Jack Dee: Last News

Jack Dee, a staple in British comedy, has made us laugh for years with his stand-up tours and TV appearances on shows like Have I Got News for You and Big Fat Quiz Of The Year. He's also known for his memorable stint on the first-ever series of Celebrity Big Brother for Comic Relief, where he was crowned the winner after daring to escape from the house.

Greg Davies and Alex Horne return to host a new series of Taskmaster, and the line up has now been announced.

A Strictly Come Dancing star revealed he “didn’t even really notice” the condition that gradually led to his blindness. Comedian Chris Chris McCausland fully lost his sight at the age of 22 due to a hereditary condition called retinitis pigmentosa. But the 47-year-old admitted it happened so “slowly” since he was born, that he didn’t pay it much attention.

The hit reality series Celebrity Big Brother is returning to screens on Monday (March 4). The popular TV show is making a comeback for the first time in six years after being axed in 2018, with the programme now set to air on ITV.

Ukraine. Alan Carr, Michael McIntyre and Romesh Ranganathan are teaming up as part of a star-studded line-up for a comedy event raising money for the war-torn country. The charity benefit will be held across two nights at London's Eventim Apollo on March 28 and 30 in aid of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) Humanitarian Appeal providing aid to those fleeing Ukraine.

Famous comedians across the UK are joining forces to put on a special show to raise money for Ukraine.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the US Ninth Circuit appeals court judges’ skeptical approach to an attempt to have the song-theft case over Katy Perry’s ‘Dark Horse’ reinstated and other song-theft lawsuits currently working their way through the courts, plus Spotify’s successful bid to block a trademark application for legal marijuana selling platform, Potify.SECTION TIMES01: Katy Perry (00:06:00)02: Spotify (00:23:56)(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)SUBSCRIBE TO SETLISTListen to Setlist and sign up to receive new episodes for free automatically each week through any of these services…Acast | Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts | audioBoom | CastBox | Deezer | Google Podcasts | iHeart | Mixcloud | RSS | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneInSTORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK• Dark Horse litigation back in court, but judges cautious of over-extending copyright• Taylor Swift has one last go at getting the Shake It Off song-theft lawsuit dismissed• Chris Brown and Drake hit back over No Guidance song-theft claim• Spotify successfully blocks Potify trademark applicationALSO MENTIONED• Over 250 scientists and medics hit out at Spotify over Joe Rogan podcast• Chris Brown & Drake – No Guidance (YouTube)• Mr Cooper – I Love Your Dress (YouTube)• Burger King – You Got It Your Way advert 1992 (YouTube)• Roy Orbison – You Got It (YouTube)• Jack Dee Burger King routine (YouTube)MORE FROM CMU• Buy MMF and CMU Insights’ Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon• Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin

Question Time picked up the reins, with Jack claiming they "stole" the idea from his own programme.In a new interview, he spoke about how fun the format of HelpDesk was, and how he wished it had gone on further.The show consisted of Jack and a panel of four guest comedians, who turned agony uncle to help a live studio audience solve their problems and shed light on their dilemmas and issues relating to specific events.Some of the topics discussed were the 2015 election, 2016 Brexit referendum and the 2017 US presidential inauguration.The admission comes after he revealed he has written a book tackling people’s dilemmas and problems, called What Is Your Problem?"It was commissioned off the back of a programme I did called HelpDesk," Jack

When Kerry Godliman got the call from her agent for a brand new role in controversial Channel 4 drama Adult Material, she had to take a breath.

Taskmaster will be back in the autumn for series 10 with a whole crop of new celebrities who will be competing in tasks for the approval of hosts Greg Davies and Alex Horne.While the lineup for the show's first Channel 4 run looks excellent, the hosts have revealed their wish list of celebrities they would like to pin down for the show – and yes, they are as entertaining as you'd imagine.From comedy royalty, to actual royalty, we wouldn't say no to these contestants...Horne said: "I've mentioned Jack Dee in every single interview I've done – so Jack Dee."Because I watched him on Celebrity Big Brother, it must have been 10 years ago now, trying to escape by digging a hole with a spoon, which I think... that's Taskmaster behaviour.

Tributes are pouring in for The Goodies funny man Tim Brooke-Taylor who sadly passed away at the age of 79.