A tight 5: March 26

THE LAST LEG team are to stage a live version of their hit Channel 4 show. Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker will be performing exclusively at the Latitude Festival in Suffolk on the weekend of July 16-19.

Russell Brand has been voted the world's fourth most important thinker by readers of intellectual magazine Prospect, just ahead of Nobel prize-winning economist Paul Krugman. Leading economist and bestselling author of Capital, Thomas Piketty, tops the table.

LENNY HENRY is to sing the blues in a new show for Sky Arts. He will be performing with his Blackacre Road band, as well as guests Laura Mvula, Lulu and Mica Paris in the special, which is being recorded in London next month. See our free tickets page to be in the audience.

ARMANDO IANNUCCI is adapting Charles Dickens' David Copperfield for a new film promising a 'fresh take' on the classic novel. The movie was announced as part of BBC Films 25th anniversary celebrations, and will come ahead of the comedy about the death of Stalin that The Thick Of It creator mooted last week.

WILL FERRELL has received the 2,547th star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame for his contributions to comedy. He joked that 'I will be here every day from 3 to 5pm polishing the star.'

Published: 26 Mar 2015