A tight 5: October 24

COUNT Arthur Strong has announced his first live tour in three years. Somebody Up There Licks Me kicks of in Norwich on February 5 and comprises 51 nights (and one matinee). The Radio 4 and BBC Two favourite said: ‘If you only buy one ticket for something this year buy a ticket for this one twice and bring a friend. I promise you, you won’t regret it. And if you do there must be something wrong with you. No refunds’. Dates.

JAMES CORDEN is to begin his new job as a US talk show host on March 9. The CBS has announced that will be the date he starts on The Late Late Show, taking over from Scottish-born Craig Ferguson. 'We're excited to begin CBS' next chapter after midnight and introduce James' wide range of performance talents and fearless creative instincts to American television viewers,' said the broadcaster's entertainment chairman, Nina Tassler.

A NEW YORK street was yesterday renamed in honour of George Carlin. The 400 block of West 121st Street and Amsterdam Avenue officially is now officially known as George Carlin Way. It is actually one block away from the planned site to mark where he grew up and went to school – because of opposition from a church there.

AUSTRALIA's biggest TV awards, The Logies, is to have a comedy category for the first time in five years. Emma Nolan, editor of organisers TV Week, said: 'The standard of Australian comedies has been outstanding in 2014 –and we felt that shows in that genre deserved to be judged up against each other in their own category.'

JOAN RIVERS' daughter Melissa Rivers will inherit ​the bulk of the later comedian's estate, including ​$75 million ​in ​cash and a $35 million Upper East Side apartment, it has been reported in the States.

Published: 24 Oct 2014