kwarteng and matthew lazer , plus funnyman and matthew lazer, plus funnyman and father ted, creator graham linehancancelled at edinburgh fringe yesterday , but the show must go yesterday, but the show must go on. promoter and gb news presenter andrew doyle has found a new venue for linehan to air his free speech, and he'll give me the inside scoop on the campaign to cancel and silence his fellow comic. you won't want to miss it elsewhere , a red to miss it elsewhere, a red alert has been launched on the channel as nearly 500 illegal migrants arrive on british shores in a single day. so after a shocking 24 hours for our country's border, i'll get live reaction from the man of the people , jim davidson. in uncanny people, jim davidson. in uncanny , salt and slippery starmer. people, jim davidson. in uncanny , salt and slippery starmer . as , salt and slippery starmer. as you turned on his own u—turn, now claiming that he would not have blocked scheming sturgeon, seek gender reform. so as the pm write that starmer can't be trusted to protect women and girls, will thrash that out in the media buzz. th

kwarteng and matthew lazer , plus funnyman and matthew lazer, plus funnyman and father ted, creator graham linehancancelled at edinburgh fringe yesterday , but the show must go yesterday, but the show must go on. promoter and gb news presenter andrew doyle has found a new venue for linehan to air his free speech, and he'll give me the inside scoop on the campaign to cancel and silence his fellow comic. you won't want to miss it elsewhere , a red to miss it elsewhere, a red alert has been launched on the channel as nearly 500 illegal migrants arrive on british shores in a single day. so after a shocking 24 hours for our country's border, i'll get live reaction from the man of the people , jim davidson. in uncanny people, jim davidson. in uncanny , salt and slippery starmer. people, jim davidson. in uncanny , salt and slippery starmer . as , salt and slippery starmer. as you turned on his own u—turn, now claiming that he would not have blocked scheming sturgeon, seek gender reform. so as the pm write that starmer can't be trusted to protect women and girls, will thrash that out in the media buzz. th

but coming graham linehan show coming up, graham linehan show that cancelled is back on that was cancelledcelled shows, we the of due we discussed the concept of due face. no idea . see you in face. no idea. see you in a minute . minute. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello there, i'm jonathan vautrey here with your latest news weather forecast provided by the met office . after a by the met office. after a relatively dry and fine day today that will be continuing into thursday as well. and even into thursday as well. and even into the overnight period. a good chunk of wales central southern of england , even southern areas of england, even northern ireland holding on to some and clear some late sunshine and clear intervals overnight, allow intervals overnight, might allow for fog patches to for some mist and fog patches to form eastern of form across eastern areas of england up towards scotland. we're going to the we're going to hold on to the cloud a bit more, so turn a bit murky across some higher ground rout

a sold out gig organised by gb news, very own andrew doyle and father ted writer graham linehan was setorm tomorrow night before it was cancelled for quote, being too controversial. believe it or not, that controversial view, by the way, is that women are women and a man with full genitalia should not be going anywhere near a female. changing room. yes, remarkable. but get this, the lionesses, an absolute triumph. they beat the hosts. australia lionesses, an absolute triumph. 3—1. today they're into a world cup final . they're going to take cup final. they're going to take on the spanish. i really do think that they will win as well. you add that to the euros. but the question i'm asking is whether or not we will their whether or not we will see their manager managing in the premier league very soon. could we league very, very soon. could we have a female manager look? she would, think maybe would, of course, i think maybe do job than gareth do a betterjob than gareth southgate stage southgate would. but stage of the nation now . the nation starts now. yes my panel this evening is a pro

a sold out gig organised by gb news, very own andrew doyle and father ted writer graham linehan was set to perform tomorrow night before it was cancelled for quote, being too controversial. believe it or not, that controversial view, by the way, is that women are women and a man with full genitalia should not be going anywhere near a female. changing room. yes, remarkable. but get this, the lionesses, an absolute triumph. they beat the hosts. australia 3—1. today they're into a world cup final . they're going to take cup final. they're going to take on the spanish. i really do think that they will win as well. you add that to the euros. but the question i'm asking is whether or not we will their whether or not we will see their manager managing in the premier league very soon. could we league very, very soon. could we have a female manager look? she would, think maybe would, of course, i think maybe do job than gareth do a betterjob than gareth southgate stage southgate would. but stage of the nation now . the nation starts now. yes my panel this evening is a proper rogues gallery. we'v

i mean, what do you what do you think about graham linehan getting cancelled?ell to me, it's obvious that graham linehan is a genius . genius. >> okay. yeah. in the terms of what he's done, one of the other people who've been rubbed out is j.k. rowling. she's a genius. so do they pick on those who are right at the top of the pyramid? because when they decide to bnngin because when they decide to bring in their very obtuse views on what people can say on what people can't say , they don't people can't say, they don't pick on the guy who's doing the back street show at the fringe . back street show at the fringe. you've done the french. i've done the fringe. i don't anybody else here has. okay and let's face it , you go there basically face it, you go there basically because it's a platform to exercise what you think inside yourself rather than going for glory. if you say what i mean, if a bit of glory comes along, that's great. but they pick on these huge people who, when the huge people come back and i'm so delighted to see that. graham linehan has hit back by

i mean, what do you what do you think about graham linehan getting cancelled?ell to me, it's obvious that graham linehan is a genius . genius. >> okay. yeah. in the terms of what he's done, one of the other people who've been rubbed out is j.k. rowling. she's a genius. so do they pick on those who are right at the top of the pyramid? because when they decide to bnngin because when they decide to bring in their very obtuse views on what people can say on what people can't say , they don't people can't say, they don't pick on the guy who's doing the back street show at the fringe . back street show at the fringe. you've done the french. i've done the fringe. i don't anybody else here has. okay and let's face it , you go there basically face it, you go there basically because it's a platform to exercise what you think inside yourself rather than going for glory. if you say what i mean, if a bit of glory comes along, that's great. but they pick on these huge people who, when the huge people come back and i'm so delighted to see that. graham linehan has hit back by

it's graham linehan. the venue that cancelled this show. so they this statement. they they issued this statement. they said to thank said we would like to thank members and our members of the public and our community to community for bringing to our attention billed attention a comedy act billed to perform this perform at the venue this thursday were made aware thursday. we were not made aware of the line—up of show in of the line—up of the show in advance. we have made the decision to cancel this as decision to cancel this show as we inclusive venue and we are an inclusive venue and this does not align with our overall value . so there we go. overall value. so there we go. so that was the statement there. get your emails coming in off the back of that, i can see a heck of lot flooding in heck of a lot flooding in already. vaiews@gbnews.com. i'll shortly. i'll go to those shortly. but yes, other news, chancellor yes, in other news, chancellor jeremy hunt that the jeremy hunt says that the government's pol

and graham linehan was on was on a bit later.it seems ridiculous the response from the comedy community. i mean, a lot of comedians like elliot steele, danus of comedians like elliot steele, darius davies, come out and darius davies, have come out and said, this is said, you know, this is ridiculous. cancel ridiculous. don't cancel comedians. some, like joe comedians. but some, like joe caulfield , come and caulfield, has come out and approved of this cancelling as if she's so certain that she's always going to be on the right side of a proved opinion. so one thing i would without taking thing i would say without taking out personal out it out any personal names out of it whatsoever, the the people whatsoever, the most the people that comfortable that are most comfortable cancellation are those who who genuinely they are genuinely believe they are nowhere cancellation. nowhere near cancellation. >> if thought for a minute >> if they thought for a minute there'd anywhere there'd be anywhere near cancellation they be cancellation,

now police liaison kevin mckenzie will react graham linehan being react to graham linehan being cancelledburgh fringe. honestly where he has had to end up performing tonight is truly shocking. we'll show you video . first, though, the you video. first, though, the weather that warm feeling inside from boxed bowyer's proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. sponsors of weather on. gb news. >> hi there. it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast, we'll nofice the gb news forecast, we'll notice the increased humidity dunng notice the increased humidity during the nights next few nights , windy and cloudy nights, windy and cloudy conditions start to appear as well and an increased risk of showers and thunderstorms as the weekend approaches. high pressure moving away, lower pressure moving away, lower pressure approaching isobars tightening. wind picks up tightening. the wind picks up overnight. that window is bringing high humidities across the uk , an increase in the cloud the uk, an increase in the cloud as well . some showers affecting as well. some showers affect

and we thought it have graham it would be good to have graham linehan he's a brilliant linehan becauseter, one of the best and you best in the country. and you know, him initially know, we announced him initially as being a cancelled comedian, a fun thing because we knew fun secret thing because we knew it sell out anyway. and it would sell out anyway. and then it yesterday, then we announced it yesterday, 24 the whole 24 hours later, the whole thing is cancelled. 24 hours later, the whole thing is cso:elled. 24 hours later, the whole thing is cso you're not willing take >> so you're not willing to take any possibility for like any risks, possibility for like springing on these people? springing it on these people? well, a fun thing. well, it was it was a fun thing. >> were saying we had this >> we were saying we had this cancelled comedian not for them. >> but i triggering i thought that a few days before the show it would be late to cancel. it would be too late to cancel. exactly. too late. they exactly. too late. but they proved wrong. exactly. too late. but they pro it's wrong. exa

they're talking about graham linehan , who you about graham linehan, who you know .hat i organised in edinburgh. graham linehan appearing at that i organised in edinburgh. graieventinehan appearing at that i organised in edinburgh. graievent . ehan appearing at that i organised in edinburgh. graievent . they appearing at that i organised in edinburgh. graievent . they cancellediring at that i organised in edinburgh. graievent . they cancelled our| at the event. they cancelled our event. then we got a new venue. they cancelled venue too. they cancelled that venue too. so we had put the so in the end we had to put the show the street and there show on on the street and there were about 60 odd people turned up with basically two hours notice. that's not bad, actually . we'd sold out the original .we'd sold out the original run, right? the original show before the activists got their claws into it. so she's complaining . she's saying, well, complaining. she's saying, well, why did that guy who's only done a open mic gigs? well, a few open mic gigs? well, firstly , he fat

from one ruined capital city to another, the edinburgh fringe has cancelled graham linehan again as a replacement venue, also refuses to platform the talented father ted creator . so talented father ted creator. so has free speech officially been destroyed by the woke left? i'll get the view of fleet street icon calvin mackenzie in on cancelled plus as 550 illegal migrants cross the english channelin migrants cross the english channel in a single day. do you agree with ann widdecombe that anyone arriving from the perfectly safe country of france has no right to claim asylum ? has no right to claim asylum? don't miss winnie's war on woke shortly and as he comes under increasing pressure for his decision not to attend , should decision not to attend, should the president of the prince william get on a plane to australia to chair the lionesses on in the world cup final ? on in the world cup final? engush on in the world cup final? english football legend peter shilton takes on angela epstein and rebecca toomey in the clash. meanwhile there's reports that harry and meghan have been accept

speaking to gb news earlier on today , graham linehan said he today, graham linehan said he thought the days of comedians being silenced for their views were over . we re ove r. >> were over. >> they could have given me a chance to exit the gig and allow the other acts to perform. they could have done it without defaming me on their instagram post as a bigot, which is the first thing these people always do. so, you know , unfortunately, do. so, you know, unfortunately, we are we are beginning legal proceedings before i go, a quick weather warning for you. >> a thunderstorm is set to hit parts of the uk. in fact, a yellow wind warning has been issued for the west of wales with storms expected to hit late on friday evening. sweeping right across the country into the early hours of saturday. but it isn't all bad news. those clouds are expected to clear in time to give us a sunny weekend . this is gb news across the uk on your tv , in your car, on your on your tv, in your car, on your digital radio, and now on your smart speaker by saying play gb news this is britain's news. channel >> well

the initial venue pulled out of hosting the show amid concerns over graham linehan�*s views on transgendererse its decision and apologised, and all of this has sparked a wider debate on freedom of speech. sojust there, the organisers have said that a second venuein organisers have said that a second venue in edinburgh has cancelled a standup comedy show featuring the father ted writer graham linehan. clean air zones are already in operation in hundreds of traffic choked cities across europe. london's ultra low emission zone is expanding to take in the city's outer suburbs later this month and will become one of the world's largest to tackle air pollution. our transport correspondent katy austin has been looking at how clean air zones have been working in other parts of england. signs like these have become a common sight. we'vejust entered birmingham's clean air zone. it's been in operation for over two years now, and it's one of seven that have sprung up in cities around england over the past few years. here, driving an older, more polluting car or van means an e8 daily charge. in one res

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speaking to gb news earlier on today , graham linehan said he today, graham linehan said he thought thes of comedians being silenced for their views were over . we re ove r. >> were over. >> they could have given me a chance to exit the gig and allow the other acts to perform. they could have done it without defaming me on their instagram post as a bigot, which is the first thing these people always do. so, you know , unfortunately, do. so, you know, unfortunately, we are we are beginning legal proceedings before i go, a quick weather warning for you. >> a thunderstorm is set to hit parts of the uk. in fact, a yellow wind warning has been issued for the west of wales with storms expected to hit late on friday evening. sweeping right across the country into the early hours of saturday. but it isn't all bad news. those clouds are expected to clear in time to give us a sunny weekend . this is gb news across the uk on your tv , in your car, on your on your tv, in your car, on your digital radio, and now on your smart speaker by saying play gb news this is britain's news. channel >> well, we

as you've been hearing on gb news throughout today, a comedy show featuring the comedy writer graham linehant was cancelled at the edinburgh fringe festival has now found a new venue. ticket holders will be informed of the location for tomorrow's show shortly before it's due to commence. well, speaking to gb news earlier today, graham linehan said he thought the days of comedians being silenced for their views were over . we re ove r. >> were over. >> well, obviously i'm not the lgbt+ movement's favourite person so i understand the pressure. they're under. however, they they they could have given me a chance to exit the gig and allow the other acts to perform. they could have done it without defaming me on their instagram post as a bigot, which is the first thing these people always do . so, you know , always do. so, you know, unfortunately, we are we are beginning legal proceedings. i mean, we at least once an apology and some sort of payment to a group like, you know , lgb to a group like, you know, lgb alliance or someone like that, someone who's fighting all this stuff . stuff. >> graham

it living in father it feels like living in father ted graham, linehan says there is a steep irony curve goes on to say, in being in a being a sitcom writer and experiencing 48 hours where you feel like you're living through an episode yourself. and he did. he didn't. he tells a tale in this story of how obviously we're all aware of it now. the first was cancelled and then the second venue cancelled, but only he only knew as was going security as he was going through security checks at gatwick and thought he was going to do absolutely was going up to do absolutely nothing. he nothing. thank goodness he didn't. went and they didn't. he went and they performed scottish performed outside the scottish parliament. this parliament. yeah. however this performance for they did in the end they stood out basically. he stood outside of holyrood, which is the of parliament in, is the houses of parliament in, in in edinburgh and performed to a to an audience, you know, to a to a to a very big audience by edinburgh standards , 150 to a to a very big audience by edinburgh standards ,150 people. edinbur

. >> let's just jump to a quick culture war story because graham linehan , the writer of father linehanhe writer of father ted the it crowd, lots of sitcoms , has written in the sitcoms, has written in the telegraph about being cancelled. yes he's written about being cancelled and the effect of, in fact, did manage to put on a little show in front of the parliament in in edinburgh. >> but it's a rather sad sort of piece about how, you know, he wasn't very funny . it was great wasn't very funny. it was great as a protest. but he wants to get back to comedy and it's rather sort of i don't know, it's sort of extraordinary to think he's fed up with protesting. he feels strongly about the trans issues, feel that, you know, that that women are being harassed and people are being harassed and people are being harassed and people are being cancelled because they're holding what he regards as perfectly ordinary views about gender and about sex. so you know, there's a bitterness there, but also a feeling can i just get back to my real job, which is writing jokes? it's a kind of you know, it's the

i graham linehan, jk rowling. linehan, a man that never of until he that i'd never heard of until he started talking about these things. rowling a an author things. jk rowling a an author worth billion. the idea worth $1 billion. the idea they've cancelled is they've been cancelled is farcical . meanwhile, trans farcical. meanwhile, real trans people trying to get people who are trying to get around life face incredible around in life face incredible levels of from their levels of abuse from their family , from their workplaces, family, from their workplaces, in streets. if they don't in the streets. if they don't pass as the gender they identify as , those are the people who are as, those are the people who are cancelled and cancelled in their lives. and the they are the idea that they are controlling all these mps and newspaper columnists and tv presenters is a joke. okay. >> okay. passionate stuff. but look, moving on. i've long been warning about how in this country and throughout the west the addictive chines

well, yes, because gender critical views, which is what graham linehan espouse , those are protectedays it isn't cancel culture, it's actual consumer power . that is the difference. power. that is the difference. the silent majority having their say. not a few activists on twitter . tony's referring there twitter. tony's referring there to what i said about dylan mulvaney. how maybe conservatives using cancel conservatives were using cancel culture to for bud light to stop bud light. but yes, it is. it is a little bit different. you're right. that is consumer power. rather than trying destroy rather than trying to destroy the altogether, although the brand altogether, although maybe not. keep your views coming subscribe our coming in. subscribe to our youtube us on youtube channel. follow us on socials. at gb news. now, socials. we're at gb news. now, tomorrow will be a momentous day for the lionesses. they will take on spain in the world cup final. last time in england final. the last time in england side the was in side reached the final was in 1966, that, of course, was 1966, but

i graham linehan, jk rowling. linehan, a man that never of until he that i'd never heard of until he started talking about these things. rowling a an author things. jk rowling a an author worth billion. the idea worth $1 billion. the idea they've cancelled is they've been cancelled is farcical . meanwhile, trans farcical. meanwhile, real trans people trying to get people who are trying to get around life face incredible around in life face incredible levels of from their levels of abuse from their family , from their workplaces, family, from their workplaces, in streets. if they don't in the streets. if they don't pass as the gender they identify as , those are the people who are as, those are the people who are cancelled and cancelled in their lives. and the they are the idea that they are controlling all these mps and newspaper columnists and tv presenters is a joke. okay. >> okay. passionate stuff. but look, moving on. i've long been warning about how in this country and throughout the west the addictive chines

so i think graham linehan, you know, a titan linehan, you know, he's a titan of comedy . not only of comedy. he created not only father ted, which the father ted, which is the personal favourite mine. yeah personal favourite of mine. yeah brilliant made, but brilliant sitcoms ever made, but also the crowd, which is also also the it crowd, which is also another of greatest another one of the greatest sitcom british sitcoms made in the previous 20, 30 years. and he also, i believe, did black books, didn't he, or? yeah, i did. yeah. i mean, he looking just at his output, this is someone who shouldn't be cancelable in the comedy world. i mean, he's paved the way for so many things. and he also, by casting young unknown irish actors say graham norton, for example. yes of course, introduced other people into the world who are now , you know, world who are now, you know, thansin world who are now, you know, titans in their own right. it seems ridiculous to me that someone like him for the horrible crime of saying maybe we should have a bit more safeguarding. and scarlett pittman

, they're both in graham linehan, they're both the epitome the perfect the epitome of the perfect leftiebecause they have a differing view on safe spaces for women and transitioning children, all of sudden the signs have of a sudden the signs have shifted underneath them and they've pariahs and they've become pariahs and become moving to on become witches. but moving to on the page zeros. linda, who the back page zeros. linda, who have you got? the back page zeros. linda, who havwell, got? the back page zeros. linda, who havwell, i|ot? the back page zeros. linda, who havwell, i think i've already >> well, i think i've already touched regard the touched upon it and i regard the zero as being the senior management team, the countess of chester the reasons chester hospital for the reasons for all the reasons i outlined in that at the end of the day, the biggest , in that at the end of the day, the biggest, biggest reputational risk was to not investigate the fact that they had been told by senior clinicians there was a baby killer on the ward that was and then punished them and then made th

, they're both in graham linehan, they're both the epitome the perfect the epitome of the perfect leftiebecause they have a differing view on safe spaces for women and transitioning children, all of sudden the signs have of a sudden the signs have shifted underneath them and they've pariahs and they've become pariahs and become moving to on become witches. but moving to on the page zeros. linda, who the back page zeros. linda, who have you got? the back page zeros. linda, who havwell, got? the back page zeros. linda, who havwell, i|ot? the back page zeros. linda, who havwell, i think i've already >> well, i think i've already touched regard the touched upon it and i regard the zero as being the senior management team, the countess of chester the reasons chester hospital for the reasons for all the reasons i outlined in that at the end of the day, the biggest , in that at the end of the day, the biggest, biggest reputational risk was to not investigate the fact that they had been told by senior clinicians there was a baby killer on the ward that was and then punished them and then made th

and so somebody like graham linehan finds himself on the receiving end of censorship for saying something the vast majority of people believe it is political correctness gone totally mad. >> do you agree with that ? i >> do you agree with that? i sort of agree with the first bit and really don't agree with the second bit. >> so i do think that our political and media discourse prevents lots of things from being said very much because either they're not in the interests of the politicians or their donors or they're not in their donors or they're not in the interests of the media companies or their owners. so you've got lots of very popular things that can't get spoken about very much in in politics or the media, like public ownership of water and energy, higher taxes to the rich, boosting the boost, the minimum wage. these things talked about all of them. no it really, really, really does. >> lost count the amount >> i've lost count of the amount of i've had of times i've had nationalisation debates the nationalisation debates on the show. example . show. for example. >> them only when i'm

from one ruined capital city to another, the edinburgh fringe has cancelled graham linehan again as a, also refuses to platform the talented father ted creator . so talented father ted creator. so has free speech officially been destroyed by the woke left? i'll get the view of fleet street icon calvin mackenzie in on cancelled plus as 550 illegal migrants cross the english

and my big opinion after two venues cancel comedian graham linehan at the edinburgh fringe should theal, wins a women's weightlifting competition? is this a war on women ? we'll be this a war on women? we'll be speaking to one of the runners up and with king charles set to call a royal summit, can the royal family keep the commonwealth intact . so it's a commonwealth intact. so it's a busy two hours to come. so put something cold and fizzy in the fridge or fire up the kettle and let's make a night of it. first, though, the headlines with tatiana sanchez . leo thank you tatiana sanchez. leo thank you and good evening. >> this is the latest from the gb newsroom. lawyers representing the families of two of lucy libby's victims have called the independent

that brings me on my next story because on to my next story because comedian had his comedian graham linehany unleashed show cancelled twice this week. actually, after the first venue, leith arches cancelled the event following backlash from activists, trans activists they took to instagram, claiming that they were unaware that graham linehan had been booked at the venue. they said, do not. so, you they said, we do not. so, you know, mean bits of this know, they mean bits of this because capitals. we do know, they mean bits of this bec support capitals. we do know, they mean bits of this bec support this apitals. we do know, they mean bits of this bec support this comediane do know, they mean bits of this bec support this comedian oro know, they mean bits of this bec support this comedian or his not support this comedian or his views. and we will not be allowed to perform at our venue. we are an inclusive venue and will allow such views to will not allow such views to violate our space. there are obviously not inclusive because they're so they're cancelling something. so graham to graham the

that brings me on my next story because on to my next story because comedian had his comedian graham linehany unleashed show cancelled twice this week. actually, after the first venue, leith arches cancelled the event following backlash from activists, trans activists they took to instagram, claiming that they were unaware that graham linehan had been booked at the venue. they said, do not. so, you they said, we do not. so, you know, mean bits of this know, they mean bits of this because capitals. we do know, they mean bits of this bec support capitals. we do know, they mean bits of this bec support this apitals. we do know, they mean bits of this bec support this comediane do know, they mean bits of this bec support this comedian oro know, they mean bits of this bec support this comedian or his not support this comedian or his views. and we will not be allowed to perform at our venue. we are an inclusive venue and will allow such views to will not allow such views to violate our space. there are obviously not inclusive because they're so they're cancelling something. so graham to graham the

people focus on the jk rowling's of this world, the graham linehan's and yes, they do get into troublethem. but actually it's lower the we look lower down the scale. we look after drivers after bus drivers, train drivers , dinner ladies care workers. those are the sorts of people that are at risk of losing their livelihoods simply for expressing what they think, although on twitter, in the although on twitter, even in the case he's case of graham linehan, he's lost awful work lost an awful lot of work because has , you know, because he really has, you know, and rowling, and you know, j.k. rowling, as you very, rich you say, is a very, very rich and know, her sales are and you know, her sales are still fantastic , nick. still fantastic, nick. >> but the truth is, you know , >> but the truth is, you know, most most the who are most most of the people who are cancelled say, cancelled are, like you say, ordinary people who can't they don't defend don't have the means to defend themselves, that's that's don't have the means to defend thenthat's;, that's that's don't have the means to defend

people focus on the jk rowling's of this world, the graham linehan's and yes, they do get into troublet them. but actually it's lower the we look lower down the scale. we look after drivers after bus drivers, train drivers , dinner ladies care workers. those are the sorts of people that are at risk of losing their livelihoods simply for expressing what they think, although on twitter, in the although on twitter, even in the case he's case of graham linehan, he's lost awful work lost an awful lot of work because has , you know, because he really has, you know, and rowling, and you know, j.k. rowling, as you very, rich you say, is a very, very rich and know, her sales are and you know, her sales are still fantastic , nick. still fantastic, nick. >> but the truth is, you know , >> but the truth is, you know, most most the who are most most of the people who are cancelled say, cancelled are, like you say, ordinary people who can't they don't defend don't have the means to defend themselves, that's that's don't have the means to defend thenthat's;, that's that's don't have the means to defe

co—founder of talked to the co—founder of comedy about comedy unleashed about that cancelled graham linehan. we'll law teacher we'll hear from the law teacher who sacked from open who was sacked from the open university. some university. and there are some shocking that story. shocking details in that story. we'll debating we'll also be debating snow white state feminism. white and the state of feminism. can't see myself getting in any trouble there. and course, my trouble there. and of course, my fantastic will be fantastic panel will be answering from our answering questions from our wonderful studio audience, which is and my guest tonight is you guys and my guest tonight are i'm are two comedians. i'm affectionately are two comedians. i'm affeigammon. and gammon. >> it's they love it. didn't ask. >> it's frances foster and paul cox . thanks for >> it's frances foster and paul cox. thanks for doing this, lads. how are we feeling? i'm feeling good, mate. >> i'm delighted to be here for your debut, nick. >> oh, thanks. yeah first time i've done as host, and i said, let's make sure it's all

co—founder of talked to the co—founder of comedy about comedy unleashed about that cancelled graham linehan'll law teacher we'll hear from the law teacher who sacked from open who was sacked from the open university. some university. and there are some shocking that story. shocking details in that story. we'll debating we'll also be debating snow white state feminism. white and the state of feminism. can't see myself getting in any trouble there. and course, my trouble there. and of course, my fantastic will be fantastic panel will be answering from our answering questions from our wonderful studio audience, which is and my guest tonight is you guys and my guest tonight are i'm are two comedians. i'm affectionately are two comedians. i'm affeigammon. and gammon. >> it's they love it. didn't ask. >> it's frances foster and paul cox . thanks for >> it's frances foster and paul cox. thanks for doing this, lads. how are we feeling? i'm feeling good, mate. >> i'm delighted to be here for your debut, nick. >> oh, thanks. yeah first time i've done as host, and i said, let's make sure it's all stra

yeah because ted writer graham linehan has had his comedy show cancelled due to concerns over his viewsould now not be taking part as his views did not align with their overall values . their overall values. >> well, graham lennon is most famous for his work with the show for the ted. and let's remind ourselves now of that comedy classic dougal google . comedy classic dougal google. >> are you going over four miles an hour? >> ted? >> ted? >> i'm doing fine. >> i'm doing fine. >> leave me alone. are you doing over four? >> oh, jed . >> oh, jed. >> oh, jed. >> no, i am . >> no, i am. »- >> no, i am. >> don't listen to me. there's a bomb on the milk float. >> bomb? right who's that for? no deliver to anyone. it's going to go off and kill you. that must have put it there because i got him sacked. when you go under four miles an hour, it'll go off. the bomb will go off. have you got that ? have you got that? >> well, super serve. and who'd have thought that the writer of that now be going on that show would now be going on to be called a fascist ? well, to be called a fascist? well, joining

can(graham platform somebody platforms that would ban you can(graham platfornfor»mebody like graham linehanis obviously well i wouldn't know platform either divisive person you wouldn't platform either of them i wouldn't know platform either or you wouldn't know platform either. >> all right i think i think we should have debates public. i should have debates in public. i absolutely that fact. absolutely agree with that fact. i platform anybody i wouldn't no platform anybody would make sure would you would you make sure that enough that there's enough representation every representation from every every type of person in the world before that debate could go ahead? >> because apparently four white people can't can't talk about this. >> i'm not saying four white people can't talk about it. i'm saying that missing saying that we are missing perspective when is just four perspective when it is just four white talking about it. white people talking about it. but missing but that is a missing perspective from this conversation racism, conversation of reverse racism, which because the which exist