Aussie comedian and TV personality Dave ‘Hughesy’ Hughes has unleashed on a group of women for interrupting his show before they were shown the door.
Footage of Hughes’ angry spray at the Adelaide Fringe Festival on Friday night showed the 54-year-old pausing his gig to scold three women sitting near the front who wouldn’t stop chatting.
The crowd chanted ‘out’ as Hughes told the group: ‘I’m sorry, it’s my f**king show, you have to shut up.
‘If you talk one more time, you’re out. Alright, that’s it. This is f**king ridiculous.
‘This is a lesson for anyone.’
He labelled the women’s behaviour ‘distracting’ and the ‘height of rudeness’.
The trio were escorted out after being called out, with one kissing Hughes on the cheek and shaking his hand.
Hughes has been inundated with support for his extraordinary outburst.
Dave ‘Hughesy’ Hughes called out a group of women for talking during his show at Adelaide Fringe (pictured)
Hughes (pictured) told the women: ‘I’m sorry, it’s my f**king show, you have to shut up’
‘While I don’t find him funny, I do agree with him, that it’s his show and the women shouldn’t have been interrupting his show. Sucked in to them,’ one viewer said.
‘Hope they learn a lesson out of it,’ another wrote.
A third commented: ‘Good on him – so many concerts and shows lately you go to and groups of people talk the whole time.’
Other supporters took to Hughes’ social media to share their support.
‘Next year I’ll be booking one of your shows, bloody legend!’ one wrote.
‘It’s a live show, not Gogglebox,’ another said.
‘There’s nothing more annoying to other patrons sitting near them too hearing them f*****g chit chat. Like mate I didn’t pay to hear about your day! Good on you for booting them,’ another wrote.
The comedian later told 7News the interruption was ‘frustrating’ and offered live show audiences some etiquette advice.
The three women left Hughes’ show shortly after his foul-mouthed lecture (pictured, Hughes with his wife, Holly)
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‘Look if you’ve paid money to go to a show – you’ve got to shut up,’ Hughes said.
‘Don’t have your own conversations loudly. Especially if you’re in the second row because it’s not TV. The performers can hear you.
‘Maybe I’m not entertaining enough.’
Hughes’ hour-long ‘WTF?’ show ran at Fringe from Friday to Sunday with ticket prices ranging from $39 to $49.
All his shows were held in 18+ venues with minors only allowed to attend in the company of a responsible adult.
The festival warned his show featured ‘occasional, mild’ coarse language.
The month-long Adelaide Fringe is the biggest arts festival in .
The festival continues until March 23.
Daily Mail has contacted Hughes’ manager for comment.