Dave Hughes has a heated exchange with an audience member who yelled ‘I hate you’ and called him ‘fake’ at a taping of Hughesy, We Have a Problem
Dave Hughes has suffered his fair share of criticism during his lengthy career.
But nothing compared to the tense exchange he had with an audience member at the season finale taping of Hughesy, We Have a Problem, which airs on Monday.
The 49-year-old comedian told News.com.au a man had said ‘I hate you’ to his face on set of the panel show, leading to a heated clash.
‘He thinks that I’m putting on my whole persona’: Dave Hughes had a tense exchange with an audience member at the season finale taping of Hughesy, We Have a Problem
Dave explained that the man had been invited to the taping because his wife was a fan who regularly watched at home.
‘It’s a problem in their relationship. She wants to watch the show but he never wants to see me on TV,’ said Dave, who had hoped to win the man over with his charm.
‘I just thought that he would back down. With online haters, once you meet them in person they’re generally pleasant, but this guy didn’t back down. He said, “I hate you” to my face. He thinks that I’m putting on my whole persona.’
‘I just thought that he would back down’: Dave explained that the man (R) was invited onto the show with his wife (L), who loves watching him at home, much to her husband’s frustration
Dave continued: ‘He doesn’t think I’m real and I was like, “Mate, I’m as f**king real as they come! No one is f**king realer than me.”‘
The lighthearted segment soon turned ‘heated’, and Dave admitted the two men ‘could have thrown chairs at each other’ if they weren’t interrupted.
The Hughesy, We Have a Problem finale airs Monday at 8:45pm on Channel 10.
‘No one is f**king realer than me’: He said the fun segment turned into something very ‘heated’, admitting the two men ‘could have thrown chairs at each other’ if they weren’t interrupted
The show was filmed earlier this year, before the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in widespread industry shutdowns.
As Australians struggle with unemployment, Dave encouraged people who have lost their jobs to ‘get on the dole’ amid the crisis earlier this month
Speaking to the Sun Herald, the comedian said people shouldn’t feel embarrassed about needing help in troubled times.
‘Don’t be shy to bloody get on the dole, make the most of the government resources we have,’ Dave said, adding he was on the helpful handout from ages, 20 to 27.
Finale: The Hughesy, We Have A Problem finale airs Monday night at 8:45pm on Channel 10