Karen Dunbar cancels 20 tour dates amid payment dispute

Scottish comedian Karen Dunbar has cancelled the remaining 20 dates on her Aw Roon the Hooses tour, saying she had been paid for only five of 39 performances. Promoter Breakneck Comedy disputes her account, saying it is inaccurate and that rising costs and low ticket sales prompted an unsuccessful effort to renegotiate the tour agreement. Dunbar announced the cancellation on Instagram on November 3. She said she had performed over the previous two months and that one show had been cancelled without her knowledge. She said she could not continue the tour and intended to take the dispute to court. Her statement was accompanied by an apology to ticket holders and a suggestion that they seek refunds through the promoter or the place where they bought tickets. Breakneck Comedy said it had not been contacted directly about the cancellation before Dunbar’s video was published. The promoter said it strongly disputed her claims, including that she had been paid for just five shows, and was seeking legal advice. The competing accounts have not been resolved in the statements described by the parties. The promoter said higher venue-hire costs and lower ticket sales across the tour led it...