Jongleurs Favourite Brummy is Class Jongleurs Favourite Brummy Frank Skinner’s one off show "Class Dismissed" sees him joined by another Jongleurs favourite Micky Flanagan. The fact that Downtown Abby has become one of ITV’s most successful shows in the same year The UK has seen nationwide rioting means that Class has been splashed across the headlines all year from the front page to the arts section. Class Dismissed looks at how apparent class is in the 21st century? The show depicts differences between classes, from vajazzling to modern art. Frank Skinner first played Jongleurs Battersea in 1987 until the early 1990’s as part of the emerging alternative comedy scene and won the then called Perrier award in 1991. Skinner has become a seasoned vet with regards to hosting TV shows his debut hosting appearance was on “The Frank Skinner Show” back in 1995. Although first appearing at Jongleurs in the late 90’s Micky Flanegan has had a much more recent rise to fame making his breakthrough in 2009 on BBC’s “Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow” but has quickly become a house hold name! Tonight’s show looks to be a fantasticly funny look at the modern class divide other pannelists also include Roisin Conaty and Miles Jupp. Click here to see a hilarious preview from tonight’s show http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fz5uwMZUKlg
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