Car Share star Kay, who reportedly said he was “enjoying” the power of having people thrown out of the gig, said in a statement shared with the ITV show: “There comes a point when dealing with repeated hecklers simply isn’t enough.
Peter Kay explains why he threw out hecklers and made Lisa Riley joke ‘I felt I had no option,’ comedian told ‘Good Morning Britain’.
One attendee wrote of the moment on X/Twitter: “I’ve lost a lot of respect for Peter Kay after the way he treated the heckler at the end of his Manchester 8 Feb show, having him removed by force by his entourage, and cracking jokes bout it over the 3-4 mins it took.
Peter Kay has explained his decision to remove hecklers from his comedy show after a backlash from audience members.
According to reports, Kay was left frustrated when a man repeatedly shouted his catchphrase “garlic bread” as he delivered jokes as part of his Better Late Than Never Again tour at the AO Arena.