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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.

David Baddiel has described Jimmy Carr’s joke about Roma and Sinti people being murdered in the Holocaust as ‘indefensible’.Baddiel, 57, spoke out against his ‘close friend’ after Carr’s Holocaust joke, taken from his Netflix special, went viral in recent days.In the special, which was released on Christmas Day 2021, 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’.Carr, 49, who himself described the joke as a ‘career-ender’, has faced severe backlash from Traveller and Roma charities, anti-fascist organisations and even several MPs.Now fellow stand-up comedian Baddiel, who is Jewish, says Carr’s joke was ‘cruel and inhumane’.Writing on Twitter, Baddiel recalled telling audiences during his Trolls: Not The Dolls Tour: ‘You can obviously tell a Holocaust joke that is cruel and inhumane and mean-spirited and racist.‘Or you can tell one that targets the oppressors, or draws attention to the fundamental evil of it, or shines a light on the humanity of the victims.’He added: ‘Clearly, Jimmy’s was the former.’In the Twitter thread, he described Jimmy as ‘a close friend of mine and a brilliant stand-up in general’.However, he said, how he feels about Jimmy ‘makes no difference to how I feel or think about this specific joke’.Baddiel argued that ‘it’s not the subject matter of a joke’ that causes it to be indefensible but ‘the specifics of the individual joke’.He referred to an old joke by comedian Devorah Baum on a Holocaust survivor meeting God after their death, and said, ‘unlike Jimmy’s I think [it is] defensible]’.This is the joke I was leading to, which is, unlike Jimmy’s, I think defensible.

Netflix gag was an insult to the memory of 1. 5 million members of the travelling community estimated to have been killed. The My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding star told the Sunday Mirror yesterday: “He should be investigated by the police.

has recently gone viral, and Netflix is now facing pressure to remove the segment.Many have criticised Carr for the joke, but Only Connect star Coren-Mitchell took to Twitter to defend him.‘While I’m here, might take a moment to mention I also love @JimmyCarr, a close friend who’s made about a thousand jokes I wouldn’t make myself, as a stage performer, but as a man is full of goodness and kindness,’ she said, before adding: ‘He’s a properly decent person.’Some fans were unimpressed with her comment, with one follower asking: ‘Do you think you would be similarly quick to defend him if he’d made a joke defending the murder of Jews in the Holocaust?’While Iâm here, might take a moment to mention I also love @JimmyCarr, a close friend whoâs made about a thousand jokes I wouldnât make myself, as a stage performer, but as a man is full of goodness and kindness. Heâs a properly decent person.Anyway, ROBOBUNNY.Coren-Mitchell responded: ‘Yes.

The Masked Singer tonight. The singer was the first celeb to leave the ITV guessing game this evening, with another celebrity set to follow in their footsteps very soon for a double elimination tonight. Judges - Jonathan Ross, Mo Gilligan, Rita Ora and Davina McCall - as well as guest judge Dame Joan Collins were completely shocked when Traffic Cone took off their mask to reveal their true identity.

Netflix special, he compared the comedian to Jimmy Saville and called out the joke he'd made at the expense of "the most hated community in the world".The latest Jimmy Carr special, His Dark Material, came with a trigger warning as it was loaded with jokes that had the potential to be offensive and upsetting.However, a backlash began over one in particular that poked fun at Jews and travellers simultaneously.The 8 Out of 10 Cats comedian had said: "When people talk about the Holocaust they talk about the tragedy of six million lives being lost to the Nazi war machine, but they never mention the thousands of Gypsies killed by the Nazis, because no one wants to talk about the positives."Seemingly oblivious to the joke's poor taste, the audience erupted into laughter and applause.However, this was one insult Paddy wasn't about to simply laugh off."How this fella has turned this into a joke is beyond me... it's disgusting, on a different level," he exclaimed."Travellers...

Times Radio to talk about the Online Safety Bill, Dorries was asked about Jimmy Carr’s “disgusting” joke about the holocaust, where he refers to the death of thousands of travellers killed by the Nazis as a “positive”.Dorries explained that changes to the Online Safety Bill, which will make online harassment and abuse a criminal offence carrying jail sentences of up to five years, wouldn’t cover Carr’s comments because it doesn’t cover On-Demand services like Netflix because they are “separately carved out of this bill.”She went on to add that “we are looking at a future bill coming forward soon, looking at measures to bring into scope organisations like Netflix because what Jimmy Carr said was both shocking and abhorrent and unacceptable.”Nadine Dorries says a bill to regulate video on demand platforms will follow the online safety bill "very shortly".The culture secretary gave her reaction to comments made about the Holocaust by Jimmy Carr on his Netflix special.@jennykleeman | @lukejones03 | @NadineDorries pic.twitter.com/TF1qzPCw3O— Times Radio (@TimesRadio) February 5, 2022She then added: ‘We don’t have the ability now, legally, to hold Netflix to account for streaming that but very shortly we will.”In a separate interview with Sky News, Dorries said that the proposed Media Bill would look to “make the kind of comments that Jimmy Carr made, subject to a new law which would impose sanctions on those organisations.”In 2017, Dorries tweeted that “left-wing snowflakes are killing comedy”. Speaking on BBC Breakfast, she responded that “What Jimmy Carr did last night is not comedy.

Comedian Jimmy Carr is under fire for his Holocaust standup routine.

Netflix special His Dark Material.In the stand-up special, released on December 25 last year, the comedian refers to the death of thousands of travellers killed by the Nazis as a “positive”.“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,” Carr said. “But they never mention the thousands of Gypsies that were killed by the Nazis.

Naman Ramachandran Just For Laughs, the largest comedy festival in the world, is collaborating with live entertainment company AEG Presents to debut the event at London’s The O2 in 2023.The annual comedy festival, Just For Laughs London, will bow March 2-5, 2023 and will feature solo shows, live podcast recordings, in-conversation events and cast panels from U.K.-based artists and international stars.Famously, U.K. comedy icon Rowan Atkinson introduced Mr.

Rachel Riley has taken to Twitter to brand her co-star "a bit much" after he good-naturedly told of how he was "reusing" her maternity clothes.The Channel 4 star, 35, gave birth to her second daughter Noa in November last year and has since been enjoying quality time with her family.In view of her 292,900 followers, the mathematician commented on her co-star wearing her clothes.She wrote: "I don’t mind him nicking my skirts, but my red pants too is a bit much…"The star, who is on maternity leave, retweeted a clip from 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, featuring her co-stars Jon Richardson and Jimmy Carr.Speaking to the wife of Strictly Come Dancing star Pasha Kovalev on the Channel 4 show, Jon revealed how he put her unwanted clothes to good use.He said: "Your maternity clothes Rachel, found those in the bin."Mmm," the mother-of-two could be heard prompting her colleague.Jon went on: "So, don't mind if I have a bit of a reuse..."Speaking to the wife of Strictly Come Dancing star Pasha Kovalev on the Channel 4 show, Jon revealed how he put her unwanted clothes to good use.He said: "Your maternity clothes Rachel, found those in the bin."Mmm," the mother-of-two could be heard prompting her colleague.Jon went on: "So, don't mind if I have a bit of a reuse..."Standing up from his chair and placing one foot on the table, the funnyman revealed that he had opted for a full-glam look with a sequined gold skirt and pair of metallic heels.However, the design of the skirt meant that Jon was left showing off a lot more than he bargained for.The comedian was left sheepishly trying to cover up his red underwear after the daring slit rode high up his thigh.As the audience erupted into laughter, Jimmy could be heard saying: "Just, I

Rachel Riley, 35, took to Instagram today to clear up any speculation about whether she had “put on a bit of weight”.The star recently welcomed her second child with husband Pasha Kovalev, 41. Rachel posted a picture of herself sitting next to the iconic Countdown board with her hands placed just below her round tummy. Addressing her 533,000 followers, she poked fun at the kind of comments she was expecting to receive from viewers over her appearance, writing: “And so begins the new series of: Has she put on a bit of weight or…? Is she pregnant AGAIN?” “And wooooh is it twins or a baby elephant in there? In no particular order!” she added with a laughing emoji. “The latest #CatsCountdown series starts tonight 9pm @channel4 and we filmed it all before I popped!” “(And before we sadly lost the legend Sean Lock.) Enjoy!” she added in reference to the comedian who sadly died back in August. Sean, who was a team captain on the series hosted by Jimmy Carr, tragically died from cancer at the age of 58.Plenty of Rachel’s followers wrote in to express how glad they were to see the comedian making people laugh one last time. Craig Tuck commented: “Ahhh does that mean there are some seany specials in this series? That’ll be some mixed emotions!” (sic)“What a joy to be able to see Sean Lock doing what he does best. Can’t wait!” added fitmumintherealworld. “Thanks for updating - Re Before the loss of Sean, wasn't sure how that would be handled,” wrote Alan Cracknell.

Jimmy Carr put his hand in his pocket and gave a Glasgow man £18,000 after a blunder on his new game show I Literally Just Told You saw him lose the jackpot.

Channel 4 on December 16.The comedian had to admit to a massive show error on an episode three weeks back, leading to Jimmy having to give away the £18,000 jackpot prize.Some questions on the show are multiple choice general knowledge questions.However, the majority are memory-based questions about facts and events from earlier in the episode.An earlier episode followed Sainsbury's worker Eddy, from Glasgow, who lost out on the jackpot due to not guessing Ariana Grande's age right.Jimmy "owned the mistake" as the show never mentioned Ariana's age earlier in the show.Eddy was brought on stage at one of Jimmy’s gigs three weeks later where he was surprised with a giant cheque.The 8 Out Of 10 Cats host said: “Now I’ve got something to tell you, I’ve got something to confess.“You lost the money on a question – it was Ariana Grande’s age.“We talked about her age but we never gave you the specific age so we messed up.“And when you mess up in life, you’ve got to own your mistakes. Here’s a cheque for £18,000.”An overjoyed Eddy delighted with the money, and was cheered by the crowd as he accepted the cash.Jimmy’s new series features contestants competing against each other to win the prize money for their chosen charities, with the celebrity edition airing last night.Nick Knowles recently slammed the concept of Jimmy's new show for "playing charities against each other".Tweeting last Thursday in view of his 159,800 followers, the DIY SOS star penned: "So Jimmy Carr’s 'I literally just told you' plays off charities against each other to go home with nothing so 3 important charities took part tonight but received no cash at all."Only one got money.

Lorraine Kelly raised the impressive amount of £18,750 after winning Jimmy Carr's latest game show, I Literally Just Told you.

Rachel Riley felt compelled to prove she wasn’t “blagging it” on Twitter recently after a video of her and Jimmy Carr emerged.The beloved Countdown host admitted she got lucky in the clip from the 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown special.Taking to social media, Rachel shared the clip with her 692,000 followers last night.This saw the star solving a maths problem at lightning speed on the show.Following her impressive maths, panellist Lee Mack quipped: “Is there any chance Rachel just always finishes these things with and 49 times 50 is 735.”Jimmy then weighed bringing out a calculator as he said: “I’m going to check.“You know what you’re actually right, we never bl***y do this.“She could be an absolute b*********r.“You’re not going to

Lorraine Kelly is one of the most recognisable TV presenters in the UK known for her friendliness but she has admitted to being forgetful when it comes to names.

Twitter to hit out at Jimmy Carr's game show I Literally Just Told You over the format of the show, claiming that it "plays charities off against each other for entertainment".

Rachel Riley, 35, was horrified by her 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown co-star Jimmy Carr's latest stand-up gig for Netflix, which left her in fits of giggles.The maths whizz was taken aback as she warned her followers that if they watched his new comedy show His Dark Material, on the streaming site, that they'd be in for more than the off-the-cuff jokes they are used to on the late night Countdown spin-off.Taking to Twitter to share a clip of one of the darker parts of his routine, the mum-of-two exclaimed: "OMG he’s got worse."This special makes the Cats Countdown version of Jimmy look like a Songs of Praise presenter."It comes after the clip saw Jimmy talk about the troubles with masturbation when giving a sperm sample at a clinic -

Bill Bailey has remembered his friend, comedian Sean Lock, in a poignant post on Christmas Day.