Peter Kay's Manchester homecoming gig was marred by hecklers, prompting the comedian to ask security to remove disruptive audience members. While some criticized Kay's actions as 'nasty and bitter', others defended his decision, claiming the hecklers spoiled the show for others. The incident sparked debate about comedian's right to control their performance environment and the limits of heckling.
Peter Kay fans today backed the comic's decision to throw hecklers out of his Manchester homecoming gig on Saturday night, claiming the drunk troublemakers had been 'spoiling the show'.
'The guy he chucked out absolutely deserved it,' Jo Llewellyn told MailOnline. 'He was extremely drunk even before the show started and continued to make a nuisance of himself as the show went on. Peter Kay was pictured looking slimmer while heading to his tour bus while leaving London's O2 arena in January. His performance in Manchester on Saturday night has sparked a row with some leaving early
As the men were escorted out of the arena, the woman sitting behind them shouted 'we love you Peter' to which he asked, 'had a drink have we?' 'Shouting repeatedly garlic bread was not banter but disruptive in not a funny way. Bravo to Peter Kay, they spent a lot of money on those tickets and had waited two years.'
'A lot of the humour was very crude and lewd - I didn't expect to hear about his penis as much as we did, didn't expect to hear about erections. This is a family show, there are young teenagers there up to people in their 70s and it didn't feel like a lot of people expected. 'If you want crude humour there are other people you can go and see. If you are going to see Peter Kay you expect a wholesome, family show.'
'Now if this guy was getting on his nerves, he could have quite easily during the interval - which was quite literally just minutes before - said to his staff this guy is getting rowdy can you please deal with him. But he didn't. 'And I used to love Peter Kay like everyone else but I just think if that's who you are it is such a shame.
And while he has been a fan of Mr Kay's since the 90s he was left disappointed with the show and the comic's treatment of the hecklers. 'I can imagine only having shouted it three or four times was a lot lower than I would have expected. And the person who shouted it, I don't think did anything wrong.
The long-standing fan of Mr Kay added that the comic had always been a '10 out 10 performer but this felt more like a six out of 10'.
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