WTF: Weekly Trivia File

• 'I don't say all foreigners are horrible – just most of them. But that's nothing to do with race. That's to do with people who are not British, you know?'  Jim Davidson.

• Think comedy courses are a waste of money? They certainly are for Birmingham City Council in Alabama, which spent almost $6,000 on Class Clown courses from a local comedian that proved entirely bogus. Clinton 'Lazyboy' Catlin – the 26-year-old's nickname a possible clue – has been sentenced to nine years for various charges, including conning a law firm out of almost $13,000 for the same courses.

• Jerry Seinfeld has a No 1 rap album. The Album About Nothing – his collaboration with rapper Wale is currently sitting atop the Billboard albums chart. The comedian does not rap on the album, but serves as a 'narrator,' commenting on the rapper's lyrics. Like this:

•Al Murray has handed in his election nomination papers, turning up to the Thanet council offices in Margate, Kent, in a fire engine converted into a pub.

•You might have thought the good people of Celoron, New York, would be happy to have a statue commemorating their favourite daughter, Lucille Ball. But no, a petition on Facebook to remove the artwork has 10,000 signatures. It's not because they hate the comedian… but because the statue us so ugly. The town's mayor Scott Schrecengost  agrees - but says: 'These people on Facebook need to realise that we're all aware that the statue doesn't look like Lucy and needs to be fixed. We're just working on getting the funds to do that.' It'll cost about $10,000.

• There are certain things to consider when you tour at Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse's age. 'We’ve just signed contracts that say if one of us dies during the show, the other one gets all the money,' Enfield tells Graham Norton on his chat show tonight. Maybe Whitehouse's recent health issues focussed the mind – as last month he revealed that he had had stents fitted.

• Sue Perkins is the bookie's favourite to replace Jeremy Clarkson as presenter of Top Gear, with oddrs of evens. Yes, there are still some TV shows she doesn't host… yet.

• Sarah Silverman 'dreamed about the Inbetweeners last night', according to her tweet this morning.

• American comedy magician Penn Jilette has lost seven and a half stone – or a pound a day for 100 days – after changing his diet, primarily cutting out processed grains and added sugar.

• Dave Gorman reckons he 'might have uncovered something even bigger than the Blurred Lines/Marvin Gaye thing':

•'I can now do a 100-date national tour and on three consecutive nights play Newport Pagnell, Uttoxeter and Wigan, Who could ask for any more?' Andy Parsons

•Tweets of the week
Chris Addison  (@mrchrisaddison): From time to time I still find myself wondering what Vanilla Ice thinks "collaborate" means.
Kiel Phillips  (@kiel_phillips): Got caught with a bag of sugar glazed ecstasy pills and now I'm being charged with possession of glacé drugs.
Darren Walsh (@DarrenwalshPuns): "Catch the Teabag" - it's a mug's game.

Published: 10 Apr 2015