The Hot Water Comedy Club in Liverpool said it was targeted in an online ‘hate campaign’ (Picture: Google)A comedy club has cancelled a pilot event to test how venues can operate safely after lockdown, saying the Government failed to clarify whether it would involve the use of vaccine passports. The Hot Water Comedy Club in Liverpool said it was targeted in an online ‘hate campaign’ after reports suggested it was working with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to trial Covid-status certification. AdvertisementAdvertisementOn Tuesday evening, the Government confirmed there will be no requirement for participants in the initial pilot events to have been jabbed in venues like a comedy club. The department said Covid-status certification will also be trialled as part of the programme, while detailing a number of events on an initial list of pilots, including Hot Water Comedy Club. A Government spokesperson said: ‘We strongly condemn the online abuse that Hot Water Comedy Club has received.

Source: Metro April 07, 2021 10:41 UTC