Louise Reay says she faces bankruptcy if she loses case that could boil down to judge’s sense of humour
An award-winning standup comedian is being sued by her estranged husband for allegedly defaming him in her show.
The lawsuit, described by a leading lawyer as a test case, relates to a show by Louise Beamont (stage name Reay). Hard Mode was billed as as a “provocative show [that] explores censorship and surveillance”; though one critic described it as being “at its core … about a very recent and raw heartbreak”.
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