‘Fraud’: Jerry Seinfeld hit with hecklers again on Aussie tour
Jerry Seinfeld was heckled again onstage as he continued his Australian tour, but the comedian was quick to retaliate.
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Jerry Seinfeld was heckled again onstage as he continued his Australian tour.
Days after he was confronted by pro-Palestinian protesters at his stand-up gig at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, the American comedian was met with a similar response while performing at the ICC Sydney Theatre on Tuesday evening.
The 70-year-old’s gig was disrupted by two men who stood up and waved the Palestinian flag as they chanted “free Palestine” from the crowd, while also calling the star a “hack” and a “fraud”.
Their protest was met with boos from the audience before Seinfeld called out the men as security zeroed in.
“You’re doing great. You’re getting them on your side, can you hear it? It’s working,” Seinfeld sarcastically told the culprits, as captured in footage shared on Twitter by The Australian Jewish Association.
“You have strong political feelings but you don’t know where to say them,” he continued. “You think that ruining the night – it doesn’t affect me. All these people, you’re ruining their night.”
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Seinfeld was similarly heckled at his Sydney show on Sunday when an activist yelled “free Palestine” from the audience, which caused the funnyman to respond, “Get out of here.”
“We have a genius, ladies and gentlemen. He solved the Middle East. He solved it,” the comedian joked amid the disruption.
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“It’s the Jewish comedians, that’s who we have to get. They’re the ones doing everything.
“They’re going to start punching you in three seconds so I would try and get all your genius out so we all learn from you.
“It’s a comedy show, you moron. Get out of here.”
The activist was kicked out of the show by security but did not relent in chanting, “Palestine will be free.”
But the show must go on and Seinfeld continued his set as the man was taken away, all while the audience chanted, “Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!”
“Imagine if this guy actually did solve the conflict,” he told the crowd, before addressing the man directly: “You’re really influencing everyone here. We’re all on your side now because you have made your point so well and in the right venue. You’ve come to the right place for political conversation.”
“Tomorrow we will read in the paper: Middle East 100 per cent solved thanks to man at the Qudos Arena stopping Jew comedian,” he added.
Seinfeld has faced public backlash over his open support for Israel as it continues to wage war in Gaza since October.
Two days after the attack, he wrote an “I Stand With Israel” post on his Instagram account.
“I lived and worked on a Kibbutz in Israel when I was 16 and I have loved our Jewish homeland ever since,” he wrote in a caption.
“My heart is breaking from these attacks and atrocities. But we are also a very strong people in our hearts and minds.”
Originally published as ‘Fraud’: Jerry Seinfeld hit with hecklers again on Aussie tour