Jack Dee

5 things you might not know about the ISIHAC crew

Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Jeremy Hardy and Jack Dee are taking the beloved radio show on the road. Here's some facts about them.

As the quick-fingered contributors to Twit of the Year know, a lot can be said in 140 characters. Cut out the timewasting, self-promotion, breakfast updates and kittens, and the world of Twitter is revealed to be both glorious and cruel, not to mention strangely powerful. News stories may originate in the real world, but many of 2013's biggest happenings took new shape online - and, for some high-profile Tweeters, ended in a court appearance.

Here Jack Dee and a happy gaggle of well-known Tweeters survey the year in updates, though they're unlikely to dwell on the really nasty stuff. Expect a reminder of the timeline hits, PR gaffes and jaw-dropping messages shared by the many Tweeters who are in thrall to the little blue bird.

Interview: When Jack Dee met Jack Whitehall

One is the silent brooding type who's been frowning his way to success for 20 years, the other is a cheeky prodigy who can't keep his mouth shut even when it gets him into trouble. Yet they have much more in common than you might think.

Jack Dee's dig at Crewe is blasted by council leader

Cheshire East Council leader Michael Jones has urged comedian Jack Dee to 'cheer up, get on a train and come up here' after running down Crewe in a media interview.

Jack Dee heads another strong line-up in the stand-up showcase, his deadpan patter more than holding its own against the binge-drinking riffing of observational comedian Seann Walsh and a barrage of witty snippets from Milton Jones, acknowledged master of the one-liner. The only problem is, the 30-minute running time feels a bit rushed - this is one show that deserves some extra time to play with.

Radio Times review

As Jack Dee reminds us, he hosted the first two series of this show introducing all sorts of comedians who have now become household names. "I can't tell you how much I regret that... seeing people overtake you," he adds, shaking his head bitterly. He shouldn't worry. His patter is as sharp, self-deprecating and drily funny as ever.

Valiantly attempting to follow Dee's set is Seann Walsh, who riffs on the perils of binge-drinking, and Milton Jones, who wears such a loud shirt he actually doesn't need to say a word to get the audience falling about laughing. However, every single one of his jokes is terrific: his definition of Caucasian and his messy afternoons with ducks, pigs and other animals will make you guffaw - but never again will you end a phone call with "I'll let you go".

Jack Dee to host Channel 4's Twit of the Year

Hosted by sardonic comic Jack Dee, Twit Of The Year will take an entertaining look back at 2013 to reveal the biggest social media gaffes and triumphs that got the nation talking and reminisce on how they were viewed, shared and retold online.

Jack Dee interview

Jack Dee, 52, has starred in many TV comedy shows, including Lead Balloon. He recently returned to live comedy after a six-year absence.

Christmas DVDs round-up - stand-up comedy specials

Stocking fillers from Micky Flanagan, Tom Stade, Reginald D Hunter, Jack Dee & Bill Bailey reviewed.

'Tis the season to buy jolly DVDs

It was Super Monday this week - the comedy industry's equivalent to Super Thursday, when publishers flood the bookshops with celebrity memoirs and other sure-sellers for the festive market. So on Monday DVDs by Miranda Hart, Reginald D. Hunter, Micky Flanagan, Jack Dee, Eddie Izzard, Jimmy Carr, Bill Bailey, Seann Walsh, Keith Lemon and others hit the shelves.