Anti-semitic row hits Edinburgh : Do comics hate Jews? [View All]

[oberliner]

A major row has broken out over claims an anti-semitic sentiment is rife among comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Jewish writer Jamie Glassman, who worked on the Ali G show, says after spending a few days at the festival ‘it is becoming increasingly acceptable to hate the Jews. Again’.

He took particular issue with Australian comedian Steve Hughes who, he said: ‘Did little to hide his Jew-hatred.’

In an article in today’s Times, Glassman quotes Hughes as joking that kids should play Nazis and Jews, which was greeted with one audience member saying: ‘Throw them in the oven.’ Hughes also said: ‘I want to bash Condoleezza Rice’s brain to bits and kill that fucking Jew Richard Perle.’

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