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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Nadeem Badshah

Soho theatre bans comedian after ‘verbal abuse’ of Jewish audience members

Close-up of Paul Currie with a microphone
The theatre said Currie ‘aggressively demanded’ Jewish members of the audience leave. Photograph: Stephen Barnes/Entertainment/Alamy

The Soho theatre has banned a comedian after Jewish audience members were “subjected to verbal abuse” after a performance last weekend.

The central London comedy venue investigated allegations that Paul Currie verbally abused a spectator.

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