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Jim Davidson, 68, has launched a furious rant about the “idiot drivers” who take up part of the pavement near his Stockbridge home when parking.The comedian lashed out at motorists who block the way with their cars on the banks of the River Test, which he can see from his garden.He detailed how drivers parking their cars where they shouldn’t have become an inconvenience for local pedestrians.Jim, who has been living in the area for over a decade, compared the inconsiderate motorists to “vultures” as they swoop in for parking spots.The Generation Game star said: “It’s a nightmare."I’ve lived in Stockbridge for 15 years and I’m turning into an old grumbler."These idiot drivers are like vultures - when one car comes out of a space there’s five waiting to go in," he told The Sun.The Big Break star went on to reveal how the badly parked cars have even become an issue for wheelchairs and pushchair users.He added: “People are parking in places they shouldn’t and it means you have to walk single file on the pavement."Quite often cars are just left on the street and on the bridge here - I can see them from my house."Jim went on to add that people with wheelchairs and pushchairs would struggle to get through.Earlier this year, Jim took aim at fellow celebrities offering to house Ukrainian refugees during an appearance on GB News.The TV star agreed with host Dan Wootton they were doing it to "virtue signal" as he claimed they wouldn't house a "veteran".Dan said: "Jim, what do you think about these celebrities who feel and need to politically virtue signal at these events?"You have Benedict Cumberbatch on the red carpet saying he 'hopes to take in a Ukrainian refugee,' I would say there is more chance of that happening than his

opened up about her battle with pancreatic cancer. In a moving interview with the Daily Star, the actor was overcome with emotion as he tearfully explained how the couple were coping. He told the publication it was "horrific" to see someone as "beautiful as her" suffer.

Bobby Davro has described his fiancée's illness as "horrific" and says he is using his work to "distract" himself from the pain. The comedian's long-term partner Vicky Wright was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year. It's the same disease that sadly killed her father.

Comedian Dara Ó Briain is the latest star to share their reaction to the Government’s emergency alert this afternoon - by sharing a photo of his ‘helpful’ notification screen.

Celebrity Big Brother winner Jim Davidson is reportedly “gutted” after his 14-year marriage with Michelle Cotton came to an end. The comedian, is said to have revealed the news that he’s going through “divorce No5” on stage during his Not Yet Cancelled tour.

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Scottish comedian Jerry Sadowitz has hit back at his critics with a lengthy response after his Edinburgh Fringe show was cancelled by the famous Pleasance venue amid accusations of racism, homophobia and misogyny.

Since N-Dubz revealed that it was releasing a new single this Friday (20 May) and is planning to perform in arenas across the country, people have been feeling super nostalgic and taking trips down memory lane to remember the trio’s best bits. But how much do you remember about Dappy, arguably the most iconic of the trio?

GB News. Mainstream TV news and current affairs are full of left-wing and bonkers people. I like Dan Wootton who shoots from the hip and tells it like it is.“I think people are fed up with wokeness and woke comedy.

“I remember once somebody said ‘I saw a child crying on their show’, well yeah go to a kids party, kids cry you know, they fall over and stuff.He added: “We had this famous incident where, I decided we would have a celebrity cage, instead of normal members of the public we pelted with rubbish, let’s get celebrities in there.“We had Status Quo, a rock band from America called Goldie and the Gingerbreads, Lemmy from Motorhead and the late splendid John Peel, the cage was rammed.“We pelted them with whatever and then I’m doing a sketch with Lenny and I suddenly thought that’s marijuana, I, a producer of a children’s show and somebody is smoking a spliff.”When asked “Did you find out who it was?”, Chris said: ”Yes, basically Lenny and I were doing the sketch, he was dressed up as a waiter and Lenny was like ‘where are you going’ and I said forget it and just pelted the cage with water and the offending item was put out.“I can’t tell you who it was… Rick Parfitt.”Tiswas, which stood for Today Is Saturday: Watch And Smile, ran between 1974 and 1982 with Chris at the helm for seven of those years.Featuring a stitch-together of competitions, film clips, pop promos and comedy sketches, the show left kids howling with laughter across eight series.Chris was joined by co-host Sally James as well as a young Sir Lenny Henry and occasional appearances from comedians such as Jim Davidson.Chris believes censors would pour cold water all over Tiswas today because of how some of the guests were treated.A popular segment on the show was “The Cage”, where, usually, a child in the audience who had applied, would be locked up and periodically doused in water.It became so popular that the 100th show featured several hundred fans lining the

Snooker legend John Virgo wants to revive BBC's hit snooker quiz Big Break - and bring back "comic genius" Jim Davidson.

BBC commentary.John Virgo and Dennis Taylor, now familiar voices when it comes to live coverage of the World Snooker Championships, will no longer be part of things after the 2022/23 campaign. Virgo, 76, has been integral to viewers ever since finishing his own professional career in 1994.He also famously presented Big Break with Jim Davidson, and continued to play in exhibition matches long after retirement.

BBC snooker quiz Big Break. The former cueman - currently commentating on the sport’s world championship - reckons the snooker show would be as popular now as it was in the 90s when it attracted 13.9million viewers.

GB News.Former England goalkeeper Peter Shilton, journalist Ella Whelan and comedian Jim Davidson spoke to Dan Wootton about recent football news.They opened a debate on their thoughts about Northern Ireland women’s manager Kenny Shiels’ recent comment about women, saying that they are "more emotional than men".He said: "In the women’s game, when a team concedes a goal they concede a second within a very short period of time. Right through the women’s game, because girls and women are more emotional than men, they [don’t take a goal going in] very well."He made the statement after the team were beaten 5-0 by England and later apologised after meeting with the Irish Football Association.Jim Davidson tried to make a joke about the situation on GB News and commented on "cancel culture" but was quickly reprimanded by Ella Whelan.He stated: "It’s all about this cancel culture, he said what he thought, his opinion.

Diversity have revived their Black Lives Matter routine. The dance troupe are performing it on their latest tour — despite it sparking a major backlash when they did it on Britain’s Got Talent in 2020. Frontman Ashley Banjo told Daily Star: “We had big discussions about whether we mention or even allude to what happened.

MOURNERS packed into a cathedral yesterday to pay a final farewell to popular Cornish comic Jethro. Fans had applauded earlier as the funeral cortege passed through Truro.

It was then expected to travel through Lifton before going on to Truro, where a procession would be held at the War Memorial.The service began at around midday and was conducted by the Reverend Canon Alan Bashforth and Reverend Tim Hodge.A eulogy would be read out on behalf of Jethro's family, and speakers would include his long-time agent John Miles and Jim.Hymns including The Old Rugged Cross and Trelawney were sung accompanied by Cornish folk band The Oggymen.Jim was seen in a black suit and tie, as well as dark-rimmed glasses in front of the 19th century church.Jethro's family have asked for donations to be sent to the Children's Hospice South West.Sarah Stott, from Little Harbour hospice in St Austell, told the BBC: "We were really

Loose Women star Linda Robson, 63, shared a moment with her Birds of a Feather co-star Pauline Quirke, 62, singing and dancing during the titles of the late Sir Bruce Forsyth's Generation Game.The actresses opted for matching red dresses and gloves for the festive inspired opening section of the hit show.The duo were seen in the video alongside the likes of Paul Daniels, Debbie McGee and Jim Davidson.Linda shared the clip on her Instagram page, in view of her 140,000 followers.She wrote: "A blast from the past. Happy Christmas memories with my lovely mate Pauline.

Ashley Banjo, after the Britain's Got Talent star called him "racist".The 67-year-old sparked outrage last year following Diversity's Black Lives Matter routine when he said the group should perform a dance about "black men mugging people".In Ashley's documentary, Ashley Banjo: Britain in Black and White, the 33-year-old spoke to Jim to have a "real, direct, honest" chat – but it didn't go well.Before long, Jim told the Dancing on Ice judge: "Stick to the dancing, you're brilliant," and then walked out of the room as Ashley tried to get him to return.Ashley spoke to Jim after the comedian posted a video called "Who Needs Diversity?" last year, in which he branded the dance troupe's performance as "ridiculous" and "indulgent".The routine saw

Ashley Banjo has been praised for confronting comedian Jim Davidson over the comments he made about Diversity's Black Lives Matter performance.The group performed a powerful dance in September last year on Britain's Got Talent, with choreography that included a reference to the tragic death of George Floyd and the subsequent protests.The routine left many divided and Jim, 68, made some negative remarks in a video titled 'Who Needs Diversity?' as he called it “the most indulgent piece of stuff I’ve seen in ages. What was the point?” After "weeks of negotiation" Jim agreed to participate in a sit-down interview for the ITV documentary Ashley Banjo: Britain in Black and White.

paedophile Gary Glitter is ‘remorseful’ and is ‘ready to start a new life’. The controversial comedian was asked for his thoughts on reports that the disgraced musician, whose real name is Paul Gadd, could be transferred to an open prison ‘within weeks’.