A Scottish theatre has cancelled a show by a veteran comedian at the centre of an antisemitism row over his show at the Edinburgh Fringe. Reginald D Hunter was due to perform at Eastwood Park Theatre in East Renfrewshire next month, but the cultural trust that runs the arts centre has said that the show will no longer go ahead in light of his “controversial comments.” It has been reported that during his set at the Assembly George Square Studios venue two Israeli audience members objected to a routine by the comedian, in which he joked that an abusive wife complaining about being abused herself was "like being married to Israel .
” Police Scotland said it had been “made aware of a hate incident,” but having “fully reviewed” all the information gathered, a spokeswoman for the force said “no crime was established.” In the wake of the incident, Mr Hunter did not apologise for any of the content in his Fluffy Fluffy Beavers show, but posted a statement on X about the “unfortunate incident.” “As a comedian, I do push boundaries in creating humour, it’s part of my job,” the 55 year-old explained.
“This inevitably creates divided opinions but I am staunchly anti-war and anti-bully. I regret any stress caused to the audience and venue staff members.” Mr Hunter, a regular fixture on British television, is playing a series of dates next month as part of a UK tour, and Assembly George Square Studios said it had no plans to cancel any of his gigs.
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