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3 Wild Moments Stand-Up Comedians Got Physical With Their Audience

Some people really don’t like being interrupted.

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You’d be hard-pressed to find a stand-up comedian who enjoys being heckled. Most of them will tell you that there’s nothing worse than having your set interrupted by an unruly audience member—aside from being filmed by one without permission, that is. Sure, a skilled enough comic can do their best to put the offending person in their place, but every once in a while, a situation escalates beyond verbal attacks. Here are a few comedians who made people immediately regret their disruptions.

During a live show in 2012, Katt Williams spotted someone in the crowd filming his performance with their cell phone, even though he’d apparently requested not to be recorded. The comedian then walked up to the man in question and........

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