Jimmy Carr looks downcast as he’s pictured for first time amid Holocaust joke backlash as petition gathers steam

London this weekend, after previously calling the county’s leader an ‘over-promoted rubber bath toy’.The Notting Hill actor has been a passionate anti-Brexiteer and vocal critic of Prime Minister Mr Johnson, and it seems he’s still on the cause, sharing a message promoting a march taking place on Saturday.Organised by the activist group Take Back Democracy, the group describes itself as ‘entirely fed up with the UK government of Boris Johnson and the Tory party’.Hugh shared a tweet by one of the group’s activists, which read: ‘Never have I seen more businesses going bust, more people in poverty, such a great divide between rich and poor, or such corruption in our government.‘It has to change and it starts Saturday.’Along with the tweet, Hugh shared his own apparent endorsement with a pointing finger and a fist emoji.ðð https://t.co/02aP9Oo4o0Amid the demonstration, set to take place in Parliament Square, a statement on the groups website read: ‘We felt compelled to do something in the wake of the ongoing corruption of the UK Government. We wanted to do something to stop the slide into fascism and to be a counterargument to the populist agenda.‘We believe in inclusion, equality, and a fair country for everyone.

Boris Johnson protest at the weekend.The actor has been an outspoken critic of the Prime Minister since he came into power, and now fans are split over his latest Twitter antics. Hugh, 61, has spent the past few years using his platform as a high-profile actor to criticise the Prime Minister. The Love Actually star has now taken a stand on Twitter, by retweeting news of organised protests against the Prime Minister.Boris, 57, has been under mounting scrutiny following the #partygate scandal and its fall-out. Investigations are still ongoing into whether the Prime Minister and various members of the government broke lockdown rules on the job by having a series of parties during the coronavirus pandemic.  Hugh has been very vocal about his political views in recent years, especially when it comes to holding the current government to account. Yesterday, the star took to Twitter where he shared a post promoting the activist group Take Back Democracy with his 715,000 followers. The grassroots activists are planning a march this Saturday to protest multiple failings made by the current government and calling for Boris to resign.Hugh shared a tweet by one of the group’s activists on Wednesday, which read: “Never have I seen more businesses going bust, more people in poverty, such a great divide between rich and poor, or such corruption in our government."It has to change and it starts Saturday."Along with the tweet, Hugh shared his own endorsement with a pointing finger and a fist emoji.Details about the planned demonstration can be found on the group's website, in a statement which reads: "We felt compelled to do something in the wake of the ongoing corruption of the UK Government."We wanted to do something to stop the slide

Protesters gathered outside the venue of Jimmy Carr 's latest stand-up gig after he made an offensive joke about the Holocaust.

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Jimmy Carr, 49, has come under fire for a comment on his Netflix special, His Dark Material. In a new interview Tyson Fury, 33, has admitted he wants to "chin" the comedian, who needs to be "man enough" to get "punished" for his actions.The 8 Out of 10 Cats star had a new show, His Dark Material released on Netflix in December.In the stand up show, he said the public "never mention the thousands of Gypsies that were killed by the Nazis" in the Holocaust, because "no one ever wants to talk about the positives".A petition urging Netflix to remove the joke has so far received over 15,000 signatures.In response, Tyson admitted in a new interview that he was not happy with the comedian's choice of words.Speaking to LadBible he said: "I don't really have any comments about what people do or say because I'm not a sheep."And two, I don't jump on board when someone's down."Probably has enough s**t going on in his life at the moment so he doesn't need me, the Gypsy King, to jump on board that boat."The Gypsy King then went on to say what he believes should happen in the situation.He continued: " I believe in free speech in this country."Say what you want, pay with the consequences."If he's man enough to say it he's man enough to get punished for it."Or whatever he's going to do, it's up to him."I don't get involved with jumping on board a ship that's sinking.

Tyson Fury has vowed to chin Jimmy Carr in response to the comedian's recent controversial joke about gypsies and the Holocaust.The self-proclaimed Gypsy King boxer said if Carr was man enough to make offensive jokes, then he is “man enough to get punished for it” when asked his opinion on the current furore.Tyson, 33, said: "Jimmy you are getting chinned when I see you. Last time I saw you, you had enough to say on the Mo Gilligan show – so this time you’re getting chinned, mush."Carr, 49, has come under fire in recent weeks after his stand-up show hit headlines for crude jokes.The comedian joked that gypsy deaths in the Holocaust are "not talked" about because they were a "positive" in his new Netflix show, His Dark Materials.Charities and anti-hate groups have lined up to condemn the joke and have urged Netflix to cut it from the show.While Fury admitted that Carr needed to "pay the consequences", he said it would be silly for him to be "kicked off TV" as a result."I don’t get involved with jumping on board a ship that is sinking.

Jimmy Carr revealed during one of his tours that he once sent a sickening letter to the late Stephen Hawking, and in an attempt to be funny, pretended to have a son with the same condition as the professor.Jimmy sent what he described as an "insane letter" to Professor Stephen Hawking, who suffered from motor neuron disease, claiming that his 'son' also had the same condition and was "severely disabled and has similar limitations to you."He then added that his 'son' had "a great spirit and refuses to give in on a world all too," before saying: "Anyway what he'd really like to know is can you come over and play?"The letter was then sent to Professor Stephen Hawking, but Jimmy Carr was left red-faced when Stephen's assistant called him and enquired about his 'son's' name.In his letter, Jimmy wrote: "He is severely disabled and has similar limitations to you. But equally he has a great spirit and refuses to give in on a world all too ready to dismiss him as a four-eyed, monotonal voice boxed, wheelchair-bound freak."Anyway what he'd really like to know is can you come over and play?"Jimmy then made up a name for his fake son and lied about his disability to Stephen's assistant.However, he revealed that two weeks later he received a "beautiful" letter from Professor Stephen Hawking, along with a photograph and a copy of his biography.The letter went on to say: "You're never too old to play but I'm afraid I'm very busy.

Jimmy Carr a public apology after his ill joke about Nazi's genocide of the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities on his show.The 8 Out of 10 Cats host sparked outrage after making light of the horror that "six million Jewish lives being lost" and suggesting the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Gypsies as a "positive thing" of the Holocaust during World War II.Carr, 49, described his Netflix show His Dark Material as a "career ender" when it was released on Christmas Day but his Holocaust comments recently came to light when it was shared to social media.Proud Romany traveller Danielle Jo Lee was left fuming after finding out about his Holocaust joke and called it "vile" and "disgusting".She told Daily Star: "My whole TikTok and my point I’m trying to get across is that Gypsies aren’t what people make out, I’m trying to make a change in the world and stop getting grief towards Gypsies and the Traveller community."I have contacted Netflix already about taking his show down and it is discrimination! What Jimmy Carr said I believe is absolutely vile and should not be allowed."The 23-year-old, who previously opened up about her discrimination for being a gypsy at work, took to TikTok and condemned Jimmy Carr for his disrespectful joke.Want to bring a little glamour to your life every day with all the most exciting real-life stories, fashion and even sex tips HOT off the press?Well, we've got you covered with our great new Hot Topics newsletter - it'll drop straight into your inbox around 7pm and you can unsubscribe whenever you like.And signing up now means you'll get a front row seat for our great new series inside the lives of the next generation of Daily Star Page 3 girls.You can sign up here - you won't regret it...She

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Jimmy Carr has come under fire this week for his sickening Holocaust 'joke in his Dark Materials Netflix special.

Jimmy Carr's 'racist' joke removed from his Netflix special His Dark Material.The stand-up show dropped to the streaming service in December but last week, Jimmy faced strong backlash when a clip from the special went viral for all the wrong reasons.A clip shared by Facebook user Alfie Best sees the 49-year-old comedian make light of the 'thousands of Gypsies that were killed by the Nazis', jokingly referring to the deaths as "the positives" of the Holocaust.Jimmy said: "When people talk about the Holocaust, they talk about the tragedy and horror of 6 million Jewish lives being lost to the Nazi war machine."But they never mention the thousands of Gypsies that were killed by the Nazis."No one ever wants to talk about that, because no one ever wants to talk about the positives."The 8 Out of 10 Cats presenter has since been condemned by anti-hate groups including the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, the Auschwitz Memorial and Hope Not Hate.His words have been additionally criticised by British prime minister Boris Johnson, health secretary Sajid Javid, comedian David Baddiel and My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding's Paddy Doherty.Pleas for Netflix to take down the special or edit out the joke have also gone unanswered, leading The Traveller Movement to create an online petition.The ActionStorm petition, titled 'Jimmy Carr: The Genocide of Roma is Not a Laughing Matter', pleads with the streamer to remove the offending His Dark Material clip.Arguing that Jimmy's joke was "nothing short of a celebration of genocide", the petition has already been signed by over 16,000 people - with an overall target of 25,000 signatures.A description reads: "We appreciate that comedy is subjective but in our view when punchlines are indistinguishable from

police when a mob of anti-Covid protesters shouted "traitor" and "Jimmy Savile" at him.Video circulated on social media shows the Labour leader being bundled into the back of a police car on Monday (February 7) when he was walking close to Portcullis House – an office building used by MPs.The group can be heard shouting baseless claims "why did you let Jimmy Savile off?" and "protecting paedophiles" as they surrounded the politician along the pavement.Some protesters are holding signs opposing mandatory vaccinations and restrictions to curb the spread of Covid.But there were also shouts about attacks on journalists, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, and about protecting paedophiles, naming Savile.At least six officers lead Sir Keir to a nearby police car before being driven off at speed with flashing lights. The incident came after Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a discredited claim that Sir Keir Starmer failed to prosecute sex offender Jimmy Savile while he was director of public prosecutions.

CHANNEL 4 documentary 60 Days with the Gypsies has prompted viewers to turn on comedian Jimmy Carr over his recent Holocaust remarks. A decade ago, Big Fat Gypsy Weddings became one of the biggest ratings hits in Channel 4 history, pulling in nine-million viewers and courting claims that it misrepresented travellers.

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BORIS Johnson today branded Jimmy Carr’s bad-taste Holocaust joke "deeply disturbing" but stopped short of calling for his show to be axed. The under-fire funny man, 49 has been blasted for a sick joke about the genocide, with Downing Street wading in to condemn the gag.

Jimmy Carr has broken his silence on the backlash received from his latest Netflix special and said he's prepared to "go down swinging" while performing at his Terribly Funny Show on Saturday night.The 49-year-old, who recently sparked outrage over his controversial comments on the Holocaust confessed that his career may be over but he will still go out all guns blazing.During Jimmy's contentious Netflix show, His Dark Material, the comic suggested the mass murder of "thousands" of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people was "positive" during the Nazi regime.But despite the public outcry, Jimmy still went ahead with his ongoing comedy tour and told an audience on Saturday that they were speaking "in the last chance saloon", according to The Mirror.Opening the show, the star made comments on the non-binary community and how he could cause offence in his intro.He said: "Good evening ladies and gentlemen. Look at that, I've already upset the non-binary community."That has to be a f***ing record."He later added: "We are speaking my friends in the last chance saloon."What I am saying on stage this evening is barely acceptable now.

Jimmy Carr reportedly addressed the controversy surrounding his joke about Roma and Sinti people during his stand-up show last night. The 8 Out Of 10 Cats star headlined a performance at Whitley Bay Playhouse on Saturday as the backlash continued to mount around the joke in his Netflix special, His Dark Material, which was released in December 2021. In the special, Carr says people ‘never mention the thousands of Gypsies that were killed by the Nazis’ in the Holocaust, because ‘no one ever wants to talk about the positives’.The comedian has faced severe backlash from Traveller and Roma charities, anti-fascist organisations and even several MPs.According to The Mirror, a woman in the audience heckled Carr on Saturday and asked: ‘Are we going to talk about the Holocaust?’ to which the comic replied: ‘We are going to talk about cancel culture, the whole thing. ‘We are going to talk about f***ing everything people. Relax.’ He reportedly continued: ‘We are speaking my friends in the last chance saloon.

Netflix special His Dark Material, comic Jimmy Carr made an offensive joke about the massacre of "gypsies" which led to accusations he was "celebrating" the murder of "one of the most marginalised groups in society". Addressing his potentially "career-ending" blunder poking fun at the victims of Nazi war crimes, Jimmy took to the stage last night and announced his belief that he would be "cancelled".The 8 Out of 10 Cats host had earlier joked on Netflix: "When people talk about the Holocaust, they talk about the tragedy and horror of six million Jewish lives being lost to the Nazi war machine, but they never mention the thousands of gypsies that were killed by the Nazis.“No one ever talks about that because no one wants to talk about the positives.”Horrified viewers saw the boundary-breaking joke as off-limits because it targeted the tragic genocide of several million people - both the Jewish community and the Romani and Sinti members of the travelling community.The aftermath of the joke's release was a tense time that saw even his friends in the celebrity world turn against him, with David Baddiel describing him as "indefensible".However, Jimmy showed up as planned for a performance at the Whitley Bay Playhouse near Newcastle, and let rip about cancel culture.One heckler in the audience keen for him to address the disastrous Netflix show called out: "Are we going to talk about the holocaust?" only for Jimmy to respond: "We are going to talk about cancel culture, the whole thing."We are going to talk about f***ing everything people.

JIMMY Carr has broken his silence after facing a huge backlash over a joke about the genocide of gypsies in the holocaust. Taking to the stage last night for a stand-up show at the Whitley Bay Playhouse, Jimmy told the audience "the joke that ends my career is already out there." It comes after the comedian's His Dark Materials Netflix special saw him joke the mass murder of Romani and Sinti people during World War II was a positive thing.