When has a joke gone too far? Probably when it’s endorsed by Osama bin Laden.
In 2008, Irish stand-up Abie Philbin Bowman wrote a comedy about reducing carbon emissions… by joining Al Qaeda.
Bowman told audiences: “the major causes of climate change are airlines, oil companies and overpopulation. Al Qaeda is tackling all three”.
The resulting one-man show, entitled Eco-Friendly Jihad, sold out in his native Ireland, and at the world-famous Edinburgh Fringe Festival. It was billed as “Al Qaeda meets Al Gore”.
But earlier this year, Bowman was shocked to find his joke had been taken seriously by the world’s number one terrorist. Al Jazeera reported that a new bin Laden audiotape blamed the US for climate change.
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A performer at this year’s Hollywood Fringe Festival claims that Al Qaeda reduces carbon emissions.
Irish comedian Abie Philbin Bowman is the writer and performer of three Fringe shows, including Eco-Friendly Jihad. He argues that Bin Laden’s terrorists fight global warming.
Performing at the UK’s Brighton Fringe in May, Bowman told audiences: “The major causes of climate change are airlines, oil companies and overpopulation. Al Qaeda is tackling all three.”
Earlier this year, Eco-Friendly Jihad received an unofficial endorsement from Osama Bin Laden. Al Jazeera reported that a new audiotape from the Al Qaeda leader blamed the US for climate change.*
