Radio host Danny Baker has arrived in Nottingham in his first public appearance after being fired from the BBC over a 'racist' royal baby tweet.
Baker had tweeted then deleted an image which many said compared Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor to a chimpanzee.
Opening up his first show since the tweet which led to his sacking from the BBC, Danny Baker confronted the issue and admitted he did not know what to expect from the audience at Nottingham's Theatre Royal.
He said: "I genuinely didn't know what the atmosphere would be like tonight.
"But equally, if anyone does want to rush the stage, I'm a Millwall fan with a snooker cue.
"You wouldn't believe how I was feeling 20 minutes ago but I'm so pleased so let's do this.
Baker, who caused offence with a tweet about the royal baby featuring a chimpanzee, added that he did not want to have to "avoid Lee Harvey Oswalds" in the audience.
Continuing to open the show, Baker addressed his sacking from the BBC.
He said: "I'm 61 now and I thought I should retire now.
"But I didn't want to have to be forced to retire.
"When life deals you lemons, you chuck them at people calling you a racist."
Wearing an orange shirt and a fez, the broadcaster went onto say: "That's the whole point of tonight. It's the most unlikely tower, and I'm stuck in it.
"It should never have happened."
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