Rob Schneider booed off stage at Canadian charity event over anti-trans jokes

A Canadian medical non-profit has apologized after comedian Rob Schneider performed at a fundraiser on Saturday night, where he reportedly entertained an uncomfortable crowd with pirate material about vaccines, women and transgender people until he was ejected from the stage midway through his set — for the second time in months. Last.

“Everyone in the room was groaning, ‘What’s going on?’ As if they were whispering to themselves. One witness said: “Sometimes it doesn’t make one laugh.” CBC. “It was very clear how uncomfortable everyone felt and how unacceptable the things he was talking about were.”

the Regina Leader Post It was reported that the comedian was “booed heavily” throughout his performance.

Regina Foundation Hospitals issued a ‘sincere and unqualified’ statement. Middle East and Africa neglect After the sold-out event, which was held at the Conexus Center for the Arts and raised $350,000 for the city’s hospitals.

“Although we recognize that in a free and democratic society individuals are entitled to their views and opinions and that comedy is intended to be provocative, the content, positions and opinions expressed during Mr. Schneider’s set are not consistent with the values ​​of our organization and the organization said in a statement. she has.

“We do not condone, accept, support or share Mr. Schneider’s positions, as expressed during his comedy set, and acknowledge that the performance in this case did not meet the expectations of our audience and team.”

The foundation said a decision was made midway through the set “to end his performance earlier than scheduled, which he agreed to and immediately left the stage.” She added that an “unconditional apology” was offered to those in attendance immediately afterwards. She said Schneider was booked for the event in 2023 through the organization’s booking agent.

Schneider was similarly plucked offstage at a Republican networking event last year, making it through less than a third of his set before at least one lawmaker stormed out of the room and was interrupted by the host. The 60-year-old comedian later doubled down on his material, which reportedly included jokes about “Korean brothels.”

“I’m coming to Washington, D.C. to perform and I’m going to tell you all the jokes this group of pussies and professional political assailants are making!!” He wrote in Tweet Shilling tickets for his next show.

The witness who spoke to the CBC, Tynan Allan, said he could not understand how the establishment did not know who they had booked.

“He has been anti-vaccine throughout the pandemic, and has said transphobic things for years,” he said. “I understand that you’re raising money, and sometimes you need to attract a crowd, but screening people and specifically screening them from a values-based perspective doesn’t take much.”