Not a multimillion-dollar budget and a panel of superstar judges from across the upper stratosphere of pop music, paid millions apiece just to appear.

Charlie Sheen has insisted we was spurred on by anger, not drugs, during his public meltdown in 2011.

Oscar reject Ben Affleck has taken home the best drama and best director prizes for Argo at the Golden Globes.

Jennifer Lawrence is taking her parents to the Golden Globes after breaking up with her boyfriend.

Angus T Jones will return to Two and a Half Men, after the show's creator admitted he "couldn't disagree" with the actor.

South Korean rapper Psy unsurprisingly gained the number one spot on YouTube's roundup of its top 10 viral hits of 2012.

Australian comedian Heath Franklin - aka Chopper - regularly crosses the Tasman to appear on the TV show 7 Days.

More than 30 Russell Brand fans have been forced to forfeit their purchases or pay full price after accidentally being sold $13 tickets for the comedian's Auckland show.

Last week I took a troupe of our greatest comics over to Sydney and we performed in the first offshore New Zealand Comedy Gala, writes Rhys Darby.

Modern Family star Eric Stonestreet has weighed in on rumours he's dating actress Charlize Theron, and a rep says he's only met the star twice.

He stepped down from stand-up for 10 years and headed to television land but now former Jonathan Creek star Alan Davies is heading back to the live stage - and this time it's personal, he tells Greg Dixon.

"New Zealand always looks beautiful in the movies, and when I meet people from there, I kinda like 'em," says Russell Brand.

I've even had meetings about meetings in Los Angeles, writes Rhys Darby.

Scott Kara talks to ventriloquist Jeff Dunham, ahead of his Vector Arena show, about making fun of terrorism and getting away with it.