Nathan Fielder blasts Paramount+ for removing Nathan for You episode for antisemitism sensitivities

Nathan Fielder is not happy with Paramount+.The comedian, 41, blasted the streamer for removing a 2015 episode of his Comedy Central series “Nathan For You” over fears of antisemitism.During the second episode of the show’s third season, Fielder launched his winter apparel brand called Summit Ice, which was designed by a rabbi to promote Holocaust awareness.

The idea for the brand came in response to Canadian label Taiga praising Holocaust denier Doug Collins.Now ten years later, Fielder said on Sunday night’s episode of his HBO docu-comedy “The Rehearsal” that Summit Ice is his “proudest achievement.” He then explained that in 2023, he discovered the “Nathan for You” was gone from Paramount+.Fielder, who is Jewish, recreated the moment he learned about the episode’s removal by having Alexander Leiss, who played “Fake Nathan” in “The Rehearsal” Season 1, retype his email to Paramount.“I remember wanting to convey how urgent this was for me, and yet my email was extremely cordial, using phrases like ‘forever grateful’ and ‘happy holidays,'” Fielder said in a voiceover.“The network confirmed in their response that it was taken down intentionally and gave me a one-word explanation as to why: ‘sensitivities,'” he revealed.Fielder elaborated that the streamer told him, “A decision was made by Paramount+ Germany to remove the episode in their region after they became uncomfortable with what they called anything that touches on antisemitism in the aftermath of the Israel/Hamas attacks.”The Canadian actor claimed that Paramount+ Germany’s decision caused other countries to remove the episode.

He accused the streamer of “erasing” Jewish people and used a graphic to compare Paramount to the Nazis taking over Europe during World War II.Later in the episode, Fielder hired an actor to play the head of Paramount+ Germany, dressed like a Nazi, for a meeting in a war room.“When it comes to art, I think you have to know yo...