> It is for this reason that we are determined to find an alternative venue. The Fringe has always been known for controversial performances, but whereas the pr

> It is for this reason that we are determined to find an alternative venue. The Fringe has always been known for controversial performances, but whereas the protests used to come from the Christian Right, they now seem to be driven by the identitarian Left. These are the same Pharisees, only now they wear rainbow-coloured garb. Is it not possible that both parties have legitimate complaints? It sounds like they're promoting comedy without a wide audience, and struggling to reconcile that with their choice of venue. > Quite how a venue can claim to be “inclusive” when it excludes performers who do not subscribe to the ideology of its staff is anyone’s guess. Land of the free, and yet they put me in cuffs for yelling "Fire!" in the movie theater. Might as well pack my bags and move to Australia...