Peter Kay defends decision to kick out hecklers after shouts of ‘garlic bread’ Comedian says it was ‘no longer fair’ to others in audience, after being accused of overreaction at Manchester show.
Kay, who reportedly said he was “enjoying” the power of having people thrown out of the gig, said in a statement shared with GMB: “There comes a point when dealing with repeated hecklers simply isn’t enough.
“The security guards came over to me and said: ‘You are going to have to leave – Peter Kay doesn’t like people shouting out,’” he said.
Peter Kay has defended his decision to throw hecklers out of a recent gig after a backlash from audience members who accused him of overreacting.
The hosts, Susanna Reid and Ed Balls, said that Kay “felt he had no option but to remove the hecklers as they were spoiling the show”.
