Women comedians speak out after Vittorio Angelone rape 'joke'
"IT’S stupid to make a rape joke." Comedian Beth Knight does not hesitate when asked about her reaction was to Vittorio Angelone’s now infamous rape “joke”. For Knight, and the other female comedians The National spoke to, the joke itself is only part of a problem in a male-dominated industry where misogyny is normalised, with those around it remaining silent and women often left to navigate the consequences themselves. The “joke” – which continues to cause a mountain of discourse in comedy scenes across the UK and Ireland – was made by Belfast comedian Angelone last year during a “roast episode” of the Have A Word podcast. Freddy Quinne, Adam Rowe, and Daniel Sloss were all part of the episode where Angelone joked about influencer Rebecca Goodwin’s alleged sexual assault by Quinne. Angelone said to Quinne: “If you’re here, who’s raping Rebecca Goodwin? That’s a joke. Of course it’s her…
