© Justin Higuchi/CC BY-SA 2.0 I want to be a Jesster
Singer Jessie J's stand-up ambitions
30/12/2025 … She once recorded a song called Stand Up – and now that could be Jessie J’s next career move, too.
2025 Punching Up
Tue 30 December 2025
© Justin Higuchi/CC BY-SA 2.0 Fri 26 December 2025
© Ross Muir Art It's Billy Cone-lly
New artwork celebrates the Big Yin
26/12/2025 … Here are two icons of Glasgow together at last – Sir Billy Connolly and the traffic cone that’s permanently placed on the head of the Duke of Wellington…
Wed 24 December 2025
'Stand-up went against every grain in my body'
Will Arnett on coming out of his comfort zone to follow in John Bishop's footsteps
24/12/2025 … Will Arnett has spoken about how he performed stand-up for the first time in preparation for his new movie Is This Thing On?, inspired by the life of John…
Tue 23 December 2025
© BBC/Merman/Natalie Seery 'It’s really good fun just hanging out. We did crosswords all the time’
Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders on the Amandaland Christmas special
23/12/2025 … Joanna Lumley joked that she would ‘murder’ her Absolutely Fabulous co-star Jennifer Saunders if she didn’t sign up for the Christmas…
Wed 17 December 2025
'I'm lost balance guy!'
Lee Ridley 'splits his head open' in fall
17/12/2025 … Lost Voice Guy Lee Ridley, has been taken to hospital after ‘splitting his head open’.
Tue 16 December 2025
Baileyshambles
Bill joins Pete Doherty's band on stage
16/12/2025 … Bill Bailey joined Pete Doherty’s band Babyshambles on stage last night.
© BBC / Wall to Wall Diane's got a good feline about this...
Morgan becomes patron of a cat charity
16/12/2025 … Diane Morgan has officially become a cat lady – becoming patron of a small pet rescue charity in the south Wales valleys.
Fri 12 December 2025
Rowan Atkinson: I got Mr Bean banned in Italy
...so he could enjoy holidays there without being recognised
12/12/2025 … He created a global comedy icon that has netted him millions, but Rowan Atkinson says he got Mr Bean banned in Italy so he could still enjoy his holidays there.