Here’s the line up for the new season of ‘Taskmaster’

“Peggy Ramsay used to say ‘agent’ is the most disgusting word in the English language,” ponders Adam Welsh, the founder of Divergent Talent Group (DTG).

After all the Christmas chaos and heading back to work or getting the kids back to school, is there anything more relaxing than slipping away for an overnight getaway? If you’re looking for a pick-me-up to help survive the long and cold winter months, then you’re in luck as Horwood House Hotel, a stunning luxury country house in Buckinghamshire, has teamed up with luxe and Fashion Editor-approved pyjama brand Their Nibs to launch their Stylish Sleepover package. Sometimes a night away in the countryside with your mum, sister, or friends is just what you need, and this package is the perfect excuse to book a mini staycation.

Nicki Minaj has previewed a Megan Thee Stallion diss track and made numerous claims about the rapper over X/Twitter.Yesterday (January 26), Megan dropped her defiant new track ‘Hiss‘, but it is one bar in particular that has made headlines: “These hoes don’t be mad at Megan, these hoes mad at Megan’s Law,” she raps.Megan’s Law makes information about registered sex offenders available to the public; Minaj’s husband, Kenneth Petty, is a registered sex offender after pleading guilty to attempted rape age 16. He was recently sentenced to a year of house arrest after failing to register as a sex offender at his new address whilst moving to California with Minaj.In response, Minaj hopped on Instagram Live to share a diss track aimed at Megan.

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget. The film, set for streaming soon, debuted at the recent BFI London Film Festival and is the follow-up to the beloved Aardman classic.The cast includes: Thandiwe Newton (Ginger), Zachary Levi (Rocky), Bella Ramsey (Molly), Imelda Staunton (Bunty), Lynn Ferguson (Mac), David Bradley (Fowler), Jane Horrocks (Babs), Romesh Ranganathan (Nick), Daniel Mays (Fetcher), Josie Sedgwick-Davies (Frizzle), Peter Serafinowicz (Reginald Smith), Nick Mohammed (Dr.

Scottish comedian Kevin Bridges has been announced as this year's host for the Teenage Cancer Trust event at the Royal Albert Hall. The stand-up comedian, 37, will host "A Night of Comedy" on Tuesday, 19 March with performances from Rob Beckett, Paul Chowdhry, Joe Lycett, Joanne McNally and Seann Walsh, plus special guests who are yet to be announced.This night is a part of the week-long event that will take place at the Royal Albert Hall from 18 March to 24 March to help raise vital funds for the Teenage Cancer Trust charity.There will also be performances from The Who with Orchestra, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Young Fathers and The Chemical Brothers to name a few at the star-studded event.

NewJeans, BTS’ Jungkook, H1-KEY and more.Today (January 26), the annual Korean awards ceremony unveiled its full list of nominees on its official website. The ceremony honours mainstream and underground musicians across a variety of genres, and distributes awards based on the recommendations of its panel.The 21st Korean Music Awards ceremony will take place on February 29 at 8pm KST, and will be streamed live on the PRIZM app.K-pop girl group NewJeans, rapper Beenzino and indie rock band Silica Gel received five nominations each, including Musician of the Year, Song of the Year and Album of the Year, as well as Best Song and Best Album nominations in their respective genre categories.NewJeans notably won both Best K-pop Song and Best K-pop Album at last year’s ceremony, as well as Rookie of the Year.

Latitude Festival has announced a swathe of new names for its 2024 line-up, including The Darkness, Future Islands, Lankum and The Vaccines.The festival will return on the weekend of July 25-28 in Henham Park, Suffolk, and last month revealed its 2024 headliners as Duran Duran, Kasabian, Keane and London Grammar.Also on today’s line-up announcement are Jockstrap, CMAT, Waxahatchee, Baby Queen and Marika Hackman.The festival’s comedy line-up for 2024 has also been revealed, with headliners Jo Brand, Judi Love and Joanne McNally joining the previously announced Sara Pascoe.See the full Latitude 2024 line-up so far.

True Detective fans are speculating whether season four will see the return of one of the series’ most well-known characters, following some clear links between the different seasons.The fourth instalment in the crime drama series, titled True Detective: Night Country, aired earlier this month on HBO. Starring Jodie Foster in a lead role as Detective Liz Danvers, who is investigating the disappearance of eight men from an Alaskan research station, critical reviews of the series have been largely positive.After the second episode of the latest series aired on Sunday (January 21) some fans are beginning to notice links to the first season of True Detective, which starred Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson and premiered in 2014.In the latest episode of True Detective: Night Country, Fiona Shaw’s character, Rose, is led by a mysterious presence to some missing bodies in the snow.

Angelique Jackson Lionel Richie has been very emotional lately, but he wants to reassure everyone that he’s okay. According to Richie, it’s just been a heady experience to look back nearly 40 years and relive all the wondrous and chaotic memories of writing and recording “We Are the World” for the new Netflix documentary “The Greatest Night in Pop.” “Every segment of this journey, I cry,” Richie said at the Variety Studio presented by Audible at Sundance Film Festival, where the film made its world premiere.

(G)I-DLE have released a music video for their new song, ‘Wife’.‘Wife’ is a pre-release track from (G)I-DLE’s upcoming second full-length album, ‘[2]’, which will be released this Friday (January 25). The record will be led by the title track, ‘Super Lady’.The eccentric music video for ‘Wife’ features the K-pop girl group in matching neon-coloured short bob wigs, as well as T-shirts that feature the world ‘Wife’ in bold.‘[2]’ will be (G)I-DLE’s first release of 2024, arriving about four months after their first English EP ‘Heat’.

The Rolling Stones, Foo Fighters and Neil Young and Crazy Horse are among a litany of huge names announced for this year’s New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.Also at the top of the bill are The Killers, Vampire Weekend, Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, Chris Stapleton, Hozier and Jon Batiste.The festival, which takes place over two weekends between April 25 and May 5 at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, goes out of its way to celebrate the rich musical heritage of the city.Jazz Fest 2024 Music Lineup!GA Weekend Passes and VIP Packages on sale now!Full Music Lineup and Purchase tickets at https://t.co/dApNCrvPYZ. pic.twitter.com/Ba5Q8QDwNG— New Orleans JazzFest (@jazzfest) January 18, 2024Representing the city’s cultural legacy are names such as Irma Thomas, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, The Dixie Cups, Big Freedia, Trombone Shorty and Cyril Neville.Also set to feature at the festival are The Beach Boys, Earth, Wind & Fire, Bonnie Raitt, Queen Latifah, Greta Van Fleet and Heart.Tickets for both weekends of the festival and all VIP packages can be found here.In November, the Stones confirmed details of a huge US tour for 2024, opening with a show in Houston on April 28, and continuing for 15 more dates going into the summer, wrapping up in Santa Clara, California on July 17.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba will be coming to the big screen, along with a sneak peek at the new season.Described as an extra-sized blockbuster experience, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training- will allow fans to revisit the finale of the Swordsmith Village Arc while also getting a glimpse at the highly anticipated Hashira Training Arc (season four).The upcoming event marks the first time the finale of the Swordsmith Village Arc has ever been shown in cinemas, and also the first-ever showing of the Hashira Training Arc‘s beginning.Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training- will screen in UK cinemas from February 23.

The Good Doctor is coming to an end.

Criminal Minds: Evolution fans apparently will be saying goodbye to longtime cast member Josh Stewart. The actor today posted on X (fka Twitter) that “sadly, my days of playing Will LaMontagne Jr. are over,” adding “You guys have been the absolute best.”

The Bear is one of the most celebrated television shows of the decade so far, picking up multiple Emmys and Golden Globes in the last two weeks.The hit TV series follows chef Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto (played by Jeremy Allen White) from kitchens of fine dining restaurants back to his family’s sandwich shop – The Original Beef Of Chicagoland – after the death of his brother.NME named the show the best series of 2023, writing: “No other series has since proved better at showing the shit endlessly hitting the fan, but it was the flashbacks, side-steps and breath-catching across these 10 perfect episodes that charred, sliced and tenderised harder than any of the kitchen chaos.”The Bear picked up six Emmys on Monday (January 15), including Outstanding Comedy Series, as well as Lead Actor for Jeremy Allen White, Supporting Actor for Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Supporting Actress for Ayo Edebiri. It also won three Golden Globes Awards earlier this month, including for White and Edebiri again.Both seasons of The Bear are currently streaming in the UK on Disney+, while it is available to watch on Hulu in the US.

Young Sheldon is heading to our TVs for the final time this February.

The 75th prestigious Emmy Awards took place on Monday night (January 15) in California after a delay from September due to industry strikes. If you were watching the much-anticipated ceremony that awards the best in TV, you may have spotted an unusual green goblin striking a pose on the red carpet.

The cast of the Apple TV+ comedy series was together at an awards show one final time at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards!

Channel 4’s Taskmaster is welcoming back its winners to compete in a special round of silly shenanigans with hosts Alex Horne and Greg Davies. Returning alongside Morgan Robinson, Sophie Duker and other previous series victors is Dara O Briain, who admits that despite his love for the show, it has been a bad influence on his three children. “It became a family favourite during lockdown and it also broke a few boundaries for us in our parenting – it was when we gave up the fight against bad language,” laughs Dara, who shares a daughter, 15, and two sons, 12 and 18, with his wife Susan.

NewJeans taking home the most accolades during the ceremony – view the full list of winners below.On January 10, the 13th Circle Chart Music Awards was held at the at Busan Exhibition and Convention Center in Busan, South Korea. Hosted by SUPER JUNIOR‘s Leeteuk, STAYC‘s Sieun and ZEROBASEONE‘s Seok Matthew, the awards ceremony honoured the best South Korean music released from December 2022 to November 2023.NewJeans were the biggest winners of the night, bringing home four awards for Artist of the Year (Digital), Artist of the Year (Global Streaming), Artist of the Year (Unique Listeners) and Music Steady Seller of the Year.Other girl groups to take home multiple trophies include (G)I-DLE (three awards), IVE (three awards), NiziU (two awards) and LE SSERAFIM (two awards).NCT Dream, SEVENTEEN and BTS‘ Jungkook also took home three awards each.