Chris Lilley's comedies, as well as film Tropic Thunder and TV show The Mighty Boosh have been pulled, and the ABC has launched a "harm and offence" audit into some of its currently airing shows.

Wagga comedian Dane Simpson said he was torn by the cancellations, saying he supports Netflix's stance but feels that there is still a place for racial comedy when executed well.

Mr Simpson said he was a great admirer of comedians like Russell Peters, saying he was a fine example of a comedian who got racial humour right.

Mr Simpson's own comedy leans into racial humour, based on his own life experience as an Aboriginal man, but he said he was always careful in his portrayals.

"I don't like low-hanging fruit, stereotypes, things that every comedian in the '90s was doing," Mr Simpson said.

"These are bold gestures that Netflix are doing. It feels like they're doing it in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, which I'm all for."

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Christian minister and Griffith Tongan community leader 'Iki Katoanga said he too was torn by the cancellations, saying there was a fine line that must be trodden.

"I think we don't want to get to the stage where we are watching everything we say and we become a prisoner in our own society," Reverend Katoanga said.

"There is a fine line but for me personally, I think Jonah From Tonga was a little bit over the top. I don't think it accurately reflects the Tongan community."

Mr Katoanga said he experienced a great deal of racism upon immigrating to Australia as a child, saying he was called "every name under the sun" and repeatedly told to go back to where he came from.

He said there was still some residual intolerance within society that still needed to be ironed out, and that it was up to the present generation to make the next generation a more tolerant one.

"I think the role we have as parents and leaders is to show what lines to cross and what lines not to cross, and that's up to us as individuals," Mr Katoanga said.