The Guardian, the award-winning deadpan comic spoke about the surreal experience of being interrupted by Paul Weller and Robbie Williams – at the same gig.Answering a question about the strangest encounters he has had with fans, he replied: “Hardly a fan but once I was heckled by Paul Weller.
It wasn’t aggressive, but then of course everyone just looked at him, not me.”“Then later, in the same show, someone else shouted out and it was Robbie Williams.
Weird gig!”In other Weller news, he has curated a bill of artists that are set to perform at a ‘Gig For Gaza’ charity show at London’s O2 Academy Brixton on December 13, with Primal Scream and Kneecap among the names joining him at the show.In May, Paul Weller expressed his support for Palestine by saying that he was “against genocides and ethnic cleansing”.
His recent live shows have seen him perform onstage with a Palestinian flag draped over his guitar amp.He also made his major acting debut in Steve McQueen’s World War II drama Blitz, which is streaming now on Apple TV+.
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