You know you’re on the right side of history when you’re singling out and segregating a Jew in your audience for not giving a standing ovation to some flags you brought to prove what a decent guy you are. The audience member didn’t heckle, they just didn’t stand. As is their right.
I know the situation is incredibly divisive but civilians being arseholes to one another about it solves nothing.
Comedians have gotten too high on their own supply in the last decade. If you can’t have people in your audience who don’t agree with you then get off the stage.
Wow that’s actually worse than I was expecting. (Context a comedian and his audience verbally abused and kicked out a Jewish audience member for not applauding his set after bringing out the Palestinian flag)
Such a bizarre choice. When will ‘comedians’ learn to leave politics for the political discussions. What an absolute idiot
What a cunt.
Awful.
Besides: how is asking the audience to applaud flags part of a comedy routine? Sounds awkward af.
I certainly wouldn’t stand for and applaud a flag. I don’t know why anyone should be expected to.
It sounds like the guy was primarily targeted not because he was Jewish but rather because he wouldn’t stand for a Palestinian flag, which the comedian decided he was not entitled to such an opinion on (and not only swore at the man but goaded the crowd into hounding him out of the theatre).
It seems like not being completely pro-Palestine on everything is increasingly treated as being the same thing as being automatically onboard with the genocide & violence happening in the country, which is not necessarily synonymous (for example, you can be both against Hamas and also against how the war in Palestine is being conducted, or pro-Israel but anti-Benjamin Netanyahu, Etc).
This behaviour sounds like 1930s Germany, really shocking.
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> According to a witness who gave an account to the Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA), Currie placed a Ukrainian and a Palestinian flag on the stage, and invited audience members to stand and applaud.
> The witness, who asked to remain anonymous, told the CAA: “When we all sat down again, [Currie] looked towards a young man sitting in the second row and said: ‘You didn’t stand, why? Didn’t you enjoy my show?’
> “The young man, who we discovered soon after was Israeli, replied: ‘I enjoyed your show until you brought out the Palestinian Authority flag.’”
> The audience member claimed Currie told the man: “Get out of my show. Get the fuck out of here. Fuck off, get the fuck out of here.”
> Other members of the audience allegedly joined in, shouting “Get out” and “Free Palestine” until the young man left, the witness said.
He can’t even facking splel his own facking surname right
Misleading title. An Israeli man refused to stand up when the act he chose to watch asked the audience to pay homage to Ukraine and Palestinian. Not that deep. Not antisemitic. Not abuse.
What a piece of shit. Regardless of your political opinions bullying someone like that is fucked up. Equally I hope the people in the crowd joining in feel thoroughly ashamed but I doubt it somehow.
What was the point anyway? Why even add that into a comedy show.
Punching down isn’t funny.
“until our identities as Jews became known”
Is that what happened though?
I always felt that stand up comedy is a bit of an equivalent of a modern sermon, which was fine as growing Catholic I’m used to silly person ranting in front of the crowd and always found it a bit funny.
Now that they started singling out heretics and inciting the crowd I find my analogy less funny.
The ever-tolerant left strike again
Paul Currie is one of those absurdly over the top woke types that is too stupid and lacking in self awareness to understand he’s become the hatemonger he purports to be against. He has form for this, dude is clearly an anti semite
when you’re from belfast, and a reactionary man, this is fine.
Who?
I dunno. Is it shouting at someone who is openly supporting Israeli genocide considered abuse?
You’d shout at someone openly supporting Islamic terrorism.
I’m jewish. All of this has become so normal to me that when I saw this story I was just like, ”Yeah okay, but also can we talk about how shit comedy is these days?”
For being such a tough guy on stage, it’s a bit weird that his Instagram is locked 😵💫
Absolute cunt. I wouldn’t have stood either. Don’t politicise your platform, cunt
Wonder if any Edinburgh fringe venues will ban him or welcome him.
Ah, comedy. When you stand up and applaud the flags of movements the comedian agrees with.
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You know you’re on the right side of history when you’re singling out and segregating a Jew in your audience for not giving a standing ovation to some flags you brought to prove what a decent guy you are. The audience member didn’t heckle, they just didn’t stand. As is their right.
I know the situation is incredibly divisive but civilians being arseholes to one another about it solves nothing.
Comedians have gotten too high on their own supply in the last decade. If you can’t have people in your audience who don’t agree with you then get off the stage.
Wow that’s actually worse than I was expecting. (Context a comedian and his audience verbally abused and kicked out a Jewish audience member for not applauding his set after bringing out the Palestinian flag)
Such a bizarre choice. When will ‘comedians’ learn to leave politics for the political discussions. What an absolute idiot
What a cunt.
Awful.
Besides: how is asking the audience to applaud flags part of a comedy routine? Sounds awkward af.
I certainly wouldn’t stand for and applaud a flag. I don’t know why anyone should be expected to.
It sounds like the guy was primarily targeted not because he was Jewish but rather because he wouldn’t stand for a Palestinian flag, which the comedian decided he was not entitled to such an opinion on (and not only swore at the man but goaded the crowd into hounding him out of the theatre).
It seems like not being completely pro-Palestine on everything is increasingly treated as being the same thing as being automatically onboard with the genocide & violence happening in the country, which is not necessarily synonymous (for example, you can be both against Hamas and also against how the war in Palestine is being conducted, or pro-Israel but anti-Benjamin Netanyahu, Etc).
It sounds like Paul Currie has a history of acting very aggressively towards audience members ( [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13077203/Paul-Currie-hounded-Israeli-man-Soho-theatre-track-record-verbally-abusing-audience-members.html](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13077203/Paul-Currie-hounded-Israeli-man-Soho-theatre-track-record-verbally-abusing-audience-members.html) ), whatever his views it sounds like he is a bully by nature.
This behaviour sounds like 1930s Germany, really shocking.
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Relevant part:
> According to a witness who gave an account to the Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA), Currie placed a Ukrainian and a Palestinian flag on the stage, and invited audience members to stand and applaud.
> The witness, who asked to remain anonymous, told the CAA: “When we all sat down again, [Currie] looked towards a young man sitting in the second row and said: ‘You didn’t stand, why? Didn’t you enjoy my show?’
> “The young man, who we discovered soon after was Israeli, replied: ‘I enjoyed your show until you brought out the Palestinian Authority flag.’”
> The audience member claimed Currie told the man: “Get out of my show. Get the fuck out of here. Fuck off, get the fuck out of here.”
> Other members of the audience allegedly joined in, shouting “Get out” and “Free Palestine” until the young man left, the witness said.
He can’t even facking splel his own facking surname right
Misleading title. An Israeli man refused to stand up when the act he chose to watch asked the audience to pay homage to Ukraine and Palestinian. Not that deep. Not antisemitic. Not abuse.
What a piece of shit. Regardless of your political opinions bullying someone like that is fucked up. Equally I hope the people in the crowd joining in feel thoroughly ashamed but I doubt it somehow.
What was the point anyway? Why even add that into a comedy show.
Punching down isn’t funny.
“until our identities as Jews became known”
Is that what happened though?
I always felt that stand up comedy is a bit of an equivalent of a modern sermon, which was fine as growing Catholic I’m used to silly person ranting in front of the crowd and always found it a bit funny.
Now that they started singling out heretics and inciting the crowd I find my analogy less funny.
The ever-tolerant left strike again
Paul Currie is one of those absurdly over the top woke types that is too stupid and lacking in self awareness to understand he’s become the hatemonger he purports to be against. He has form for this, dude is clearly an anti semite
when you’re from belfast, and a reactionary man, this is fine.
Who?
I dunno. Is it shouting at someone who is openly supporting Israeli genocide considered abuse?
You’d shout at someone openly supporting Islamic terrorism.
I’m jewish. All of this has become so normal to me that when I saw this story I was just like, ”Yeah okay, but also can we talk about how shit comedy is these days?”
For being such a tough guy on stage, it’s a bit weird that his Instagram is locked 😵💫
Absolute cunt. I wouldn’t have stood either. Don’t politicise your platform, cunt
Wonder if any Edinburgh fringe venues will ban him or welcome him.
Ah, comedy. When you stand up and applaud the flags of movements the comedian agrees with.