[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

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.

Exactly.

[Withano]

Leavers are so violent

[King Gizzard]

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

[Parmy]

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

[Christmas Dynasnow]

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.

[armand.kay]

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

[armand.kay]

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

[Cherry Christmas]

Originally Posted by armand.kay

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

[armand.kay]

Originally Posted by Cherie

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

exactly lol

[armand.kay]

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

[Marsh.]

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

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

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

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?

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

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.

[Christmas Dynasnow]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

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.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

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.

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

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.

[Liam-]

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

[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.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by 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.

Who mentioned racists?..

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

[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.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

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]

Originally Posted by Livia

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

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

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

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.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Livia

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.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Livia

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.