Romesh Ranganathan was subjected to vile racial abuse from a girl throughout his comedy gig at London’s Hammersmith Apollo on Thursday evening.
The comic, 43, was pressured to cease the present and apologise to different viewers members as the lady stood up from the group and heckled him, with the star pressured to get safety to intervene.
In surprising video footage, the abusive lady is then seen being ejected by guards and escorted out of the venue, because the delighted viewers chanted ‘cheerio!’ at her.
Stunning: Romesh Ranganathan was reportedly subjected to vile racial abuse from a girl throughout his comedy gig at London’s Hammersmith Apollo on Thursday evening (pictured final month)
A video clip shared on-line sees Romesh saying: ‘I am sorry, I am sorry’ to viewers members on the entrance shortly after the lady’s foul-mouthed rant.
The video then sees the lady dragged out of her seat and marched out of the auditorium because the viewers start to sing: ‘cheerio, cheerio, cheerio!’
The viewers member filming the incident expressed their shock on the scenes, remarking: ‘She’s being carried out! She’s being dragged out!’
Disruption: The comic, 43, was pressured to cease the present and apologise to different viewers members as the lady stood up from the group and heckled him, with the star pressured to get safety to intervene
Addressing the group after the incident, The Weakest Hyperlink presenter mentioned: ‘ Are you aware one thing? Let me inform you truthfully, I’ve obtained actually combined emotions about that, as I used to be discovering that very distracting.
‘So I apologise for that and so I am glad that is been handled.
‘But additionally I’m barely unhappy that is probably the most excited you’ve got sounded all night!’
In the meantime, in a clip obtained by The Solar, Romesh is seen reacting in shock shortly after listening to the abuse, as he requested her to ‘shut the f**ok up’ and questioned: ‘What’s happening?’
Outrageous: In surprising video footage, the abusive lady is then seen being ejected by guards and escorted out of the venue, because the delighted viewers chanted ‘cheerio!’ at her
Instantly addressing the racist one who at this level was stood on her ft, the publication studies he mentioned: ‘Wait hear, I’m getting distracted. You’re going to should shut the f**ok up. What’s happening?
‘Am I being a p***ok right here? Why are you stood up, what’s happening?’
Safety is then seen closing in on the lady who’s gesturing angrily at workers because the viewers name for her to get out.
Apology: A video clip shared on-line sees Romesh saying: ‘I am sorry, I am sorry’ to viewers members on the entrance shortly after the lady’s foul-mouthed rant
Get out: The video then sees the lady dragged out of her seat and marched out of the auditorium because the viewers start to sing: ‘cheerio, cheerio, cheerio!’
The Solar states that the abuse began when Romesh cracked a joke about racism in soccer, quipping: ‘I’d somewhat be a P**i than a Scouse’, which is alleged to have brought about a male viewers member to start out chanting: ‘Millwall!’
Responding to the person, Romesh is alleged to have remarked: ‘Why are you letting everybody know you’re a racist?’, which is then reported to have spurned the lady to start out ‘yelling racist abuse’ whereas ‘pointing’ on the star.
The supply added that the person had yelled the racial slur : ‘Hip-Hop coconut’ and informed the way it was ‘terrible blatant racism’ earlier than commending Romesh on the way in which he dealt with issues.
MailOnline have contacted representatives of Romesh for remark.
Shocked: Instantly addressing the racist one who at this level was stood on her ft, Romesh mentioned: ‘Wait hear, I’m getting distracted. You’re going to should shut the f**ok up. What’s happening?’ (pictured in 2019)