REGINA 鈥� American Comedian Rob Schneider was asked to end his set early during a fundraiser for the Hospitals of Regina Foundation Saturday night at the Conexus Arts Centre.
Schneider鈥檚 material 鈥渄id not align鈥� with the values of the Hospitals of Regina Foundation, or its team.
Schneider is known as an alum of the NBC Comedy series 鈥淪aturday Night Live鈥� as well as from several movies and TV appearances.
Social media posts popped up on places like 鈥淩eddit鈥� from people who were at the event. Some people started walking out during the performance.
A news release from the Hospitals of Regina Foundation states, 鈥淲hile we recognize that in a free and democratic society individuals are entitled to their views and opinions and that comedy is intended to be edgy, the content, positions and opinions expressed during Mr. Schneider鈥檚 set do not align with the values of our Foundation and team.鈥�
The statement goes on to say 鈥淎 decision was, therefore, made to ask Mr. Schneider to end his performance earlier than intended, to which he agreed and immediately left the stage. An unconditional apology was offered right after to our guests and our community.鈥�
The 鈥淔our Seasons Ball鈥� was a financial success, as the event was sold out, and it raised $350,000 for the Hospitals of Regina Foundation.
