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Comedian Arj Barker Sparks Controversy by Asking Mum with Baby to Leave Show

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Outrage ensues as Arj Barker kicks out a mother and her baby from his comedy festival show, causing a mass walkout and online debate.

Comedian Arj Barker stirred up a storm of controversy when he asked a mum with a baby to leave his Saturday night comedy festival show. The move, which was met with anger and surprise, was explained by Barker as the show being only for those aged over 15. This action led to a mass walkout and ignited furious online debates about the appropriateness of the incident.

The incident reignited the ongoing breastfeeding debate, with many questioning the comedian's decision to ask the breastfeeding mother to leave. The backlash against Arj Barker was intense, with the woman feeling humiliated and left in tears after being kicked out of the show. The comedian's act not only sparked outrage but also shed light on the sensitivity and complexities surrounding public events and inclusivity.

Arj Barker's response to the incident was met with mixed reactions, with some supporting his decision while others criticized him for his actions. The comedian's move to remove the woman and her baby from the show has triggered a wave of discussions on social media and highlighted the importance of creating welcoming and inclusive spaces in the entertainment industry.

In a surprising turn of events, Arj Barker's controversial action not only caused a mass walkout but also brought attention to the broader issues of respect, understanding, and inclusivity in comedy shows. The incident serves as a reminder of the power of social media in amplifying such incidents and the impact they can have on the reputation of well-known comedians.

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Arj Barker asks mum with baby to leave his show (The Age)

The popular comedian asked the mother and baby to leave his Saturday night comedy festival show, saying it was for people aged over 15 only and the baby was ...

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Coster: Surely we are not having the breastfeeding debate again (Herald Sun)

The move by US comedian Arj Barker throw a new mum out of his Melbourne International Comedy Festival Show has quite rightly been met with anger.

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Well-known comedian sensationally kicks out woman and baby from ... (3AW)

RUMOUR CONFIRMED. Arj Barker has sensationally kicked out a mother and her baby from his Melbourne Comedy Festival show on Saturday night.

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Comedian's act sparks mass walkout (NEWS.com.au)

Comedian Arj Barker triggered a mass walkout and sparked furious debate online after booting a mum out of his Melbourne show for one contentious reason.

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'Humiliated': Woman who Arj Barker kicked out of comedy show ... (3AW)

As broken first on the 3AW Rumour File, Trish and her baby were told the leave the Athenaeum Theatre show after the comedian complained, with other members of ...

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Arj Barker: Furious backlash as top comedian kicks breastfeeding ... (Daily Mail)

A breastfeeding mother who attended a Melbourne comedy show was left in tears after she was 'kicked out' after a popular comedian claimed the infant would ...

'Humiliated' mum asked to leave comedian's show (The New Daily)

A breastfeeding mum has revealed she felt humiliated after comedian Arj Barker booted her and her young baby from one of his shows.

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Arj Barker asks mum with baby to leave his show (The Sydney Morning Herald)

The popular comedian asked the mother and baby to leave his Saturday night comedy festival show, saying it was for people aged over 15 only and the baby was ...

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Arj Barker responds after asking woman with baby to leave show (The North West Star)

American comedian Arj Barker asks woman with a baby to leave Melbourne International Comedy Festival performance on April 20.

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Breastfeeding mother 'humiliated' after asked to leave Melbourne ... (9News)

A breastfeeding mother said she felt "humiliated" after she was asked to leave a Melbourne comedy show over...

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Arj Barker responds after asking woman with baby to leave show (The Canberra Times)

American comedian Arj Barker asks woman with a baby to leave Melbourne International Comedy Festival performance on April 20.

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Comedian Arj Barker sparks furore after asking mother and baby to ... (7NEWS.com.au)

His decision, while performing at the Melbourne Comedy Festival on Saturday night, reportedly prompted others in the audience to walk out of the Athenaeum ...

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Arj Barker defends decision to remove mother and baby from ... (ABC News)

The US comedian said a seven-month-old baby was disrupting his performance at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

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Comedian Arj Barker defends his call to ask mother and her baby to ... (Women's Agenda)

Arj Barker has doubled down on his decision to tell a mother who was breastfeeding to leave his show after her baby made gurgling noises.

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Arj Barker and a 'gurgling' baby: comedian's request for mother to ... (The Guardian)

Trish Faranda claims she felt 'humiliated' when asked by the comedian to leave but fellow audience member says child was disrupting performance.

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What happened after mum told to leave show (NEWS.com.au)

US comic Arj Barker was “rattled” by a controversial interaction with a breastfeeding mother at his show in Melbourne over the weekend, according to a crowd ...

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Witness provides insight on Arj Barker removing audience member ... (3AW)

Ellen Mahoney says the baby was not loudly crying, or disruptive, and the American comedian had included the baby in some of his jokes. “As he delivered a ...

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Comedian Arj Barker asks breastfeeding mother to leave show after ... (NBC News)

Comedian Arj Barker asked a breastfeeding mother and her baby to leave his comedy show at the Athenaeum Theatre in Melbourne on Saturday night, ...

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Arj Barker's biggest joke was evicting a breastfeeding mum from his ... (The Sydney Morning Herald)

An expectation there be no noise is a high bar when applied to children if you consider the intoxicated heckles and liveliness among some comedy festival ...

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Arj Barker defends decision to kick breastfeeding mother out of show (Nine)

Arj Barker has defended his decision to remove a mother and her baby from his Melbourne show on the weekend...

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Arj Barker's ejection of a mum and baby from his Melbourne comedy ... (ABC Local)

A Melbourne mother says she felt intimated after comedian Arj Barker asked her to leave his show after her baby started making noises during the performance ...

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Aussie comic exposes the real Arj Barker (NEWS.com.au)

A viral Australian comedian has revealed how under-fire Arj Barker went out of his way to make him feel comfortable as a budding comic almost two decades ...

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Entitled reason I can relate to the Arj Barker mum (Kidspot)

The poor mum at the centre of the Arj Barker debacle - which by now has made international headlines - has copped a lashing in Australia.

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'I know how a conversation works': Arj erupts (NEWS.com.au)

There's been an unexpected twist in the Arj Barker controversy this morning, as the comedian faced off on air with the breastfeeding mother he booted out of ...

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