Comedy fans in Minneapolis will have to wait a little longer to see John Mulaney perform.
The comedian announced in a post on Instagram that he is postponing several shows scheduled for this weekend due to the recent shooting of Nicole Good by an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agent on Wednesday.
“What is happening in your city is heartbreaking,” Mulaney wrote. “I hate to postpone shows in a town going through such awful challenges and such grief, because it feels unfair to the audience.”
“Still, I don’t feel comfortable asking thousands of people each night to leave their homes, gather at the venue, and then make their way home when the situation is so unsafe.”
Mulaney said the three shows — part of his ongoing “Mister Whatever Tour” — would be rescheduled to April 10-12 and that tickets for this weekend would be honored for the new dates.
“I am sorry to anyone who is disappointed. I know a fun standup show could be a nice distraction, but it doesn’t sit right for me to put anyone at risk,” he wrote.
Good, a 37-year-old mother of three who had recently moved to Minnesota, was shot in the head in front of a family member while inside her car in a snowy residential neighborhood south of downtown Minneapolis.
The shooting has sparked a wave of nationwide protests.
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