexican Week<!-- wp:html --><p>Netflix</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/the-great-british-baking-show-boris-johnson-bit-was-incredibly-distasteful">Boris Johnson staffers</a>, <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/great-british-baking-show-bread-week-2022-recap-the-grossest-challenge-ever">fish pie sandwich cakes</a>, <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/the-great-british-baking-show-biscuit-week-2022-recap-a-teachable-moment">feather mishaps</a>, and now, a botched Mexican Week—what the heck is going on with <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/not-even-the-great-british-baking-show-can-cheer-us-up-anymore"><em>The Great British Baking Show</em></a>?</p> <p>Really, we should’ve seen the mess coming as soon as the series announced the Mexican-themed challenge for this week. Paul Hollywood may know his stuff when it comes to creme pat, but keep that man away from tacos at all costs. Mexican Week was a disaster in the tent, only supporting the argument that <em>The Great British Baking Show </em>needs to do away with the country weeks once and for all.</p> <p>Hosts Matt Lucas and Noel Fielding wasted no time jumping into offensive bits. They sported sombreros and ponchos to begin the episode, teeing up a few abhorrent jokes in the meantime. While Noel swore there would be “no Mexican jokes” throughout the entire episode, his <a href="https://mashable.com/article/matt-lucas-the-great-british-baking-show">more controversial co-host</a> disobeyed his rules.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/the-great-british-baking-show-mexican-week-2022-recap-please-cancel-the-show-after-mexican-week?source=articles&via=rss">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

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Boris Johnson staffers, fish pie sandwich cakes, feather mishaps, and now, a botched Mexican Week—what the heck is going on with The Great British Baking Show?

Really, we should’ve seen the mess coming as soon as the series announced the Mexican-themed challenge for this week. Paul Hollywood may know his stuff when it comes to creme pat, but keep that man away from tacos at all costs. Mexican Week was a disaster in the tent, only supporting the argument that The Great British Baking Show needs to do away with the country weeks once and for all.

Hosts Matt Lucas and Noel Fielding wasted no time jumping into offensive bits. They sported sombreros and ponchos to begin the episode, teeing up a few abhorrent jokes in the meantime. While Noel swore there would be “no Mexican jokes” throughout the entire episode, his more controversial co-host disobeyed his rules.

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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