COMEDIAN Jason Manford has hit out at the extortionate resale prices for Peter Kay tickets, saying "it should be illegal". Thousands of fans were left disappointed after failing to get tickets to Peter's first tour in 12 years.
And to add insult to injury, touts have bagged a large haul of tickets and marked up the prices on secondary sites. One comedy fan asked Jason for his view on social media, writing: "Jase, seriously, you go through all this yourself.
Surely the promoters knew the demand that was coming. Why is it so poorly organised?" Jason replied: "I don’t know, reselling tickets at a profit should be illegal.
Until they do something in parliament then I imagine a lot of ticket sellers hands are tied. But we live in a capitalist society with a Tory government so chances are about the same as you getting Peter Kay tickets!" The Unbreakable host joked he had some Peter Kay tickets going for an eye-watering sum.
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