Al Pacino, stand-up comic

WTF: Weekly Trivia File

‘I am not a massive drinker – except when I’m out with James Corden and Jason Manford.’ John Bishop

Liz Hurley could have been in Only Fools And Horses. A new book about the sitcom by Graham McCann reveals that the actress auditioned 'enthusiastically' for the part of Rodney's girlfriend Cassandra but was rejected because she was 'deemed too model-like'.

Russell Brand likes wearing his wife’s clothes, apparently. He turned up at an Los Angeles yoga class last week in Katy Perry’s skimpy grey T-shirt and formfitting sweatpants. A classmate said: ‘He admitted he was wearing Katy's clothes and that she doesn't mind, adding, “What's hers is mine!”’

This picture, right, is a lookalike on the books of the Susan Scott agency. But the question is, which comedian does Martin Moses say he looks like? Answer further down...

Much has been made of Eddie Izzard performing in French as well as in English. But Canadian comic Sugar Sammy is going one better – doing a run of 15 shows in bilingual Montreal where he'll mix up both English and French in the same performance. Producers say the Franglais shows are a world first.

As Eighties quiz Blockbusters looks set for a revival, here’s Stephen Merchant making an appearance on the show. when Michael Aspel was host:

There were days of filming where I’d suddenly think, 'Why am I in a toilet with Johnny Depp?’ Warwick Davis on Life’s Too Short.

Al Pacino started in showbiz as a stand-up comic. Adam Sandler, who is directing the Scarface legend in the upcoming comedy Jack and Jill, made the revelation on Jay Leno’s US talk show. ‘I bet you didn't know this – and I didn't know it either – but he was a stand-up. That's how he started,’ Sandler said. ‘Pacino was in a comedy team, in the beginning. He and another guy, I forgot what the man's name was, but he, like, used to do the Improv in New York. I swear to god... It wasn't just like a brief thing. He did it for like a couple years, I think. He told me some of his routines and they were great!’ Cue every two-bit impressionist doing an ‘imagine Pacino as a stand-up...’ routine.

Vauxhall Holiday Park in Great Yarmouth clearly isn’t the place to do your tribute to Andy Kaufman. This competitor in the clubs’s karaoke night decided to do I Will Survive in the style of Kaufman’s lounge singer Tony Clifton. The MC is clearly baffled:

Jerry Sadowitz on Michael McIntyre: ‘"I hope his next roadshow goes to that island near Oslo.’

Inbetweeners star Simon Bird has got engaged after proposing to his longterm girlfriend, Lisa Owens, during a romantic trip to Paris.

And the answer to our lookalike? It’s David Baddiel, as discovered by one of his Twitter followers, and subsequently spread around the microblogging site. Writer Caitlin Moran told him: ‘Hahahah your lookalike hahahah. They might as well just have a listing for "Jew in glasses”.’

Inbetweeners star Simon Bird has got engaged after proposing to his longterm girlfriend, Lisa Owens, during a romantic trip to Paris.

Tweets of the week
Tony Cowards (@ TonyCowards):Got a gig coming up for the Premier League Referees Association, just got to hope I don't get a second booking.
NickMotown(@ NickMotown): Fine Young Cannibals - what a ridiculously lenient crime initiative
TwelveTens(@ TwelveTens):Peter Sissons walks into a bar and orders a pint of bitter. Sorry, I should point out that this isn't a joke, it's just a dull anecdote.

SOURCES: Only Fools and Horses: The Untold Story of Britain's Favourite Comedy by Graham McCann, The Mirror, Us magazine, Susan Scott Lookalikes, YouTube, Chortle, Daily Telegraph, NBC Tonight Show, The Guardian, The Sun, Twitter

Published: 11 Nov 2011