Jim Davidson
- 71 years old
- Stand-up comedian
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Jim Davidson's Big Brother win gets 3 million viewers
As the comedian beats rapper Dappy on Channel 5, 4.8 million tune in to Outnumbered's return to BBC One.
John Plunkett, The Guardian, 30th January 2014Opinion: My Jim Davidson shame?
Early in the run I looked online at the odds and he was 22-1. I thought that was worth a few quid. I don't bet except on the British Open so I completely forgot that I had a Paddy Power internet account opened in a moment of madness a couple of years ago. Then real life got in the way and by the time I got to the bookmakers Davidson's odds had come down to 7-4. I whacked £20 on anyway.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th January 2014Jim Davidson odds-on to win Celebrity Big Brother
Jim Davidson looks set to walk out of the 13th series of Celebrity Big Brother a victorious winner this evening, if the bookies' odds are to be believed.
Felicity Thistlethwaite, Daily Mail, 29th January 2014Jim Davidson wins Celebrity Big Brother 2014
Comic Jim Davidson has won the 2014 series of Celebrity Big Brother, as voted for by the public.
British Comedy Guide, 29th January 2014Jim Davidson joint favourite to win Big Brother
He was once the favourite to go home first but Jim Davidson''s grumpy ways have proved a hit with viewers and he's now joint favourite to win Celebrity Big Brother alongside Ollie Locke.
Amy Duncan, Metro, 16th January 2014Jim Davidson in 'Frank Carson dressing-room' row
Celebrity Big Brother might have had its fair share of rows - but none quite as bizarre as the latest conflict between Jim Davidson and Linda Nolan. Thursday night's show saw the pair at loggerheads over an apparent incident in the dressing-room of late Irish comic Frank Carson.
Caroline Westbrook, Metro, 16th January 2014Jim Davidson sparks anger after defending routines
Jim Davidson has been blasted for describing his old stand-up routines as "cartoon racism".
Hannah Hope, The Mirror, 6th January 2014Jim Davidson given go ahead for Celebrity Big Brother
Jim Davidson has been given the go ahead to enter the Celebrity Big Brother house next year after he was forced to pull out of the previous series over an impending investigation.
Amy Duncan, Metro, 18th December 2013Jim Davidson Falklands sex case dropped
The attorney general of the Falkland Islands has confirmed that comedian Jim Davidson will not be prosecuted for an alleged sex offence from the 1980s.
BBC News, 16th December 2013Jim Davidson's rant at 'unfunny, smug' Ade Edmondson
Jim Davidson has launched an angry tirade against Celebrity MasterChef winner Adrian Edmondson, labelling him an 'arrogant, self-satisfied lefty' and 'the unfunniest man in the world'.
Simon Boyle, Daily Mail, 9th September 2013