How do you deal with hecklers?

[DragActs Info]

Comedian Billy Connolly has been criticised for ending two stand-up shows in a week early, due to hecklers

BBC News - Billy Connolly ends comedy shows early after heckles

Surely, as performers, we HAVE to be able to deal with hecklers?

The Edinburgh Festival's Late 'n' Live is supposedly the toughest audience to overcome

BBC iPlayer - Late 'n' Live Guide to Comedy: Episode 1

[Steven Lee]

If I remember rightly, I was watching a documentary about comedians and they were discussing heckling. Billy Connelly said he hates hecklers and thinks they should be kicked out as soon as they start heckling. I feel that people who pay money to go and see him perform shouldn't pay the money if they are going to go there and heckle. I think in the same documentary Jim Davidson said he just ignore hecklers too.

[DragActs Info]

In my experience there are two types of hecklers;
1) Those who are drunk/drugged up and are just disruptive. They should be evicted
2) Those who enhance a performance by contributing intelligent heckles. They deserve to be involved in the performance.
Some acts, those who work to a strict script, can't deal with hecklers. Others, who ad lib a lot, welcome them.
I guess it is horses for courses

[Lady C.]

The places i frequent i wouldn't dare heckle as i would find a stilleto to the minge most unwelcome

[Steven Lee]

Yes BUT - Don't forget YOU'RE interuppting THEIR drinking time!

[DragActs Info]

Yes BUT - Don't forget YOU'RE interuppting THEIR drinking time!

But they have often PAID to get into the venue where there is entertainment. So WTF is that about?

[Steven Lee]

But they have often PAID to get into the venue where there is entertainment. So WTF is that about?

I was talking about a venue where you don't pay.

[DragActs Info]

I was talking about a venue where you don't pay.

Fair enough but I still think it is very disrepsectful of an audience member to disrupt a performance to the detriment of other audience memebrs
If you don't want to enjoy a performer then, please, leave the room!