Jimmy Carr takes swipe at Peter Kay as he breaks silence on kicking hecklers out of stand-up show
JIMMY Carr took a savage swipe at Peter Kay as he broke his silence on kicking hecklers out of his stand-up shows.
The comedian was welcomed into The One Show studio by Alex Jones and Vernon Kay to promote his upcoming tour.
Jimmy, 52, is known for his no-nonsense and straight-talking attitude on the stand-up circuit.
This was most certainly the case when he appeared on BBC One to chat about his global Laughs Funny live tour.
He’s set to head on the road and perform over 100 shows in the UK, Europe and even the USA throughout 2025.
He admitted: “I’m always on tour, yeah, constantly, constantly playing the arenas, just to sort of big up my ego at the end of the year.
Alex, and Vernon, then quizzed the star on his infamous handling of hecklers at his highly-publicised gigs.
The husband of Strictly star Tess Daly stated: “I’m loving the fact that your your heckles have gone viral on your social media, you put out the heckles, and you do put out the interaction with the audience.”
The comic couldn’t help but take a sarcastic jab at his fellow funnyman whilst sitting alongside the likes of actor Ben Stiller and Severance stars Adam Scott and Dichen Lachman.
He responded: “I like it when people join in. I mean, you know, sometimes, you know, it gets, it gets out of hand and we have to kick people out of the show.
“But I’m not like Peter Kay, I don’t care.”
A shocked Vernon sarcastically exclaimed: “Fair enough!,” as his co-host burst out laughing.
Jimmy added: “I don’t care. We’ve got great security, I’m all mouth.”
Peter was previously engulfed in controversy after he kicked a heckler out of his show.
This comes after it was reported that he kicked a drunk heckler out of his rowdy Birmingham stand-up gig.
He took a leaf out of Peter‘s book and enforced a zero tolerance policy for disruptive fans at his Symphony Hall show last week.
It gets out of hand and we have to kick people out of the show, but I’m not like Peter Kay, I don’t care.
Jimmy Carr
The Mail reports Jimmy intervened when a number of audience members threatened to leave after growing fed-up with a noisy ticketholder during the first 30 minutes of the performance.
A source told the publication: “Four people got up to leave, and one of them had to be held back from hitting the heckler.
“Then Jimmy intervened, he told the four fans to sit down and said to the heckler, ‘You’re blind drunk, you’re probably on cocaine, so I’ll give you three choices.
“You can either get up and leave, go away and come back and see me again, or you can sit there, refuse to go, and I’ll get security.”
Peter Kay's New Tour Dates
Here is where Peter will be heading from February 2025
FRI 07 FEBRUARY 2025 MANCHESTER AO ARENA
SAT 08 MARCH 2025 LEEDS FIRST DIRECT ARENA
SAT 03 MAY 2025 SHEFFIELD UTILITA ARENA
FRI 16 MAY 2025 LONDON THE O2
FRI 30 MAY 2025 ABERDEEN P&J LIVE
SAT 31 MAY 2025 ABERDEEN P&J LIVE
FRI 06 JUNE 2025 BIRMINGHAM UTILITA ARENA
FRI 20 JUNE 2025 LONDON THE O2
THU 10 JULY 2025 DUBLIN 3ARENA
THU 07 AUGUST 2025 BELFAST SSE ARENA
SAT 23 AUGUST 2025 NEWCASTLE UTILITA ARENA
FRI 19 SEPTEMBER 2025 MANCHESTER AO ARENA
THU 23 OCTOBER 2025 GLASGOW OVO HYDRO
FRI 21 NOVEMBER 2025 LIVERPOOL M&S BANK ARENA
SAT 20 DECEMBER 2025 NOTTINGHAM MOTORPOINT ARENA
FRI 09 JANUARY 2026 BRIGHTON CENTRE
SAT 10 JANUARY 2026 BOURNEMOUTH INTERNATIONAL CENTRE
FRI 23 JANUARY 2026 CARDIFF UTILITA ARENA
SAT 24 JANUARY 2026 CARDIFF UTILITA ARENA
FRI 20 FEBRUARY 2026 ISLE OF MAN VILLA MARINA
SAT 21 FEBRUARY 2026 ISLE OF MAN VILLA MARINA