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Can Comedy go too far?

Intolerant, nasty, grossly offensive – and 11,000 people laughed along – those were the words of Journalist, Barry Egan writing about Ricky Gervais at the 3Arena So, where is the line between funny and offensive – or does it exist? For more on this Ciara spoke to Comedian Steve Cummins, Comedian.

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06.45 14 Jul 2023


Can Comedy go too far?


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06.45 14 Jul 2023


Intolerant, nasty, grossly offensive – and 11,000 people laughed along – those were the words of Journalist, Barry Egan writing about Ricky Gervais at the 3Arena

So, where is the line between funny and offensive – or does it exist? For more on this Ciara spoke to Comedian Steve Cummins, Comedian.


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