Dave Hughes unleashes on unruly Wimbledon fan who lobbed wild Nazi slur at Aussie comedian

Sky News AU

9 hours ago

Dave Hughes has revealed he nearly got into a fight with an unruly fan who lobbed a wild Nazi slur at the Wimbledon tennis tournament.
The Aussie comedian, 54, took to Instagram on Thursday to detail his run-in with the English spectator before a packed crowd on court 15.
Hughes said he erupted when the fan would not stop talking as Aussie Jordan Thompson defeated Benjamin Bonzi in a thrilling five-set win.
"There was this English bloke behind us he just would not shut up for, like, right through the match," the TV personality said in a video.
"Eventually, I said, 'Mate, can you just be quiet?'"
Hughes said the outraged spectator called him a "little Hitler" in response, to which the comedian took a dig at the fan's nationality.
"I mean, they're both hurtful...everyone around us was happy that I did it," he said.
"What is it with entitled English w***ers?"
In the caption, Hughes said the small size of Court 15 and the nail-biting match taking place there made the rowdy fans' antics more frustrating.
"Three rows of seating on court 15, within metres of the players, tense fifth set," he wrote.
"And (the spectator) would not stop loudly talking to his friend as if he was down at his local boozer."
"When I eventually told him to pipe down, he was livid, real 'how dare you tell me what to do you Aussie scum' vibe.
"But after a long, very tense back and forth, he zipped it, and everyone was happy except him."
Fans of the media personality flooded the comments with their support for the star, including one person claiming to have witnessed the standoff.
"I was the row in front of you and was cheering you on!" the fan wrote.
"Love that you didn't back down!! Crowd totally had your back!…he hardly said a word rest of the match!!"
"Well done Hughsey! That is not cool," another fan said.
One more person wrote, "Good on ya Hughsie," and referred to a few similar run-ins they had experienced at sporting events in Sydney.
"Have had the same experience on a few occasions in the Members Enclosure at the SCG," the person wrote.
Hughes is a keen sports fan and a widely known avid supporter of the Carlton Football Club.
He flew to London, where he's enjoying a family holiday after officially bidding farewell to Network 10's The Project on its final show in June.
Hughey's Wimbledon stoush is not the first time he has had a run-in with a loud spectator.
He previously ejected three disruptive women from his sold-out Adelaide show in March after they repeatedly ignored his demands to "shut up."
Despite the repeated warnings, the women refused to stay quiet and security eventually escorted them out of the Woodcroft Hotel.
Hughes remained steadfast in his decision to eject them in a reaction not too dissimilar to his assertion over his latest incident at the tennis.
"It seems like almost everyone is on my side here," he told SkyNews.com.au in March.
"I don't wanna kick people out, but if they refuse to stop talking, there's no other choice!
"Hopefully this story might inspire others to not ruin shows/movies for other paying audience members!"