WTF: Weekly Trivia File

• ‘I think some people assumed that because I was on ITV2 I was stupid, trashy or lowbrow. I almost became the Katie Price of comedy’ Katy Brand.

• Some sore heads in comedy land following David Walliams’ stag do last night. Among the guests at celebrity haunts Nobu London and The Met Bar were Jimmy Carr, Steve Coogan, David Baddiel, Alan Carr, James Corden, Matt Lucas and Dale Winton. Apparently Corden, Brydon and Alan Carr had a bash at the karaoke, while Natalie Imbruglia turned up in breach of the usual lads-only rule. Baddiel admitted to a ‘terriblr hangover’ after getting in at 4am this morning.Walliams marries Lara Stone in London this weekend.

• Meanwhile, Matt Lucas has struck up a friendship with hip-hop star Kelis after her gig at London’s G.A.Y club last weekend.

• Stephen Fry is due to undergo surgery this month for a ‘buried’ tooth he has had since the age of six.

• Cancer is the funniest star sign, according to a new study into the arbitrary belief system. More than on in ten of Britain’s top comedians were born under the sign, including Ricy Gervais and Peter Kay; while Capricorns were the least successful, representing just three of the top 100 comics. Jongleurs paid statistician Dr Geoff Ellis to come up with the figures to plug its new West End venue, which it controversially ‘poached’ from another promoter.

• Alan Davies might have made the transition from stand-up to actor, but he’s dismissive of a of his former colleagues who have attempted the same transition. ‘It's sad to say but some of them have been terrible as actors in dramas,’ he said

• This American comic, Shang Forbes, certainly got the bit between his teeth when he tackled a heckler:
  

• Must be tough being Ricky Gervais. He blogged this week: ‘Played Madison Square Garden last night. It was an amazing experience as usual. After the show we had a quick drink with Chris Rock, Zack Galifianakis and Jerry Seinfeld.’

• Meanwhile, he attributes the success of The Office in America to the nation’s more optimistic attitude. ‘In Britain we are more cynical about people trying hard and being successful and I think that is why The Office has gone on so much longer in the US,’ he said.

• James Corden used to make fake vomit so he could avoid school. To help convince his mum he was ill, he would concoct the sick with Branston pickle and tomato ketchup.

SOURCES:Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, Mirror, Mirror, Chortle, Mirror, YouTube, Rickygervais.com, Showbiz Spy, Mirror

Published: 14 May 2010