Complex sentence: In May 2013 Fabricant appeared on BBC One's "Have I Got News for You", after a controversial comment regarding the race of some fictional characters, was asked by Paul Merton if he was "a real person and not a character actor".
Split into simpler sentences: In May 2013 Fabricant appeared on BBC One's "Have I Got News for You". After a controversial comment regarding the race of some fictional characters, he was asked by Paul Merton if he was "a real person and not a character actor".