Comedian Jason Manford has thrown support behind his pal Peter Kay after the ‘humiliated’ Scots heckler from his show last week appeared on Good Morning Britain today.
Last week, during Peter’s shows, a number of hecklers were removed from the venue for disrupting the gig.
One audience member, Myar Curran, yelled out ‘we love you, Peter’ before the comedian compared her to Emmerdale star Lisa Riley. She was then led out of the gig by a member of the security staff.
Speaking about the incident the fan said that Peter was a “bully” for comparing her to the Mandy Dingle actress.
Speaking on GMB, she said: “I feel like what I said was not abusive or aggressive – it wasn’t anti-social and I wasn’t drunk. I was just standing up chanting ‘we love you Peter, we do’. It’s just been a bit over the top, his reaction.”
Jason shared a tweet about her appearance on the breakfast show and expressed his feelings about it.
He said: “I thought GMB dealt with proper news not some drunk heckler getting kicked out of a comedy gig giving it ‘I was so humiliated I wanted to hide and the ground swallow me up – so I went on national telly to have a big cry about it!’ they’re dragging this one out.”
Myar said she didn’t want an apology from the comedian but said she likely wouldn’t watch him again and in a statement shared with the ITV show, Peter said: “At the show on Saturday night, February 8th, in Manchester I had two hecklers disrupting from the very start.
“I did my best to address the situation and made light of it, as any comedian would, but unfortunately, their interruptions continued. I then tried to ignore them, hoping they’d settle down, but when the disruption persisted into the second half of the show, I asked the audience around them if they were being bothered by the noise.
“They all shouted “yes,” and when I asked for a show of hands, at least forty raised theirs. At that point, I had no choice but to take action. The lady who was escorted out did bear a striking resemblance to Lisa Riley, though I don’t see how that’s an insult. This was only the second and third time I’ve had to ask someone to leave during my 114 shows over the past three years of this tour.
“As a comedian, you never want to eject anyone, but when repeated disruptions make it impossible to continue, it’s important to consider the experience for the rest of the audience, who’ve paid to see the show without interruption.”