Horne & Corden. Image shows from L to R: Mathew Horne, James Corden. Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Key details

Genre
Sketch Show
Broadcast
2009
Channel
BBC Three
Episodes
6 (1 series)
Stars
Mathew Horne, James Corden, Rob Brydon, Nick Mohammed, Kellie Bright, Mathew Baynton, Helen Cripps and Brendan Patricks
Writers
Mathew Horne, James Corden, Jon Brown, Andrew Dawson, Steve Dawson, Tim Inman and Mathew Baynton
Directors
Kathy Burke and Dave Skinner
Producers
Ben Cavey, Sophie Clarke-Jervoise, Geoffrey Perkins and Simon Lupton
Company

Horne & Corden follows a traditional format, with Mathew Horne and James Corden hosting the show as themselves in front of a live studio audience. They also play a wide selection of original characters that are 'innovative, provocative'...

Characters include: Xander, an old boarding-school chum, who is the most hideous, foul-mouthed, but well meaning man to ever rear his head from a person's past. Xander specialises in turning up at inappropriate times to remind people of embarrassing moments they'd rather forget.

Tim Goodall, a gay TV journalist, who's more interested in sipping Pina Colada and discussing how fit the soldiers are in Basra than delivering breaking news.

Jonny and Lee Miller, two very flamboyant 'magicians', whose magic is left to the audience's imagination, while their dance routines are magnificent.

Superman and Spiderman "know each other's work", but when it comes to socialising they're a bit awkward.

Mat and James also present a range of characters from 'Ricky Gervais doing some serious acting', to an annoying office colleague who's always got a better story from the night before.

And there's always someone looking for a mobile phone charger at inappropriate moments.

Additional details

Also known as
  • Horne And Corden Have Come (Working title)
Production
Studio
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour

Website links

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Tuesday 10th March 2009 at 10:30pm on BBC Three
Most recent repeats
  • Sunday 9th August 2009 at 12:30am on BBC2 - Episode 6
  • Sunday 2nd August 2009 at 12:00am on BBC2 - Episode 5
  • Saturday 25th July 2009 at 11:30pm on BBC2 - Episode 4

Recording details

  • The London Studios - Live studio links
  • Pinewood Studios - Sketches

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