WTF: Weekly Trivia File

• Stephen K Amos on the latest Prince Harry racism row, which he accidentally sparked: ‘I’d like to appeal for calm as the furore is ruining my chances of an OBE. I do not believe Prince Harry was racist to me.’

• Russell Brand has presented his Tempest co-star Helen Mirren with a pair of his dirty underpants. During his Scandalous stand-up gig this week, he said: ‘On the last day of filming I was running late, so I just shoved on a pair of yellow American Apparel underpants. At the end of filming I rushed back to my dressing room and spotted a black pair and thought I'd change. As I rush out of the dressing room I came face-to-face with Helen, still holding my dirty pants head high. That's when I heard my voice saying, “Would you like these?” She took them and said, “Thank you.” Why? Because she was being polite - because she's a Dame.’

• Vic Reeves proposed to Nancy Sorrell in London's Groucho club at 22 minutes past ten on the 22nd of the second 2002. Their wedding rings are inscribed: 22.22.22.02.2002.

• Andy Parsons has admitted what fans have long suspected: that the scoring system on Mock The Week is entirely arbitrary. ‘It’s completely made up,’ he said. ‘Basically, they record it, both sides win every round, then they decide in the edit which side actually wins. I have no idea how they decide that. We tend not to care about [it] but people at home write in. People take it far too seriously.

• When David O’Doherty won £1,500 in the So You Think You're Funny? talent hunt at the 1999 Edinburgh Fringe, he was given the obligatory huge cardboard cheque for the photos. But somebody told him it was legal tender, so he took it into a bank. ‘The cashier almost wept with laughter,’ he recalls.

• David Walliams, 37, has been out on the London party circuit with model Lauren Budd, 18. Meanwhile, Noel Fielding has been out with Courtney Love again, drinking with her and his girlfriend Dee Plume at the Groucho Club till 4am

• This is billed as ‘the funniest stand-up you’ll see’ on YouTube. You may beg to differ:
  

• Flight of the Conchords stars Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie performed under the name Moustache And Vested Interest before adopting the name that made them famous..

• Sacha Baron Cohen’s fiancée Isla Fisher was once introduced to a swanky Hollywood party as his daughter. The 33-year-old was escorted into a room with six teenagers, who were told: ‘Everybody, play nicely with Sacha Baron Cohen's daughter!’

• Frank Skinner has given £200 to a Black Country school for children with learning difficulties so they could get a trampoline.

SOURCES: Daily Mirror, Daily Mirror, Daily Mail, Metro, Norwich Evening News, Now/DailyMail, YouTube, BBC Press Office, ContactMusic.com, Stourbridge News

Published: 13 Feb 2009