Published 16:45 IST, January 21st 2020

Katherine Ryan defends Rosie Jones over her joke on Greta Thunberg

Kathrine Ryan recently spoke to international media defending her fellow comedian Rosie Jones after the latter was criticized for making joke on Greta Thunberg.

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Candian Actress and comedian Kathrine Ryan recently spoke to international media defending her fellow comedian Rosie Jones after latter was criticized for making an obscene joke about Swedish environmentalist Greta Thunberg. Jones faced a backlash after she me a joke about Thunberg while appearing on Last Leg

'Thunberg needs to live'

Speaking about issue to international media reporters, she explained that people just misunderstood Jones. Defending her, she furr said that a lot of time when people get offended, it’s t joke but fact that y’re too thick to understand joke.  36-year-old went on to say that Jones did t intend to upset Thunberg. She ded that re are grown individuals all over America and world who would actually wish to harm Thunberg but Jones isn’t one of m. Ryan also praised Jones and said that she’s a really talented comedian and an absolute star.

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On December 31, British comedian  'shocked' netizens with her 'inappropriate' joke on teen climate activist Greta Thunberg on  Last Leg. Jones took st to share her thoughts on 16-year-old and started off saying 'Greta's amazing' and 'what she's doing is brilliant' but goes on to make obscene comments about how 'she needs to live a little'. While people on show started laughing and Jones received applause, people on internet did t take 'joke' in same light and said ' world is doomed'. 

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Last week, Thunberg dressed hundreds of people at a climate march in Lausanne, Switzerland. She also spoke to protesters on what she claimed was one-year anniversary of first Friday climate rallies in country. Police officers clashed with some demonstrators during protest. rally was held ahe of World Ecomic Forum in Swiss resort of Davos.

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16:45 IST, January 21st 2020