LONDON: British comedian Russell Brand says he has cancelled Middle Eastern dates on his forthcoming tour after promoters said they couldn’t guarantee his safety.

Brand had planned to take his tour to Abu Dhabi and Lebanon.

Brand has said the tour focuses on icons including Che Guevara and Gandhi, and examines “the importance of heroes in this age of atheistic disposability.”

But Brand told BBC radio yesterday that the Mideast venues “contacted us to say we can no longer guarantee your safety.”