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The Independent
21-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Peter Kay threatens to set security on hecklers weeks after Lisa Riley controversy
Peter Kay has once again clashed heads with hecklers on his Better Late Than Never Again tour and threatened to set security on audience members during his performance at London's O2 Arena. The comedian, 51, who was criticised earlier this year for comparing a heckling audience member to Emmerdale star Lisa Riley, joked about the backlash he faced during his set on Thursday (20 March). Kay stopped his performance in the capital to address some noisy audience members seated in a box who were distracting the crowds around them from the comedian's set, per the Mirror. Speaking to the crowd, Kay reportedly said: 'Is it them in that box? Is that them? Who is it? Eh, it's you monkeys there. Now then, what are we going to do with you now? These people in this area now, do any of you look like Lisa Riley? No, alright,' he joked, to audience laughter. The comedian then jokingly dared the fan to jump from their box. 'Jump, go on. See if you bounce,' he reportedly said. Kay then asked other audience members whether the people in the box were annoying them, with the crowds cheering to make it clear they were. 'So what are we going to do about this?' the comedian asked. 'I'm not getting involved this time. Please, the lovely people in that area, would you like to raise your hands if those gentlemen are p****ing you off.' Distancing himself from the drama, Kay added: 'I'm going to leave it to the security team to go up there and sort it out,' before adding, 'Nah, you can carry on, but if you're rambunctious, you're going home early... you naughty boys.' The Independent has contacted Kay's representatives for comment. It comes after the comedian was criticised by fans attending his tour last month after he had two people removed for disrupting the show. According to reports, Kay was left frustrated when a man repeatedly shouted his catchphrase 'garlic bread'. An audience member claimed that, as security escorted the man out, a woman shouted, 'We love you, Peter' – after which the comedian asked security to remove her also. Kay went on to refer to this woman as Lisa Riley, which audience members took to be a 'derogatory' comment about her weight. The 25-year-old woman in question, Myar Curran, subsequently told reporters: 'I do feel he was on about my weight. I know Lisa Riley has lost a lot of weight and looks great but she used to be a bit bigger. I didn't used to be this big, I have put a bit of weight on, I've had a child.' Following backlash to his comment, Kay told 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.' Riley, who portrayed Mandy Dingle on Emmerdale between 1995 and 2001, shared a post on her Instagram page, which suggested that she saw the funny side to the situation. Riley shared an image that read: 'Keep calm and laugh,' adding as a caption: 'It's a laugh, it's funny!'
The Independent
10-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Lisa Riley shares photo Peter Kay after ‘derogatory' heckler incident
Lisa Riley has dispelled any appearance of animosity between her and Peter Kay after the comedian made a joke about the actor, which some audience members deemed as 'derogatory'. The former attended the comedian's latest comedy show as part of his Better Late Than Never Again at the First Direct Arena in Leeds on Saturday night (8 March), and posed smiling alongside the comedian after the performance. Riley wrote on Instagram alongside the photos: 'THANK YOU so so so much Peter for the most fantastic night last night at @firstdirectarena we laughed until it hurt – the show is absolutely hilarious. We were up until way gone midnight reciting all the jokes – northern at its absolute best.' She added: 'My best mate Floss and my God-Daughter Chloe had the most beautiful night-smiling from ear to ear and still laughing this morning.' It comes after Kay made a joke in which he compared an audience member's appearance to Riley during a performance at the AO Arena in Manchester in February. According to reports, Kay was left frustrated when a man repeatedly interrupted and shouted his catchphrase 'garlic bread'. An audience member claimed that, as security escorted the man out, a woman shouted, 'We love you, Peter', and that the comedian asked security to remove her also. MailOnline reports Kay as saying: 'Oh Christ almighty. Bloody hell. I love Saturdays. Is he gone now? Alright, love I've heard you. Take her out and all while you're up there will you? Take her out. 'Go on, you've missed the ending and everything, what a shame with your f***ing big gob drinking de-icer. Out you go. Go on, Lisa Riley, f*** off. Go on. Out you pop flower, go on. See ya.' The woman involved, Myar Curran has since spoken to the Manchester Evening News and admitted the jibe from Kay did upset her. 'I do feel he was on about my weight,' the 25-year-old told the publication. ' I'm self-conscious about that so to go to a show and feel like you're having the mick taken out of you because of your weight, I was just a bit shocked.' 'I'm annoyed and upset about it. The whole arena was laughing, I think they thought it was part of the show but there was a nastiness to his voice. It was like he was trying to get the crowd against me – it just wasn't nice, to be honest.' 'I did have a cry about it after I got to the hotel room. I was just so upset. It was just a very rubbish situation. My whole family was disgusted by it.' The Independent has contacted Kay for comment. Following backlash to his comment, Kay told Good Morning Britain on Tuesday (11 February): 'I didn't realise it was an insult. She did look remarkably like Lisa Riley. I didn't realise that was an insult.' Kay in a statement shared with the ITV show: 'There comes a point when dealing with repeated hecklers simply isn't enough. It's not something you ever want to do but it becomes a point when it's no longer fair to everyone around.' After the reports surfaced about the joke, Riley quickly dispelled any narrative that she was offended by the remarks. She shared a post on her Instagram page days later, which said: 'Keep calm and laugh,' adding as a caption: 'It's a laugh, it's funny!' In a follow-up post on Tuesday (11 February), she told her followers she was 'not offended', saying she 'loves' Kay 'to pieces'. 'Please draw a line under this now,' she wrote. 'I am not offended, never was offended. I love Peter Kay to pieces. Laughter is my favourite medicine.' Kay's tour is set to run for 12 months, a record-breaking 48 of which are happening at London's O2, which is the most consecutive dates any talent has performed at the venue.
The Independent
11-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Ejected Peter Kay fan says comedian's Lisa Riley jibe made her ‘cry'
The woman who was compared to Lisa Riley by Peter Kay at the comedian's recent gig in Manchester has responded after the star had her ejected for shouting 'we love you'. The comedian was criticised by fans attending his tour on Saturday (8 February) after he had two people removed for disrupting the show. 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. An audience member claimed that, as security escorted the man out, a woman shouted, 'We love you, Peter' – after which the comedian asked security to remove her also. Kay went on to refer to this woman as Lisa Riley, which audience members took to be a 'derogatory' comment about her weight. The woman in question, Myar Curran has since spoken to the Manchester Evening News and admitted the jibe from Kay did upset her. 'We bought these tickets ages ago so we've been waiting years for this,' Myar told the publication. 'We were so looking forward to it. I lost my mum a couple of years ago and she was supposed to come to the show so it was something that was going to be very special to us.' 'I do feel he was on about my weight,' the 25-year-old said. 'I know Lisa Riley has lost a lot of weight and looks great but she used to be a bit bigger. I didn't used to be this big, I have put a bit of weight on, I've had a child.' 'I'm self-conscious about that so to go to a show and feel like you're having the mick taken out of you because of your weight, I was just a bit shocked' added Myar, who had travelled from Scotland for the show. 'I'm annoyed and upset about it. The whole arena was laughing, I think they thought it was part of the show but there was a nastiness to his voice. It was like he was trying to get the crowd against me - it just wasn't nice, to be honest.' 'I did have a cry about it after I got to the hotel room. I was just so upset. It was just a very rubbish situation. My whole family was disgusted by it.' A video obtained by MailOnline reportedly shows Kay telling his his security team to 'knock the f*** out' of the initial heckler and to 'drag him out by his pubes'. As the heckler was escorted out of the venue, Kay is said to have added: 'Garlic dead, that's what they'll have now. Garlic dead. Brain him! Brain him. He's not happy. He's not laughing now is he?' Kay then set his sights on Curran, who had shouted her 'love' for Kay as he complained about the original heckler. MailOnline reports Kay as saying: 'Oh Christ almighty. Bloody hell. I love Saturdays. Is he gone now? Alright, love I've heard you. Take her out and all while you're up there will you? Take her out. 'Go on, you've missed the ending and everything, what a shame with your f***ing big gob drinking de-icer. Out you go. Go on, Lisa Riley, f*** off. Go on. Out you pop flower, go on. See ya.' Following backlash to his comment, Kay told Good Morning Britain on Tuesday (11 February): 'I didn't realise it was an insult. She did look remarkably like Lisa Riley. I didn't realise that was an insult.' 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. It's not something you ever want to do but it becomes a point when it's no longer fair to everyone around.' 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'. Riley, who portrayed Mandy Dingle on Emmerdale between 1995 and 2001, shared a post on her Instagram page, which suggested that she saw the funny side to the situation. Riley shared an image that read: 'Keep calm and laugh,' adding as a caption: 'It's a laugh, it's funny!' In a follow-up post on Tuesday (11 February), she categorically told her followers she was 'not offended', saying she 'loves' Kay 'to pieces'. 'Please draw a line under this now,' she wrote. 'I am not offended, never was offended. I love Peter Kay to pieces. Laughter is my favourite medicine.'
Sky News
11-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Sky News
Lisa Riley reacts to Peter Kay's 'upsetting' gig jibe
Lisa Riley has reacted to reports that Peter Kay likened a heckler to her, insisting she's "not offended". The Bolton comedian was performing his Manchester gig on Saturday night when a woman was removed by security guards after shouting "We love you Peter". Kay is said to have likened her to Riley as she was being taken out. The audience member has said she is "annoyed and upset" about the comments. "To go to a show and feel like you're having the mick taken out of you because of your weight, I was just a bit shocked," she told the Manchester Evening News. "The whole arena was laughing, I think they thought it was part of the show but there was a nastiness to his voice. It was like he was trying to get the crowd against me - it just wasn't nice, to be honest." Riley, 48, is best known for playing Mandy Dingle in Emmerdale and also fronted You've Been Framed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Appearing to respond to her impromptu mention during the show, Riley posted a picture on Instagram on Monday which read: "Keep calm and laugh". She added the message: "It's a laugh, it's funny!!!" She then followed it up on Tuesday with a post on Instagram which said: "Please draw a line under this now. I am not offended, never was offended. I love Peter Kay to pieces. Laughter is my favourite medicine". Kay was also understood to have thrown two men out of the same gig after one repeatedly shouted "garlic bread," which is one of Kay's catchphrases. Kay told ITV's Good Morning Britain he had taken action against hecklers as they were ruining the show for others, and it was "no longer fair" to the other audience members. In response to his likening of one audience member to Riley, he said in a statement to the show: "I didn't realise it was an insult. She did look remarkably like Lisa Riley, I didn't realise that was an insult". One audience member told the Manchester Evening News that Kay had "shouted" at the hecklers for "a good three to five minutes" during the show. They said the audience was mixed in their reaction: "Some couldn't believe it and were obviously annoyed and others were laughing, either thinking it was part of the show or going along with it." Kay, 51, who has been performing his record-breaking Better Late Than Never Again tour since 2022, recently performed his 100th show at the AO Arena - the same venue the three hecklers were expelled from. Tickets to watch the show start at £35, but go up to about £350 for top-notch seats.
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Lisa Riley ‘reacts' to ‘derogatory' joke made by angry Peter Kay
Lisa Riley has reacted to reports Peter Kay made a 'derogatory' joke at her expense during a recent comedy show. The Bolton comic, 51, was performing in Manchester earlier this week when he had two people ejected for 'heckling' him after being left with 'no option'. 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. An audience member claimed that, as security escorted the man out, a woman shouted, 'We love you, Peter' – after which the comedian asked security to remove her also. They told Manchester Evening News that, as she was leaving the premises, he referred to her as former Emmerdale star and You've Been Framed presenter Lisa Riley, which they took to be a 'derogatory' comment about her weight. After Riley made headlines, she shared a post on her Instagram page, which suggested that she saw the funny side to the situation. Riley shared an image that read: 'Keep calm and laugh,' adding as a caption: 'It's a laugh, it's funny!' In a follow-up post on Tuesday (11 February), she categorically told her followers she was 'not offended', saying she 'loves' Kay 'to pieces'. 'Please draw a line under this now,' she wrote. 'I am not offended, never was offended. I love Peter Kay to pieces. Laughter is my favourite medicine.' However, the attendee who spoke to the Manchester Evening News was left unimpressed by Kay's alleged actions, claiming that he also directed his ire at a group of people who raised their hands when Kay asked if he should eject the woman. 'He then proceeded to shout at them for a good three to five minutes,' they said. 'The audience were mixed – some couldn't believe it and were obviously annoyed – and others were laughing, either thinking it was part of the show or going along with it.' They continued: 'It was out of order, he was clearly annoyed at something. There was no need to escalate the situation to that extreme.' The Independent has contacted Kay for comment. Another attendee wrote 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. No manners. Huge waste of money.' Elsewhere, one fan said that the comedian 'killed the atmosphere in the arena', and branded his actions 'completely inappropriate and unacceptable'. Kay's tour is set to run for 12 months, a record-breaking 100 dates of which are set to take place at the A0 Arena. In a statement about the tour, the comedian previously said: 'It's been wonderful doing what I love most, stand-up comedy. 'Laughter is more important than ever in these challenging times and with the cost of living still at an all-time high, ticket prices for the new dates will start from £35.'
