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Katherine Ryan addresses 'pressure' on comics as she refuses to comment on Jimmy Carr
Jimmy Carr on many shows including 8 out of 10 Cats and Your Face Or Mine? Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk about the "pressure" comedians are under, including Jimmy.The comic was quizzed if the hate Jimmy had received was understandable or had people taking the situation too far.Katherine replied: "I mean, I can’t comment on any specific situation but I definitely know that comedians tell jokes and have different styles."I think that right now there seems to be a lot of pressure against a certain genre of comedy."So it isn’t about this job or that job because I think, at this point if a few jokes from that special have been in the press, it's like you’re offended by all of it or you’re offended by none of it as far I’m concerned."There was backlash in response to Jimmy's Netflix show, His Dark Material.On the show, he said: "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 wants to talk about that, because no one ever wants to talk about the positives."The statement prompted laughter and clapping from the audience.However, worldwide Jimmy has been faced with lots of criticism from many for his outrageous comment.The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, a charity founded by the government to support the UK's national commemoration day, has said that the jokes were "abhorrent".The chief executive Olivia Marks-Woldman said: "We are absolutely appalled at Jimmy Carr’s comment about persecution suffered by Roma and Sinti people under Nazi oppression, and horrified that gales of laughter followed his remarks."Hundreds of thousands of Roma and Sinti
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'You're getting chinned' Tyson Fury threatens Jimmy Carr over gypsy Holocaust joke
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.
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Jimmy Carr looks downcast as he’s pictured for first time amid Holocaust joke backlash as petition gathers steam
Jimmy Carr broke cover this week as the storm of controversy surrounding his Holocaust joke continues to mount. The 8 Out Of 10 Cats comedian was spotted emerging from his London home alone on Tuesday evening. Appearing ready for business, Carr looked smart in a light blue blazer with a dark shirt and trousers. The TV star then hopped into a waiting car where he seemed to be more relaxed and removed his jacket. It’s the first time the 49-year-old has been seen pictured outrage erupted over a joke in his Netflix special His Dark Material, which was released in December. In the stand-up show, 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’. He has since faced severe backlash from Traveller and Roma charities, anti-fascist organisations and even several MPs including Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Earlier this week, it was revealed that a petition urging Netflix to remove the joke from the special had been signed over 14,000 times. The charity The Traveller Movement, which started the petition, described the gag as ‘nothing short of a celebration of genocide’.It goes on: ‘Hundreds of thousands of Gypsies, Roma, and Traveller people were killed in the Holocaust.
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Rachel Riley stuns co-star with bizarre admission on attending burlesque show with husband
Rachel Riley, 36, left her co-star Jimmy Carr shocked as she opened up on her first night out with husband Pasha, since their two children were born.The maths whizz and Strictly star enjoyed an evening at a burlesque show, but admitted it reminded them of something a little closer to home...During a new episode of late night comedy show 8 Out of 10 Cats, Jimmy was in the middle of Rachel's introduction when she made the admission."Rachel, it says here you had your first night in out in almsot two years - how did it go?" he asked inquisitively.The blonde beauty beamed: "It was great!"We went to a burlesque/boylesque show, where boys do burlesque too."And it's been too long since we went out together, because there was this sexy lady in the middle with these nipple tassels and a sequin thong," she continued, before leaving the audience in fits of laughter."She was in a champagne glass with fluorescent liquid and there was this big sponge thing."She was dripping the fluorescent liquid all over herself and me and Pasha looked at each other - I thought it, he said it..."Rachel giggled before concluding: "It reminded us of our toddler in the bath!"The studio roared with laughter as Jimmy looked a bit taken aback by the comparison between a two-year-old and an exotic dancer.A post shared by Rachel Riley (@rachelrileyrr)But Rachel explained: "It was the same motion when she plays with her little duckies!"We just thought, 'Aw, isn't the nice.'"Jimmy's face was a picture before he swiftly moved on.Rachel and Pasha share baby Noa and two-year-old Maven together.The couple started dating at the end of 2013 and went on to tie the knot in Las Vegas in June 2019.Back in November, the Countdown star proudly shared the happy news that

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