Stone Stuns Comedy Audience With Serial Killer Joke
14 December 2006
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Stone Stuns Comedy Audience With Serial Killer Joke
Hollywood director Oliver Stone shocked the audience at last night's (13DEC06) British Comedy Awards in London by joking about the recent murders of five prostitutes.
The Suffolk killings, thought to be the work of a serial killer, have dominated British headlines this week (begs11DEC06) and Platoon movie-maker Stone's bad-taste gag was met with horror by the celebrity audience including Sacha Baron Cohen and Charlotte Church.
On presenting the Best Comedy Film prize to Wallace And Gromit creator Nick Park, the American quipped, "It's great to be back in England. I feel like Jack The Ripper (prolific 19th century serial killer) days are back. Nothing ever changes here."
Realising the gag had bombed, Stone jeered, "You're a lovely crowd."
The Suffolk killings, thought to be the work of a serial killer, have dominated British headlines this week (begs11DEC06) and Platoon movie-maker Stone's bad-taste gag was met with horror by the celebrity audience including Sacha Baron Cohen and Charlotte Church.
On presenting the Best Comedy Film prize to Wallace And Gromit creator Nick Park, the American quipped, "It's great to be back in England. I feel like Jack The Ripper (prolific 19th century serial killer) days are back. Nothing ever changes here."
Realising the gag had bombed, Stone jeered, "You're a lovely crowd."
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