A tight 5: February 3

DAME EDNA EVERAGE, David Mitchell, Victoria Wood, Kayvan Novak and Ab Fab duo Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley are among the celebrities taking part in The Great Comic Relief Bake Off, which launches on BBC One next Wednesday.

ROBIN WILLIAMS’ wife and children are fighting over his estate. In legal papers filed in San Francisco, the comic’s widow, Susan, says some of Williams’ personal effects have been taken without her permission – and wants to exclude the contents of their shared home from being inherited by his children. Lawyers for Zachary, Zelda and Cody say they are ‘heartbroken that Mr Williams' wife of less than three years, has acted against his wishes by challenging the plans he so carefully made for his estate.’

JOAN RIVERS will tonight posthumously receive the ‘Warrior for Truth’ award from America’s leading Jewish newspaper Algemeiner Journal. The comedian’s daughter, Melissa, will be accepting it on her behalf .

THE cast of Adam Sandler’s first Netflix movie, the Western spoof Ridiculous 6, will include Twilight’s Taylor Lautner, Nick Nolte, Whitney Cummings, Steve Buscemi, Rob Schneider, Nick Swardson, Vanilla Ice, Dan Aykroyd, Luke Wilson, and Jon Lovitz, US website The Wrap reports.

AZIZ ANSARI’s next special, Live At Madison Square Garden, will be released on Netflix in the UK on Friday, March 6, the company has announced.

Published: 3 Feb 2015