Video: Stage catches fire as comedian Jack Whitehall performs in Leeds

Jack Whitehall on stage in Leeds with a fire extinguisher

HEARD the one about the comic whose stage caught fire in the middle of his act?

It definitely wasn’t part of the show, TV star Jack Whitehall insisted after taking a fire extinguisher to the flames at the First Direct Arena in Leeds.

Whitehall, whose At Large tour is his first in two years, had to be helped by a member of the stage crew to pull the release pin from the extinguisher.

After the show, he tweeted: “Wow, crazy show in Leeds! My set caught fire. Actual fire. Turns out in an emergency situation I’m about as much use as a chocolate teapot.”

The incident was filmed by @annam4rtin, who posted the footage on Twitter.

Whitehall is best known for the TV shows Bad Education and Fresh Meat, and has a big following in the US, where he has performed on NBC’s tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.

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