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Coventina

(29,863 posts)
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 03:00 PM Jan 2026

St. Paul's Camp Bar cancels sold-out shows from Canadian comic after he went viral with Renee Good rant

A downtown St. Paul bar and comedy club has canceled six sold-out performances from a comic who went viral after posting jokes about Renee Good, who was fatally shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer on Jan. 7 in Minneapolis.

Bill Collins, who owns Camp Bar and Laugh Camp comedy club, said it’s a safety issue, both for the performer and the audience. Soon after comic Ben Bankas posted the jokes, Collins started to hear threats of a boycott and picketing outside the venue in protest. “I’ve never had anything happen like this before,” he said.

Collins said Bankas’ management company, CAA, told him that if he doesn’t pay Bankas, CAA won’t book any comics at the venue in the future.

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“Now for a moment of silence for Renee Good. Really hope that dog’s OK … and her pet,” Bankas said in reference to Good’s wife. “Her last name was Good. That’s what I said after they shot her in the face.” Bankas goes on to call Good a “dumb, retarded lesbian” who “should have been shot 10 minutes before.”

https://www.twincities.com/2026/01/28/st-pauls-camp-bar-cancels-sold-out-shows-from-canadian-comic-after-he-went-viral-with-renee-good-rant/

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I hope he gets shot in the face so I can say, "Good!"

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St. Paul's Camp Bar cancels sold-out shows from Canadian comic after he went viral with Renee Good rant (Original Post) Coventina Jan 2026 OP
Well, I'd like to think that bar-owner was smart enough to get a lawyer to include (hide) a "morals" hlthe2b Jan 2026 #1
What a disgusting POS he is... Spazito Jan 2026 #2
Austin n/t gay texan Jan 2026 #6
Thanks, I've corrected it... Spazito Jan 2026 #7
Still spelled "Auston" erronis Jan 2026 #10
Oh crap, will do that... Spazito Jan 2026 #21
Whenever I see stories like this, of some comedian doing classless and mean-spirited jokes RockRaven Jan 2026 #3
Rightwing humor always punches down, never up. Swede Jan 2026 #4
Totally agree. A lack of humor is a defining characteristic. But maybe the maggots like it? erronis Jan 2026 #11
Excellent. That 'comic' should be banned anywhere in the US. sinkingfeeling Jan 2026 #5
Not necessary SCantiGOP Jan 2026 #22
What A Stupid Asshole... Yeah Cancel his Cha Jan 2026 #8
Ben Bankas is a favorite of famous masturbator Jesse Watters Kid Berwyn Jan 2026 #9
Pretty good idea Camp Bar. Always vet your comedians guys. Some are just assh*les. littlemissmartypants Jan 2026 #12
I like dark humor. This is not humor. Oneironaut Jan 2026 #13
I'm concerned my sense of humor could be deteriorating: I might actually laugh if somebody struggle4progress Jan 2026 #16
nazi humorist: "a lesbian was shot in the face." struggle4progress Jan 2026 #14
I just watched some of his act and he is a true POS. kellytore Jan 2026 #15
I made the mistake of looking at one of his videos. progressoid Jan 2026 #17
What a dick! Ray Bruns Jan 2026 #18
OMG CAA needs to drop him like a hot potato mainer Jan 2026 #19
Fuck this rancid POS spanone Jan 2026 #20
That management company, CAA... GiqueCee Jan 2026 #23
The comments on his YouTube video are mostly in kellytore Jan 2026 #24

hlthe2b

(114,364 posts)
1. Well, I'd like to think that bar-owner was smart enough to get a lawyer to include (hide) a "morals"
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 03:05 PM
Jan 2026

clause (or something to that effect) in the contract that will let him dump that ghoul comic. How disgusting.

Spazito

(55,855 posts)
2. What a disgusting POS he is...
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 03:07 PM
Jan 2026

Last edited Thu Jan 29, 2026, 05:59 PM - Edit history (2)

He's from Toronto but lives in Austin, Texas now. This Canadian says good riddance and my sympathies to Democratic Texans in Austin.

Edited to correct the misspelling of Austin.

Spazito

(55,855 posts)
21. Oh crap, will do that...
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 05:58 PM
Jan 2026

I only edited the last spelling error and not both of them, it's fixed now, thanks for letting me know.

RockRaven

(19,646 posts)
3. Whenever I see stories like this, of some comedian doing classless and mean-spirited jokes
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 03:09 PM
Jan 2026

and being called to account for it, it causes me to wonder how much of their previous material was similarly classless and mean-spirited but accepted/laughed at.

I don't follow the live comedy world, I've never heard of Ben Bankas. Is he well known enough that his name was the driver behind selling out those six shows, or does that venue generally sell out its shows regardless of the performer?

erronis

(24,232 posts)
11. Totally agree. A lack of humor is a defining characteristic. But maybe the maggots like it?
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 05:21 PM
Jan 2026

SCantiGOP

(14,741 posts)
22. Not necessary
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 06:02 PM
Jan 2026

I think he just effectively banned himself. Maybe he can get a spot at the next Repub National Convention as a warm up act before Lara Trump sings and empties the hall

littlemissmartypants

(34,198 posts)
12. Pretty good idea Camp Bar. Always vet your comedians guys. Some are just assh*les.
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 05:24 PM
Jan 2026

From sold out to canceled sellout. Rest In Piss.

Oneironaut

(6,311 posts)
13. I like dark humor. This is not humor.
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 05:32 PM
Jan 2026

It's the frail, bigoted, pathetic, misogynist whining of an entitled hack.

I could almost guarantee any person who thinks this shit is funny also thinks bullying is funny too. They also have crepe-paper level skin about being able to handle jokes made against them. Fucking loser.

struggle4progress

(126,529 posts)
16. I'm concerned my sense of humor could be deteriorating: I might actually laugh if somebody
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 05:41 PM
Jan 2026

flattened Bankas' nose

kellytore

(262 posts)
15. I just watched some of his act and he is a true POS.
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 05:40 PM
Jan 2026

I can't believe saying someone needs to be shot for no reason is funny to some people.

progressoid

(53,316 posts)
17. I made the mistake of looking at one of his videos.
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 05:42 PM
Jan 2026

It's as bad as you imagine. Punching down. Homophobia. Libtards. etc.

Sadly, because of this, he has a whole new legion of fans. The YouTube comments were sickening.

mainer

(12,560 posts)
19. OMG CAA needs to drop him like a hot potato
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 05:46 PM
Jan 2026

They represent me too, and I have a feeling they didn't know just how radioactive he was.

GiqueCee

(4,545 posts)
23. That management company, CAA...
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 06:04 PM
Jan 2026

... deserves a dumpster load of bad PR on their doorstep, and in every trade mag in the entertainment business.

kellytore

(262 posts)
24. The comments on his YouTube video are mostly in
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 07:12 PM
Jan 2026

support of his disgusting humor. I am beginning to lose all faith in humanity.

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