A tight 5: January 12

ANTI-SEMITIC French comedian Dieudonné has declared some solidarity with Amedy Coulibaly, the terrorist who murdered four people at a kosher supermarket in Paris last Friday. Police are investigating after the comedian requisitioned the the ‘Je Suis Charlie’ slogan adopted by free speech supporters following the linked attack on the Charlie Hebdo magazine for a Facebook post which read: ‘As far as I am concerned, I feel I am Charlie Coulibaly.’

TRANSPARENT, Amazon’s comedy-drama about a a transgender woman, was named best TV comedy at the Golden Globes last night, with star Jeffrey Tambor scooping best actor over fellow nominees including Ricky Gervais for Derek and Louis CK for Louie.

SARAH MILLICAN is to be interviewed about her career as part of Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival, it has been announced today. She will be taking to festival director Geoff Rowe at the city’s Curve Theatre on February 8.

STEPHEN COLBERT will take his seat hosting The Late Show in the States on September 8, more than three months after David Letterman’s last show on May 20, the CBS network has announced.

STILL OPEN ALL HOURS has topped Sunday night’s viewing again, averaging 6.37million viewers for BBC One at 7.30pm.

Published: 12 Jan 2015