Two Jewish comedians have Edinburgh Fringe shows axed over 'safety concerns'

Edinburgh Comedy Awards: Director calls for no boycott of venues that scrapped Israeli comedian shows

The two Israeli comedians, Rachel Creeger and Philip Simon, had their shows in Edinburgh scrapped.

Jewish comedian says shows cancelled as Gaza in the spotlight at Edinburgh Fringe

The comedian says she and another Jewish performer were allegedly given three reasons for the cancellation, but that it comes down to "what we bring to that venue by being ourselves".

Edinburgh’s shameful cancellation of Jewish comedians

Rachel Creeger and Philip Simon were dropped by venues over ‘safety’ concerns and pro-Israel social-media posts.

We thought we were welcome as Jews performing at the Fringe. Then we were cancelled

Our comedy shows were called off because staff were supposedly scared to host Jewish acts

Edinburgh Fringe venue responds to row over cancellation of pro-Israel comic

AN Edinburgh Fringe venue has rejected claims that it dropped a comedian’s show due to the fact that he is Jewish ...

Edinburgh Fringe is becoming a Jew-free zone

Is the Edinburgh Fringe a Judenfrei zone now? With just a week to go before the Fringe kicks off, Jewish comedians are being unceremoniously cancelled. One venue has allegedly cited ‘safety concerns’ from staff, saying the extra muscle to deal with the threats to Jewish acts made them feel more unsafe. So instead of protecting