he waitress incident mentioned could have happened whether they were black, yellow or white

No it couldn't - there is no point in calling a white waitress "sambo" or "wog" - which is what he did to the black waitresses. He picked on those waitresses because they were black.

He may have insulted a white waitress but her skin colour would not have come into it. What are the racist words for a white person? I doubt if he knew any. There is no internet record of him ever using any in his act. Of course some comedians insult people - I don't bother watching them - but some people think they are funny.

But that is not the point - I am not complaining about Bernard Manning insulting people. I am complaining about him insulting people on the basis of racist stereotyping. And it makes no difference then what colour they are. (See my remarks about Irish jokes earlier in the thread) In the case of the waitresses his remarks were about the colour of their skin - and as has been pointed out that was both racist and bullying.

Of course the courts agreed and awarded them 30,000 each.