Peter Kay vs the hecklers: Unearthed clips show comic laughing and joking with disruptive fans before his time away from limelight - as comedians back star for kicking out two audience members

Is Peter Kay losing his edge when it comes to dealing with hecklers? Archived clips of Peter Kay's 2010-11 stand-up tour show him tackling hecklers with relish The comedian appears to have made a marked shift in how he deals with hecklers - with three people ejected from his show in Manchester on Saturday for catcalling The comedian has lost a huge amount of weight in recent years while embarking on his Better Late Than Never national tour The selection sees Kay appear to relish the challenge of taking on catcallers from the audience, including a woman who interrupts an anecdote about a trip to Gran Canaria to ask him if it had been raining. He claims he was left with bruises after shouting 'garlic bread' at the comic Myar Curran, 25, was kicked out of Peter Kay's show in Manchester where he compared her to Lisa Riley Emmerdale actress Lisa Riley, who Kay compared Ms Curran to as she was removed from his gig Peter Kay seen backstage at the O2 with musician Brian Edery in 2023 - prompting comments on his dramatic weight loss Kay said in a statement at the time: 'My sincerest apologies. His decision to kick out fans on Saturday has caused controversy Taking to Twitter after the show, one enraged fan wrote: ' I've lost a lot of respect for @peterkay_co_uk' Others described the ordeal as 'harsh' and 'embarrassing' for the star - who has since defended himself via social media Kay later defended his actions in a statement on social media, claiming the interruptions had made it 'impossible to continue' Warehouse driver Philip Peters, 54, and his son, 26, were abruptly evicted from the gig on Saturday night after repeatedly chanting out 'garlic bread' - a catchphrase from one of the comedian's best-known routines. Jason Manford is among a number of comedians to have leapt to the defence of Peter Kay after the comic threw out hecklers at a gig on Saturday Jason wrote on X in response to a tweet from comic Freddy Quinne that he would deal with hecklers 'a couple of times' before electing to throw them out Millennial comedian Freddy Quinne said audiences did not have the right to 'just shout s*** out' because it would 'ruin the show' Tom Walker, who performs as sweary mock journalist Jonathan Pie, said audiences did not pay to hear hecklers, whom he branded 'unfunny entitled p****s' Comedian Kane Brown defended Peter's conduct, saying on Good Morning Britain: 'It's not right to spoil the show for everyone else' On Instagram, Peter Kay defended his actions against the hecklers, writing: 'At the show on Saturday night, February 8th, in Manchester, I had two hecklers disrupting from the very start.