Comic Roy ‘Chubby’ Brown back on stage in South Yorkshire after urgent surgery
The 81-year-old is recovering from hip surgery
Comedy star Roy ‘Chubby’ Brown has made a triumphant return to the stage in South Yorkshire just weeks after undergoing emergency surgery.
The 81-year-old performed a sell-out show at Wath’s Montgomery Hall last night (November 13) and shared a series of photos of himself with fans after the show.
The controversial comic captioned the pictures: “Another great night in Rotherham, thank you!”
Earlier this year, the comedian had to cancel dates after being treated in hospital for urgent surgery.
In September, his publicity team shared: “Don’t think it will come as news or a shock to anyone that Roy has been struggling for the past few months with his left hip / mobility.
“As you know, I had to reschedule shows from mid August in Melton Mowbray, Babbacombe and Weston-super-Mare as Roy had a fall and literally couldn’t walk without a walking aid.
“Roy’s specialists at that time took scans and x-rays and we were hoping that the problem could be resolved through steroid injections and medication.
“The steroids and medication did give Roy a little relief enabling him to perform at Blackpool late August and at Skegness , but after the Skegness show. Roy was in agony.
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“His hip kept giving way, in hindsight he probably shouldn’t have done the Blackpool Skegness shows but Roy insisted on doing the shows as he didn’t want to let his fans down.
“We got Roy an emergency out of hours appointment on Monday evening with his specialist, where they took more x-rays, scans and re-examined.
“These revealed that basically Roy’s hip is a lot worse than first thought and crumbling, meaning without an immediate operation / replacement it would deteriorate ending up with Roy more than likely confined to a wheelchair!!!”
Roy underwent the emergency operation in September and has been recuperating before returning to the stage.
Roy’s longtime manager Ritchie Hoyle concluded: “Thank you all in advance for the thousands of messages of support and well wishes I’m sure you will be sending.
Fans were delighted with his return to the stage.
One shared: “Another brilliant show from the man himself Sir Roy Chubby Brown,” while another posted: “Thank you for a great night Chubby and it was great to meet you afterwards. We've even booked for next year. “
Another shared: “Was a great night had a great laugh,” with another writing: “Glad you are back doing your shows Roy.”