A comedian who joked about “typical f***ing Jews” after a British-Israeli couple were hounded out of his Edinburgh Fringe show has shared suggestions he was framed by Zionists.
The couple were screamed at and called “genociders” by other audience-members after one of them objected to a joke in which Reginald D Hunter, 55, said that having an abusive wife is “like being married to Israel”.
Once the couple were out of the room, Hunter was reported to have made a joke about accessing the JC’s website, saying: “Typical f***ing Jews, they won’t tell you anything unless you subscribe,” he said. The JC has never had a paywall.
A theatre in Scotland cancelled a performance by Hunter over the incident last week.
An apparently irate Hunter has since been on a social media rampage, posting furious messages about Zionism and Zionists.
One post shared by the comedian appeared to suggest he had been framed. It said: “This was planned and #Zionists were hoping to instigate a social ‘incident’”.”
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He also wrote that “Zionism is a danger to all who are not Zionist” and retweeted: “I think liberals and right wingers weaponising antisemitism to smother criticism of Israel is quite frankly disgusting.”
The comedian also reposted: “There were no good Nazis, there are no good Zionists, it is a creed founded on the (very much mistaken) belief that Zionists are the master race and others are essentially cattle to serve them.”
“A Zionist by definition is a racist,” another repost said.
Hunter has a history of making inflammatory comments or jokes about Jews and Zionists on Twitter / X.
In July, he suggested US politician Marjorie Taylor Green “lodge a formal complaint with her regional Zionist” about the Paris Olympics opening ceremony.
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In 2019, Hunter wrote: “I have it on good authority that Corbyn chews his food in a very antisemitic fashion – he calls it Jewing his food”.
In the comments below that post, Hunter appeared to laugh at other “Jew” jokes, commenting “he knew it was resijew” and “not for you or I to adjewdicate”.
Following the furore over now-notorious stand-up routine, the comedian, who has appeared on Have I Got News for You, Would I Lie to You? and the Graham Norton Show, said on social media that he “regretted any stress caused” during his performance on August 11.
Stopping short of an apology, Hunter wrote: “There was an unfortunate incident in my new show Fluffy Fluffy Beavers.
“As a comedian, I do push boundaries in creating humour, it’s part of my job. 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.”
His show at the Edinburgh Fringe runs until August 26 and is not sold out.
Hunter was approached via his management for comment.
