A popular Australian comedian has barred anyone over the age of 85 from his stand-up shows after getting into a bitter war of words with an elderly crowd member.
Rural NSW performer Blake Pavey – who has shot to fame on TikTok in recent years – is currently touring the country, and shared a video from a recent show where he was joined by Sydney comedian Aleks Milinkovic.
Things got off to a frosty start for Milinkovic – who was the opening act – with an American man in the audience brutally heckling him with barbs like, “I wish you had some talent” and “say something funny mate.”
Milinkovic returned serve in witty fashion, asking, “Is property not enough for you that you have to come and ruin my night?”
Relations deteriorated further when 22-year-old Pavey hit the stage, with the funny man not holding back after witnessing the audience member’s treatment of his support act.
“How does the oldest c–t here have the lowest IQ?” Pavey said to roars of laughter. “That is so f–king rude, man.”
The unidentified audience goer didn’t stop his tirade there, yelling out, “I’m still waiting to laugh.”
Pavey responded, “Ah, an American being an entitled c–t, what a shocker.”
Later, while Pavey was chatting to other members of the crowd, the man got up from his seat and went to leave, which Pavey clocked.
“Sorry, I’m trying to listen but we have a dementia patient in the room,” Pavey said.
As the ticket holder grabbed his things and exited by walking directly in front of the stage, he had some parting words for Pavey.
“I wish you were funny, mate,” he said, to which Pavey responded, “I wish you weren’t a c**t but we can’t all have what we want.”
The man then directed his middle finger at Pavey before exiting stage left.
Taking to his TikTok page to share a video of the encounter, Pavey declared he was now issuing an age limit of 85 for his shows going forward.
News.com.au has contacted Pavey for further comment.
In the comment section of the video, fans of the comedian have praised he and Milinkovic for their handling of the incident.
“That was dealt with so flawlessly,” one user wrote.
“I will never understand why people think it’s a good idea to pick a verbal fight with people who are professionally funny and witty,” another said.
A third added, “Humor is subjective. Being a prick is being a prick. he could have left politely? No he decided to hurt people.”
