Ricky Gervais gets the green light for a £5m mansion
Two-year planning wrangle resolved
07/04/2026 … Ricky Gervais has won a two-year battle to knock down his riverside home and build a new £5million mansion.
2026 Punching Up
Tue 07 April 2026
Mon 06 April 2026
Rice boils over
Comic Mike's fury as his passport is rejected
06/04/2026 … Mike Rice will have to miss some of his shows at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival after his passport was rejected at the airport.
Sat 04 April 2026
© Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo Russell Brand sells his Oxfordshire pub
...not that he ever opened it as a pub
04/04/2026 … Russell Brand has sold the Oxfordshire pub he bought five years ago, making a £100,000 profit on the sale.
Thu 02 April 2026
© ITV Sir Lenny's sick accessory
When a night at the theatre went awry
02/04/2026 … Like any comedian, Sir Lenny Henry has had good and bad nights in a theatre.
Thu 26 March 2026
Shouldn't it be the Hammersmyth Apollo?
26/03/2026 … Laura Smyth got the Eventim Apollo Hammersmith renamed in her honour this week – even if those at the venue were not entirely sure about it.
© Dish/Waitrose/Cold Glass Productions A month with my parents? It's three weeks too long
Maisie Adam on the trials of moving back home
26/03/2026 … Maisie Adam has complained about losing her privacy after she found herself living back with her parents.
Tue 24 March 2026
The Young Offenders' costume drama
...as cast agree to matching tattoos
24/03/2026 … Attention to every detail is crucial while filming a TV comedy.
Mon 23 March 2026
SNL UK gets the internet talking
Show generates 1.9billion social media impressions
23/03/2026 … The launch of the UK version of Saturday Night Live generated more than 30,000 social posts – amassing a collective 1.