Unfunny Far Left "comedian" boo'ed off at a Charity gig for Brexit rants

[Crimson Dynamo]

BBC comedian Nish Kumar was met with boos and bread rolls after
making Brexit jokes at a charity cricket lunch.


The presenter of little watched late night programme The Mash Report claimed
that his angered audience needed “far-right” comedians instead of him at the
fundraiser for disability sports.


According to an eyewitness at the Lord’s Taverners Christmas lunch, which
raises money for cricketing charities, Kumar was drowned out by booing and
had food hurled at him after he was very unfunny and made political jokes
that were not funny and unwelcome.


In the end he was ushered off so they could do a raffle :skull:

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Mike Fitchett, a 68-year-old Taverners member from Oxfordshire, was in the
audience.


'Harry Redknapp was tremendous and we were having a really good day, as
we always do,' he said. 'Then this man, who is supposed to be a comedian,
gets up and delivers what could only be described as a political speech.'


Mr Fitchett added that things quickly turned sour. 'He should have just left
the stage but he refused to do so,' he said. 'This was not at all what our
organisation is about. These were extreme, far-left political views and
we are a charity. It was all very offensive and I shall be writing to our chief
executive to make my feelings clear.'





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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-7748277/Chaos-Lords-Taverners-Christmas-charity-lunch-comedian-Nish-Kumar-booed-off.html

[Niamh.]

Not really appropriate to start throwing things at him though just because they didn't find him funny

[Crimson Dynamo]

Not really appropriate to start throwing things at him though just because they didn't find him funny

It was just one bread roll and it did miss

[Niamh.]

It was just one bread roll and it did miss

Why bread rolls plural in the OP then? hhhhmmmm?

[smudgie]

Ooooops.
Went down like a lead balloon.

[arista]

Yes his BBC2 Political Comedy Show
is good as he has team helping.

He was a Fool
to take the piss of Brexit.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Why bread rolls plural in the OP then? hhhhmmmm?

I am repeating from a tweet that the man in question put out (single roll), he may have missed others as he was ducking

[Niamh.]

I am repeating from a tweet that the man in question put out (single roll), he may have missed others as he was ducking

So I'm guessing your thumbs down is directed at those violent thugs in the audience then?

[bots]

you should see what gets thrown at you in glasgow if your act is a flop, they would pray for bread rolls there :laugh:

[Jigs]

Nasty and inappropriate

[Liam-]

That would be considered assault against a right wing person, can’t wait to hear the condemnation from Farage and the like

[Niamh.]

That would be considered assault against a right wing person

Was there not uproar over a milkshake related incident not so long ago?

[Liam-]

Was there not uproar over a milkshake related incident not so long ago?

There was funnily enough, mass faux tears about something that doesn’t hurt, there can only be outrage about a comedian being ‘pelted’ with solid items I’m sure?

[Niamh.]

There was funnily enough, mass faux tears about something that doesn’t hurt, there can only be outrage about a comedian being ‘pelted’ with solid items I’m sure?

Yes, LT did put a Thumbs Down icon with the title to show his outrage at the assault tbf to him

[Liam-]

Yes, LT did put a Thumbs Down icon with the title to show his outrage at the assault tbf to him

We just need the ‘it could have been boulders instead!!!’ To really reach the level of the milkshake scenario

[Liam-]

Imagine booking a well known, left leaning, political comedian and then being so upset that said well known, left leaning, political comedian tells some left leaning, political jokes, that you have to throw carbs at him, imagine that for a second.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Imagine booking a well known, left leaning, political comedian and then being so upset that said well known, left leaning, political comedian tells some left leaning, political jokes, that you have to throw carbs at him, imagine that for a second.

i dont think he was booked by members of the audience as that is not how these things work.

I think it shows the arrogance of the far left "comedian"h that anyone would laugh . his late night small audience show will get laughs from drunk young students but not adult cricket fans hell bent on helping a charity?

[Niamh.]

i dont think he was booked by members of the audience as that is not how these things work.

I think it shows the arrogance of the far left "comedian"h that anyone would laugh . his late night small audience show will get laughs from drunk young students but not adult cricket fans hell bent on helping a charity?

I hope you're not implying that he deserved to be assaulted because people thought his jokes weren't funny? :o

[Crimson Dynamo]

Yes, LT did put a Thumbs Down icon with the title to show his outrage at the assault tbf to him

If only we could have more elaborate icons I could have used one of an unfunny arrogant far left non-comedian

typical of Tibb not to provide that one


:rolleyes:

[Crimson Dynamo]

I hope you're not implying that he deserved to be assaulted because people thought his jokes weren't funny? :o

the bread roll did not make the stage so reports of an assault still lie at the ears of the poor cricket people who had to listen

[Niamh.]

If only we could have more elaborate icons I could have used one of an unfunny arrogant far left non-comedian

typical of Tibb not to provide that one


:rolleyes:

It's those perps in the audience at fault here LT as I'm sure you agree

[Niamh.]

the bread roll did not make the stage so reports of an assault still lie at the ears of the poor cricket people who had to listen

Attempted murder then

[Crimson Dynamo]

No just good slightly right wing cricket people desperate to help those less fortunate

:clap1:

[Crimson Dynamo]

MTVN was probably there

[Liam-]

The rise in attacks on comedians is astonishing.

[Liam-]

The perp should be found and arrested for attempting to assault free speech, comedy is sacred after all!

[Niamh.]

No just good slightly right wing cricket people desperate to help those less fortunate

:clap1:

Well they should have sent those bread rolls off to a homeless shelter or something instead of wasting them :nono:

[Crimson Dynamo]

Well they should have sent those bread rolls off to a homeless shelter or something instead of wasting them :nono:

or to Africa as i heard on the radio that its Where nothing ever grows
No rain or rivers flow, and they wont get snow this Christmas


Bloody climate emergency :fist:

[James]

I remember reading a while ago how some comedians were reporting a bad reception to Brexit jokes when they took their shows outside London,


Comedians claim anti-Brexit jokes are damaging their careers as audiences outside London walk out in offence

By Rozina Sabur
4 APRIL 2017

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2017/04/04/TELEMMGLPICT000066328972_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqfrqDXtr cAAwnUc1YpwvbDVUzVH2J4iyV_z38xAhQR2s.jpeg?imwidth= 500
Comedian Marcus Brigstocke said Brexit jokes were the equivalent of 'comedic poison' Credit: Jay Williams

Comedians have told how anti-Brexit jokes are harming their careers as audiences outside of London walk out in offence.

A number of comedians have described scripting their take on Britain leaving the European Union for Left-wing audiences in London, only to face unamused audiences when they take their acts out to the rest of the country.

Marcus Brigstocke, who has been touring the country with a set that includes 20 minutes of material on Brexit, said members of the audience had been walking out "every night" in anger.

He said that a number of his fans were unlikely to return to his shows in future, as a result of the jokes.


"People have been angry; people have walked out of shows and people have booed.

"A lot of the people that I think of as my audience will not be back - they won't come again - they're that angry," he told BBC Radio 4.


Writing on Facebook, Brigstocke said he did not want to turn his audience off, but said: "For the first time ever on tour I have people walking out every night ‑ not hordes, but some. That's unsettling.

"I have never before dealt with a subject as divisive and upsetting (including passionate criticisms of religion etc). It's a challenge I would usually enjoy but (perhaps because I'm not doing it well enough) it is proving to be a nightmare.

"It seems that for the most part Brexit is not just the hideous social and political turn we have taken as a country but is also comedic poison."

However a spokeswoman for comedian Stewart Lee, who has 20 minutes of anti-Brexit material at the start of his show, said "his career has only been strengthened by Brexit".


Aaron Brown, editor of the British Comedy Guide, said: "I consume a lot of comedy – mostly TV, also some live – and would say the comedy world’s reaction has been almost exclusively negative.

"Many jokes essentially paraphrase as 'shooting ourselves in the foot', and the rest rely on lazily branding 52 per cent of the voters as racist.


"One would have hoped comedians would be able to find comic mileage in their evident disengagement from half of the public, but there instead seems to be little to no such acceptance and analysis of the referendum result, instead merely anger and lashing out at stupid people making the wrong decision, as they see it.

"As far as audience reaction goes, it tends to be fairly warm with television studio audiences as most such recordings take place in the resolutely pro-remain London, but in the rest of the country – England and Wales, at very least – one can only begin to imagine how alienated and offended some audiences must feel."


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/04/comedians-tell-anti-brexit-jokes-damaging-careersas-audiences/

[Tom4784]

That would be considered assault against a right wing person, can’t wait to hear the condemnation from Farage and the like

That will never happen, the comedian's not White Wing- I mean, Right Wing.

It's okay to abuse people who don't like Brexit, just make sure you don't do it to a white person- I mean, a brexiter.

[Tom4784]

I remember reading a while ago how some comedians were reporting a bad reception to Brexit jokes when they took their shows outside London,



https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/04/comedians-tell-anti-brexit-jokes-damaging-careersas-audiences/

Even though they are quick to call others snowflakes and the like, there is often none more fragile and prone to outrage and offense than Brexit Boomers.

[Crimson Dynamo]

They should have booked an actual funny comedian like Jim Davidson

[Tom4784]

They should have booked an actual funny comedian like Jim Davidson

You mean they should have booked a racist and a homophobe, well, if that's your humour...

[Oliver_W]

or to Africa as i heard on the radio that its Where nothing ever grows
No rain or rivers flow, and they wont get snow this Christmas


Bloody climate emergency :fist:

That song is so bloody stupid, the biggest river in the world is in Africa :joker:

[Crimson Dynamo]

You mean they should have booked a racist and a homophobe, well, if that's your humour...

How dare you Jim is a family comedian and a national treasure

[Oliver_W]

Anyway there's no excuse for throwing things at people.

You're allowed to think it's bloody boring when all comedians have to say is "Trump" or "Brexit", and you're allowed to boo. You're not allowed to lay your hands on another person, or throw projectiles at them.

[The Slim Reaper]

Couldn't they have just sent him a yeast and desist letter instead? :smug:

[Tom4784]

How dare you Jim is a family comedian and a national treasure

And that has no bearing on the fact that he's a racist homophobe.

[Niamh.]

Anyway there's no excuse for throwing things at people.

You're allowed to think it's bloody boring when all comedians have to say is "Trump" or "Brexit", and you're allowed to boo. You're not allowed to lay your hands on another person, or throw projectiles at them.

Exactly.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Couldn't they have just sent him a yeast and desist letter instead? :smug:

yes that would have been a butter alternative

[The Slim Reaper]

yes that would have been a butter alternative

He was only going against the grain. Probably a load of old bloomers with a cob on in the audience

[smudgie]

Aww, no more throwing rotten tomatoes at unfunny comedians then.:joker:

[Liam-]

‘Right wingers: ‘offensive comedy should be cherished as the last form of free speech, no matter how many minorities get offended, jokes are jokes! #snowflakes’

Also right wingers: ‘I am horrified that ‘comedians’, if you can call them that, are making jokes at MY expense, I demand an apology and a public enquiry into my hurt feelings #endrightwingbias #backboris’

[Beso]

What a dick.

[Beso]

It's about time these left leaning arseholes learnt they are in the minority

[Oliver_W]

‘Right wingers: ‘offensive comedy should be cherished as the last form of free speech, no matter how many minorities get offended, jokes are jokes! #snowflakes’

Also right wingers: ‘I am horrified that ‘comedians’, if you can call them that, are making jokes at MY expense, I demand an apology and a public enquiry into my hurt feelings #endrightwingbias #backboris’

Nice fanfiction. Where's it saved - next to Sonic the Hedgehog?!

Unless you're gonna link or quote people, you're completely making that up, I've not seen anyone expressing the sentiment you posted.

[Nicky91]

It's about time these left leaning arseholes learnt they are in the minority

thank you for the insult (which is also towards me, since i'm also left wing)

:idc: :bawling:

[Oliver_W]

It's about time these left leaning arseholes learnt they are in the minority

You can't use a cricket club as an example of the general population not being left :joker:

[Cherie]

A charity event like that is no place for politics, not surprised they wanted him off

[Tom4784]

A charity event like that is no place for politics, not surprised they wanted him off

Let's be real, Cherie, if it was some pro-brexit comedian then he would have been cheered on and beloved by that crowd. It's not that it's 'no place for politics', it's that the crowd can only tolerate views that they approve of.

[Tom4784]

Nice fanfiction. Where's it saved - next to Sonic the Hedgehog?!

Unless you're gonna link or quote people, you're completely making that up, I've not seen anyone expressing the sentiment you posted.

That's generally the right wing attitude though, they boo diversity and 'PC culture' while claiming offense if the thing they are clamouring for bites them back. You don't have to look far to see such hypocrisy in action.

Hell, look at the 'OK, Boomer' thing, so many boomers that act like people get offended far too easily tried to make 'OK, Boomer' hate speech... You can't make it up.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Let's be real, Cherie, if it was some pro-brexit comedian then he would have been cheered on and beloved by that crowd. It's not that it's 'no place for politics', it's that the crowd can only tolerate views that they approve of.

Do you actually know anything about the Lords Taverners?

They are not Lords, its named after a pub and its not posh folk, its grass roots cricket played by regular working people

[Tom4784]

Do you actually know anything about the Lords Taverners?

They are not Lords, its named after a pub and its not posh folk, its grass roots cricket played by regular working people

And, once again, that has no bearing on the fact that it's a brexit crowd.

[Beso]

He got bood off for being political at a kids charity event...deservedly so..know your audience you unfunny lefty arsehole.

[Crimson Dynamo]

And, once again, that has no bearing on the fact that it's a brexit crowd.

lol, you have not got a scooby doo what that crowd are

[Beso]

And, once again, that has no bearing on the fact that it's a brexit crowd.


How do you know?

Was it on the tickets that only brexiters are allowed to raise money for children?

[Tom4784]

lol, you have not got a scooby doo what that crowd are

It doesn't take a detective to figure out that a crowd that vehemently boos and abuses a comedian for an anti-brexit joke is probably a brexit crowd.

It's called common sense, LT, try it sometime.

[Tom4784]

How do you know?

Was it on the tickets that only brexiters are allowed to raise money for children?

If you are so desperate to believe anything but the likely truth then by all means do so. It's not my job to make the wilfully blind see.

You're entitled to be wrong.

[Crimson Dynamo]

It doesn't take a detective to figure out that a crowd that vehemently boos and abuses a comedian for an anti-brexit joke is probably a brexit crowd.

It's called common sense, LT, try it sometime.

oh its now "probably", how ones opinion can change when challenged..

[Tom4784]

oh its now "probably", how ones opinion can change when challenged..

You are perfectly entitled to stick your fingers in your ears and go 'LALALALALA I CAN'T HEAR YOU! LALALALALALALA'.

It's something when grown ass adults disregard common sense because it doesn't suit their agenda.

[Beso]

If you are so desperate to believe anything but the likely truth then by all means do so. It's not my job to make the wilfully blind see.

You're entitled to be wrong.

The likely truth now is it.:shrug:

With one stale loaf thrown, surely the right wingers would have been hurling a lot more than that.

[bots]

i'm wondering how many people commenting in this thread have been to a live comedy event in a small hall? I used to see live comedians every week and a lot more than 50% bombed and were heckled off. For people to enjoy a comedy event, the comedian does have to be funny

[Cherie]

Let's be real, Cherie, if it was some pro-brexit comedian then he would have been cheered on and beloved by that crowd. It's not that it's 'no place for politics', it's that the crowd can only tolerate views that they approve of.

Not necessarily, I’m anti Brexit and would be annoyed to be subjected to it at a fundraising event

[Crimson Dynamo]

i'm wondering how many people commenting in this thread have been to a live comedy event in a small hall? I used to see live comedians every week and a lot more than 50% bombed and were heckled off. For people to enjoy a comedy event, the comedian does have to be funny

Yes used to go to Up The Creek in the 90s, it was a bear pit. :worry:

[Shaun]

Confused as to why you would book him, when he presents The Mash Report and is pretty well-renowned for being left-leaning and political, only to complain about his set being left-leaning and political.

I find his voice extremely irritating but I would not waste precious bread on the poor fellow.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Confused as to why you would book him, when he presents The Mash Report and is pretty well-renowned for being left-leaning and political, only to complain about his set being left-leaning and political.

I find his voice extremely irritating but I would not waste precious bread on the poor fellow.

You have to look at the person who was responsible for booking and their budget, looks like that person was probably a fan but had no clue what the audience would like (or he was a late cancellation for a proper comedian like Jimmy Carr)

[Tom4784]

Not necessarily, I’m anti Brexit and would be annoyed to be subjected to it at a fundraising event

The most simple answer is nearly always the correct one. It was a brexit crowd and they reacted the way they did because of their own views.

I don't think anyone who had your mindset would do what they did, the fact that reacted so explosively says it's because they opposed the views of this comedian, not that he was talking about politics.

[Tom4784]

The likely truth now is it.:shrug:

With one stale loaf thrown, surely the right wingers would have been hurling a lot more than that.

If you want to close your eyes then that's your prerogative, it doesn't change anything though :shrug:.

You can try to obfuscate the facts, do away with common sense and spin things but at the end of the day, it's pretty ****ing simple. A brexit crowd reacted badly to an anti-brexit set.

No need to jump through illogical hoops to try and twist the truth of the matter when it's all very simple. If you weren't so driven by your own agenda, you could see the forest for the trees.

[James]

To be honest the best possible response a comedian telling anti-Brexit jokes would get from a Brexit supporting crowd would be uncomfortable silence or nervous laughter.

[Brother Leon]

Imagine abusing and throwing stuff at someone at a charity event just because you happen to be an easily offended... what’s the word used..”snowflake” is it?

[GiRTh]

All comedians bomb throughout their careers. Even comedians much better than Nish. Wrong crowd for that material, is all.

[Niamh.]

i'm wondering how many people commenting in this thread have been to a live comedy event in a small hall? I used to see live comedians every week and a lot more than 50% bombed and were heckled off. For people to enjoy a comedy event, the comedian does have to be funnyI've been to lots, never one where people threw anything at the comedian though

[Beso]

If you want to close your eyes then that's your prerogative, it doesn't change anything though :shrug:.

You can try to obfuscate the facts, do away with common sense and spin things but at the end of the day, it's pretty ****ing simple. A brexit crowd reacted badly to an anti-brexit set.

No need to jump through illogical hoops to try and twist the truth of the matter when it's all very simple. If you weren't so driven by your own agenda, you could see the forest for the trees.



You are ignoring the fact only one bread baguette was thrown, the way the right is portrayed on here you would think this may have been a vegan convention rather than a room full of people with some sort of disability effecting thier every day life that you are portraying as some sort of nick griffin convention....disability don't pick sides dezzy!!


It's common sense for the common people.

[Cherie]

The most simple answer is nearly always the correct one. It was a brexit crowd and they reacted the way they did because of their own views.

I don't think anyone who had your mindset would do what they did, the fact that reacted so explosively says it's because they opposed the views of this comedian, not that he was talking about politics.

Given you weren't attending, you have no idea what crowd were attending, they might be a crowd suffering from Brexit fatigue and wanted a night away from it all

[Beso]

Ain't we bloody all Cherie...

Know your audience, 1st rule of comedy.

[Beso]

Imagine it, going out on a night to have fun whilst raising for charity, and some random starts yapping on about brexit....it don't matter how you are voting you would just boo and yawn in thier face.

[Ammi]

...I guess that I agree with what Greg James said...Nish Kumar gave his time for free in support of the charity event and didn’t deserve to be abused...either verbally or baguettably....he hadn’t realised that any people would be offended and has apologised if his act ‘triggered any of the audience..’...

‘BBC Radio One DJ Greg James – a huge cricket fan and Lord's Taverners ambassador – today tweeted a staunch defence of the comedian and criticised the people who booed him.

'I'd just like to say that the treatment of @MrNishKumar by some members of the crowd at the @LordsTaverners fundraising Christmas lunch yesterday was appalling', he said.

'It's a charity I was proud to be an ambassador of and the work they do with disadvantaged young people is extraordinary.

'But yesterday served as a timely reminder that disagreeing with someone doesn't mean you have the right to abuse them verbally or physically.

'I was devastated for Nish (who gave his time for free) I was embarrassed to be there. On an afternoon that was supposed to be about kindness, there was a distinct lack of it in the room.'


....anyways, the lunch still raised £160,000 for the charity and Nish Kumar seemed to take it all in good spirits and made light of it... 'In my defence, it was only one bread roll and it missed me.'...:love:...well done to him for giving his time and energies to the event...and for all who attended and helped raise an amazing sum...

[Beso]

Charity wins....

Close the thread.

[GiRTh]

...I guess that I agree with what Greg James said...Nish Kumar gave his time for free in support of the charity event and didn’t deserve to be abused...either verbally or baguettably....he hadn’t realised that any people would be offended and has apologised if his act ‘triggered any of the audience..’...

‘BBC Radio One DJ Greg James – a huge cricket fan and Lord's Taverners ambassador – today tweeted a staunch defence of the comedian and criticised the people who booed him.

'I'd just like to say that the treatment of @MrNishKumar by some members of the crowd at the @LordsTaverners fundraising Christmas lunch yesterday was appalling', he said.

'It's a charity I was proud to be an ambassador of and the work they do with disadvantaged young people is extraordinary.

'But yesterday served as a timely reminder that disagreeing with someone doesn't mean you have the right to abuse them verbally or physically.

'I was devastated for Nish (who gave his time for free) I was embarrassed to be there. On an afternoon that was supposed to be about kindness, there was a distinct lack of it in the room.'


....anyways, the lunch still raised £160,000 for the charity and Nish Kumar seemed to take it all in good spirits and made light of it... 'In my defence, it was only one bread roll and it missed me.'...:love:...well done to him for giving his time and energies to the event...and for all who attended and helped raise an amazing sum...Excellent point Ammi :thumbs:

There are loads of celebrities associated with Lord Taverners, I'd like to hear their opinion on this.

[Livia]

People are not obliged to find a comedian funny, surely. And they were having Christmas lunch, I imagine a certain amount of alcohol had been downed.

Anyway, I refuse to believe it's the first time Nish Kumar has been booed off.

[Kizzy]

Hmm what were these people expecting from a comedian with a political sketch show?... :/
Rude obnoxious boomers the guy was working for nothing too for charity! Pffft!

[Crimson Dynamo]

Hmm what were these people expecting from a comedian with a political sketch show?... :/
Rude obnoxious boomers the guy was working for nothing too for charity! Pffft!

Expecting humour not far left virtue signalling

[Oliver_W]

People are not obliged to find a comedian funny, surely. And they were having Christmas lunch, I imagine a certain amount of alcohol had been downed.

Anyway, I refuse to believe it's the first time Nish Kumar has been booed off.
Being drunk doesn't excuse throwing things at the guy.

I too though, think he's probably used to being booed off stage or icy silences.

[Kizzy]

Expecting humour not far left virtue signalling

They knew his remit, if you are at an event and being entertained for free you may not like all the acts...There's no reason not to remain polite and respectful though.

The male, pale and stale doing what they do best here. Imo

[Marsh.]

"BBC token"

Yeah, that shows the measure of the appalling people in attendance.

[Crimson Dynamo]

"BBC token"

Yeah, that shows the measure of the appalling people in attendance.

It's a tweet,not from an attendee

Unlucky

[Marsh.]

It's a tweet,not from an attendee

Unlucky

No what's unlucky is you calling Brexit jokes "preaching" because the comedian is apparently left leaning.

If he was the opposite you'd be lapping it up as the right for a comedian to free speech.

[Mystic Mock]

Not really appropriate to start throwing things at him though just because they didn't find him funny

This.

Although I don't get why he a Comedian was talking about Politics at a Charity event either tbf.

[Marsh.]

Because comedians can make jokes about anything.

Only snowflakes call it a political rant when they don't like the subject matter.

[Mystic Mock]

Because comedians can make jokes about anything.

Only snowflakes call it a political rant when they don't like the subject matter.

I'm not excusing the crowd's treatment towards him, I was just confused as I didn't know that he did political sketches until reading more of the thread.

Either way the crowd should be more respectful towards people, We've all probably attended events where we've not liked certain individuals but you shouldn't want to hurt/throw Bread Rolls at them. Imo it says more about the crowd than it does about the Comedian, and I like you Marsh find it funny how some of these people on Social Media are being Snowflakes about the Comedian but are quick to call Remainers Snowflakes.:joker:

[Marsh.]

I'm not excusing the crowd's treatment towards him, I was just confused as I didn't know that he did political sketches until reading more of the thread.

Either way the crowd should be more respectful towards people, We've all probably attended events where we've not liked certain individuals but you shouldn't want to hurt/throw Bread Rolls at them. Imo it says more about the crowd than it does about the Comedian, and I like you Marsh find it funny how some of these people on Social Media are being Snowflakes about the Comedian but are quick to call Remainers Snowflakes.:joker:

Exactly.

[Withano]

Leavers are so violent

[Tom4784]

Given you weren't attending, you have no idea what crowd were attending, they might be a crowd suffering from Brexit fatigue and wanted a night away from it all

Not really likely, is it?

The whole 'you weren't THERE!!!!' argument really doesn't work out when the most obvious answer as to why this happened only takes a bit of common sense.

Honestly, what do people have against common sense these days?

[Tom4784]

You are ignoring the fact only one bread baguette was thrown, the way the right is portrayed on here you would think this may have been a vegan convention rather than a room full of people with some sort of disability effecting thier every day life that you are portraying as some sort of nick griffin convention....disability don't pick sides dezzy!!


It's common sense for the common people.

You're trying to stuff a whole lot of words in my mouth for just pointing out that people who tend to react to anti-brexit jokes the worst are, shock horror, brexiters.

I honestly don't know what you are going on about in this post at all but you attempting to move the goalposts by seemingly making out that I'm going after disabled people by saying that it's common sense to think that brexiters don't like anti-brexit materials. You're connecting all these imaginary dots and you are pretending to care about the disability highlighted at this charity but your intent is transparent, you are using disibility as a weapon, you are virtue signalling hard as a way to make me look bad by trying to frame this as me painting disabled people as racists and it's honestly gross, a very low and undignified move.

Do not use other people's disabilities as a tool to push your own political agenda.

Trying to paint this situation as anything other than the most obvious answer requires nothing short of world class logic gymnastics. An anti-brexit set didn't go down well with a pro-brexit crowd. All this other spiel you've come out with about Nick Griffin sheds more light on your own motives more than anything, you're being defensive and jumping to conclusions that don't make sense.

[Cherie]

Not really likely, is it?

The whole 'you weren't THERE!!!!' argument really doesn't work out when the most obvious answer as to why this happened only takes a bit of common sense.

Honestly, what do people have against common sense these days?

Are you trying to claim I haven’t got any common sense in a passive aggressive way lol

You weren’t there, so you are not in possession of the full facts of what went on, just some snippets and anecdotal evidence, it was raining bread rolls a few pages back that has now been confirmed by the comedian himself as actually being one bread roll...given the chortling over people being milkshaked I thought you would approve of bread rolling...no?

[King Gizzard]

Why the **** would they book him if they didn’t expect Brexit jokes? Idiots...

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[Cherie]

They knew his remit, if you are at an event and being entertained for free you may not like all the acts...There's no reason not to remain polite and respectful though.

The male, pale and stale doing what they do best here. Imo

The Lord Taverners used to donate money per child in the special needs school I worked in so each child got a Christmas present, they also collect in the cold outside Sainsbury’s each year, some of them are not so pale :hee:

[Mystic Mock]

Are you trying to claim I haven’t got any common sense in a passive aggressive way lol

You weren’t there, so you are not in possession of the full facts of what went on, just some snippets and anecdotal evidence, it was raining bread rolls a few pages back that has now been confirmed by the comedian himself as actually being one bread roll...given the chortling over people being milkshaked I thought you would approve of bread rolling...no?

To me personally Cherie I don't get why Remainers or neutrals/casuals about Remain/Brexit would even care enough to throw a Bread Roll at a Comedian over anti-Brexit jokes.

To me the only group with a motive in this instance are Brexiters.

Maybe I'm wrong, but to me I am with Dezzy on this one.

[Cherie]

To me personally Cherie I don't get why Remainers or neutrals/casuals about Remain/Brexit would even care enough to throw a Bread Roll at a Comedian over anti-Brexit jokes.

To me the only group with a motive in this instance are Brexiters.

Maybe I'm wrong, but to me I am with Dezzy on this one.

Maybe he just wasn't particularly funny? and as Livia said it was a Christmas party so.... and even if they were Brexiteers they are entitled to their views, maybe it wasn't a great idea to throw a breadroll but then it wasn't particular a good idea to throw liquid over people doing their job in the street either but that was applauded by Dezzy so....

[bots]

if this were the first occasion that a comedian had been booed off the stage, or heckled, or had stuff thrown at him it would be news, but it's not, it has happened 100's of times before. Comedians tell controversial jokes all the time, some people like it, others take offence. Thats the life of a comedian

[Mystic Mock]

Maybe he just wasn't particularly funny? and as Livia said it was a Christmas party so.... and even if they were Brexiteers they are entitled to their views, maybe it wasn't a great idea to throw a breadroll but then it wasn't particular a good idea to throw liquid over people doing their job in the street either but that was applauded by Dezzy so....

There have been plenty of unfunny comedians over the years and they don't get food thrown at them for it.

And controversially I can understand people being more angry and frustrated at a Politician who can have a negative impact on your life over a Comedian who told a set of jokes I didn't like.

Preferably neither scenario happens, but to me they're not comparable.

[Cherie]

There have been plenty of unfunny comedians over the years and they don't get food thrown at them for it.

And controversially I can understand people being more angry and frustrated at a Politician who can have a negative impact on your life over a Comedian who told a set of jokes I didn't like.

Preferably neither scenario happens, but to me they're not comparable.

You have never heard of a comedian being heckled on stage? where have you been Mock

lets keep this in context, it was ONE breadroll, and it missed.... having liquid thrown over you in the street when it come contain anything is scary stuff

[Mystic Mock]

You have never heard of a comedian being heckled on stage? where have you been Mock

lets keep this in context, it was ONE breadroll, and it missed.... having liquid thrown over you in the street when it come contain anything is scary stuff

It's not a common thing to happen, and if it does there's normally a sensitive subject that's been joked about that's been made by the Comedian.

And imo the only people that would get so offended at anti-Brexit jokes to the point of throwing something at the Comedian are Brexiters, that's not saying that all Brexiters are like that, but to me the OTT reaction from the crowd would be because they're in favour of Brexit and they didn't like feeling like they were being talked down to by the Comedian, hence the reaction.

Again I could be wrong and you could be right, but it's mighty convenient that the Bread Roll incident happened when it was to do with a touchy subject.

[Beso]

You're trying to stuff a whole lot of words in my mouth for just pointing out that people who tend to react to anti-brexit jokes the worst are, shock horror, brexiters.

I honestly don't know what you are going on about in this post at all but you attempting to move the goalposts by seemingly making out that I'm going after disabled people by saying that it's common sense to think that brexiters don't like anti-brexit materials. You're connecting all these imaginary dots and you are pretending to care about the disability highlighted at this charity but your intent is transparent, you are using disibility as a weapon, you are virtue signalling hard as a way to make me look bad by trying to frame this as me painting disabled people as racists and it's honestly gross, a very low and undignified move.

Do not use other people's disabilities as a tool to push your own political agenda.

Trying to paint this situation as anything other than the most obvious answer requires nothing short of world class logic gymnastics. An anti-brexit set didn't go down well with a pro-brexit crowd. All this other spiel you've come out with about Nick Griffin sheds more light on your own motives more than anything, you're being defensive and jumping to conclusions that don't make sense.



Load of rubbish...Im pointing out that disability doesn't pick sides so the people attending would be a fair mix of brexiters and remainers...probably more remainers to be fair seeing as this was in london..but you will still push the agenda that this was a right wing gathering of pale stale males..or people being snowflake when it suits them..

You will claim your view is the common sense view, when I am saying disability doesn't pick sides, so if course there will be a mixed crowd and not the one you are trying to portrait imo. ..people are correct for saying the crowd may just be fed up with brexit and don't want to hear about it on a night out. .


But you will still push your agenda of pale stale male brexiters being unable to take criticism...yawn.

And for someone who claimed not to understand what I was saying in the post you quoted you put a lot of effort into running it down when you didn't understand what I was going on about. ...a normal response would be to ask the poster what they meant...but no....not you..!!

[Beso]

After watching the video there only seems to be one man in the room insulting people, and that was the man on stage.

[Ammi]

...we know that’s not accurate though, whatever the vid may lead to believe...because of what Greg James said...'I was devastated for Nish (who gave his time for free) I was embarrassed to be there. On an afternoon that was supposed to be about kindness, there was a distinct lack of it in the room.'...

[Cherie]

...we know that’s not accurate though, whatever the vid may lead to believe...because of what Greg James said...'I was devastated for Nish (who gave his time for free) I was embarrassed to be there. On an afternoon that was supposed to be about kindness, there was a distinct lack of it in the room.'...

we have to lay the blame squarely on Nish who thought it appropriate to drone on about Brexit? it's not exactly a funny topic is it!

[Cherie]

Load of rubbish...Im pointing out that disability doesn't pick sides so the people attending would be a fair mix of brexiters and remainers...probably more remainers to be fair seeing as this was in london..but you will still push the agenda that this was a right wing gathering of pale stale males..or people being snowflake when it suits them..

You will claim your view is the common sense view, when I am saying disability doesn't pick sides, so if course there will be a mixed crowd and not the one you are trying to portrait imo. ..people are correct for saying the crowd may just be fed up with brexit and don't want to hear about it on a night out. .


But you will still push your agenda of pale stale male brexiters being unable to take criticism...yawn.

And for someone who claimed not to understand what I was saying in the post you quoted you put a lot of effort into running it down when you didn't understand what I was going on about. ...a normal response would be to ask the poster what they meant...but no....not you..!!

Great point

[Crimson Dynamo]

It's not a common thing to happen

lol, it happens a lot

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=glass+thrown+at+comedian

[Kizzy]

Kudos to the torygraph for this...

There’s also a touch of*hypocrisy here. The sort of well-heeled, predominantly white, middle-aged crowd who attend such charity cricket lunches are often the first to call other people “snowflakes”, complain about “woke” culture or protest that “you’re not allowed to say anything nowadays”. Yet crack a couple of Brexit jibes and they go swivel-eyed with indignation and start reaching for the bread rolls.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/course-nish-kumar-biased-also-one-smartest-political-comedians/amp/

[Marsh.]

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we have to lay the blame squarely on Nish who thought it appropriate to drone on about Brexit? it's not exactly a funny topic is it!

Since when? Politicians and major world events like elections, brexit, the credit crunch etc have always been fodder for comedians?

[Crimson Dynamo]

if the audience was all london it is highly likely to be 70% remain


they just did not want any political jokes at an afternoon charity doo, and people are sick to the back teeth of Brexit. This comedian showed exceptional poor judgement, if he in fact can be described as a comedian. He thought he was in a hall of pissed up students and it backfired.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Kudos to the torygraph for this...

There’s also a touch of*hypocrisy here. The sort of well-heeled, predominantly white, middle-aged crowd who attend such charity cricket lunches are often the first to call other people “snowflakes”, complain about “woke” culture or protest that “you’re not allowed to say anything nowadays”. Yet crack a couple of Brexit jibes and they go swivel-eyed with indignation and start reaching for the bread rolls.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/course-nish-kumar-biased-also-one-smartest-political-comedians/amp/

and more kudos to the top comment:

"His jokes were ill judged.

He didnt get the response he wanted and ended up insulting large tracts of the audience.

Saying the mash report is balanced because of one token Tory is about the same as saying the Beeb political output is unbiased because they employ Andrew Neil.

He got what he deserved, to insult people and link them to the extreme right was stupid . They’d all had a few shandies and were a bit rowdy so what did he expect."

[Marsh.]

Kudos to the torygraph for this...

There’s also a touch of*hypocrisy here. The sort of well-heeled, predominantly white, middle-aged crowd who attend such charity cricket lunches are often the first to call other people “snowflakes”, complain about “woke” culture or protest that “you’re not allowed to say anything nowadays”. Yet crack a couple of Brexit jibes and they go swivel-eyed with indignation and start reaching for the bread rolls.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/course-nish-kumar-biased-also-one-smartest-political-comedians/amp/

Spot on.

Champions of free speech! So long as they agree with it.

[Cherie]

Since when? Politicians and major world events like elections, brexit, the credit crunch etc have always been fodder for comedians?

Everyone is bored senseless by Brexit, I am sure you as a leave voter want it done?

[Liam-]

and more kudos to the top comment:

"His jokes were ill judged.

He didnt get the response he wanted and ended up insulting large tracts of the audience.

Saying the mash report is balanced because of one token Tory is about the same as saying the Beeb political output is unbiased because they employ Andrew Neil.

He got what he deserved, to insult people and link them to the extreme right was stupid . They’d all had a few shandies and were a bit rowdy so what did he expect."

So they behaved like sensitive little snowflakes then? Glad we got that sorted

[Cherie]

So they behaved like sensitive little snowflakes then? Glad we got that sorted

I guess they thought, if people can get liquid thrown over them in public and its applauded, may as well have some of that :hehe:

[Marsh.]

Everyone is bored senseless by Brexit, I am sure you as a leave voter want it done?

Not sure what that has to do with a comedian's right to joke about it?

I'm bored sh*tless of Trump but nevertheless he's still in the White House and turn on any channel on the TV and there's someone (comedian or not) ripping the piss out of him. That's what happens all the time.

[Liam-]

I guess they thought, if people can get liquid thrown over them in public and its applauded, may as well have some of that :hehe:

Or, they thought that assault and abuse is only acceptable if it’s against a left winger, from the sounds of it they’re probably people who thought the milkshake throwers deserved a stretch or some ‘public justice’ :hee:

[Cherie]

Or, they thought that assault and abuse is only acceptable if it’s against a left winger, from the sounds of it they’re probably people who thought the milkshake throwers deserved a stretch :hee:

oh so throwing one breadroll which missed is assault now?

[armand.kay]

Maybe a charity cricket event held by some called Lord's Taverners isn't the place for it

[Kizzy]

and more kudos to the top comment:

"His jokes were ill judged.

He didnt get the response he wanted and ended up insulting large tracts of the audience.

Saying the mash report is balanced because of one token Tory is about the same as saying the Beeb political output is unbiased because they employ Andrew Neil.

He got what he deserved, to insult people and link them to the extreme right was stupid . They’d all had a few shandies and were a bit rowdy so what did he expect."
Nobody would say the BBC was unbiased :idc:

As said Nish does satire.. political satire, how can you do that in the UK atm without mentioning brexit? It's the steaming pile of elephant dung in every room! :/

It was, as is the case countrywide of the few spoiling things for the many.

[Cherie]

Not sure what that has to do with a comedian's right to joke about it?

I'm bored sh*tless of Trump but nevertheless he's still in the White House and turn on any channel on the TV and there's someone (comedian or not) ripping the piss out of him. That's what happens all the time.

If the comedian is ****e, the audience have a right to boo and heckle whatever the material, and whether he gave his time for free or not

[armand.kay]

also, I don't want to hear a peep from anyone next time a racist gets egged

[Crimson Dynamo]

Nobody would say the BBC was unbiased :idc:

As said Nish does satire.. political satire, how can you do that in the UK atm without mentioning brexit? It's the steaming pile of elephant dung in every room! :/

It was, as is the case countrywide of the few spoiling things for the many.

can he not do other routines?

i had the misfortune to see him a few times and he is terrible - just pretending he is young and left wing to appeal to kids when i bet his lifestyle is full on Tory

[Kizzy]

Everyone is bored senseless by Brexit, I am sure you as a leave voter want it done?

I'm not, I want what is best for the country. If it takes 3 more years it doesn't bother me one bit! The only reason some are bored of it is because they have people telling them they're bored of it...

[Kizzy]

If the comedian is ****e, the audience have a right to boo and heckle whatever the material, and whether he gave his time for free or not

Yes comedians usually get their own prime time TV shows by being ****e.. :rolleyes:

[Marsh.]

If the comedian is ****e, the audience have a right to boo and heckle whatever the material, and whether he gave his time for free or not

They do when it comes to whether he's funny or not.

But taking issue with him being left leaning and mentioning the word Brexit is just snowflakish.

[Liam-]

oh so throwing one breadroll which missed is assault now?

Well, attempted, in the realms of the right winger anyway

[Cherie]

also, I don't want to hear a peep from anyone next time a racist gets egged

That makes no sense as its only the left wingers are complaining about the one breadroll which missed and calling it assault :suspect:

[Cherie]

Well, attempted, in the realms of the right winger anyway

maybe they just lobbed it onto the stage and meant it to miss? unlike the people who have been covered in liquids which you applauded?

[armand.kay]

That makes no sense as its only the left wingers are complaining about the one breadroll which missed and calling it assault :suspect:

exactly lol

[Cherie]

They do when it comes to whether he's funny or not.

But taking issue with him being left leaning and mentioning the word Brexit is just snowflakish.

If you can't beat them join them maybe

[Marsh.]

can he not do other routines?

i had the misfortune to see him a few times and he is terrible - just pretending he is young and left wing to appeal to kids when i bet his lifestyle is full on Tory

A few times? We have a fan on our hands here guys.

[Beso]

...we know that’s not accurate though, whatever the vid may lead to believe...because of what Greg James said...'I was devastated for Nish (who gave his time for free) I was embarrassed to be there. On an afternoon that was supposed to be about kindness, there was a distinct lack of it in the room.'...

Yeah the comedian calling people pricks for a start wasn't very kind..considering they were donating to charity.:shrug:

[Cherie]

I'm not, I want what is best for the country. If it takes 3 more years it doesn't bother me one bit! The only reason some are bored of it is because they have people telling them they're bored of it...

Oh so I am being influenced in some way?

No kizzy I am bored of it ...I came to the conclusion that going around in circles is doing no one any good all by myself

[Crimson Dynamo]

Yes comedians usually get their own prime time TV shows by being ****e.. :rolleyes:

he is asian, does left wing stuff - the bbc fell over themselves to get him on

come off it Kizzy, lets get real



Double standards and bias are the calling cards of The Mash Report and its radioactively smug host Nish Kumar


Same applies, obviously, for host Nish, who has any number of unattractive presenting habits, the absolute worst of which is introducing the subject of race where no one else would think it belongs, including a picture of Boris’s girlfriend, Carrie Symonds, with new puppy Dilyn.

“People will lose their s**t over a nice white lady and a cute dog.”

It hardly needs me to tell you the BBC would never allow a white presenter to go down the opposite road.

Double standards and bias, though, are the calling cards of The Mash Report and its host, who’s one of those political obsessives who simply cannot cope with the fact the entire country doesn’t bend to his socialist will.

So he’ll angrily denounce, “Sections of the Press” (that’s us, I think), for, “Failing to hold the Government to account”, while treating obvious anti-Boris/anti-Brexit propaganda as absolute gospel.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9939862/bbc-bias-mash-report-kumar/

[Kizzy]

can he not do other routines?

i had the misfortune to see him a few times and he is terrible - just pretending he is young and left wing to appeal to kids when i bet his lifestyle is full on Tory

Why would he? And how was he to know that his material would elicit such a response?... the victim blaming is real.

You've seen him a few times? Oh you didn't realise he was rubbish the first time so you saw him a few more times just to check? :laugh:

He might be a tory, and Roy chubby brown might be a feminist....

[Crimson Dynamo]

Why would he? And how was he to know that his material would elicit such a response?... the victim blaming is real.

You've seen him a few times? Oh you didn't realise he was rubbish the first time so you saw him a few more times just to check? :laugh:

He might be a tory, and Roy chubby brown might be a feminist....

victim?

:joker:

[Beso]

So they behaved like sensitive little snowflakes then? Glad we got that sorted

No they behaved like people watching a **** comedian.

[armand.kay]

girls can we just take the L, the mash report is cute but this bloke ain't funny fvfljdvollgbk

[Kizzy]

Oh so I am being influenced in some way?

No kizzy I am bored of it ...I came to the conclusion that going around in circles is doing no one any good all by myself

I didn't say that.. it isn't doing anyone any harm either :/ nothing has or will change untill we get a deal so what's the rush?

What's to be gained by railroading us out?

[Crimson Dynamo]

No they behaved like people watching a **** comedian.

Its like this thread is a world where bad comedians dont get heckled?

Harry Rednapp was on before Nish telling a few anecdotes and he went down a storm

[Marsh.]

If you can't beat them join them maybe

That doesn't make sense.

[Kizzy]

victim?

:joker:

Yes..I could provide a dictionary definition but some don't approve of that I've noticed :)

[Beso]

Its like this thread is a world where bad comedians dont get heckled?

Harry Rednapp was on before Nish telling a few anecdotes and he went down a storm

He lost control, his voice was breaking up into shrill shrieks. .so he resulted to insults...rather than humorous put downs...the sign of a comedian better off on tv rather than standing in front of a live audience..

[Marsh.]

Now he's being accused of only being employed because of his race? :unsure:

[Liam-]

maybe they just lobbed it onto the stage and meant it to miss? unlike the people who have been covered in liquids which you applauded?

I applauded it? I did no such thing, I thought it was juvenile and played right into the fascists hands, it gave racists the ability to claim public persecution and garner sympathy

[Kizzy]

he is asian, does left wing stuff - the bbc fell over themselves to get him on

come off it Kizzy, lets get real



Double standards and bias are the calling cards of The Mash Report and its radioactively smug host Nish Kumar


Same applies, obviously, for host Nish, who has any number of unattractive presenting habits, the absolute worst of which is introducing the subject of race where no one else would think it belongs, including a picture of Boris’s girlfriend, Carrie Symonds, with new puppy Dilyn.

“People will lose their s**t over a nice white lady and a cute dog.”

It hardly needs me to tell you the BBC would never allow a white presenter to go down the opposite road.

Double standards and bias, though, are the calling cards of The Mash Report and its host, who’s one of those political obsessives who simply cannot cope with the fact the entire country doesn’t bend to his socialist will.

So he’ll angrily denounce, “Sections of the Press” (that’s us, I think), for, “Failing to hold the Government to account”, while treating obvious anti-Boris/anti-Brexit propaganda as absolute gospel.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9939862/bbc-bias-mash-report-kumar/


He was bob on about bojo and his young bit of fluff.. they got a dog to appeal as a 'family'. When in reality his estranged from his real family and he has no idea how many kids he has.

[Liam-]

Aye, comedians get heckled, verbally, it’s not common practice to lob things at people you don’t find funny

[Marsh.]

Harry Rednapp was on before Nish telling a few anecdotes and he went down a storm

Oh I'm sure he did.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Oh I'm sure he did.

King of the Jungle


:clap1:

[Kizzy]

John Bercow was also booed, is he an unfunny comedian?

[Livia]

The biggest stretch, by a long, loooong way.... is equating throwing a bread roll towards a comedian (and I use that term loosely), and hitting someone with a milk shake. Whataboutery AT ITS FINEST!

Everyone's decided the room was full of white racists. No. It was full of men who'd mostly had a drink and found Nish Kumar as unfunny as I do.

[Crimson Dynamo]

John Bercow was also booed, is he an unfunny comedian?

was he telling jokes?

[Kizzy]

was he telling jokes?

No so why were they booing?

[Kizzy]

The biggest stretch, by a long, loooong way.... is equating throwing a bread roll towards a comedian (and I use that term loosely), and hitting someone with a milk shake. Whataboutery AT ITS FINEST!

Everyone's decided the room was full of white racists. No. It was full of men who'd mostly had a drink and found Nish Kumar as unfunny as I do.

Who mentioned racists?..

Is it just me or is your sig stretching the page? .. :/

[Crimson Dynamo]

No so why were they booing?

i am going to guess because he represents Westminster politicians?


i would hope everyone boo'ed him

[user104658]

Come on guys I think we have to conceed that it's probably both? He was disr'pectin Brexit in a room full of loud, drunk Brexit roughnecks and ALSO probably wasn't very funny.

[Kizzy]

i am going to guess because he represents Westminster politicians?


i would hope everyone boo'ed him

No he doesn't ...he's not the speaker or an MP.

[Livia]

Come on guys I think we have to conceed that it's probably both? He was disr'pectin Brexit in a room full of loud, drunk Brexit roughnecks and ALSO probably wasn't very funny.

Brexit Roughnecks?

Know your audience... someone should tell Nish.

[user104658]

Brexit Roughnecks?

Know your audience... someone should tell Nish.

Yes Brexit roughnecks, the unfathomable cohort of heavily working class, low-to-middle income British people who have been swindled into becoming Tory/Brexit stans because of tabloid newspapers and painfully stupid Facebook memes that prod at their national pride and give them an outlet for their frustration and dissatisfaction... by steering it away from Westminster onto literally anyone else.

"You're disenfracnhsied you say? The government? NEVER! That's obviously because of the opposition! And the EU! And immigrants!"

"Yarrrr!"

"And people on benefits!"

"Err... we're on in-work benefits..."

"Oh shtt sorry... err... we meant the unemployed! And immigrants on benefits."

"YARRRR!" *lobs breadrolls at Belgium*


To be fair though Brexit roughnecks is probably a misnomer because this was going on pre-ConDem coalition... a co-worker of mine at the time was telling me all about how the Tories were going to sort everything out.

She lost her job to austerity and then got f---'d by Universal Credit. Too bad so sad.

Maybe Brexit will help :think:

[Livia]

Yes Brexit roughnecks, the unfathomable cohort of heavily working class, low-to-middle income British people who have been swindled into becoming Tory/Brexit stans because of tabloid newspapers and painfully stupid Facebook memes that prod at their national pride and give them an outlet for their frustration and dissatisfaction... by steering it away from Westminster onto literally anyone else.

"You're disenfracnhsied you say? The government? NEVER! That's obviously because of the opposition! And the EU! And immigrants!"

"Yarrrr!"

"And people on benefits!"

"Err... we're on in-work benefits..."

"Oh shtt sorry... err... we meant the unemployed! And immigrants on benefits."

"YARRRR!" *lobs breadrolls at Belgium*


To be fair though Brexit roughnecks is probably a misnomer because this was going on pre-ConDem coalition... a co-worker of mine at the time was telling me all about how the Tories were going to sort everything out.

She lost her job to austerity and then got f---'d by Universal Credit. Too bad so sad.

Maybe Brexit will help :think:

While that's all very interesting, it doesn't bear any resemblance to my idea of a load of men at a boozy lunch. I don't care what their social standing is, after a few beers with the boys, they're going to be loud and obnoxious. Hard to politicise that, but good try, TS.

[Marsh.]

Good job it weren't a ladies lunch, they'd be chucking their knickers at him.

[Livia]

Good job it weren't a ladies lunch, they'd be chucking their knickers at him.

LOL....

[Oliver_W]

Who cares what the audience was like, calling people "roughnecks" is a bit classist :/

Throwing the breadroll isn't acceptable, regardless of what jokes were told. Booing someone off stage is fine though. Part of being a standup.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Who cares what the audience was like, calling people "roughnecks" is a bit classist :/

Throwing the breadroll isn't acceptable, regardless of what jokes were told. Booing someone off stage is fine though. Part of being a standup.

paying £149 to get some plank doing "ere these bladdy tories what are they like, that Donald Trump is a **** aint he, people who vote brexit as so fick right they all did so coz of a bus bwahahahahahah"

:facepalm:

[Cherie]

Good job it weren't a ladies lunch, they'd be chucking their knickers at him.

If they land on him its assault :oh:

[Liam-]

If they land on him its assault :oh:

I’d rather the milkshake

[Crimson Dynamo]

I’d rather the milkshake

:joker:

[Kizzy]

While that's all very interesting, it doesn't bear any resemblance to my idea of a load of men at a boozy lunch. I don't care what their social standing is, after a few beers with the boys, they're going to be loud and obnoxious. Hard to politicise that, but good try, TS.

Farage made a similar point at the debate on Sunday, after beer men are obnoxious and abusive and that's acceptable. Only it isn't.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Farage made a similar point at the debate on Sunday, after beer men are obnoxious and abusive and that's acceptable. Only it isn't.

i believe he said "can be"

[Beso]

No so why were they booing?

Cause he's a stuck up mysoginist pig.

[Beso]

Good job it weren't a ladies lunch, they'd be chucking their knickers at him.

Perhaps you should watch the video so you can see what a female looks like.

[Kizzy]

Cause he's a stuck up mysoginist pig.

Is he a grabbing by the pussy kind if misogynist or the getting pissed and abusing people kind..they are both quite popular atm.

[Beso]

Is he a grabbing by the pussy kind if misogynist or the getting pissed and abusing people kind..they are both quite popular atm.

Neither. .he's the bitter small man in power type...the worst and least popular type, imo...the type that bully and threaten women..in other words..scum, scum of the earth...

[Oliver_W]

Now he's being accused of only being employed because of his race? :unsure:

Doesn't the BBC have diversity quotas they have to meet?

It's not implausible that he got his start at least due to this, and ran with it. That said, he wouldn't have got very far if he was crap ... I've never heard of him, is he funny when he's not droning on about politics?

[Kizzy]

Neither. .he's the bitter small man in power type...the worst and least popular type, imo...the type that bully and threaten women..in other words..scum, scum of the earth...

So being grabbed by the pussy isn't threatening?.

[Cherie]

I’d rather the milkshake

:joker:

[Crimson Dynamo]

So being grabbed by the pussy isn't threatening?.

if were an actual thing and not a made up figure of speech yes

[The Slim Reaper]

if were an actual thing and not a made up figure of speech yes

I don't know whether he actually did it or whether it was, in fact, a figure of speech, but there are numerous credible women that have come forward to say this is definitely his MO.

[Oliver_W]

So being grabbed by the pussy isn't threatening?.

If you keep a diary about every little thing Trump has said in the past couple of decades, why did you miss out three essential words: "they let you"

Who even remembers the "pussy grabbing" thing, there's been plenty of stuff to drag him on since then :joker:

[user104658]

While that's all very interesting, it doesn't bear any resemblance to my idea of a load of men at a boozy lunch. I don't care what their social standing is, after a few beers with the boys, they're going to be loud and obnoxious. Hard to politicise that, but good try, TS.

I have no idea why anyone would think that isn't entirely political.

Anyway; alcohol lowers inhibitions, it doesn't change personalities or implant ideas in people's minds. Maybe it only came out because they were intoxicated, but it was in there before they touched a drop. It's also not an excuse for being a loud, aggressive, classless arsehole and it certainly doesn't apply to "all men after they've had a few" - or even most men I'd associate with. Some of us manage not to turn into slobbering, blaring yobs even after more than a few. Who would have thought.

[Kizzy]

If you keep a diary about every little thing Trump has said in the past couple of decades, why did you miss out three essential words: "they let you"

Who even remembers the "pussy grabbing" thing, there's been plenty of stuff to drag him on since then :joker:

Hey don't let me stop you if you have more evidence of trump spouting sexist language then be my guest I'm all ears...

[Kizzy]

if were an actual thing and not a made up figure of speech yes

That's not quite the point... the act isn't in question, it's the use of language that's under discussion LT keep up!

[Kizzy]

I have no idea why anyone would think that isn't entirely political.

Anyway; alcohol lowers inhibitions, it doesn't change personalities or implant ideas in people's minds. Maybe it only came out because they were intoxicated, but it was in there before they touched a drop. It's also not an excuse for being a loud, aggressive, classless arsehole and it certainly doesn't apply to "all men after they've had a few" - or even most men I'd associate with. Some of us manage not to turn into slobbering, blaring yobs even after more than a few. Who would have thought.

Who indeed... maybe some should change the company they keep?

[Beso]

So being grabbed by the pussy isn't threatening?.



I'm sure trump would have been booed of stage as well so calm down.

[Kizzy]

I'm sure trump would have been booed of stage as well so calm down.

How can you be sure?..

[Beso]

How can you be sure?..

There were a lot of women in the audience...

[Oliver_W]

I'm sure trump would have been booed of stage as well so calm down.

Is that why he gets his name and "build the wall" chanted at his rallies?

[Beso]

Is that why he gets his name and "build the wall" chanted at his rallies?

This was not one of his rallies. .no matter how people are trying to portrait this charity event.

If anything this was more like the sports game where trump was roundly booed by the crowd.

[Kizzy]

There were a lot of women in the audience...

So only the women would boo him...why?

[The Slim Reaper]

Is that why he gets his name and "build the wall" chanted at his rallies?

To be fair, that's like preaching to the converted. If nish organised a gig, then pretty sure only people that like him would turn up.

[Tom4784]

Are you trying to claim I haven’t got any common sense in a passive aggressive way lol

You weren’t there, so you are not in possession of the full facts of what went on, just some snippets and anecdotal evidence, it was raining bread rolls a few pages back that has now been confirmed by the comedian himself as actually being one bread roll...given the chortling over people being milkshaked I thought you would approve of bread rolling...no?

I'm not claiming anything, it's just that dancing around the obvious answer is pointless. A brexit crowd booed a comedian beccause he told anti-brexit jokes. If it was a crowd that was apathetic towards brexit, they'd have been more likely to not react much at all. They'd have rolled their eyes and just phased him out. To boo someone to the point they're taken off stage at a charity event generally means the crowd were riled up and apathy doesn't tend to lead to such an outburst.

Your last sentences stink of a need to force a 'gotcha' moment but you lack the context to make it work. I don't care about whether this comedian got hit with one breadroll or a thousand, the reluctance to call a spade a spade is just bizarre to me. Lots of people in this thread are determined to deny the likely reality of the situation.

A brexit crowd reacted badly to anti-brexit jokes and someone threw a roll, that is likely what happened and what ifs and hypotheticals won't change what is the common sense answer.

[Tom4784]

Load of rubbish...Im pointing out that disability doesn't pick sides so the people attending would be a fair mix of brexiters and remainers...probably more remainers to be fair seeing as this was in london..but you will still push the agenda that this was a right wing gathering of pale stale males..or people being snowflake when it suits them..

You will claim your view is the common sense view, when I am saying disability doesn't pick sides, so if course there will be a mixed crowd and not the one you are trying to portrait imo. ..people are correct for saying the crowd may just be fed up with brexit and don't want to hear about it on a night out. .


But you will still push your agenda of pale stale male brexiters being unable to take criticism...yawn.

And for someone who claimed not to understand what I was saying in the post you quoted you put a lot of effort into running it down when you didn't understand what I was going on about. ...a normal response would be to ask the poster what they meant...but no....not you..!!

Oh Parm, your attempts to imitate my phrases has never worked out for you since you never understand the context of how I use them. You just repeat them with a smile on your face thinking 'ha! got 'im!'

The only person pushing an agenda is you with your blantantly faux concern for the disability that's being highlighted at the event. You don't really care beyond trying to weaponise it against me and that's obvious to see.

You're the one that went on about Nick Griffin and 'pale stale males' (TheTruth, is that you?), you, not me. You're seeing things that aren't there and you're losing the plot in this discussion by trying to shove words down my throat.

Try arguing against what I'm saying not what your imaginary version of me has said,

As I said to Cherie, apathy doesn't tend to lead to booing so bad that someone is removed from the stage. If the crowd was trully apathetic towards brexit, they wouldn't have given him much of a reaction.

You are simply arguing against common sense here because of your own paranoid imagination of what that common sense answer means.

A brexit crowd booed a comedian that told anti-brexit jokes off stage. Nothing more, nothing less. Why are you being so godamn touchy about it?

[Beso]

Oh Parm, your attempts to imitate my phrases has never worked out for you since you never understand the context of how I use them. You just repeat them with a smile on your face thinking 'ha! got 'im!'

The only person pushing an agenda is you with your blantantly faux concern for the disability that's being highlighted at the event. You don't really care beyond trying to weaponise it against me and that's obvious to see.

You're the one that went on about Nick Griffin and 'pale stale males' (TheTruth, is that you?), you, not me. You're seeing things that aren't there and you're losing the plot in this discussion by trying to shove words down my throat.

Try arguing against what I'm saying not what your imaginary version of me has said,

As I said to Cherie, apathy doesn't tend to lead to booing so bad that someone is removed from the stage. If the crowd was trully apathetic towards brexit, they wouldn't have given him much of a reaction.

You are simply arguing against common sense here because of your own paranoid imagination of what that common sense answer means.

A brexit crowd booed a comedian that told anti-brexit jokes off stage. Nothing more, nothing less. Why are you being so godamn touchy about it?



Ive asked you time and time again to explain this agenda you imagine I have....but not once have you.....


I find you are therefore approaching into my personal life and making personal comments about it....and we all know if that's true it would make you a hypocrite as you don't like people mentioning your books.. .so explain my agenda...or drop it from future discussions because I have supported and dismissed all.kinds of things from all political sides...I have also supported all kinds of religions and certain religious practices whilst also going against others....so please explain this agenda I have!!!

I also think I have argued why I think your points are rubbish....for instance in the video it only seems to be 2 tables that have a problem with the man on stage, the rest seem to be clapping his replies to the hecklers...that don't seem like a brexit crowd to me...


So can you argue why you say it's a brexit crowd when I have highlighted what is seen in the video.

[Marsh.]

Doesn't the BBC have diversity quotas they have to meet?

So every person of ethnic minority got a pity job and all the white people got theirs on merit?

Cute.

[Marsh.]

Perhaps you should watch the video so you can see what a female looks like.

Look up, that's the joke going over your head.

Or a bread roll. One or the other. :idc:

[Marsh.]

if were an actual thing and not a made up figure of speech yes

:joker:

[Crimson Dynamo]

That's not quite the point... the act isn't in question, it's the use of language that's under discussion LT keep up!

It was a private lads conversation. not my business.

[Crimson Dynamo]

So every person of ethnic minority got a pity job and all the white people got theirs on merit?

Cute.

Zoe ball and the girl at drive time got their jobs as the BBC were desperate to shoehorn in women to radio 2. Happens all the time with the bbc

[Marsh.]

Zoe ball and the girl at drive time got their jobs as the BBC were desperate to shoehorn in women to radio 2. Happens all the time with the bbc

I do apologise... ahem...

So, every person of ethnic minority or of the female gender got a pity job and all the white men got theirs on merit?

Cute.

[Livia]

I love Sara Cox. She should have had the breakfast show. All those years I put up with Chris bloody Evans and then we get.... Zoe Ball.

[Crimson Dynamo]

I do apologise... ahem...

So, every person of ethnic minority or of the female gender got a pity job and all the white men got theirs on merit?

Cute.

Not every one that would be silly but it's clear you don't follow what has been going on at radio 2cand 4

[Marsh.]

Not every one that would be silly but it's clear you don't follow what has been going on at radio 2cand 4

It's clear you have a problem with diversity, yes. And use such things to mock and ridicule women and people of colour as somehow less than their white male counterparts. We're well aware.

[Crimson Dynamo]

It's clear you have a problem with diversity, yes. And use such things to mock and ridicule women and people of colour as somehow less than their white male counterparts. We're well aware.

I have a problem with jobs that dont to the best persothe reaso why, because people fear they will get the blame

Just look what happened to Simon mayo on drive

Stuck Jo Whillie in with him ruined the show he left and Sarah Cox is now doing a much worse job and losing listners hand over fist

Diversity my backside, it's people worried about being blamed

[Oliver_W]

So every person of ethnic minority got a pity job and all the white people got theirs on merit?

Cute.

I obviously didn't mean that. But hiring for diversity does happen, and it shouldn't.

Something else that shouldn't happen is hiring based on legacy - if anyone but Ben Elton had written that crappy health and safety "comedy" from a few years back, it wouldn't be made.

[Beso]

Look up, that's the joke going over your head.

Or a bread roll. One or the other. :idc:

What page is it on?

[Marsh.]

I have a problem with jobs that dont to the best persothe reaso why, because people fear they will get the blame


Which always happens to be the women and ethnic minorities. You don't have to keep explaining, I understand.

[Marsh.]

What page is it on?

752, paragraph 3

[Oliver_W]

Which always happens to be the women and ethnic minorities. You don't have to keep explaining, I understand.
They're the ones who benefit from diversity hiring practices funnily enough lol.

Just like how old white guys usually benefit from being hired based on their names.

Neither things should happen, as both can result in someone getting a job they might not be right for.

[Marsh.]

They're the ones who benefit from diversity hiring practices funnily enough lol.

Not what I said funnily enough... lol.

I was referring to the people LT points out as "jobs that don't go to the best person".

I.e. a woman or person of colour I don't like therefore I'll take that as confirmation they were hired for their race and/or genitals and nothing else.

[Oliver_W]

Not what I said funnily enough... lol.

I was referring to the people LT points out as "jobs that don't go to the best person".

I.e. a woman or person of colour I don't like therefore I'll take that as confirmation they were hired for their race and/or genitals and nothing else.

It seemed like LT was referring to cases where the best person literally wasn't chosen, and the decision was made based on inconsequential surface traits. I doubt you actually think he was saying women or minorities are never the best person.

[Beso]

752, paragraph 3

What is the name of the **** ?


B o o k.?

[Kizzy]

It was a private lads conversation. not my business.

Well..Maybe that's the difference between 'lads' and men?...

[Marsh.]

It seemed like LT was referring to cases where the best person literally wasn't chosen, and the decision was made based on inconsequential surface traits.

Oh, it literally wasn't? Oh right, silly me, there was me thinking it was based on your opinions. I didn't realise it literally was based on who you literally think fit the role.

[Marsh.]

What is the name of the **** ?


B o o k.?

Yes?

[Beso]

Found it yes...you were correct, I'm not used to your jokes

[Marsh.]

:hee:

[Oliver_W]

Oh, it literally wasn't? Oh right, silly me, there was me thinking it was based on your opinions. I didn't realise it literally was based on who you literally think fit the role.

It doesn't matter what i think, due to dodgy hiring practices the wrong people sometimes end up getting the position.

Happens everywhere, not just the media.

[Marsh.]

It doesn't matter what i think

Well, it kind of does when the people who apparently have undeservedly been given jobs is based on your opinion of them, and they just happen to literally be a woman or POC and therefore literally got their job as a box tick.

Or are you saying you're objectively more equipped to hire people for broadcast television/radio? :joker:

[Oliver_W]

Well, it kind of does when the people who apparently have undeservedly been given jobs is based on your opinion of them, and they just happen to literally be a woman or POC and therefore literally got their job as a box tick.


The BBC has diversity commitments, so in some cases that's how women and minorities will have gotten their jobs. That is undeserved.

Sometimes people get jobs because they who-you-know their way in. That is undeserved.

Sometimes people get jobs through nepotism. That is undeserved.


Or a woman, a minority, an industry veteran, or the kid of someone famous will write a great script/perform a great audition/be really funny ... And get hired. That is deserved.

[Marsh.]

The BBC has diversity commitments, so in some cases that's how women and minorities will have gotten their jobs. That is undeserved.

Not really. Having a policy to raise racial/gender diversity doesn't equate to hiring any woman or POC that walks through the door. That's just plucking at an excuse so that any woman or POC that you don't like gets the "hired on their genetics not their talent" label. It's bullish*t.

[Oliver_W]

Not really. Having a policy to raise racial/gender diversity doesn't equate to hiring any woman or POC that walks through the door. That's just plucking at an excuse so that any woman or POC that you don't like gets the "hired on their genetics not their talent" label. It's bullish*t.

Their gender or ethnicity shouldn't come into it.

Having more women and/or minorities isn't a good or bad thing. What matters is how good they are at their job.

[Marsh.]

Their gender or ethnicity shouldn't come into it.

Having more women and/or minorities isn't a good or bad thing. What matters is how good they are at their job.

I never said it wasn't. You are assuming how good they are at their job does not come into it. You're showing your own colours with that one.

[Oliver_W]

I never said it wasn't. You are assuming how good they are at their job does not come into it. You're showing your own colours with that one.

I should have said all that matters is their skills and experience. If that leads to more women and minorities getting roles - great! If not - fine!

Neither outcome should be by design, unless it's a film or show about specific people.

[Mystic Mock]

lol, it happens a lot

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=glass+thrown+at+comedian

Considering how obscure you had to go to find incidents from last year kind of proves my point.

There's not many Comedians in the mainstream that go to a Charity event (or any event with a mass group of people) that get the reaction that Nish received and considering the jokes that he told there would only be one group that would get that offended imo.