Shameless ends with Suttie: the last 24 hours in comedy

Freddie Starr is denying he groped a teenager in the latest grim twist to the Jimmy Savile story. The Independent

 

Shameless is coming to an end after 11 series - but before it goes, Isy Suttie is joining the cast. SSP

 

Hat Trick and ChannelFlip have both landed could-be-interesting deals with YouTube. SSP

 

Something a bit lighter: a selection of Joan Rivers bitchiest lines at the Daily Mirror. 

 

The Metro continue to be quietly, unexpectedly actually very good at interviewing people, getting David Walliams to talk about suicide attempts and being seen as gay. Metro

 

Chris Ramsay is going to sew up the tween girl market Russell Howard used to have cornered once Hebburn starts, on the basis of this photo gallery. BBC

 

Inevitable JLC joke corner, following his guilty verdict:

 

@elisjames Justin Lee Collins' agent has just texted him to say 'good news! You're finally trending on twitter!'

 

@mattgreencomedy I wonder if JLC will get TLC in HMP?

 

And sounds-like-Mark-Watson-doing-his-Welsh-accent impersonator Elis James has a documentary coming up on BBC One Wales tonight, for which an outtake can be seen below: 

 

 

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