Hot off the news that ITV have re-positioned the failing Tycoon in their schedules, Tough Gig has also faced the chop. The series follows stand-up comedians spending time with unusual groups of people before performing for them. It started with a respectable 2.9 million viewers tuning in to watch as Frank Skinner took on new-age hippies, but when Dara O’Briain faced off with fantasy role-players the numbers were less than one million. The decline continued with Arabella Weir’s contribution as she met with ghost hunters and psychics – could they have predicted that only 838, 000 were going to watch? Three episodes remain of the series, which include Patrick Kielty, Russell Howard and Shaun Williamson, but no confirmation on whether these will ever see the light of day.

I for one quite enjoyed the show. As someone who has faced drunken hecklers as a short spell as a stand-up, I found the concept new and interesting. Frank Skinner liked his crowd, Dara enjoyed hamming it up to his cameraman and Arabella Weir could barely conceal her disdain for those with a paranormal bent. Maybe it’s due to its time slot behind 'Tycoon', maybe people aren’t that interested in the machinations of a stand-up comedy routine, or maybe the comics just weren’t appealing enough. Arabella Weir, by her own admission isn’t a stand-up but a comic actress and Shaun Williamson – come on. If it had been Peter Kay and Eddie Izzard it could have been so very different…