Career: In 1995, Timberlake, then just 14, and Chasez joined the boy band N'Sync, and had huge success with a string of number one singles and albums. Timberlake eventually went solo, and his debut album Justified was an acclaimed success; he's since released the albums FutureSex/LoveSounds and The 20/20 Experience. He has several acting credits to his name, including The Social Network, Shrek the Third, Bad Teacher and Trouble with the Curve.

Career: Deschanel appeared in a guest role on the TV series Veronica's Closet before making her film debut in Lawrence Kasdan's 1999 comedy Mumford. She received rave reviews for her supporting role in her second film, director Cameron Crowe's semi-autobiographical Almost Famous. Over the next few years she played supporting roles in a series of films that included Manic, Big Trouble, and The Good Girl. She turned down several supporting roles and played her first lead role in All the Real Girls, to great acclaim, before appearing in box office smashes Elf, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and Jim Carrey Yes Man. She has appeared in Bones alongside her sister Emily, and currently plays the lead role in sitcom New Girl.

Career: Mintz-Plasse next appeared in Role Models (2008) and Year One (2009). He was nominated for a Teen Choice Award for Kick-Ass (2010), a part he reprised in the 2013 sequel. His other film credits include Pitch Perfect (2012), Movie 43 (2013) and This is the End (2013). He has also lent his voice to How to Train Your Dragon (2010) and its 2014 sequel, Marmaduke (2010) and ParaNorman (2012). His recent work includes Neighbours (2014).

Career: Brand landed a job presenting on MTV, but was sacked after turning up dressed as Osama bin Laden on September 12, 2001. It was felt to be in exceptionally bad taste. He returned to the stand-up circuit, before hitting the big-time hosting Big Brother's eForum. This led to the Channel 4 series Big Brother's Big Mouth. More recently he has moved into acting. He's appeared on TV in Cold Blood, Blessed, The Abbey and Cruise of the Gods, and starred in the films St Trinian's, Bedtime Stories and Forgetting Sarah Marshall. His character in the latter, Aldous Snow, also featured in the film Get Him to the Greek. His later work includes providing voices in Despicable Me and Hop, and starring in The Tempest, Arthur and a film version of the stage musical Rock of Ages.

Career: Cleese's showbiz break came with The Frost Report. By 1969, he and Chapman were working alongside Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam on Monty Python's Flying Circus, which made them household names. He left the group in 1972, although they reunited for several films. In 1975, Cleese and his then wife Connie Booth wrote and starred in Fawlty Towers, which was a worldwide hit. Projects since include A Fish Called Wanda, which he co-wrote, two Bond movies, and two Harry Potter films. He has also appeared in 3rd Rock from the Sun and Will & Grace. His stand-up show, The Alimony Tour, proved hugely popular in 2010; his most recent film, God Loves Caviar, was released in 2012.

Career: Alan Bennett's internationally successful play and film The History Boys boosted his profile. He co-hosted Big Brother's Big Mouth in 2007, the same year he re-teamed with Fat Friends' Ruth Jones to pen and star in BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey, which was a huge, Bafta-winning hit. Corden also worked with Gavin & Stacey's Mathew Horne on sketch show Horne & Corden and the film Lesbian Vampire Killers. In 2010, he fronted a series of comedy chat shows for ITV1 revolving around that year's World Cup. Since then he has hosted Sky1's sporting quiz A League of Their Own and appeared in Doctor Who, The Wrong Mans, The Three Musketeers, One Chance and Gulliver's Travels. He has also been the subject on Piers Morgan's Life Stories and hosted the Brits. He returned to the stage in 2011 in the critically acclaimed One Man, Two Guvnors.