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Interview

They are the hot young stars of TV, having presented last month's Brit Awards and earning plaudits for the offbeat sitcom Gavin & Stacey. Now Mat Horne and James Corden have been given their own sketch show, featuring comedy superheroes and camp presenters.

Paul English, Daily Record, 7th March 2009

Mathew and James Interview

Mathew Horne and James Corden, the stars of Gavin & Stacey have graduated to their own comedy sketch show. They talk about how the series is the most 'gay friendly' around plus the critic's response to their hosting of The Brits.

Michael Deacon, The Telegraph, 6th March 2009

Next week national comedy treasures, Gavin & Stacey wunderkinds James Corden and Mathew Horne, serve up a gay war reporter played by Horne, who greets viewers with a "Hiya", notes that the war "is mental, it's all going off", that it looks like "we're winning", that he's about to go and do karaoke outside Fallujah, our boys are being "well looked after", and then the camp, screechy signoff: "Don't do anyone I wouldn't do.";

In another sketch, mocking a fashion advertisement, the two men breathily enter a near-naked embrace. They open their lips to kiss. The screen freezes. No kiss. They can mock the idea of gay romance, but no tongues. That would be too 'gay'. Imagine the justifiable outrage if blacks or Asians or women were treated so insultingly on TV now. But homophobia, gay stereotypes, anti-gay humour and backchat - unlike racism and sexism - has become acceptable. It isn't.

Tim Teeman, The Times, 5th March 2009

James: I've got Horne for Matty

Gavin and Stacey stars James Corden and Mathew Horne are set to shock fans by sharing a full-on snog. The lads play best mates in the hit sitcom - but take the friendship to another level in their new sketch show.

Stuart Pink, The Sun, 12th January 2009

Gavin's Gag Over Joke

James Corden and Mathew Horne revealed the BBC banned songs about Jesus on their new sketch show after the Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand prank row.

Jen Blackburn, The Sun, 17th December 2008

Horne and Corden On-Set Interview

Radio 1 interview with the stars on the set of their new show.

BBC News, 14th October 2008

Review of warm-up tour

A review of one of Horne and Corden's live warm-up trials of material for this TV series.

Julian Hall, The Independent, 2nd May 2008

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