Two Jewish comedians have claimed their shows have been cancelled on the Edinburgh Fringe this year because of “safety ...

Jewish comedians Rachel Creeger and Philip Simon have spoken out after having their shows axed unexpectedly, believing they ...

What does a comic have to do to get cancelled at the Edinburgh Fringe? These days, you don’t even need to go to the trouble ...

"The staff said, 'If you are attracting issues that need extra security, it puts everyone in the venue in danger,'" Creeger recounted.

Rachel Creeger and Philip Simon were due to perform at the Whistlebinkies during he festival due to start next week.

Chortle readers believe Edinburgh Fringe venues were wrong to cancel Jewish comedian Philip Simon by a margin of three to one.

Two comedians have had their Edinburgh Fringe shows cancelled because they are Jewish. Rachel Creeger and Philip Simon were told they could no long perform at the Whistlebinkies Free Fringe venue ...

Rachel Creeger and Philip Simon were set to perform at the Whistlebinkies venue, but were informed that their acts had been cancelled due to bar staff feeling “unsafe”.

Comedian Philip Simon says he has been axed by another Edinburgh Fringe venue because he is Jewish. He was one of the two acts dropped by the Whistlebinkies venue last week, with bosses citing ‘safety ...

AN Edinburgh Fringe venue has rejected claims that it dropped a comedian’s show due to the fact that he is Jewish ...