A tight 5: July 5

• RORY McGRATH has been cautioned following his arrest in May over three assaults. The Three Men in a Boat star accepted the caution after being questioned over the incident in Pool, Cornwall. At the time, he was held on suspicion of common assault and actual bodily harm over an incident which left a man with a bloody nose.

• Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt appeared on stage as The Boosh for the first time in three years last night; performing a song from Beck’s new album Song Reader at an experimental music gig at The Barbican Centre in London. The duo are also scheduled to perform at Jack Black's Festival Supreme gig in Los Angeles in October.

• ACCLAIMED US comedian Bill Burr is returning to London for a one-off show at the Forum in December. Tickets went on sale yesterday. Buy.

• AMATEUR comic John Blaskey has raised £10,500 for Altrincham social care charity, The Fed, by running his own open mic comedy competition, which had its final at the Manchester Comedy Store.

• INDUSTRY event the Comedy International Conference is to return to the Pleasance on October 3. No panels have yet been announced for the day-long event, but ‘early bird’ tickets of £65 have gone on salehere

Published: 5 Jul 2013