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Herald Sun
4 days ago
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- Herald Sun
Triple J host criticised over Anne Frank 'slut' joke at comedy festival
Don't miss out on the headlines from Celebrity Life. Followed categories will be added to My News. A Triple J radio host has been blasted for using a derogatory sexual term to describing Holocaust survivor Anne Frank during a stand-up routine at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Concetta Caristo, a co-host of Triple J's breakfast program, was telling the audience she was a 'girls' girl' who could get along with 'any girl in the world, even in history'. 'Put me in a room with Cleopatra and I'd be like, 'Oh my god, I love your eyeliner', or with Anne Frank and I'd say, 'Slut, I have a diary too! Congrats on the book deal',' she said. Concetta Caristo described Holocaust victim Anne Frank as a 'slut'. But Anti-Defamation Commission chair Dvir Abramovich said it was not funny, describing it instead as a 'brutal desecration' of the memory of the Holocaust. 'This wasn't just a joke. It was a brutal desecration of the memory of Anne Frank and the one-and-a-half million Jewish children who were murdered in the Holocaust – gassed, shot, starved, erased,' he said in a statement. 'When someone takes a victim of genocide and turns her into an obscene punchline, they don't just mock her – they violate her.' Concetta Caristo has gone travelling after the festival. Picture: Instagram The 15-year-old girl died in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945 after she was found hiding in Amsterdam. She gained posthumous fame after the publication of her diary, which shared her personal account of the Holocaust. 'Anne Frank … didn't get a book deal. She got typhus. She got starvation. She got a death sentence in Bergen-Belsen,' Dr Abramovich said. Concetta Caristo, a co-host of Triple J's breakfast program, has been criticised for making a joke about Holocaust victim Anne Frank. He also expressed shock at the use of the word 'slut', describing it as a 'term of sexual humiliation aimed at a girl who never lived long enough to become a woman'. Ms Caristo's management told NewsWire she was 'away and not available'. Her social media indicates she is currently travelling, including kayaking in Hamilton Island. Originally published as ABC star's 'obscene' Anne Frank joke sparks outrage
Courier-Mail
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Courier-Mail
Triple J host criticised over Anne Frank 'slut' joke at comedy festival
Don't miss out on the headlines from Celebrity Life. Followed categories will be added to My News. A Triple J radio host has been blasted for using a derogatory sexual term to describing Holocaust survivor Anne Frank during a stand-up routine at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Concetta Caristo, a co-host of Triple J's breakfast program, was telling the audience she was a 'girls' girl' who could get along with 'any girl in the world, even in history'. 'Put me in a room with Cleopatra and I'd be like, 'Oh my god, I love your eyeliner', or with Anne Frank and I'd say, 'Slut, I have a diary too! Congrats on the book deal',' she said. Concetta Caristo described Holocaust victim Anne Frank as a 'slut'. But Anti-Defamation Commission chair Dvir Abramovich said it was not funny, describing it instead as a 'brutal desecration' of the memory of the Holocaust. 'This wasn't just a joke. It was a brutal desecration of the memory of Anne Frank and the one-and-a-half million Jewish children who were murdered in the Holocaust – gassed, shot, starved, erased,' he said in a statement. 'When someone takes a victim of genocide and turns her into an obscene punchline, they don't just mock her – they violate her.' Concetta Caristo has gone travelling after the festival. Picture: Instagram The 15-year-old girl died in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945 after she was found hiding in Amsterdam. She gained posthumous fame after the publication of her diary, which shared her personal account of the Holocaust. 'Anne Frank … didn't get a book deal. She got typhus. She got starvation. She got a death sentence in Bergen-Belsen,' Dr Abramovich said. Concetta Caristo, a co-host of Triple J's breakfast program, has been criticised for making a joke about Holocaust victim Anne Frank. He also expressed shock at the use of the word 'slut', describing it as a 'term of sexual humiliation aimed at a girl who never lived long enough to become a woman'. Ms Caristo's management told NewsWire she was 'away and not available'. Her social media indicates she is currently travelling, including kayaking in Hamilton Island. Originally published as ABC star's 'obscene' Anne Frank joke sparks outrage
Sky News AU
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Sky News AU
Concetta Caristo who co presents ABC Triple J breakfast show makes shock Anne Frank joke at Melbourne Comedy Festival
An ABC personality is under fire after making a risqué joke about Holocaust victim Anne Frank during a comedy routine. Concetta Caristo, who hosts the breakfast show on the national broadcaster's youth station, Triple J, was performing a stand-up routine, telling the audience she was a 'girls' girl' who could get along with 'any girl in the world, even in history'. 'Put me in a room with Cleopatra and I'd be like, 'Oh my god, I love your eyeliner', or with Anne Frank and I'd say, 'Slut, I have a diary too! Congrats on the book deal',' she said. It is unclear what the audience reaction in the room was, but Anti-Defamation Commission chair, Dvir Abramovich said it was not funny. 'This wasn't just a joke. It was a brutal desecration of the memory of Anne Frank and the one-and-a-half million Jewish children who were murdered in the Holocaust – gassed, shot, starved, erased,' he said in a statement. 'When someone takes a victim of genocide and turns her into an obscene punchline, they don't just mock her – they violate her.' He went onto say that there was no book deal for Anne Frank, but rather a brutal death sentence at the hands of the Nazis. 'Anne Frank… didn't get a book deal. She got typhus. She got starvation. She got a death sentence in Bergen-Belsen,' Dr Abramovich said. He also expressed shock at the use of the word 'slut', describing it as a 'term of sexual humiliation aimed at a girl who never lived long enough to become a woman'. The 15-year-old girl died in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945 after she was found hiding in Amsterdam. She gained posthumous fame after the publication of her diary, which shared her personal account of the two years she hid from soldiers during the German occupation. Ms Caristo is currently overseas, with her Instagram showing her on holiday. The 2025 Melbourne International Comedy Festival was held between March and April. has reached out to the ABC for comment.
Perth Now
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
‘Obscene' Anne Frank joke horrifies
A Triple J radio host has been blasted for using a derogatory sexual term to describing Holocaust survivor Anne Frank during a stand-up routine at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Concetta Caristo, a co-host of Triple J's breakfast program, was telling the audience she was a 'girls' girl' who could get along with 'any girl in the world, even in history'. 'Put me in a room with Cleopatra and I'd be like, 'Oh my god, I love your eyeliner', or with Anne Frank and I'd say, 'Slut, I have a diary too! Congrats on the book deal',' she said. Concetta Caristo described Holocaust victim Anne Frank as a 'slut'. Credit: Supplied But Anti-Defamation Commission chair Dvir Abramovich said it was not funny, describing it instead as a 'brutal desecration' of the memory of the Holocaust. 'This wasn't just a joke. It was a brutal desecration of the memory of Anne Frank and the one-and-a-half million Jewish children who were murdered in the Holocaust – gassed, shot, starved, erased,' he said in a statement. 'When someone takes a victim of genocide and turns her into an obscene punchline, they don't just mock her – they violate her.' The 15-year-old girl died in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945 after she was found hiding in Amsterdam. She gained posthumous fame after the publication of her diary, which shared her personal account of the Holocaust. 'Anne Frank … didn't get a book deal. She got typhus. She got starvation. She got a death sentence in Bergen-Belsen,' Dr Abramovich said. Concetta Caristo, a co-host of Triple J's breakfast program, has been criticised for making a joke about Holocaust victim Anne Frank. Credit: Supplied He also expressed shock at the use of the word 'slut', describing it as a 'term of sexual humiliation aimed at a girl who never lived long enough to become a woman'. Ms Caristo's management told NewsWire she was 'away and not available'. Her social media indicates she is currently travelling, including kayaking in Hamilton Island.
The Age
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
‘I'm still an idiot': Doctor-turned-comic Noah Szto on success and self-doubt
A few times this year, rising comedy star and junior doctor Noah Szto has felt his two worlds collide. His patients are increasingly recognising him from comedy stages or his television appearance at the industry's biggest night, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival gala. 'As a med student, comedy wasn't going that well, so it wasn't really an issue,' he says. 'But this year, when things have started going better for me, it's become a new dimension I have to try and figure out. 'I'm still not sure how to approach it most appropriately. I've had patients clock me in the middle of consults, which always changes the vibe, though I'm very quick to emphasise I don't talk about patient interactions on stage.' The 26-year-old has also found his colleagues are intrigued by his after-hours work. 'It's always so lovely, but it often comes at really inconvenient moments, like you're running between patients and, all of a sudden, you're chatting about Tommy Little to someone in the elevator. It's something I didn't think would ever be an issue I'd have to face, but here I am.' Szto is now working in the stroke unit after completing his first rotation in the emergency department. He is relishing his dual careers, even as he acknowledges he may soon have to choose between them. Loading 'They're markedly different professions and require very different dispositions,' he says. 'The hardest part is switching from being as boring as I am in the hospital and trying to maintain my professional facade to being completely unprofessional and outrageous on stage. It's a very tough thing to juggle, and there's not many people I can talk to about it.' While his on-stage persona may be very different from his day job demeanour, Szto's comedy, including his new show Med School and last year's debut, which saw him win the Best Newcomer award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, is focused on his life in medicine. Drawing on his years of studying piano, Med School relates his often-gruelling years of study in all-singing, all-dancing cabaret style. There are also audiovisual elements, a puppet and even a live medical procedure.
