Comedian under fire as fans allege star was drunk on stage at festival

COMEDIAN Andrew Maxwell has come under fire from angry fans after allegedly taking to the stage drunk at a weekend gig.

The show at the Iveagh Gardens in Dublin was part of the Carlsberg Comedy Festival which ran from Thursday to Sunday, with a line-up of Irish and international comedy acts.

Fans who turned up for Friday’s performance by Mr Maxwell, a regular and popular guest on RTÉ’s The Panel, claimed on RTÉ radio yesterday that he was only on stage for less than 10 minutes and appeared to be drunk.