An Australian mother says she was pretty humiliated after comedian Arj Barker threw her out of one of his live performances over the weekend but Barker is defending his decision.

The American comic who co-starred in Flight of the Conchords and is very popular in Australia was on stage at the Athenaeum Theatre in Melbourne on Saturday night as part of the citys international comedy festival when he asked a breastfeeding audience member to leave because her baby was routinely making noises during his set.

The mother, Trish Faranda, told Australia radio station 3AW Melbourne that before she became a parent, she went to lots of Barkers shows and was trying to get back to enjoying something that I enjoyed before kids.

So, when she bought tickets to his show, she didnt think much of bringing her generally happy baby a 7-month-old daughter named Clara along because she assumed that she wouldnt be too much trouble.

Faranda said she also made sure to sit close to an aisle so she could make a quick exit if the baby got rowdy.