WOULD I LIE TO WU?
Last week, Divorce Court – the US reality series that makes Jeremy Kyle look like, well, Jeremy Kyle but a tiny bit less awful – featured a man accusing his partner of sleeping with all nine members of the Wu-Tang Clan.
BEWARE OF GAG-SNATCHERS
The daisy-chain of stand-up joke-thievery continues, with Gina Yashere accusing Russell Peters of stealing her gags, a few days after Peters made the same claim about new Daily Show host Trevor Noah.
SONS OF ANARCHY
The Guide and Mumford & Sons have always had a lot in common, so we’re happy to endorse the band’s take on Jay Z’s streaming service, Tidal: “When they say it’s artist-owned, it’s owned by those rich, wealthy artists…”
ROCK’S ON THE BOX
Coming to HBO in summer is Ballers, a comedy-drama starring the Rock as an NFL star-turned-super-agent. If the trailer is anything to go by, expect Entourage with concussion.
DUREX’N’EFFECT
Fittingly for an album titled Total Orgasm, Kool Keith’s deluxe box set of his most recent LP will come with a free condom.
ACE OF CASE
Stand down, Serial! Jog on, The Jinx! The original and best true-crime saga, Truman Capote’s 1966 book In Cold Blood, is being adapted for TV by the Weinstein Company.
UP THE WOODEN HILLS TO EDFORDSHIRE
In “well, duh!” news, Spotify has revealed that Ed Sheeran is the artist who appears on the most sleep-themed playlists.
