Tuesday 5 July 2022 06:42 PM Roy Chubby Brown blasts 'woke culture' as council axes ANOTHER one of his shows trends now
Roy 'Chubby' Brown has blasted 'woke culture' after a council axed his show following a petition against him which gained just 59 signatures.
The controversial 77-year-old stand up was due to perform at a Lancaster City Council run venue in Morecambe, Lancs., in August this year.
But after locals launched the petition, accusing Brown of being 'racist, homophobic, and misogynistic', the organisers officially pulled the plug on the event.
Mr Brown's tour manager Ritchie Hoyle then took to the comedian's Facebook page to express his frustration and hit out at 'snowflake/woke culture'.
Roy Chubby Brown poses during a photo shoot on November 12, 2009 in Scarborough, England
A council-operated venue, The Platform, informed the comic's team that the decision had been made to axe his August show
He said: 'We had a call from The Platform in Morecambe this morning informing us that the council in their wisdom have listened to 59 people who signed a so called petition against Chubby performing in august at The Platform.
'Yet again ignoring the thousands who support Chubby's right to perform.
'They have decided on your behalf that the Chubby show in Morecambe in August can no longer go ahead and has to be cancelled.
'If you need explanations as to why they have taken this ridiculous action please direct your questions to the council.
'Only they have the answers apparently, we didn't get an explanation just a cancellation call. Cancellation/snowflake/woke culture wins again, I'm afraid.'
Mr Brown had been booked to play at the venue in Morecambe on August 19, which is run by Lancaster City Council.
But bosses changed their minds after the petition, calling for him to be banned, began to circulate on the internet.
It stated: 'Parts of his act are outwardly racist, homophobic, and misogynistic.
'Allowing him to perform when many residents are from communities that his humour denigrates is wholly unacceptable and morally bankrupt.
'We are calling the council to ban the performance immediately, and ban any future performances
'We say no to racism, homophobia, and misogyny.'
In response to this, Mark Davies, chief executive of Lancaster City Council, said his team had decided the Mr Brown's show wasn't
