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Comedian allegedly smashed fan's phone

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GUILDFORD, England, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- A British stand-up comedian has been charged with criminal damage after he allegedly interrupted a show to snatch and smash an audience member's phone.

Audience members said Lee Hurst, 46, a former star of defunct comedy panel show "They Think It's All Over," interrupted his performance at Stoke Pub in Guildford, England, after he spotted a young man text messaging near the back of the crowd, The Sun reported Thursday.

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"I'm fed up with you … people filming me and putting it on YouTube," Hurst was quoted as saying after smashing the man's $440 phone on the floor.

Hurst is scheduled to appear in court on the criminal damage charge at the end of December.

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