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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ellie Iorizzo

Jimmy Carr’s management reassures venue over jokes controversy, council says

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Jimmy Carr’s management team has told councillors that none of the controversial material from his Netflix special will be used when he performs in Cambridge this week, the city council said.

Anna Smith, leader of Cambridge City Council, said she shared the “outrage” regarding the comedian’s comments from his one-hour special His Dark Material and added “genocide is not a subject for mockery”.

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