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Sami Quadri

Jimmy Carr says he’ll be ‘cancelled’ as he breaks silence after backlash over ‘tasteless’ Holocaust joke

Jimmy Carr has broken his silence following a backlash over a “tasteless” Holocaust joke he made during his comedy special on Netflix.

Carr, 49, sparked controversy after he appeared to make light of the deaths of thousands of travellers at the hands of the Nazis during World War II.

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