{"id":173,"date":"2005-02-28T14:22:00","date_gmt":"2005-02-28T14:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/?p=173"},"modified":"2005-03-31T20:06:29","modified_gmt":"2005-03-31T19:06:29","slug":"gratuitous-spite-against-our-nations-comics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/2005\/02\/28\/gratuitous-spite-against-our-nations-comics\/","title":{"rendered":"Gratuitous spite against our nation&#8217;s comics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The plan last night was to watch all four hours of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.channel4.com\/entertainment\/tv\/microsites\/G\/greatest\/cartoons\/\"><em>The 100 Greatest Cartoons<\/em><\/a> on Channel 4. Due to a scheduling malfunction, I found myself watching <em>The Top 100 Ugliest Comedians<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>For anyone who didn&#8217;t stay up until midnight, here are the top 5.<\/p>\n<p>5. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xfm.co.uk\/Article.asp?id=31450\">Justin Lee Collins<\/a>*<br \/>Yeah, the guy off <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xfm.co.uk\">Xfm<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>4. <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/1\/hi\/entertainment\/tv_and_radio\/1263939.stm\">Paul Tonkinson<\/a><br \/>Used to be on <em>The Sunday Show<\/em> if you remember that.<\/p>\n<p>3. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.comedycv.co.uk\/robdeering\/\">Rob Deering<\/a> <br \/>Pork scratchings, anyone?<\/p>\n<p>2. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blissna.com\/press\/presspage.htm\">Simon Donald<\/a>*<br \/>Like Simon Pegg but with all the bits of his face in the wrong place.<\/p>\n<p>1. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.channel4.com\/entertainment\/tv\/microsites\/F\/fnp\">Rob Rouse<\/a><br \/>Irritating member of the <em>Friday Night Project<\/em> gang. 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