Comedian tells woman in audience to 'die' for objecting to rape joke

By Bhakthi Puvanenthiran
Updated April 14 2015 - 10:08am, first published March 28 2015 - 10:22am
Ray Badran's response to a silent protest by a member of the audience to his rape joke has drawn criticism.  Photo: Supplied
Ray Badran's response to a silent protest by a member of the audience to his rape joke has drawn criticism. Photo: Supplied

A comedian appearing in this year's Melbourne International Comedy Festival has come under fire for telling an audience member to "die" after they staged a silent protest in response to a joke about rape.

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