Jew asked to leave concert says London is scary

Paul CurrieImage source, Alamy< /figure> By James Gregory and Ita DunganBBC News in London and Belfast

Jewish man who was told to 'get out' from a London comedy gig says that the city was “scary”. " since the Hamas attacks on October 7.

Liahav Eitan told BBC News that it was "not easy" for Israelis or Jews who lived there and that it had become "rather unwelcoming".

His comments follow an incident on Saturday evening during comedian Paul Currie's show at Soho Theater, which made Jewish audiences feel "in danger."

Mr. Currie was banned from performing at the theater.

< p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">The comedian has not yet responded to requests for comment from the BBC.

In a statement, theater said Jewish audience members were "subjected to verbal abuse" and that comedian "aggressively demanded" they leave show.

Theater bans comedian after argument over " threat » Jewish Jewish spectators felt 'in danger' during comedy show

The incident occurred about five minutes before the end of Mr. Currie's performance - his last in a series...

Jew asked to leave concert says London is scary
Paul CurrieImage source, Alamy< /figure> By James Gregory and Ita DunganBBC News in London and Belfast

Jewish man who was told to 'get out' from a London comedy gig says that the city was “scary”. " since the Hamas attacks on October 7.

Liahav Eitan told BBC News that it was "not easy" for Israelis or Jews who lived there and that it had become "rather unwelcoming".

His comments follow an incident on Saturday evening during comedian Paul Currie's show at Soho Theater, which made Jewish audiences feel "in danger."

Mr. Currie was banned from performing at the theater.

< p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">The comedian has not yet responded to requests for comment from the BBC.

In a statement, theater said Jewish audience members were "subjected to verbal abuse" and that comedian "aggressively demanded" they leave show.

Theater bans comedian after argument over " threat » Jewish Jewish spectators felt 'in danger' during comedy show

The incident occurred about five minutes before the end of Mr. Currie's performance - his last in a series...

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