Roy Chubby Brown: GB News hosts discuss cancelled shows
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The comedy character, portrayed by stand-up comedian Royston Vasey, is touring again next year and, in anticipation for these performances Grimsby Live reporter Ivana Finch took a look at some of his old performances online. She was curious as to why several venues, including Sheffield, had axed Chubby Brown’s stints in recent weeks.
Writing for Grimsby Live, Ivana said: “I struggled to laugh along, there was an awkward silence from my end so loud that you could probably hear crickets. I strongly questioned why people were labelling him “hilarious” as I just couldn’t see past the racist, sexist and homophobic material in his so-called ‘jokes’.
“You could argue that he fits the mould of a popular comedian with a very distinctive laugh who, like Jimmy Carr, takes jokes to a limit where people could be offended. Jimmy himself has previously been called out for taking some content from his show “too far” especially in his newest Netflix show ‘His Dark Materials’.
“Despite the controversy with Carr, I believe the pair are completely incomparable. What Brown would call a ‘joke’ is describing ethnic minorities’ facial features and mimicking them which has never been funny, now or in the past.
“He is very much of an era when his attitudes were seen as slightly more palatable, although I’m aware that Brown wasn’t really welcome on television at the time either which allows me to breathe a little sigh of relief.”
Brown’s image was created in the 1970s and he remained popular for decades.
But this year, after turning 77, Brown was slammed for using “politically incorrect” jokes.
The X-rated comic was subsequently cancelled at Sheffield and Lancaster.
Despite pressure, New Theatre Royal Lincoln decidded not to scrap Brown’s dates because it said it wants to offer “a wide a variety of entertainment” to its audiences.
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