Jewish comedienne booed in gay London club for being a Jew
“I’m Canadian,” I explained, “I came to the UK seeking asylum. I found quite a good one.” They were laughing. I had grabbed them. I was acing the West
End! Until my third joke.
“I’m a Jew,” I said, about to parody an identity gag. Only I couldn’t continue. As soon as I said the J-word, I was confronted with an enormous, thundering, simultaneous: boo. I thought I misheard.
“What?” I actually asked into the mike.
The booing got louder. I stopped dead in my tracks. The sound of 200 people heckling echoed across the crystal table decorations and through my ears. They were jeering me – not even for my half-told mediocre pun – but for my religion. Acid ran from my esophagus through me; I felt burning and hollow. Under the silvery balls, the enormous drapes, in the spotlight, what was I supposed to do?