A stand-up comedian has sparked outrage for the way he reacted to an audience member 's silent protest at his joke about rape during one of recent his shows in Melbourne . Ray Badran was on stage when a woman became offended by his comments and came off her seat and sat under the table during his show , The Age reports . Cecelia Devlin has told of how the comedian stopped his show and walked off the stage to tell her that she 's ' a piece of s*** and I hope you die ' . Scroll down for video . Ray Badran ( pictured ) has sparked outrage for the way he reacted to an audience member 's silent protest at his joke about rape during one of recent his shows in Melbourne . The comedian was reportedly on stage when a woman became offended by his comments and slid off her chair and sat under the table during his show . Ms Devlin says Mr Badran 's joke about looking like a rapist during his third-last act was what tipped her over the edge . She told The Age that Mr Badran joked : 'So you know how gay people can make jokes about being gay , and black people can make jokes about being black , well I can make jokes about rape . ' When the outraged audience member staged her silent protest , Mr Badran reportedly said in the middle of his act : 'Seriously , what 's this girl 's problem ? Oh wait , you probably should n't ask someone whose just called out a rape joke what their problem is . ' Ms Devlin believes Mr Badran became distracted by her actions , which prompted him to stop the show and walk up to her to say : 'Good on you for taking a stand , but you 're a piece of s*** and I hope you die . ' Those who were outraged by Mr Badran 's actions took to social media and criticised the comedian . One woman agreed with Ms Devlin and could n't see the humour in the comedian 's joke about domestic violence . 'Ray Badran told a woman who felt uncomfortable about his rape joke he wished she would die . That 's not exactly funny now is it ? ' she tweeted . Another criticised Mr Badran for his poor response to the silent protest . 'Regardless of what the joke was ( or intended to be ) you ca n't talk like that to people . Dumb move , ' she tweeted . However a fellow comedian , Chris Wainhouse , responded to the tweets in defence of Mr Badran . 'The joke in question is n't even about rape . It was about people being being stereotyped , ' he wrote . A fellow comedian , Chris Wainhouse , responded to a series of tweets in defence of Mr Badran . Ms Devlin says she is seeking an apology from the comedian . Daily Mail Australia has contacted Mr Badran for comment but in a statement he issued to The Age , he said the joke is one he 's been performing for two years and never received a complaint until now . Mr Bradan further said US comedian Chris Rock praised him for the same joke during one of his previous shows . Mr Badran is currently staging shows at Melbourne International Comedy Festival , however it is believed the particular incident was part of an unrelated program . It is reportedly Badran 's first appearance at the festival , which runs from March 25 to April 19 , where he will stage 22 shows .
Ray Badran reportedly made several jokes about rape at a show in Melbourne . During his show , a woman objected to his comments and sat under the table in protest . The comedian became distracted by the comments , stopped his comments and walked over to the woman . He told her : ' Good on you for taking a joke , but you 're a piece of s * * * and I hope you ! ' Those who were outraged by Mr Badran 's actions took to social media and criticised the comments . Another comedian has come forward to defend Mr Badran , saying his joke was misunderstood .