Well there's a turn-up for the books. As one celebrity tangled up in a scandal pulls out of presenting the British Comedy Awards he is replaced by another celebrity tangled up in a scandal. Except that this one was six years ago, so that's alright. With names such as Harry Hill, Al Murray and Lee Mack being bandied around (Stephen Fry was allegedly, reportedly, offered the gig and declined) as host of this year's British Comedy Awards, the announcement that Angus Deayton is doing it comes as a real surprise.

One would have thought that after all the Ross/Brand kerfuffle they would have found someone squeaky clean. What about lovely Jo Brand-lookalike John Sergeant? Instead they have found someone who made tabloid headlines in 2002 that resulted in him stepping down from the Have I Got News For You quizmasters' chair.

I really don't understand this one. Is ITV being playful? Do they have short memories? Or are they hoping to make Deayton a big star again? After all, he's been knocking around various ITV shows for a few years now without hitting the dizzy "Mr Sex" heights again.

I'm no prude and I'm all for forgive-and-forget, but in the current climate this is really strange. Let's just hope Angus has been behaving himself recently otherwise the tabloids may have a field day in the next few weeks. Now, excuse me while I go and pick my jaw up off the floor.