James Corden

There must have been times in the past few weeks when Mathew Horne and James Corden have felt like bulls being chased around by banderilla-wielding critics. With savage reviews, talk of burnout and collapses on stage, the crash and burn has been spectacular. This is no time to stick any more knives in.

Indeed, in their defence, the omission of Gavin & Stacey from the Bafta nominations is a ridiculous snub that smacked of a petty attempt to cut Corden down to size. But that's not to say I'm not mightily glad to see the back of Horne & Corden, a show which started poised on the rim and ended up diving headlong down the toilet. At least the two of them finally had a big snog. Now please boys, move on.

'Horne And Corden' ends run with 434,000

Horne And Corden had a disappointing end for BBC Three last night, according to the latest ratings figures.

Bashful and vulnerable they're not, so Horne and Corden really need smart scripts, original sketches and brilliant gags to establish themselves as a duo that can carry a sketch comedy series. At best, their debut has been patchy - now it's looking very thin fare indeed.

Corden and Horne chased by ITV as rating rise

Up 150,000 viewers on the previous week, the show is becoming something of a cult hit with students.

Horne & Corden Review

I tried, really I did. I like the guys and some of the vitriol that has been flung their way recently has been over the top to say the least. However, the fact is that a lot of the sketches in their BBC Three show are underworked and overlong.

Gavin & Stacey Cut Short

The new series of Gavin & Stacey has been cut from seven to six episodes. James Corden and Ruth Jones - who write the comedy hit and star as Smithy and Nessa - are too busy to make the full run.

Paul Whitehouse guests in a magnificently silly office redundancy sketch, while dance duo Jonny and Lee Miller prance about to Enya's Orinoco Flow in an otherwise comedically flabby instalment. The similarity of Mathew Horne's informercial man to Martin Kemp is distracting, though.

Second series of Horne & Corden in pipeline

The BBC is in "advanced discussions" over a second series of the Tiger Aspect sketch show Horne & Corden, despite a poor critical reception.

However, the series which stars Gavin and Stacey actors Mathew Horne and James Corden, is not being considered for BBC2 as some reports have suggested.

Corden And Horne Set For Second Series

Comedy pair James Corden and Mathew Horne have defied their critics by landing a second series of their sketch show. But Beeb chiefs are backing their star men - and promoting them on to BBC2.

Corden Blue

The big lad from Gavin & Stacey has recently been far from the bubbly Smithy the nation has grown to love. Big Jim hit rock bottom last week after taking to heart brutal criticism of his new TV comedy sketch show Horne & Corden.