Hot Press Chatroom Electric Picnic 2009

tommy tiernan stirs controversy when asked if has ever been accused of being antisemitic.

the controversial comedian tommy tiernan caused controversy series of jokes, later perceived antisemitic, following interview session hot press s olaf tyaransen @ festival. 1 member of audience posed question:

going nazi joke , odd israeli joke, have ever been accused of being antisemitic?

tiernan responded:

have ever been accused of being anti-semitic? have, yeah. in america, these 2 people waited me after show. used joke about… jews never killed jesus, , joke was, line, well, wasn t fucking mexicans , joke, like. yeah, jewish people came me afterwards... have ever seen people eyes aflame righteousness… whites of eyes pure , fucking white. re one-stream people, re not people have gaps more 1 train of thought. 1 train of thought fucking purifies them. , these people israelis hounded people . , god, olaf might have more me, but... know, whatever, m not here hound anybody, these people come me afterwards…

the audience, however, appeared enjoy jokes , clapped , cheered tiernan referred jews fucking christ-killing bastards , said have got 10 or 12 million of them during holocaust.

fine gael s jewish td alan shatter said afterwards: regard particularly sad people found sort of outburst in way amusing . hot press editor niall stokes defended tiernan, saying tiernan taking piss . tiernan, speaking through hot press website in statement later published in magazine, said quite bewildered , upset thought these comments have caused hurt others never intention . tyaransen himself defended interview in evening herald column, saying remarks had been taken out of context , nobody had reported tiernan s other jokes taoiseach brian cowen— man should sent prison; should adopt chinese gulags —or ryan tubridy s debut host of late late show— s discovering kermit frog serial killer . however, controversy led condemnation of comedian in israeli media. representative of tiernan said tyaransen: quote being touted around world tommy told in interview. public performance .

tiernan later dropped laughs festival line-up in canada result of remarks.