C5 to name the 50 greatest comedians
Three-hour programme commissioned
18/10/2013 … Channel 5 is to air a run-down of the 50 greatest stand-up comedians.
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Fri 18 October 2013
Dom Joly's run-in with PM's bodyguards
18/10/2013 … Dom Joly has revealed that he was pounced on by Special Branch bodyguards when he tried to prank David Cameron.
Did US shutdown hit Minchin too?
Tim cancels American festival appearance
18/10/2013 … Tim Minchin has been forced to cancel his US appearance this weekend, amid fears he has been another victim of the American government shutdown.
Go to bed with Jack Whitehall
18/10/2013 … •‘If people watch Dave more than three times a week I don’t want them coming to my show.
Thu 17 October 2013
US shutdown hits The Boosh
Show cancelled over visa delay
17/10/2013 … The Mighty Boosh have had to cancel a show in America – because of the government shutdown.
Gorman boycotts rip-off theatres
Another comic protests booking fees
17/10/2013 … Dave Gorman has joined the growing band of comedians boycotting theatres which charge ‘unreasonable’ booking fees.
Omigod! South Park misses a show
17/10/2013 … South Park failed to air in America last night – after creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone missed the deadline.
Are you being Serbed?
London to get its first Serbo-Croat stand-up show
17/10/2013 … A comedian is set to perform the first Serbo-Croat stand-up show in London.