BBC comedian Nish Kumar was met with boos and bread rolls after making Brexit jokes at a charity cricket lunch.

The presenter of topical satire programme The Mash Report claimed that his angered audience needed “far-right” comedians instead of him at the fundraiser for disability sports.

According to an eyewitness at the Lord’s Taverners Christmas lunch, which raises money for cricketing charities, Kumar was drowned out by booing and had food hurled at him.

He reportedly had made a joke about Brexit which incensed the crowd, proceeded to argue with the audience, then claimed to be like former Commons Speaker John Bercow in his obstinate refusal to leave the stage.

“It was the most embarrassing thing I’ve ever seen,” said Jon Austin, who attended the dinner at the Grosvenor House in London yesterday to help raise money for young and disabled cricketers.

“It was Brexit straight away. He came on and he killed the audience. It took less than a minute.