The Brooklyn School of Music canceled an event starring popular comedian and musician Owen Benjamin just over 24 hours before the event was scheduled to take place. Instead of “freaking out,” Benjamin took to his popular YouTube channel with 91,000 subscribers to request another venue. “This is an opportunity for event venue owners,” he said. Within hours, they had a new venue — and this time one with a bar.
Benjamin explained in a YouTube livestream that his contract with the Brooklyn School of Music said that the event could not be terminated within 24 hours before its start time. The comedian also noted that the university promised they were not going to cancel, but cancel they did. Since the cancelation was legitimate, Benjamin said he wouldn’t seek compensation for the inconvenience. Instead, he was going to look to the free market to save free speech.
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