Horne and Corden and Young

Horne and Corden already have two celebrity guests confirmed (Source: Metro)

Will Young is to make a cameo appearance in BBC Three’s sketch show Horne and Corden. The show which began last week broke a record for being the highest rated comedy on the channel since it launched. The first episode pulled in an impressive 817,000 viewers. Young will make his guest appearance in the Spiderman and Superman sketch. Horne said that he didn’t have to do much but what he did do made the scene work really well.

It is not only Will Young that will be appearing, Matt Horne also told This Morning’s Phillip Scholfield and Fern Britton that pop princess Kylie Minogue is set to record a sketch with them. Horne worked with Kylie on her ITV1 show, The Kylie Show. He said that they had stayed friends ever since and she has been continually supportive.

Horne and Corden continues tomorrow at 10:30 on BBC Three. If you missed the last episode, catch it on BBC iPlayer.

Comic Relief. Top class TV

Last night I was glued to the television screen in the radio department at Uni. Unfortunately I missed the start of the live telethon but managed to see some of the best bits.

What I was really waiting for was The Apprentice. If I had know how long the wait was going to be, I would have gone home to watch it. I think the firing was shown just after midnight. I think that is a bit of a stupid time to schedule it. A show so popular on so late. I think there must’ve been something in the water the day the Beeb decided such unfair scheduling.

Highlights of the night included, James Corden with the England football team, The Royle Family Special, and who could forget the last ever French and Saunders. Accompanied by Joanna Lumley, the comedy trio re-invented last year smash hit, Mamma Mia! I have to say that they were very good and got their roles down to a tee. Both French and Saunders actually looked like Meryl Streep and Julie Walters. 

Being a journalist, I should’ve watched the news but did not. I switched over to BBC Two and watched Top Of The Pops. Only to see Ruth Jones, Rob Brydon and Sir Tom Jones perform. It also seemed that half of the Gavin and Stacey stars were the backing singers along with Robin Gibb.

The eight hour telethon was packed with some of the best comedy around and hosts including, Davina McCall, Claudia Winkleman, Alan Carr, Jonathan Ross, Horne and Corden and Fern Britton made the fundraising event even more enjoyable.

Gavin and Stacey to end after third series

 Writer and actress Ruth Jones has just confirmed that there will not be a fourth series of BBC hit comedy Gavin and Stacey. Jones, 42 who plays Nessa in the show told the Loose Women that the third series will be the final one.

She told Jackie Brambles, Carol McGiffin, Denise Welch and Jane McDonald that her and co-writer James Corden did not intend to write a second series. They did want to do a special which was broadcast at Christmas and was a ratings winner. 

The growing popularity has meant that the sitcom has gone from BBC Three to BBC One. It is repeated on BBC Three every week and no matter how much I watch it, I find it just as funny.

Jones was also on the show to promote her Comic Relief single that she performs with co-star Rob Brydon and Sir Tom Jones. Barry Islands In The Stream is out now and available for download. Proceeds go to Comic Relief. Don’t miss them performing on Top Of The Pops, BBC Two 10:00 p.m.

What To Watch – Tuesday 10th March

 

HORNE AND CORDEN

BBC THREE 10:30 PM

The Gavin and Stacey stars’ sketch show starts tonight. We all know that these two are funny, cheeky and very good friends so could they be the next Ant and Dec of the comedy world? I think that they are already there. James Corden is such a talented writer and actor and his portrayal of Smithy in Gavin and Stacey is outstanding. I just hope that this shoe does not ruin that image. I am sure it won’t and I can see this being a hit.

 

MISTRESSES

BBC ONE 9:00 PM

What a cliffhanger to end on last week. So many stories left open and I hope we are going to get some answers this week. So, where are we up to. Katie (Sarah Parish) is currently juggling two men. Could she stray this week? Trudi (Sharon Small) who discovered her partner’s wife last week could be about to learn more about his deceit. Meanwhile can Jessica (Shelley Conn) struggle through and save her marriage or has she had enough? And if that isn’t enough, Siobhan (Orla Brady) who is in deep water following her recent hotel room actions, could be about to ruin her life forever. Just as she is getting things back on track at home. This episode will have so much going on in it and I am sure that some of the questions posed last week, will (if not answered) make one step closer to being resolved.

 

SUPERSIZE VS SUPERSKINNY

CHANNEL 4 8:00 PM

The eight episode of the ten part run tonight focuses on a 20-stone mum and a six stone model. They both swap diets and with the models career in jeopardy because of her weight, could both participants change their diets and possibly transform their lives?

 

HESTON’S MEDIEVAL FEAST

CHANNEL 4 9:00 PM

This week Heston invites celebrities including, Craig Revel Horwood, Germaine Greer and John Thomson to a medieval feast. Heston will cook things such as plums made out of bull’s testicles. Will his guests be able to stomach the strange menu? Let’s just hope they don’t fall ill…

Could Gavin and Stacey be coming to an end?

Gavin and Stacey: The Hit Comedy (Source: jamescordenfansite.files.wordpress.com)

James Corden has just hinted on Jonathan Ross that hit BBC sitcom Gavin and Stacey could come to an end after the third series. Corden, who is currently penning the third series with Ruth Jones told Ross how the lack of time is making it harder to write the scripts. I am a huge fan of the show and series one and two have been exceptional. The Christmas special was also just as good. Corden and Jones are very good at what they do and I can see the third series of the sitcom being just as entertaining.

Aside from Gavin and Stacey, Corden is also awaiting the release ‘Lesbian Vampire Killers’ and BBC Three sketch show ‘Horne and Corden’. The sketch show stars Corden and Gavin and Stacey co-star turned sidekick Matthew Horne. I have just seen a clip on Jonathan Ross and it looks as though it is going to be a hit. I hope it is anyway. Horne and Corden starts next Tuesday on BBC Three, look out for it in my ‘What To Watch’ section next week.

 

BBC Three Comedy, Horne and Corden starts Tuesday 10 March (Source: gavinandstacey.com)

Lesbian Vampire Killers also stars Horne and Corden and is a film. It does exactly what it says on the tin and is about girls that turn into lesbian vampires when they reach their 18th birthday. Horne and Corden’s job is to kill these vampires. Yet again the film looks like it could be popular with younger audiences, particularly students. The film comes to cinemas on Friday 20 March.

You can also catch James on Comic Relief on Friday 13 March. He has recorded a sketch playing his character Smithy from Gavin and Stacey and will also be presenting between 1:30 am and 3:00 am when the marathon telethon will come to an end.

What To Watch – Friday 6th March

FRIDAY NIGHT WITH JONATHAN ROSS

BBC ONE 10:35 PM

I personally couldn’t wait for this show to come back and so far it has not disappointed. I expected it to be different and although Jonathan is perhaps not as witty as he used to be, the standard of the show has stayed the same. Tonight will be a good show because the main focus is on Gavin and Stacey star and writer, James Corden. He will be talking to Jonathan about hosting the Brits with Kylie and his new sketch show (Horne and Corden) where he plays alongside Matthew Horne, his Gavin and Stacey c0-star. Other guests include, Dexter star Michael C Hall and Annie Lennox who will be providing the music.

 

RAMSAY’S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES USA

CHANNEL 4 9:00 PM

Gordon has been in the news a lot recently and not for good reasons. However this show makes up for that and provides some quality entertainment. Tonight he travels to Michigan to a restaurant that is on the brink of closure. The restaurant named, Jack’s is managed by three owners a general manager and a chef. Gordon meets all of them and begins to realise that none of them will take responsibility for the situation they are in. So, can Gordon save Jack’s? Let’s hope he can because I have heard that the three owners are amateur bodybuilders. Bearing that in mind, Gordon needs to pull out all of the stops to save the restaurant because I for one would not like to see them angry. The could give Gordon a run for his money.

 

QI

BBC ONE 9:00 PM

I am so pleased that Stephen Fry and his QI has made it onto BBC One. It was a long time coming but the leap from BBC Two to BBC One has meant higher ratings and I think QI has firmly been put on the map. The schedulers have also got it right , prime time on a Friday evening is a highly contended slot. Tonight guests Emma Thompson and John Sessions,  will team up with Alan Davies and David Mitchell to answer questions on films.