The US comedian said a seven-month-old baby was disrupting his performance at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
Arj Barker says a mother and baby were disrupting his Melbourne show before he asked for them to leave.Mother Trish Faranda says she felt humiliated after being asked the leave the show.
Barker said the show was clearly advertised as "strictly age 15+", and that the seven-month-old was disrupting the performance. The mother of the seven-month-old said she had previously brought her baby to Dave Hughes’ comedy set and he had “moved on like a true professional”.
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