The moment before Peter Kay booted out a heckler from his Manchester show as been revealed. The comedian had three hecklers removed from his ‘Better Late Than Never... Again!’ Manchester gig at the AO Arena. He said the hecklers were spoiling the show for the rest of the attendees, claiming there comes a point where 'it's no longer fair' to the rest of the crowd when he has to deal with hecklers. Now, clips from inside the arena have emerged before Peter made the bold decision.
One attendee had repeatedly shouted "garlic bread," referencing Peter's famous catchphrase, prompting the comedian to call security for their removal. Another audience member who expressed admiration by shouting “we love you”, was also asked to leave, with Peter making a remark comparing her to actress Lisa Riley from the long-running soap Emmerdale. After she yelled out, the comedian shouted back at her from stage: "Go on, off you go Lisa Riley." Peter has since responded to the remark as he said to Good Morning Britain: "I didn't realise it was an insult. She did look remarkably like Lisa Riley, I didn't realise that was an insult.".
The shocking moment the hecklers were booted out the arena has been caught on a video published in the Sun. In the video Peter responded to the heckler and he said: "Garlic bread? Kick him in the f**king face, will ya? Everyone around you is thinking 'p***k'." He then demanded a light be put on the audience member and pointed him out to security guards. Peter said: “Give us a wave, k**bhead. Look at him, he doesn’t know where he is!" He then chanted if “you’re going out” and quipped: "Look, they’re all coming for ya, you p***k!" The comedian even encouraged people to film the chant before branding the heckler “Garlic dead”. He added: “He’s not laughing now is he?," as he pulled up a chair to watch the main be removed.
A woman from across the arena then started shouting as Peter said: "Christ almighty. Bloody hell. I love Saturdays. Alright love, we’ve heard ya. Take her out and all.” He directed the security guards to “the woman in the black and white top from Debenhams Blue Cross”. Peter told the woman: "You’re going flower now, and all. You’ve upset every bugger out there, go on out you pop. You’ve missed the ending and everything. What a shame, your f***king big gob, drinking de-icer. Go on Lisa Riley, f**k off!” The woman appeared confused as Peter encourgaed the crowd to chant: “If she was f**king annoying,” before telling the woman “no refunds”.
Following reports of his comment actress Lisa, who has spoken openly about her weight loss journey after losing an incredible 12, reassured fans she was 'never offended' by the joke and said she 'loves Peter Kay'. In an Instagram Story, she wrote: "PLEASE [praying hands emojis] draw a line under this now, I am not offended, never was offended. I love Peter Kay to pieces. Laughter is my favourite medicine.".
Phillip Peters, the man who yelled out 'garlic bread', spoke out after he and his son were removed from the venue. He said: "I just can’t understand it, all I said was 'garlic bread'... I was there with my son and they dragged us out like ragged dolls." The warehouse driver claimed he received a warm reception for his comment, including from the comedian himself, but when he chanted the catchphrase the comedian soon lost his patience with Phillip, who was given tickets to the show as a Christmas present.
Philip said: "In the first half of the show, I shouted out “garlic bread” and they zoomed in on the camera on me. And I put my thumbs up and thought everything was okay. I got no warning or anything, people around us were laughing and joking. Then in the second half of the show I said it again, 'garlic bread', and that’s when the security guards came over to me and said 'you are going to have to leave - Peter Kay doesn’t like people shouting out'.".
Some fans described Peter's actions as "nasty and bitter," leading them to exit the show early. Other attendees took issue with certain jokes, including an impression of a blind person and topic such as erections. One fan told MailOnline: "I’ve lost a lot of respect for Peter Kay after the way he treated the heckler at the end of his Manchester Feb 8 show. Having him removed by force by his entourage and cracking jokes about it over the three or four minutes it took. No manners. Huge waste of money.".
