Jason Manford arrived 40 minutes late to his sell out gig in Lincoln.
The audience at comedian Jason Manford's gig in Lincoln on Saturday received a generous treat from the star.
Manford bought a round of drinks for the entire crowd to apologise for being late to the show after he was stuck in traffic for 40 minutes.
His lateness ended up costing him £3,530 as the sell out crowd ran to the bar to take up his generous offer.
The comedian tweeted a picture of the bar receipt after the show, saying: 'Seemed like a good idea to offer free drinks because of lateness! But shoulda added Kopparberg to the banned list of drinks!'
Manford posted a message on Facebook announcing to the 835-strong crowd waiting for him at the Engine Shed venue that he was stuck in traffic. He wrote: 'Lincoln, I’ll be there in 25 minutes, go to the bar and get yourself a drink. I’ve spoke to the staff and bought you all a drink each to relieve the boredom till I arrive with my show! (Don’t be ordering double you cheeky bastards!)’
In this rare moment of celeb-generosity Manford gained a lot of respect from his fans on Twitter. Lucky audience member Lorna Sims Byrne (@MissLanor) wrote: 'Jason Manford is late for gig tonight cos of roadworks- so he is buying his whole audience a drink. No other artist would do that. Respect.'
Could this random act of kindness be the start of the latest celeb-craze? We hope so!
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