A tight 5: November 23

WHOOPI GOLDBERG is coming to the UK to perform stand-up. Her show, Stand Up Live!, will be at the London Palladium for one night on February 11. Tickets go on sale on Friday here.

A COMEDIAN is the top choice to make the office Christmas party memorable, according to a new poll. More than a quarter of workers who responded to a survey from bark.com (26 per cent) said they would most like a comic at their staff party, ahead of a magician (18 per cent), DJ (17 per cent) or caterer (13 per cent).

RUSSELL HOWARD is to make his debut on Radio 5 Live, presenting a show over from 10am to 1pm on Christmas Day.

NEW GIRL creator Liz Meriwether is co-writing a comedy set in Antarctica. Thin Ice, which is being piloted for America's Fox network, is about awoam in the frozen wasteland, surrounded by a group of 'brilliant misfits', Hollywood trade paper Deadline reports.

SEXY Torture Chamber – a video that YouTuber Hazel Hayes made with fellow online stars Jack & Dean has been named comedy sketch of the year at the British Online Creator Awards. Here it is:

Published: 23 Nov 2016