An outspoken female comedian has refused to back down after an Adelaide pub cancelled her upcoming show due to her jokes and opinions on far-left gender ideology.
Biddy O’Loughlin was due to perform at the Crown & Anchor Hotel on October 15 until a staff member complained about a previous gig she did for Cranker Comedy and she was taken out of the line-up.
Ms O’Loughlin told Noticer News that only five minutes of her one-hour show was “trans” material, but said she now had a solo show at nearby venue the Duke of York Hotel on October 12.
“I originally wanted to do the solo show at the Cranker (Crown & Anchor) but they wouldn’t hire the room to me so I went to the Duke of York Hotel down the road. They don’t care what I say as long as pay the room hire. So there is hope if you don’t give up!” she said.
“Cancel culture is retarded.”
The young performer, the daughter of well-known comedian Fiona O’Loughlin, has made her views on extremist gender ideology clear on social media, weighing in on the Tickle vs Giggle case, and captioning a photo of herself: “They call me the JK Rowling of the Adelaide comedy scene, which is weird because I’ve never written a book.”
Another Instagram post of her wearing a MAGA-style cap saying “Make women female again” is captioned: “Fighting for you, ladies. And for your daughters. Even if you don’t think it’s an issue and you wanna call me a hateful bigot. I’ll take the hit. The road to Hell is paved with good intentions. Men are not women.”
And last year she made headlines around the world by asking Julia Gillard “What is a woman?” and getting a long and convoluted response from the former prime minister that failed to answer the question.
Ms O’Loughlin initially thought the gig had been cancelled because of a post about encountering a man claiming to be a female in the women’s only area of her gym, but was later told by an organiser that a pub staffer had complained.
She said she was disappointed with the cancellation, especially after a recent trip to the US where her material was seen as “pretty mild”, but that she would not be bullied into silence.
“I used to go along with it but the ramifications of bowing out are not worth it,” she said.
“The principles are wrong. Women are women.”
Earlier this year another Australian comedian, Isaac Butterfield, had a long-running tribunal case against him over a transgender aboriginal joke dropped, describing the result as a victory for comedy and free speech.
Ms O’Loughlin’s solo show is called Funny Girl, Sad Songs and starts at 6pm on October 12 at the new venue.
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