Eagle-eyed Peter Kay fan ‘works out’ why furious comic lost it and kicked ‘garlic bread’ hecklers out of his show

PETER Kay fans think they've worked out why the comedian lost it and kicked the "garlic bread" heckler out of his show.

The Phoenix Nights star, 51, has found himself in hot water after he made a bad taste joke and threw two audience members out of his Better Late Than Never... Again! show in Manchester.

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Peter has been criticised for "not being very nice" to the hecklers.

But an eagle-eyed fan thinks the star was not in the wrong and said the show was possibly being filmed for a TV special.

This person pointed out: "I'm seeing camera tracks in front of stage so presumably this is being filmed.

"The guy was probably jeopardising the whole recording."

Another fan reacted to the suggestion, saying: "Good point."

A third said: "Perhaps they were recording the show and didn't want it to be ruined."

Some comedians record their shows, which are later aired on TV for fans to enjoy.

It all started when a heckler - who has since been named as Warehouse work Philip Peters - kept shouting out the comedian's signature catchphrase "garlic bread".

After the male attendee repeated the phrase numerous times, interrupting his joke following the show interval, the Bolton-born star called on the AO Arena staff to intervene.

But it didn't stop there, as one female audience member took advantage of the pause in proceedings to shout "we love you Peter Kay."

The comedian then also asked for Myar Curran, 25, to be escorted out as well.

Sadly, he couldn't resist a distasteful dig as she made her way through the aisles, with audience members claiming he said: "Have a drink have we?

"Go on, off you go Lisa Riley."

Peter was referring to the Emmerdale actress, who plays Mandy Dingle, and has spoken openly about her battle with booze - she also hasn't had a drink in nine years.

The comedian then also asked for Myar Curran, 25, to be escorted out as well.

Sadly, he couldn't resist a distasteful dig as she made her way through the aisles, with audience members claiming he said: "Have a drink have we?

"Go on, off you go Lisa Riley."

Peter was referring to the Emmerdale actress, who plays Mandy Dingle, and has spoken openly about her battle with booze - she also hasn't had a drink in nine years.

PETER BREAKS SILENCE

Yesterday, Peter spoke out on the matter in a statement to ITV show 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."

GMB host Ed Balls defended Peter, and told viewers: "He felt he had no option but to remove the hecklers as they were spoiling the show".

Ed continued to read his statement which said: "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."

LISA SPEAKS OUT

Lisa also broke her silence on the debacle.

Addressing the fallout on Instagram, she wrote: "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."

On Sunday, she shared a picture of the quote "Keep calm and laugh" on her grid and added: "It's a laugh, it's funny!"

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