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Victoria Johns & Richard Blackledge

Jimmy Carr causes outrage with 'vile' Holocaust joke in new Netflix special

Jimmy Carr has sparked outrage after making a 'vile' joke about the Holocaust in his new Netflix show.

The comedian is accused of showing "disregard for the horror" of the Nazi genocide following the routine, which features in a stand-up special called His Dark Material.

Prior to launching the show, the 8 Out of 10 Cats host said some of the routines it contained were "career enders", while the blub for the programme said he found "humour in the darkest of places", The Mirror reports.

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