Hundreds of Donald Trump fans have walked out of an Amy Schumer performance in Florida overnight after the comedian's show turned political.
Members of the audience booed and heckled Schumer as she turned to Donald Trump's history of sexual assault, calling him an "orange, sexual-assaulting, fake-college-starting monster", and targeted Republicans in the crowd.
According to the Tampa Bay Times, more than 200 members of the audience walked out of the show which became increasingly hostile as Schumer talked about her affiliation with Hillary Clinton and how Trump's behaviour had upset her personally as a victim of sexual assault.
The 35-year-old comedian threatened to kick out Republican audience members if they kept booing and interrupting the show, and told them to leave if they didn't like what she was saying.
"I know you're here to laugh, but you know what, you choose your life, you choose the way you want to go in your life, and it's just too important," the comedian said in a video captured by an audience member.
"So we're going to spend five more minutes talking about it and if you don't like it you can go to the bathroom or you can leave."
At one point, Schumer dragged a Republican supporter on stage and made him justify to the 9000-strong crowd why he didn't support Clinton.
"Do you get worried at all with how impulsive he is?" she asked the man. "Do you worry he'll be impulsive and get us in a lot of f---ing trouble we can't get out of?"
In a powerful statement, Schumer, an outspoken survivor of sexual assault, raised the house lights and asked all the women in the audience who had been sexually assaulted to stand up.
Tampa Bay Times critic Jay Cridlin noted: "I counted four in the first half of my section alone".
Several members of the audience who walked out told the Times they didn't come to see Schumer get political and claimed the segment went on for too long.
Said one man: "I don't want to hear that. We wanted to have a good night without distractions with the politics."
"The show became political. I definitely didn't come to hear this," echoed another.
In a statement to Vanity Fairafter the show, Schumer was unapologetic.
"I loved the crowd and my show in Tampa last night! I want to thank the 8400 people who stayed. We had a great time. We have always depended on comedians to make us laugh and tell the truth. I am proud to continue that tradition."