A male-dominated landscape, night-time work, and the presence of alcohol have long exacerbated issues.
There are people at all levels of the industry – live comedy, TV and radio – whose names are passed around the “whisper network.” It remains a way of protecting one another in a society that still too often fails to prioritise victims. But it can harm people on both sides of accusations, and rarely leads to justice being served.
It's not easy for people in the comedy industry to come forward with accusations of sexual harassment and assault. Within comedy’s unregulated power structure, where everyone is essentially a freelancer, progression depends on networking and impressing gatekeepers. In Edinburgh, while people often refer to “the Fringe” as an amorphous entity, the reality is that the festival is made up of many disparate people and organisations.
Victims are burdened with a responsibility that should never have been theirs – should they speak out to prevent the same from happening to others? Or should they try to rebuild and move on with their lives? Many fear being ostracised, not believed, or having their identity and career engulfed by the accusation. People are still being forced out of the industry after experiencing sexual misconduct.
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