How do you deal with hecklers?

How do you deal with hecklers?

It depends what the heckler is. It depends what the heckle is about. I mean, if the heckle's in conjunction with what you're saying and it relates to exactly what you're talking about you can make that heckle a part of your show. If the heckle is directed at you personally with the intention of trying to make that individual who's heckling seem to be the man of the moment, then unfortunately that heckler has to realize that he's just opening himself up to a lot of ridicule that he wasn't expecting. Nine out of ten times the audience will be on your side for that, for the simple reason that that heckler came at you first, as opposed to me trying to make my comedy out of picking on the audience.