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Comedian Karen Dunbar cancels tour dates claiming promoter has not paid her
Karen Dunbar claims she has not been paid for a number of tour dates
Comedian Karen Dunbar has cancelled most of her upcoming tour, claiming she has not been paid by her promoter for previous shows.
In a video posted on social media, the Chewin' the Fat star said she was "gutted" and apologised to fans.
Dunbar claimed she had only been paid for five of her previous 39 tour dates, a claim disputed by promoter Breakneck Comedy.
In an online statement the promoter said it asked Dunbar during the tour to renegotiate her previously agreed fees to help the company "minimise its losses" after ticket sales for the tour were slower than expected.
About 20 shows remained on the tour, nearly all of which have now been axed apart from three performances in Greenock, Peebles and Shotts.
Those shows are being promoted by a different company, Punchline Promotions.
In the video, a visibly upset Dunbar said: "I've got 20 shows left. They'll not be going ahead and the reason is because the promoter hasn't been paying me.
"I've been doing the tour the last two months, I've done 39 shows, and I've been paid for five shows.
"I can't go on. I've never been in a situation like this in my life, the stress has been unbelievable."