A tight 5: January 5

Peter Kay's Car Share, Not Going Out, Benidorm and Birds Of A Feather have been shortlisted for the best comedy of 2015 in the National Television Awards. The accolades are based on audience vote rather than expert panels, which may explain why only BBC One and ITV programmes have made the cut. Vote here.

BBC THREE will cease to exist as a broadcast channel on February 16, when it becomes online only, the corporation has announced.

COMEDY shows have helped propel UKTV to its most successful year yet - with the broadcaster citing Storage Hunters UK Celebrity Special – which featured comics including Ross Noble, Jenny Eclair and Bob Mortimer - and Dave Gorman's Modern Life is Goodish as its highest rating programmes of 2015.

LOUIS CK is creating a new animated series for America's FX network with the help of Simpsons and Finding Nemo voice star Albert Brooks, Hollywood website Deadline reports. All other details of the project remain unknown.

GQ magazine has named Josh Widdicombe as the second worst-dressed man of 2015, saying the stand-up 'seems to have developed a style that can only be described as an update on Bilbo Baggins'. No1 was The Great British Bake-Off's Paul Hollywood.

Published: 5 Jan 2016