'TRULY DISTURBING'
What was Jimmy Carr’s Holocaust joke about in Netflix special?
JIMMY Carr, known for his dark humour and deadpan delivery, has drawn criticism many times throughout his career for his controversial jokes
The comedy star recently sparked fury after he made a "disgusting" Holocaust joke in his new Netflix stand-up show.
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What did Jimmy Carr say?
The comedian, 49, issued a "trigger warning" to the audience at the beginning of one-hour special His Dark Materials.
During the broadcast, which aired on Christmas Day, he was speaking about the Jewish lives lost during the Holocaust when he crossed the line.
He made crude jokes about the deaths of an estimated 1.5million Romani travellers.
Dad-of-one Carr admitted before the show that some of the jokes were "career enders".
What has been said about the joke?
Carr has faced huge backlash over the offensive gag with many branding it racist.
One viewer wrote: "It’s estimated that around 75 per cent of Europe’s gypsy and Roma population were murdered in the Holocaust.
"Take Jimmy Carr off the air and cancel all his projects immediately."
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Another branded the joke "evil".
"Absolutely abhorrent. I know we joke about it but we have a serious issue regarding offensiveness in comedy," they said.
The Traveller Movement - a charity supporting the traveller community in the UK - said: "This is truly disturbing and goes way beyond humour.
"We need all your support in calling this out."
Hope Not Hate, the anti-fascism and anti-racism campaigning group, also condemned the comedian's joke on Friday.
In a tweet, they said: "Comedy is an amazing tool for progressive change and it's such a shame that Jimmy Carr decided to use his platform to celebrate the murder of one of the most marginalised groups in society."
The Auschwitz Memorial called for Carr to "learn about the fate of some 23,000 Roma and Sinti deported to Auschwitz" in a tweet to their 1.2million followers.
And Olivia Marks-Woldman OBE - the CEO of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust - has also hit out at members of the audience.
"We are absolutely appalled at Jimmy Carr's comment about persecution... and horrified that gales of laughter followed his remarks," she said.
Will Jimmy Carr tour again?
Jimmy Carr's latest tour, Terribly Funny kicked off in The Hawth Theatre in Crawley on May 1, 2019, but was suspended in March 2020, due to the pandemic.
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He is currently for the rescheduled tour which takes place from February to December 2022.
This includes more than 100 upcoming events with the majority being in the UK.
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