Dara O Briain cancels comedy gig on account of flooding
D
ara O Briain has cancelled a comedy gig in Bedford after the venue was flooded.
The Irish comic and former Mock The Week presenter shared a video together with his Twitter followers on Thursday displaying a deluge within the sound and lighting management room on the Corn Exchange.
O Briain, 51, made the announcement lower than an hour earlier than the present on his So, Where Were We? tour was on account of begin at 8pm.
He wrote: “Bedford! This was the sound and lighting control room in the Corn Exchange about 15 minutes ago, so we’ve had to cancel the show tonight.
“We will try to re-arrange so keep in touch with the venue!”
The comic, who beforehand needed to cancel a efficiency in Woking when the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull erupted in 2010, stated his newest gig had been bought out.
Staff at Bedford Corn Exchange, a Grade II-listed constructing, wrote on Facebook: “Due to extensive flooding of the venue we have had to sadly cancel the Dara O Briain show this evening.
“All customers will receive information in due course regarding a reschedule date.
“We are very sorry for the inconvenience regarding this unfortunate incident.”
Topical panel present Mock The Week was on air for 17 years and 21 sequence, and the final common episode was broadcast in October.