It's WTF: The Weekly Trivia File

‘I feel guilty that I’m not making more money for the genius talent I have.’ American comedian Bobby Slayton.

• If Alan Carr’s Chatty Man talk show doesn’t win a Bafta, at least he can blame a mix-up in the academy’s voting system. It was among several Channel 4 entertainment shows missing off a list of programmes sent out to 6,000 members. Those who have already cast their vote have been given the chance to reconsider their decision once the gaffe came to light and Bafta insists: ‘Bafta is satisfied that… neither the integrity of the voting process, nor the chances of any entrant, have been affected in any way as a result of this error.’

• Bill Bailey is an honorary member of the Society of Crematorium Organists.

• David Walliams, and the team of celebrities he led, have completed the 1,000 cycle ride from John O'Groats to Land's End in four days, raising more than £1million for Comic Relief. The Little Britain star said: ‘I fell off three times, cycled through the dark for 30 miles on two hours sleep and coped with Jimmy Carr for company. It was incredible.’ En route, Miranda Hart came a cropper, cutting her leg when she tumbled off her bike, and later receiving acupuncture treatment for severe sickness and exhaustion.

• Mark Steel was invited on to Newsnight this week to talk about Michael Foot – but was bumped when Alastair Campbell took his place.

• Want to see what a pig's ear the Americans made of Spaced? Course you do:
  

• Michael McIntyre was given free tickets to Wimbledon last year by the BBC, a Freedom of Information request has revealed.

• Doug Stanhope: ‘My audience is a giant sausage festival with would-be school shooters.’

SOURCES: Punchline, The Independent, JohnCleese.com, The Sun/BBC, Twitter, YouTube, The Sun, Sacramento Press

Published: 5 Mar 2010