Matt Ford, 39, ranted about the experience this week, claiming it’s “always a problem” when parents bring their kids to comedy shows. He tweeted: “Someone brought their baby to my show last night. Sadly, derailed big chunks of him because they didn’t do the decent thing and left when he started crying. I realized it must be tough as a new parent but please, don’t bring the kids to shows. Adults. It’s always a problem.”
But his grumbling opinion is divided online, with some saying it is irresponsible for parents to take young children to theaters.
During an appearance on Jeremy’s Fine Show, Daily Express columnist Carol Malone said, “What do parents do, take a newborn to a theater or a show? I don’t know if it’s late at night, if it shouldn’t be.” .
“There are a lot of people around, a lot of noise and a lot of laughter. The baby would be totally afraid of all of that. Perhaps the parents should have put the baby’s needs first, not their own.”
“I’m sure you have a newborn, everything a baby needs is more important. Showtime is not vital to your life as a new parent, it really isn’t. It’s selfish.”
However, journalist and activist Ash Sarkar argued on the same program that parents often need a break and that caring for newborns can be physically and mentally exhausting.
She said it would have been okay if the father had temporarily left the stage when the child cried to comfort them.
But writing online, the majority agreed with Carroll’s position.
One woman said, “I’m not funny – why take a young kid to an adult comedy show? Get a babysitter or don’t go.”
And another posted: “He spoils it for everyone, no one wants to listen to a baby’s cry.”
A third wrote: “I agree with the comedian. Children should not be taken to the theatrical show or cinema. Shame on the person(s) who kept sitting and not bringing out the crying child so that others could enjoy the performance. They paid for it.”
Matt Ford, from Nottingham, is also an impressionist writer and radio host.
He voices the celebrity on Spitting Image, which was revived on Britbox in 2020.
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