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Jimmy Carr breaks silence on Netflix backlash saying he's 'going down swinging'

Jimmy Carr has addressed the widespread backlash he has faced over his Netflix comedy special in which he made a "deeply offensive" joke about the travelling community and the Holocaust.

The controversial comedian, 49, told an audience at a show on Sunday night that he was "going to get cancelled" as he broke his silence on the anger sparked by 'His Dark Material'.

The one-hour Netflix show, which was released in December last year, features a “trigger warning” from Mr Carr at the beginning as he admits his performance contains “terrible things”.

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