Cliff Notes – Comedian admits he ‘nearly got into a punch-up’ at Wimbledon
- Australian comedian Dave Hughes recounted a tense incident at Wimbledon where he confronted a disruptive spectator, who called him a “little Hitler” after he requested silence during a match.
- Hughes received support from fellow attendees, with many praising his decision to address the disruptive behaviour, highlighting the importance of maintaining etiquette at such events.
- This incident follows Hughes’s history of addressing unruly audience members, as he previously ejected disruptive patrons during his own comedy shows earlier this year.
Comedian admits he ‘nearly got into a punch-up’ at Wimbledon
An Australian comedian has revealed he narrowly avoided getting into a fight into the stands at Wimbledon.
On Monday the tennis tournament kicked off at the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club in South West London.
Flocks of famous faces have descended on the grounds, including David Beckham, Jessica Alba, Olivia Rodrigo, Cate Blanchett, Isla Fisher and Russell Crowe.
Among the Australian stars to attend was comedian Dave Hughes – best known for hosting and appearing on shows including Australia’s Got Talent, The Masked Singer Australia and I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!
Although the prestigious event is known for demanding a respectful etiquette from those in the stands, Dave has now explained a messy incident nearly unfolded when he went.
Posting a video of himself with his son in the stands on Instagram, Dave detailed what happened.
‘At Wimbledon and we are loving it. This is court 1 and we just saw Jordan Thompson win on court 15. Aussie, Aussie, Aussie. It was a very small court and there was this English bloke behind us who would just not shut up right throughout the match. Eventually I said, “mate can you just be quiet” and Raf what did he call me?’ he asked his son Rafferty, who was sitting next to him.
Leaning into the shot, Rafferty said that his dad had been called a ‘little Hitler’.
‘Bit of an overreaction I feel like!’ he added.
Jumping back in, Dave added: ‘Everyone around us was happy that I did it. What is it with entitled w***ers.’
Captioning the post he also wrote: ‘Three rows of seating on court 15, within metres of the players, tense fifth set, and this English bloke would not stop loudly talking to his friend as if he was down at his local boozer. When I eventually told him to pipe down, he was livid, real “how dare you tell me what to do you Aussie scum” vibe. He called me “Little Hitler”. But after a long, very tense back and forth, he zipped it and everyone was happy, except him.’
‘I was the row in front of you and was cheering you on! Love that you didn’t back down!! Crowd totally had your back!… He hardly said a word rest of the match!’ Kylie commented.
‘Glad you educated him and put him in his place,’ Melanie wrote.
‘Good to know your fans are everywhere,’ fellow comedian Rove McManus added.
Last year Dave also stood up to other loud talkers – this time at once of his own shows.
During a show in Adelaide earlier this year he ejected three disruptive women after they repeatedly ignored his demands to ‘shut up’.
‘I don’t wanna kick people out, but if they refuse to stop talking, there’s no other choice!’ he told Sky News at the time.
‘Hopefully this story might inspire others to not ruin shows/movies for other paying audience members!’
