Hey so here’s a really cool thing that happened; comedian Jenny Collier was all set to perform a set at Hemmingway’s in Haslemere the other night when she got an email saying she was to be taken off the bill; because she was a woman.
Here’s the email Jenny got.
[](https://twitter.com/Jenjencollier)
The venue is booked by a company called [Mirth Control](http://www.mirthcontrolcomedy.com/) – who were the guys who sent the email. Since Jenny’s Tweet with the email on it’s now been retweeted over 5700 times, they’ve done something in the way of damage control and issued an apology in which they explained that the venue, ‘Reacted to an email that we sent them (showing a bill onto which we had booked five acts so far, three of which were female) by commenting in strong terms that female comics did not suit their audience.’ Good to hear they’re rolling with the times.
Later on, the head of Mirth Control Geoff Whiting told [Buzzfeed](http://www.mirthcontrolcomedy.com/) that they’d severed ties with Hemmingway’s. “It’s safe to say we have ended our ties with Hemingway’s,” he said. “We won’t be putting any shows into that venue.” And I think it’s safe to say we won’t be visiting any time soon either.
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This article originally appeared on The Debrief.