And from the 'Spoonfed website.Perhaps more a poor judge than a raving racist.

The comedian had begun by saying a comedy stage is "about allowing whatever lunacy is inside you to come out in a special protected environment where people know that nothing they say is being taken seriously" but it seems he underestimated the environment of the Festival's Hot Press chatroom as news of his comments spread to the Irish press and Jewish community. Jewish Fine Gael TD Alan Shatter said his words were 'disgusting and unacceptable' while Ken Sweeney of the Sunday Tribune said he had 'crossed a new line'.