Ricky Gervais had to contend with a stony-faced response to a joke about Bob Geldof on The One Show. The comedian appeared on the BBC One chat show earlier this week following the announcement of his new tour Mortality, which will take place in October 2025.

Bob Geldof is defending 'Do They Know It’s Christmas?' and the charity work Band Aid has accomplished after facing criticism from Ed Sheeran and Fuse ODG. 'This little pop song has kept millions of people alive,

Geldof says he'll "have a talk" with Ed Sheeran, who participated in the 2014 version of the song and has since expressed his changed views on it.

Just days after his spat with Ed Sheeran, Bob Geldof has now been called out again over his Band Aid charity initiative for Africa.

CNN This Morning, the Band Aid founder, 73, told anchor Kasie Hunt that he still stands by Band Aid's anniversary release of the song,

The Band Aid drama rages on as Sir Bob Geldof has reportedly called Ed Sheeran after backlash over ‘damaging stereotypes’ in Christmas hit. The Boomtown Rats icon has defended the charity single, which he originally wrote in 1984 to raise money during the famine in Ethiopia.

Bob Geldof, co-founder of Band Aid, reportedly reached out to Ed Sheeran to discuss the ongoing controversy surrounding the project. The re-recorded song has faced growing criticism over the years, with some artists describing the initiative as dehumanising.

On this episode, artist and co-founder of Band Aid, Sir Bob Geldof joins Nina Nannar to discuss its 40th anniversary and impact. | ITV National News