George Lopez claims he has been fired because he is 'brown'

The Mexican-American TV star took the dig at cable TV channel TBS as he presented the penultimate episode of his show ‘Lopez Tonight’.

The comedian, who provided one of the voices in the Smurfs film, told viewers: “In case you didn’t hear the news, TBS has decided not to renew 'Lopez Tonight'.

“Unemployment is at an all-time high for Latinos and now it’s a little higher.”

He added: “Sony have announced they’re doing a sequel to the Smurfs movie. So, today I lost my work because I’m brown, but also I got some work because I’m blue.”

Time Warner, who own TBS, released a statement on Wednesday announcing that tonight’s (Thursday’s) episode of ‘Lopez Tonight’ would be the last.

“Thursday will be the final episode of the show,” the statement said. “We are proud to have partnered with George Lopez, who is an immensely talented comedian and entertainer.

“TBS has valued its partnership with George and appreciates all of his work on behalf of the network, both on and off the air.”

Lopez, 50, kept quiet about the announcement during the day on Wednesday, instead choosing to plug Mastercard on his Twitter account.

But he addressed the cancelling of the show during his monologue that night and joked that he would now be turning to drugs.

“Like every TV star before me, I’m going to find some crack, get on the pipe,” he quipped.