Russell Kane

Teen-favourite pop punkers McFly are the house band for this episode of the comedian's cheerful weekly mixture of music and comedy. Laughs are provided by prize-winning comedian Zoe Lyons, Julian Clary and regular stand-up Russell Kane, while Little Britain and Come Fly with Me star Matt Lucas and tenor Alfie Boe present the TV debut of The Impossible Dream, their duet cover of the song from Dale Wasserman's musical The Man of La Mancha.

Northern naughty-texter Manford stretches the definition of "rocks" with a musical line-up of crooner James Blunt and drab Iberian ballad prince Enrique Iglesias. Luckily the comedy is much stronger. Russell Kane, Lee Nelson, Pete Firman and Susan Calman join the mighty punster Tim Vine, author of such efficient rib-ticklers as "Velcro: what a rip-off".

Noel Fielding to dance for Comic Relief

Mighty Boosh comic Noel Fielding, The Thick of It star Rebecca Front and comics Russell Kane and Ed Byrne are among the stars who will take part in this year's Let's Dance for Comic Relief.

Having left The One Show in a storm of tabloid publicity about his private life (and texting habits), Jason Manford returns to our screens with this new comedy-music show. Tonight, Manford welcomes a mix of new and established faces, including stand-ups Micky Flanagan and Russell Kane.

Russell Kane defends Edinburgh 'Comedy God' poll

Russell Kane has defended the one-off Foster's 'Comedy God' prize after it was attacked by fellow stand-up Stewart Lee.

Russell Kane's rules for an ordered life

1) Never be late 2) Never miss the chance to triple-check a lock 3) Never be less than over-organised 4) Never eat without first blowing your nose ... Here, the award-winning stand-up comedian, Russell Kane, celebrates the many blessings of living within the rigid confines of an intensely neurotic and obsessive-compulsive personality.

Among the hosts who'll be revisiting their home towns in this new series are Johnny Vegas and Russell Kane, but for tonight's opener it's Ben Elton, performing his first live stand up in a decade. The so-called "Godfather Of Alternative" has become comedy's embarrassing Dad in recent years, what with We Will Rock You and all, but his routines on rebranding and body piercing in particular show that he's still driven by the same moral sense and sarcastic despair at modern life as ever. Jason Byrne and Canadian Tom Stade guest.

Russell Kane: Smokescreens and Castles

So what do I watch? It's like the chef trying to find the restaurant which lets him un-think cooking. Almost impossible.

Edinburgh Q&A: Russell Kane

"The council house I grew up in inspired this year's show".