A tight 5: November 8

FRANKIE BOYLE says he's quitting Twitter over the amount of spam he's receiving. He tweeted to his 1.7 million followers yesterday: 'Is everybody’s timeline now just full of random shit instead of stuff people RT? I can’t be bothered reading stuff I’ve consciously not bothered to follow. I think that’s Twitter over then, to be honest.' His move comes days after Louis CK - with almost 4million followers - also quit the social networking site.

NOMINATIONS for this year's British Comedy Awards are to be unveiled at midnight tomorrow. The actual event, broadcast live on Channel 4, will be on December 16.

BBC FOUR's Some People With Jokes is returning for a festive special – featuring people who work as a Father Christmas cracking gags.

JOSIE LONG has announced her seventh national tour. She will be taking Cara Josephine, her personal show about love, family and being outdoorsy, on the road for a 35-date tour in February and March, following a two-week run at London’s Soho Theatre. Schedule.

THE RADIO ACADEMY has announced its nominees for the best comedy/entertainment producer of the year. Shortlisted are Gus Beattie of The Comedy Unit, whose credits include Sketchorama; drama producer Clive Brill of Pacificus Productions; Tony McShane who producers NightOwls for commercial radio in Newcastle; Ed Morrish from BBC Radio Comedy who recently produced the Tony Hancock revival; and David Tyler from Pozzitive, whose most recent credit is Thanks A Lot, Milton Jones!

Published: 8 Nov 2014