Harrow Council has cancelled a comedian’s upcoming show in Pinner following backlash over an alleged antisemitic joke.
American comedian Reginald D. Hunter was set to perform at Harrow Arts Centre in October.
However, following his performance at Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August, where he compared Israel to an abusive spouse complaining about being abused, the comic has found himself in deep water.
Harrow Council has revealed it has now cancelled Reginald’s upcoming show in the village, on the back of several other venues doing the same.
In a post on his social media, Reginald said: “There was an unfortunate incident in my new show. As a comedian, I do push boundaries in creating humour.
“This inevitably creates divided opinions but I am staunchly anti-war and anti-bully. I regret any stress caused to the audience and venue staff members.”
A spokesperson for Harrow Council said: “We champion arts and culture and strongly support freedom of speech. Recent events relating to Reginald D. Hunter do not reflect our values of diversity, inclusion, and good community relations. We were also particularly concerned of reports about the treatment of audience members at his recent show in Edinburgh.”
Photo credit: Reginald D Hunter
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