Richard Hammond takes swipe at Jeremy Clarkson after crash jibes
FORMER Top Gear and Grand Tour star Richard Hammond has been the target of Jeremy Clarkson’s razor-sharp wit for decades.
Now he’s getting his own back.
Jeremy had claimed in December that Hamster, as he’s affectionately known, had “no capacity to remember anything” following two near-fatal car crashes.
So it’s ironic that Richard’s returning to our screens to front a science show called Brain Reaction, which starts on Wednesday on Comedy Central.
Richard said: “Jeremy’s memory is also crap and that’s because he’s ancient.
"I can’t run up a hill because I’ve crashed a car upside down off a mountain in flames. He can’t run up a hill because he’s fat.
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“He’s one to talk about not being able to do stuff; I can’t remember stuff because I was brain injured, he can’t remember stuff because he’s old.”
Richard’s brand new comedy panel show is like a science version of Never Mind The Buzzcocks.
He fronts proceedings alongside team captains comedian Johnny Vegas and broadcaster Victoria Coren Mitchell.
In 2006, Richard spent two weeks in a coma following a 314mph jet car crash, suffering a brain injury, as well as post-traumatic amnesia, while filming for Top Gear.
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Eleven years later, he flipped an electric supercar, which burst into flames in Switzerland in scenes shown on Amazon’s The Grand Tour.
Double barrelled Dr
AS Doctor Who returns for an Easter special, it looks like the timelord has got her companion Yaz over a barrel.
The Legend of The Sea Devils is a swashbuckling adventure – hence the doctor’s other Tardis-mate Dan, played by John Bishop, wearing a pirate’s tricorn and eye patch.
Sunday’s show might have a hint of romance between Jodie Whitaker’s character and Yaz, played by Mandip Gill.
Creator Chris Chibnall said: “They have hinted that they have feelings that they are suppressing and keeping quiet about.
“There are some conversations that need to be had.”
Bombing inspires SAS bid
WITH a new chief instructor and a savage set of tasks in the blistering heat of Jordan, SAS: Who Dares Wins is set to be tougher than ever.
But we can expect one recruit in particular to have the mental resolve to succeed – as he has a very powerful reason for signing up.
Dylan Kiss’ mum was killed in the Manchester Arena terrorist attack in 2017.
He is one of 21 brave souls taking a beating from new boss man Rudy Reyes.
Dylan said: “I wanted to prove to myself how far I have come both mentally and physically since then, and to further prove to myself that I have come out stronger from the unfortunate circumstances.
“I am a huge mental health advocate and hopefully I can do work in the future to help people who suffer, as I believe I can use my own personal experience.”
Good on you, Dylan.
A rare foray
MOVIE actress Kate Winslet will make a rare foray into British TV when she stars in a third series of Channel 4’s I Am dramas.
The Titanic star will feature opposite real-life daughter Mia Threapleton in an episode from writer and director Dominic Savage, which starts filming this month.
It's over the Line of Duty
LINE of Duty star Martin Compston left many of the 143 residents on the island of Eriskay open-mouthed when he turned up for a game of football.
The remote community in the Outer Hebrides was delighted to welcome football-mad Celtic fan Martin when he journeyed there to film his travel show Scottish Fling, all about the wonders of his home country.
Martin pulled on his own specially-printed shirt before playing a full 90 minutes for Eriskay FC against a team from nearby South Uist.
The TV star – best known for playing DI Steve Arnott in the BBC1 cop drama – also posed with both sets of players.
I won’t reveal the score and spoil things before the show airs . . .
Ugo hits back at 'ceesspit'
THERE’S been a raft of complaints about guests on the Beeb’s all new A Question of Sport who’ve got nothing to do with, well, sport.
The most glaring example was Made in Chelsea’s Jamie Laing.
But now team captain Ugo Monye has hit back, blaming the “cesspit that is Twitter”.
He told the Private Parts podcast: “Sport should appeal to more than just people who have played it at an elite level.
“We had Anton Du Beke on. He is probably the single best contestant we’ve ever had. His sporting knowledge was obscene.
“There was one question: Who was the first person to throw a 9-dart finish on live TV? I don’t know. He knew.”
Second helping
THE creator of Squid Game has revealed that two characters from the first series will return for the controversial show’s second outing on Netflix.
Hwang Dong-hyuk says lead character Seong Gi-hun, played by Lee Jung-Jae, will be back, as will Hwang In-Ho, aka The Front Man.
Jack: My naked ambition
JACK Whitehall says he will never do Strictly Come Dancing – because he’s holding out for a place on Celebrity Naked Attraction.
The comic revealed BBC bookers had tried to tempt his dad Michael, but he didn’t fancy the rehearsal schedule.
Chatting on their How To Survive Family Holidays tour, Jack’s mum Hilary said: “He said he was going to turn up on the night and ‘wing it.’
"I was upset but I thought somebody else could do Strictly… Jack?”
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Jack hit back: “I am holding out for a celebrity version of Naked Attraction!”
A planned A-list version of the Channel 4 show, where participants strip to find a love match, was scrapped after failing to recruit enough stars.