Ford Kiernan

Ford Kiernan releases music single for charity

Ford Kiernan, who played Jack Jarvis in cult Scottish comedy Still Game for 20 years, has ventured into new creative territory by collaborating with Aberdeen DJ and producer RYZY to pen a 130pm techno track.

Still Game creators win legal battle with Jack Daniel's over whisky

Still Game creators Greg Hemphill and Ford Kiernan have won a legal battle with Jack Daniel's over a whisky named after their beloved characters Jack and Victor.

Hundreds of Scots line up to meet Still Game stars at whisky shop

Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill made an appearance at The Whisky Shop in Buchanan Galleries on Saturday.

Still Gin launches in time for Mother's Day

After the hugely successful launch of Jack & Victor whisky last year, Scottish comedy icons Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill are expanding their offering with a brand-new tipple.

BBC cuts 'offensive' scenes from Chewin' The Fat repeats

Censors at the BBC have removed sketches from old episodes of the comedy show Chewin' The Fat to avoid offending modern audiences. The hit BBC Scotland comedy series has been re-edited for repeat showings.

Ladybaby (BBC3) is a comedy from Scotland hoping to go from pilot to series. On this evidence it should.

Suzie, played by Amy Manson, has a friend who's just become a mum and can't think of anything less appealing. "If I ever give birth I won't have a baby, I'll have a pickled egg," she declares.

But she had a baby back when she was 15, the unintended consequence of a school field-trip to the Lake District where the condoms were used to water-bomb ramblers. Given up for adoption, Kate (Mirren Mack from The Nest) appears out of nowhere. Well, specifically: out of the dry ice in a nightclub after Suzie - her mum - has just enjoyed a knee-trembler with the resident DJ.

"You ticked the box for 'No contact,'" says Kate. "Well, the law's changed and I did want contact." Suzie tries to make up for lost time. "Er," says Kate, "are you trying to smell my head?"

The pair seem worlds apart, Suzie asking Kate: "Do you have a career? Do you do a weekly shop? Do you carry tissues in your bag?" Suzie has/does none of these things. In reply Kate says "You seem really young," suggesting maturity for her mother post-Lake Windermere is still a work-in-progress. There's great potential in Kirstie Swain's comedy - especially with Phyllis Logan and Ford Kiernan as Suzie's parents - though Ladybaby has already given up the money shot with Suzie getting to sniff Kate's head.

Still Game stars launch personal brand of Scotch whisky

From today the first batch of Jack and Victor Whisky is exclusively available for 48 hours to those who have pre-registered for a bottle online. It comes ahead of Friday's general public sale.