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Troubled American comedian Katt Williams was dragged off stage by his own security staff after another car-crash gig on Friday night.

The bouncers intervened when the comic - already facing legal action after allegedly breaking a bottle over a man's head earlier in the week -  got into an angry confrontation with a heckler.

Other fans have demanded refunds after the stand-up show descended into what has been described as a rambling monologues devoid of jokes.

Audience members took to social media to complain that the show - which cost up to $94 for a ticket - started an hour late and that his set ended after ten minutes.

Williams opened the show in Oakland, California, with a few jokes before introducing his warm-up acts. He returned at about 10.40pm for his set – but witnesses say that after about eight minutes, he ‘started acting weird,’ taking off his shirt and sweating profusely.

Williams then went into his usual closing routine, rattling off his various nicknames before leaving the stage, baffling everyone.

He returned to the stage after 15 minutes with what’s been described as a rambling monologue, in which he boasted of being high – and invited a heckler backstage for a fight, as this expletive-laden footage shows:

And here is the full routine – in which he boasted about being better that Richard Pryor, because he has made seven stand-up specials compared to Pryor’s two.

Williams is known more for his car-crash life than saying anything funny. Here is a catalogue of his exploits:

November 2006: Arrested in Los Angeles airport after a stolen gun was found in his briefcase; later sentence to three years’ probation.

November 2008: Police were called to a motel in South Carolina to find Williams there disoriented and speaking gibberish. His family decided to check him into a mental hospital and a judge ordered him to stay there for 72 hours.

November 2009: Arrested on suspicion of stealing $3,500 worth of coins and jewellry. The incident led to more trouble because he failed to pay fees associated woth a $40,000 bond he broke – and was arrested again.

December 2009: Williams was allegedly in a fight involving his entourage in Georgia.

June 2011: Arrested in connection of an alleged assault on a tractor driver.

August 2011: Had to be escorted from the Improv Comedy Club in Ontario, California, by police after a show turned sour.

August 2011: Williams got kicked out of a Young Jeezy concert in Phoenix for fighting at the show.

August 2011: Williams went on a racist rant against a Mexican man who was heckling him during a show in Phoenix.

November 2012: His former assistant files a lawsuit alleging he punched her, and seeks $5 million in damages

November 2012: A show in Denver ends with Williams having an on-stage meltdown

November 2012: Williams was arrested in Oakland, California for allegedly beating an 18 year-old man with a bottle

November 2012: A show in Oakland ends with Williams having an on-stage meltdown

Published: 18 Nov 2012