Jimmy Savile

If Russell Brand's interview with Jimmy Savile happened today, we'd be thankful for the Twitterstorm

In 2007, before Twitter rage and pile-ons, Brand offered up his female assistant to go to Savile's place naked. With little social media to provide a forum for outrage, no action was taken.

Russell Brand: In Plain Sight review - so many red flags ignored for so long

From demeaning sexual remarks on radio to offering his assistant naked to Jimmy Savile, every disturbing detail of this cogent documentary makes it mind-boggling that these alleged abuses have taken so long to surface.

Steve Coogan eerily transforms into Jimmy Savile

Steve Coogan fans may be left cold by his uncanny likeness to vile paedophile Jimmy Savile who he has been transformed into for a new BBC drama.

Steve Coogan seen as Jimmy Savile for the first time

Eerie photos show the Alan Partridge star as Savile wearing a jester costume.

Bobby Davro on being tarred with the Yewtree brush

Comedian Bobby Davro says he is tarred with the same brush as disgraced celebrities such as Jimmy Savile and Max Clifford despite being innocent.

Robbie Coltrane plays fallen comic in Yewtree drama

Robbie Coltrane is to star as a fallen comedian in an incendiary TV drama inspired by the historic sex cases involving Jimmy Savile and Rolf Harris.

"The last series we did, the [then] controller got in a panic and cut some things at the last moment, which really pissed me off," Harry Enfield told the Daily Telegraph, explaining their reluctance to commit to another series. "We had this father/son/grandson trio with their dog. All were totally feral. After the BBC signed off the entire series, the Jimmy Savile thing happened, and everyone panicked. The grandson was played by a boy who at the time of filming was, I think, 15 years and 10 months. There was a bit of harmless post-watershed-style swearing in one of the sketches, but the BBC decided to cut not only that sketch but all five in the series. It was nuts, and it left all our shows short and their structure unsatisfactory."

Paul Merton: Jimmy Savile 'too famous' to be suspected

Comedy star Paul Merton claims nobody in showbusiness believed Jimmy Savile was guilty of child abuse - because he was so well known.

An Audience with Jimmy Savile, Park Theatre, review

It isn't too soon for a play about Jimmy Savile - but this one, starring Alistair McGowan, just isn't any good, says Ben Lawrence.