to refuse to watch Jimmy Carr, when its in aid of a children's hospice?

[Checkmate]

I loathe the "humour" of Jimmy Carr. Not that he never says anything funny, but too much of his material is laughing at the disabled, the obese, or about sexual assault. There are some particular jokes of his using the word "spastic" that I abhor.
Every year we attend a comedy night in a local theatre in aid of a children's hospice. Usually, you don't get to hear who the line up is until the last minute, you buy the tickets without knowing. This year it included Rob Brydon, the year before Jo Brand.
The tickets for early next year have just gone on sale and they've announced it will be "hosted by Jimmy Carr". The group of friends I usually go with want to buy them now. I got a lot of looks when I said I dislike Jimmy Carr, and so won't be attending, despite the charity being my favourite local one to support. The feeling seems to be that he is redeeming himself by hosting this (unpaid, for 2 nights). AIBU?

YANBU... If you're not going to enjoy it then why pay for tickets? If you want to support the hospice you can always make a donation.

YANBU. I don't like a lot of comedians anyway and I wouldn't pay to watch them regardless of what it was.

I like Billy Connelly but he isn't everyones cup of tea. People do have different sense of humours, thats the only reasonable explanation I can think of for Micheal McIntyre being popular.

YANBU. Jimmy Carr is an utter utter twunt.

I like Jimmy Carr. If you don't, don't go!
Donate your ticket money to the cause.

I hate this whole thing that behaviour and all taste is excused because it is for charity.

I don't particularly enjoy his humour (I agree that it is usually at the expense of others) and wouldn't go and do something else to give to the organisation.

Support you on this 100%. If his humour makes you uncomfortable then donate the money or buy lots of raffle tickets instead. Bet there are other people in your group who feel the same but haven't the courage to admit it.

I went to see him fairly recently with dh and 18yr old ds. Horrendous!! Totally obnoxious,sexist, horrible. Some of the most disgusting comments about women that I have ever heard - FAR worse than he is on the television. Advise not going and giving a donation instead.

YANBU at all, absolutely, don't give the seal of approval to his making fun of these groups by going to it.
Don't go, send a donation to the hospice, but include a letter to the organisers explaining why you're not going.

YANBU

Its good he's doing this and hopefully will try to keep his material appropriate to the event, but there's no need for you to go. Do what Seth said.

Ooh, an AIBU where everyone says I'm not

Thanks for the affirmation everyone, I will stick to my guns. I was slightly concerned that maybe I was being unnecessarily stubborn and that because "he's doing charity" it should be overlooked... but you're right, it doesn't excuse anything.

BTW, in previous years it has been great fun, I don't normally go to comedy nights because I know I'm easily offended by some of what passes as comedy, but because of what this event is supporting, it does tend to be tame-ish. I'll be interested to hear whether Jimmy Carr is tamer though. One of his retard/spastic jokes, with a theatre full of supporters of a kids hospice, and teenagers from the hospice there too (often in their wheelchairs) would be awful. Surely he won't..? But then again, does he have any other material?