© BBC Iain Stirling scoops Celebrity MasterChef’
'He’s cooking food of the people'
23/12/2025 … Iain Stirling was named Celebrity MasterChef’s Christmas champion last night by judges Grace Dent and John Torode.
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Tue 23 December 2025
© BBC Mon 22 December 2025
Tony Slattery's final acting job to be released
His reading of The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
22/12/2025 … The last acting job Tony Slattery ever had is to be released this week.
Jimmy Kimmel to deliver C4's Christmas message
'From a fascism perspective, this has been a really great year,' comic will say
22/12/2025 … US chat show host Jimmy Kimmel is to deliver The Alternative Christmas message airing on Channel 4.
Sun 21 December 2025
© BBC/Merman/Natalie Seery Comedy on TV and radio for Christmas 2025
Taskmaster, Mammoth, Amandaland – and the last ever Fags, Mags and Bags
21/12/2025 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this festive week.
The Comedy Terrorist returns
The best of the week's live comedy
21/12/2025 … The best of what's admittedly a quiet week in live comedy, picked from the 6,331 events Chortle currently has listed.
Sat 20 December 2025
© Channel 4 Greg Davies: Plans are afoot for Inbetweeners comeback
And he could return as Mr Gilbert
20/12/2025 … Greg Davies have confirmed that plans are afoot for an Inbetweeners comeback – dropping strong hints that he will be returning as Mr Gilbert.
© Netflix Dave Chappelle drops a surprise stand-up special
The Unstoppable out now on Netflix
20/12/2025 … Dave Chappelle has released a surprise stand-up special.
Fri 19 December 2025
David Walliams dropped by his publisher
Comic and writer 'strongly denies he has behaved inappropriately'
19/12/2025 … Publisher HarperCollins UK has dropped David Walliams from its roster – stating that it will not republishing any more of his bestselling children’s…