Two shows to be performed in Abu Dhabi by the former 30 Rock and Saturday Night Live comedian Tracy Morgan have been postponed indefinitely "due to immovable schedule conflicts".

Flash Entertainment made the announcement about the shows, which were to take place on Thursday and Friday night at du Forum, Yas Island.

“Fans that have purchased tickets at ticketmaster.ae will be fully refunded and those that have purchased from Virgin Megastores are requested to contact helpdesk@ticketmaster.ae and 800 TM UAE for a 100 per cent refund,” the company said in their statement.

The 45-year-old comedian, who joined Saturday Night Live in 1996 and stayed there for seven seasons, spent the past weekend attending various festivities in New York. On Saturday he was in New York playing in the DIRECTV Celebrity Beach Bowl, a Super Bowl weekend event that pits celebrities against former National Football League players on an indoor beach. On Friday he attended the radio shock jock Howard Stern's 60th birthday party, one day after he appeared in an online video teaching the model Kate Upton the American football "touchdown dance".

*National staff