A massive 82 per cent of web viewers believe Roy Chubby's forthcoming x-rated appearance in Bolton should be allowed to go ahead.

EARLIER REPORTFOUL-mouthed comedian Roy Chubby Brown's forthcoming x-rated appearance in Bolton is already causing an uproar.

The offensive comic will be appearing at the Albert Halls for three nights next month.

But some residents in the town are outraged that the 62-year-old's explicitly racist and sexist show is being played in a civic theatre and they are calling on council entertainment officers to review their booking policy.

A thousand tickets have been sold for the shows, from July 10 to 12 and the posters warn people that those who are easily-offended should stay away.

Brown has been banned from civic venues in Oldham and Bradford, where race relations have a delicate history, and 25-year-old marketing manager Nick Brooks-Sykes, from Westhoughton, wants Bolton to follow suit.

He said the show was contrary to the council's all-embracing diversity policy and to the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2002, which places a duty on local authorities to have "due regard for the need to eliminate unlawful discrimination".

Mr Brooks-Sykes said: "Given the council's aspirations to create an all-embracing society, I am surprised that they would promote this at a public venue. People have a choice to see this show but it is more suited to a private venue. Putting it on at the Albert Halls implies the council's tacit support for the comedian's points of views.

"The worry is that people will leave that show and repeat what they have heard. It instils a degree of intolerance.The council need to re-think their policy when booking entertainment."

Brown - famous for his uniform of a pilot's hood, flight goggles, and a multicoloured patchwork jacket and trousers - performed a sell-out show at the Albert Halls last year.

The Middlesbrough-born entertainer began his comedy career on the television talent show, Opportunity Knocks in the 1970s, but his act has since become more adult and renowned for his liberal use of offensive language.

Stuart Littlewood, Chubby Brown's manager and chairman of the Concert Promoters Association of Great Britain said: "Civic buildings are open to all. Surely those who suggest that this act shouldn't appear there are the ones who are discriminatory."

The leader of Bolton Council, Cllr Cliff Morris, said: "An officer has been given the remit to get acts into the Albert Halls. At the moment there is no policy covering this.

"If a lot of people find this offensive then I think we need to consider it more closely in the future."