Guesting on new gardening podcast
02/07/2026 … Bob Mortimer has revealed an early flair for showing off – even if it ended with him being sent home from school for taking his pants down.
29/06/2026 … Paul Smith has told how he chartered a plane to get to a gig in Belfast after arriving at the airport without his passport.
© Matt Crockett Unwanted items – including a 'concrete menagerie' go under the hammer
28/06/2026 … More than 400 unwanted items from the Scottish castle Alan Carr bought are being auctioned off.
© John McMurtrie 26/06/2026 … For anyone who's witnessed Ross Noble’s elaborate set designs, it ought to come as no surprise that he fancies himself as a master sandcastle builder.
Comic Nigel Ng becomes a father
22/06/2026 … He’s long been an uncle - now comedian Nigel Ng has become a father.
Comic competes in UK championship
22/06/2026 … She’s already conquered the world of comedy – now Sam Nicoresti is hoping to become a champion in another field.
© Mason McDonald Both created by the same woman
18/06/2026 … Nina Conti has revealed the esteemed provenance of the giant monkey costume she wore in her acclaimed film Sunlight.
© Channel 4 Based on *that* bouncy castle scene
12/06/2026 … The X-rated ‘Sammy Snake’ bouncy castle from Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights has inspired a death metal song.
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