Fans of controversial comedian Roy 'Chubby' Brown are set to hold a protest next week after his upcoming show in Sheffield was cancelled due to concerns about his material.
The 76-year-old - who was billed to perform at Sheffield City Hall in January next year - has in the past used racial slurs, including the n-word, and jokes about AIDS.
Fans have been encouraged to meet outside the venue on September 10 after a petition demanding his show be reinstated garnered almost 20,000 signatures.
'On the 10th September at 10am, I have been informed of a protest commencing outside the Sheffield City Hall,' an update on the petition reads.
'Anyone who is able to attend are more than welcome to come along too, the more Roy "Chubby" Brown fans the merrier!'
It comes after MP for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough Gill Furniss welcomed the pulling of his show, saying it was the 'right thing to do'.
Roy 'Chubby' Brown, 76, was billed to perform at Sheffield City Hall in January next year, but had his set pulled over concerns about the nature of his material
She said: 'I have written to the Sheffield City Trust CEO and Leader of Sheffield Council, to welcome the decision to cancel the Roy Chubby Brown performance at City Hall.
'This is the right thing to do. There is no place for any hate filled performance in our diverse and welcoming city.'
The comic, whose real name is Royston Vasey, has been cancelled by a string of other venues in the past and was even banned from appearing at Middlesborough Town Hall in 2018.
Mr Vasey has been performing since the 1960s and has thousands of fans, but many find his humour to be racist, sexist and highly offensive.
Explaining the latest cancellation, Andrew Snelling, Chief Executive of Sheffield City Trust, said: 'As our entertainment venues reopen following lockdown restrictions, we have been reviewing our programme of events.
'We have decided to remove the rescheduled show by comedian Roy Chubby
