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Jimmy Carr breaks silence on controversial ‘career-ender’ Holocaust joke that nearly got him cancelled |

In 2022, Jimmy Carr released a Netflix stand-up special he explicitly labelled a “career-ender”. Within days, a single joke from the set dominated headlines, political debate and cultural criticism in the UK. Three years on, Carr has revisited the controversy in a wide-ranging interview on the Louis Theroux Podcast, addressing the backlash, the editing of […]

Erika Kirk sparks fresh debate at AmFest 2025 after Egypt joke tied to Candace Owens and Charlie Kirk death claims

Erika Kirk sparks fresh debate at AmFest 2025 after Egypt joke tied to Candace Owens and Charlie Kirk death claims (Image via Getty) Erika Kirk made a quiet but clear joke at AmericaFest 2025 that many people saw as a response to Candace Owens and her past conspiracy talk. Erika Kirk is the CEO of […]

‘Imagine the smell’: Why Cline AI head’s anti-India comment was neither a joke nor neutral | World News

When a single-line reply under a hackathon photo set off a storm on X, many outside the Indian and South Asian tech community initially dismissed the reaction as overblown. The phrase was short, vague and, to some, easily explained away as a crude joke about long hours and crowded rooms. But for many Indians in […]

‘Lot of his girlfriends still had braces’: SNL makes dark joke on Jeffrey Epstein as photos of his mansion go viral

Saturday Night Live (SNL) stepped into the Jeffrey Epstein row after disturbing photos and videos from his private “pedo” island surfaced last week. The latest episode used dark comedy on the Weekend Update, where the host Colin Jost made a joke about how young some of Epstein’s victims were said to be.The House Oversight Committee […]

If anyone moves from Texas to New York now…: 100% tariff threat ‘joke’ from Governor Greg Abbott as Zohran Mamdani wins

Texas Governor Greg Abbott said he will impose 100% tariff on people leaving Texas and going to New York City. Hours before Zohran Mamdani was announced the winner of the New York City mayoral election last night, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a warning that if anyone moved from Texas to NYC after the polls […]

‘It’s a joke’: Donald Trump dismisses nationwide ‘No Kings’ protests; claims rallies funded by ‘radical left groups’

Donald Trump and No Kings protest (Images/Agencies) US President Donald Trump on Sunday has dismissed the nationwide “No Kings” demonstrations against him as a “joke.” He also rejected suggestions that he is acting like a monarch.“I think it’s a joke,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One in Washington DC while returning from Florida.Trump also […]

‘Merger of Canada and US’: Donald Trump resurrects his 51st state joke, Mark Carney pushes back

Trump-Carney meeting: Jokes were shared and good words were spoken by the two leaders about each other. President Donald Trump brought his old joke back to life as he met Canadian PM Mark Carney in the Oval Office Tuesday. The cruel joke was one of the reasons that Carney’s predecessor Justin Trudeau had to leave, […]

‘President likes to have a little fun’: JD Vance defends Donald Trump’s AI-generated video of Hakeem Jeffries; calls it a ‘joke’

JD Vance (AP), Hakeem Jeffries (realDonaldTrump) Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday dismissed criticism over AI-generated videos shared by President Donald Trump that depicted House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wearing a sombrero. Vance characterized the videos as a “joke”, rejecting accusations from Democrats that the posts were offensive.“I think it’s funny. The president’s joking and […]

Jimmy Kimmel Live! Returns: The Comedic, the Tragic, and the Politics – and why the joke is on America | World News

Donald Trump spoke for nearly an hour at the United Nations General Assembly session in New York, almost three times the allotted slot. The speech came the same day Jimmy Kimmel returned to TV screens after being reinstated by ABC. The two juxtaposed a curious intersection of the American zeitegeist which can be broken down […]

‘Full of it’: AOC blasts VP JD Vance as Trump’s ‘yes man,’ turns puppy joke into cash pitch

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is taking fresh aim at Vice President JD Vance, firing off a campaign email that labeled him “full of sh*t” just hours after he mocked her during a Wisconsin rally.Vance, appearing Friday at Mid-City Steel in LaCrosse near the Minnesota border, asked the crowd to join him in prayer for victims […]