Paul Currie
- Northern Irish
- Stand-up comedian
Press clippings
Paul Currie says he's "not allowed" to play Glastonbury after row with audience member over Palestine
Glastonbury organisers have claimed that he was never booked to perform at the 2024 edition in the first place.
Liberty Dunworth, NME, 22nd April 2024Paul Currie banned from Australian comedy festivals
Paul Currie has been dropped from comedy festivals in Melbourne and Brisbane following an antisemitic incident in London.
Bruce Hill, The Australian Jewish News, 21st February 2024Paul Currie: Inside the London 'comedy' show that became an 'antisemitic rally'
Israeli theatregoer Liahav Eitan reveals further details about shocking night.
Jane Prinsley, The Jewish Chronicle, 16th February 2024The moment Paul Currie produced a Palestinian flag on stage
The skit that ultimately led to his ban for antisemitism was caught on camera.
Chortle, 15th February 2024Paul Currie asks fans for 'eye witness accounts' of Soho Theatre row as he breaks silence
Paul Currie has asked fans for 'eye witness accounts' after he was banned by Soho Theatre for 'hounding out' a Jewish audience member.
Frankie Elliott, Daily Mail, 15th February 2024Israeli comedy fan who was 'chanted out' by Paul Currie says comedian has 'put us in a very dangerous situation'
A Jewish theatregoer who was hounded out of London's Soho Theatre by a comedian because he refused to stand up and applaud a Palestine flag has told MailOnline that the comic has 'put us in a very dangerous situation'.
Arthur Parashar, Daily Mail, 14th February 2024Paul Currie's Glasgow Comedy Festival show 'under review'
Paul Currie is due to perform Shtoom at The Stand Comedy Club on 15 March.
Andrew Learmonth, The Herald, 14th February 2024Paul Currie: There's nothing funny about Jew-baiting
When did it become acceptable to hound Jewish audience members out of a comedy show?
Simon Evans, Spiked, 14th February 2024Jewish man told to leave Paul Currie gig says London is scary
A Jewish man who was told to "get out" of a comedy gig in London has said the city has been a "scary" place since Hamas's 7 October attacks.
James Gregory & Ita Dungan, BBC, 14th February 2024Soho Theatre bans Paul Currie after Jewish audience members felt 'unsafe'
A London theatre says a comedian whose gig left Jewish audience members feeling "unsafe" and "threatened" will not be invited to perform again.
James Gregory, BBC, 13th February 2024