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1. Sacha Baron Cohen - the man of mystery unveils the sooo wrong Bruno (that's him there, as if you can't tell) to us all on July 10th. Expect America to get as excited as they did for Borat in 2006.

2. Russell Brand - injecting a bit of sex appeal back into the comedy circuit, Russell returns as Forgetting Sarah Marshall's rocker Aldous Snow in Get Him To The Greek, out next Spring.

3. Ricky Gervais - a small, tubby man from Reading he may be. But as the cast list of Extras proved, our cousins Stateside love him. He reteams with Stephen Merchant for bittersweet comedy Cemetary Junction next.

4. Simon Pegg - director JJ Abrams knows that Peggy can get laughs even in the most serious moments - check Star Trek for proof. Simon now alternates between big budget Hollywood (Spielberg's Tintin) and lo-fi stuff with his mate Nick (the road movie Paul, filming now in Mexico).

5. Eddie Izzard - one of the most successful stand-ups ever acts all serious in Hollywood blockbusters such as Valkyrie. But even in the midst of a WW2 epic, the cheeky glint in his eyes remains...