How cancel culture forced Bob Moran to open an online-only show
Cartoonist will not be beaten and has gone from strength to strength
By Jasmine Birtles
FORMER Telegraph cartoonist Bob Moran, who was famously dropped by the newspaper when he got into a public social media spat with a vax-pushing doctor, has gone from strength to strength since the split, gaining an international and growing audience for his truth-telling and often savage cartoons.
It has been a roller-coaster few years for him as his cartoons have spread like wildfire across all social media channels, opening eyes and making people laugh on their way.
His experiences have been such that he decided to create a live show about them called Art-Pocalypse – a show full of laughter, affection and truth-telling.
Wherever it went it sold out but actually selling tickets does not seem to be the goal of many entertainment venues nowadays. They would rather bow to the demands of authoritarianism and woke culture.
So after being cancelled, last-minute, by venues with which he had watertight contracts, Bob decided to put a recording of the show online so that those of us who wanted to see the show and were prevented by the craven venues from doing so, can at least see it in the comfort of our own homes.
Comedian Tania Edwards, who co-wrote and directed the show, explains in this podcast, what the show is about, how and why they were cancelled and why it is important that more people hear what Bob went through and what he has to say: