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A show featuring Father Ted's creator was axed by a comedy club at the Edinburgh Fringe over his stance on gender issues.
Graham Linehan was set to join a comedy night at the Leith Arches venue on Thursday as part of a line up put together by comedian Andrew Doyle.
The show, Comedy Unleashed, platforms 'unwoke' comics and would have seen Mr Linehan joined by three other performers.
But after complaints were made to bosses at the club, they axed the sold out gig - insisting that they would not allow the scriptwriter's views to 'violate' their space.
Mr Doyle last night accused the venue of censoring comedy and dictating people's choices.
A show featuring Father Ted creator Graham Linehan was axed by a comedy club at the Edinburgh Fringe over his stance on gender issues
Linehan was set to join a comedy night at the Leith Arches venue (pictured) on Thursday as part of a line up put together by comedian Andrew Doyle
After complaints were made to bosses at the club, they axed the sold out gig - insisting that they would not allow the scriptwriter's views to 'violate' their space
He told the Daily Mail: 'A handful of authoritarian activists are deciding what people can watch.
'The Edinburgh Fringe is the largest arts festival in the world but is saying that one of the most foremost comedy writers cannot perform there.'
'They say they're an inclusive venue but you're not allowed in for your views. We did not expect this, it is very surprising.'
In a social media post, the venue said: 'We would like to thank the public for bringing to our attention, about a comedian who has been booked for an upcoming comedy show at our venue this Thursday, which we were not made aware of until today, via emails from rightly-so outraged members of our community.
'We do not support this comedian, or his views, and he will not be allowed to perform at our venue and is cancelled from this Thursday's comedy show with immediate effect.
'An outside organiser was responsible for the line up and we were unaware as to who was
