[Crimson Dynamo]

Paul Currie alleged to have told a man who attended his performance in central
London to 'leave my *******ing show now' when he failed to give him a standing
ovation as he raised a Palestinian flag

Paul Currie, who describes himself as an “experimental fusionist” and an
“absurdist laughter chef” was coming to the end of his Shtoom show at the
Soho Theatre in central London last Saturday, when he produced a Palestinian
flag and a Ukrainian one from a prop box.

He then actively encouraged the audience at the Dean Street venue to give him
a standing ovation.

Spotting one male still in his seat, according to onlookers the comic
approached him and asked him: “Didn’t you enjoy my show?”

The man, who was later claimed to have been Israeli, allegedly replied: “I
enjoyed your show until you brought out the Palestinian flag.”

What had begun as a humorous exchange quickly turned nasty, according to
onlookers.

Sources then claimed Currie shouted: “Leave my ****ing show, Now!… Get
out, now.”

The man and his partner both got up to leave, and were joined by at least
four others, all said to be Jewish audience members, who had witnessed the
exchange and were left deeply uncomfortable.

“By the time we exited, what felt like the entire audience was up on its feet
shouting, ‘free Palestine’ and ‘get out.'”

“Our friends later received a message from someone they knew who had also
been at the show, saying that after we left, the situation became even more
inflamed. What had been intended to be an evening of comedy turned out to
be what felt like an antisemitic rally.

In a statement on Monday, a spokesperson for the Soho Theatre confirmed:
“We are sorry and saddened by an incident that took place at our venue at
the end of a performance of Paul Currie: Shtoom on Saturday 10 February
which has caused upset and hurt to members of audience attending and
others.


“We take this very seriously and are looking into the detail of what happened
as thoroughly, as sensitively, and as quickly as we can. It is important to us
that Soho Theatre is <seen to be> a welcoming and inclusive place for all. ”



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