A tight 5: August 28

Jason Byrne is to make a series for Irish broadcaster TV3 based on celebrities' embarrassing childhood snaps and other funny photographs. The channel today confirmed that Jason Byrne’s Snaptastic Show, a mixture of talk show and stand-up, is to go into production at its new studios in Dublin.

RICKY GERVAIS has been named the most influential Twitter user in London, according to social analytics company PeerIndex. He scored of 97 out of 100 on their scale, which considers retweets and favourites as well as just follower numbers, one point ahead of the likes of Caitlin Moran and Stephen Fry.

THE BBC's radio comedy department is running sessions for would-be writers, giving tips on what they are looking for and on how to develop skills. The sessions, run as part of the BBC Radio New Comedy Award, take place in Manchester on September 9 and London on September 28 and October 18. Details of how to apply are here.

LENA DUNHAM is to make a live appearance in the UK. The creator of Sky Atlantic comedy Girls will be in conversation with Caitlin Moran about her life and career as she launches her new book Not That Kind Of Girl. The event takes place at the Royal Festival Hall on October 31, but the £30 tickets sold out within hours of going on sale this morning.

STEPHEN LEE who played the pedantic kitchen cabinet installer on Seinfeld has died of a heart attack at the age of 58 in Los Angeles. Here he is in the sitcom:

Published: 28 Aug 2014