Jim Davidson
- 71 years old
- Stand-up comedian
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This is the show that started out as a late-night sidebar to the 2012 Paralympics and proved so popular it took on a life of its own.
This is also the show that says it's OK laugh at disability provided, that is, those jokes are made within the parameters of a fiendishly sensitive, unwritten set of rules with question one being: "Are you Frankie Boyle?" And question two being: "Is your name Jim Davidson?"
As a rule of thumb, if you can count up to 20 using your fingers and toes, don't even think about trying to join in yourself.
With regular panellist Alex Brooker out in Austria presenting The Jump, comedian Micky Flanagan joins host Adam Hills and Josh Widdicombe for the start of the new series.
Last year, Adam memorably remarked: "Getting angry at Jim Davidson because he doesn't know how to talk about disability is like getting angry at a dog for not knowing how to use the internet." There's a good chance the show might work up a nice head of steam about Davidson winning Celebrity Big Brother.
Jane Simon, The Mirror, 31st January 2014How long can Jim Davidson stay out of trouble?
He has been written off as racist, sexist and a homophobe but the unrepentant old-school comic will now be offered a return to peak-time television by his new benefactors at Channel 5.
Adam Sherwin, The Independent, 31st January 2014Jim 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 2014How Richard Desmond reversed Jim Davidson's fortunes
The discarded Davidson might never have been brought back to us were it not for the Channel 5 boss giving him a chance on Celebrity Big Brother. Now he's flavour of the month.
Marina Hyde, The Guardian, 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 2014