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Metro
44 minutes ago
- Metro
Two Jewish comedians have Fringe shows cancelled due to staff 'safety concerns'
Jewish comedians Rachel Creeger and Philip Simon have spoken out after having their shows axed unexpectedly. Both were due to perform at the Whistlebinkies bar as part of this year's Edinburgh Fringe, which runs from August 1 to 25. Creeger's show was titled Ultimate Jewish Mother and would mark her third time doing stand-up at Whistlebinkies. Simon, who co-hosts the podcast Jew Talkin' To Me? alongside Creeger, was due to take his variety show, Jew-O-Rama, which displays Jewish comedic talents, to the same venue. However, just weeks before taking to the stage, they were informed that the shows would not be going ahead, claiming they were told that venue staff expressed safety fears. The comedians were allegedly notified of the cancellation on July 18. At this point, despite their intention of booking another venue, it was already too late to make secondary plans. Consequently, their names no longer appear on the official Fringe site. According to The Telegraph, the concerns were allegedly raised after an announcement said police supervision would be increased for the venue, amid existing concerns about the safety of Jewish acts. Creeger told the publication: 'Sadly, this is part of an ongoing problem faced by Jewish performers in this country. 'We are being cancelled and often silently boycotted.' Meanwhile, Simon voiced his own qualms about the immediate 'solution' to the alleged safety concerns being to 'remove the Jews from the bill'. 'This is emblematic of the problem facing Jewish artists and performers in the UK today,' he stated. In a statement to Chortle, Free Fringe CEO Luke Meredith said: 'The decision not to host the two shows was taken by the venue alone. So far as we understand, this was a staff decision based on last year's experience when they experienced a significant rise in both 'Free Palestine' and Zionist graffiti, together with police notices that they said made them feel unsafe. 'The matter was first brought to our attention in late May, after the print deadline for the brochure had passed. I thought at the time that, having explained the police were only taking precautions and no actual threats had been made, and that moving them after they were already advertised in print might be detrimental, that the matter had been resolved. Apparently, however, it had been understood that we were to move the shows.' Meredith continued on Friday: 'I was made aware of this a week ago, and since then we have been working with the shows to try and find them a suitable replacement slot, including approaching other organisations. 'Nothing has been possible so far, but we welcome any offer of help. If anyone has a space in central Edinburgh that would like to host them, we would be happy to run it.' Speaking further to the Jewish Chronicle, Simon declared that 'this would not happen to any other ethnic minority'. 'We are bipartisan. My show is a Jewish compilation show where we have a rolling lineup of Jewish and non-Jewish comedians.' On what his show entails, further adding to the shock and confusion he felt when the show was scrapped, Simon added: 'We had no politics, as far as I'm aware, put out onto the stage.' He explained how the show has been running for about nine years and has already been hosted in Whistlebinkies five times, insisting his material is 'not about Israel whatsoever', but suggesting others now feel 'braver' in what they can complain about. 'My show is really about the idea that all mums are the same,' said Creeger. 'It ends with wishing for peace for everyone. It's like a lovely, warm hug of a show.' The pair are now experiencing financial hardship, having paid thousands to fund their Fringe shows. This included travel, accommodation, and marketing costs. 'It's about £2,500,' Creeger revealed of what she has already spent. 'Which I have to save up for the entire year to afford.' More Trending Pointing out what he believes are double standards, Simon argued that there would be 'outrage' if this happened to other comedians who were not Jewish, saying the venue would be 'boycotted, shut down, [and] never allowed to trade'. 'That's not what we're asking for in the least … but there's no logic as to why this has happened this year specifically.' Simon has two other shows, Shall I Compere Thee in a Funny Way? and School's Out Comedy Club, which are still scheduled to go ahead at this year's Fringe. Whistlebinkies and the Edinburgh Fringe have been contacted for comment. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Airline denies removing 40 children from flight because they were Jewish
Daily Mirror
2 hours ago
- Daily Mirror
Strictly Come Dancing star opens up on new career move six years in the making
Strictly Comes Dancing star Nicola Adams has revealed that she has been secretly taking acting lessons for the past six years and is set to make her debut next year She can already take pride in the fact that she is a two-time Olympic boxing champion and a star of Strictly Come Dancing. But now, Nicola Adams has lifted the lid on her new career move. The 42 year old former athlete has revealed that she has been taking acting lessons and is now set to make her acting debut in a film next year. Nicola is set to star in The Gun on Second Street alongside Poppy Delevigne and Bruce Willis' daughter Rumer. The film plot focuses on the escalating gun crime issue in America. Speaking about her new career, Nicola explained to The Sun: "I just want to work with people that are just as hungry as I am. I'm not one of those people that just show up and just expect everything to be fine." The former Strictly Come Dancing star who took the dancefloor by storm in 2020, added: "I put in the work, I put in the graft, just as I do as an athlete as well. I want to take it as far as I can in terms of how I grow as an actor. " Nicola told the publication that experiencing a vast array of roles and playing a variety of characters had allowed her to use what she has been taught over the years. The boxing champion has now undertaken a dark role for the upcoming film and she attributes her ability to delve into the personality of her character, which allows her to convincingly portray deep emotion. And when asked how she gets into character and show emotion, Nicola said that she tries to feel those emotions for herself and does not use things that make her feel sad to portray that emotion. Alongside her upcoming film, Nicola is also starring in a BBC children's show titled High Hoops, which is due for release in November. It seems that acting has been a life-long dream and now that she no longer competes in the boxing ring, Nicola is now free to pursue her dream. Explaining her new career, Nicola explained to the publication that she simply did not have time to think about acting while boxing. But she claimed that doing Strictly allowed her to try something new. In November of 2020, Nicola was forced to bow out of the BBC dancing show after her partner Katya Jones tested positive for Covid. At the time, the gold medalist said: "I'm absolutely devastated my Strictly journey has come to an end so soon. I had so much more to give and so many people to win this for! But I just want to say a huge thank you to Katya for being the best dance partner anyone could ask for." She added: "I'm gutted to be out of the competition but in these unprecedented times and as frustrating as it is, the Covid measures in place are to keep everyone safe, and I'm doing what I can to help." And you can certainly see why Nicola was left devastated as she had high hopes of winning the coveted glitterball. On the back of the announcement of her joining the 18th series of the show, she told the broadcaster in an interview: " I'm super competitive, so I'll definitely be putting 110% into my training, into performing, because I do want to win. Whether I'll be good enough to win is a completely different question!'
Evening Standard
5 hours ago
- Evening Standard
Sir David Nabarro, WHO's special envoy for Covid-19, dies aged 75
He was appointed as special envoy on Covid-19 for the WHO in 2020 and appeared on news programmes regularly throughout the pandemic, telling Sky News in June 2021 that humanity was going to have to learn how to 'co-exist' with Covid-19.
