Jimmy Carr sparks fury with Holocaust routine in Netflix special

Jimmy Carr sparks fury with Holocaust routine in Netflix special

Feb 05, 2022 by BBC News - Home

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  • Image source, Matt Frost/Netflix Image caption, Carr introduced part of his routine as being "a career ender" Comedian Jimmy Carr has sparked outrage for a routine about the Holocaust in his latest Netflix stand-up special.
  • Carr's programme, titled His Dark Material, was released on the streaming platform on Christmas Day, and he introduced part of his routine as being "a career ender".
  • The comedian went on to say a "positive" of the Holocaust was that thousands of gypsies were murdered.
  • Between 200,000 and 500,000 Roma and Sinti people were murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators, according to the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust.

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