Rufus Hound has won tonight’s Let’s Dance For Sport Relief final.
The comedian found himself in the show’s final two alongside comedienne Katy Brand. However slashed trousers won out over skintight leotard and Rufus took the title.
We never liked Katy Brand’s ITV2 sketch show and didn’t find her very funny at all. However she really won us over during her time on BBC’s Let’s Dance For Sport Relief.
Here we go with another night of Let’s Dance for Sport Relief, a show which claims to give us our best comedians and sport personalities in ‘hilarious’ dance routines. However, if last night’s Eurovision debacle is anything to go by, the Beeb’s ability to run a decent light entertainment programme is looking decidedly shaky right now.
Anyway, tonight’s the final. Steve Jones and Claudia Winkleman are on stage, and what a sexy pair of presenters they make. We get confirmation that Cheryl Fergison won’t be performing due to that pulled hamstring. As a consolation prize, we get a hastily thrown together group effort from the finalists, which is an utter catastrophe.
Winkleman and Jones introduce the irrelevant judging panel for the evening – Robert Webb, John Culshaw, and comedian Jack Dee.
GMTV’s Kate Garraway and Richard Arnold reprise their hand jive routine from Grease. I only really like this routine because I kind of fancy Kate in that white dress. Lisa can’t stand her. It’s a fun routine, and Richard looks very manly with those sideburns.
I’m still reeling. There was a moment when I saw Katy in costume and felt a vague thrill in my loins. Thankfully, Katy does a little sketch, reminding us that she’s not really very funny. Her performance of Single Ladies is priceless though, it’s funny, but the big girl can actually move. And those thighs… *ahem* she might be the only one to present a serious challenge to Rufus Hound.
I must’ve missed this first time round. Damned shame. Dancing to Gaga’s Poker Face, it’s like looking at four reaminated corpses dressed head to toe in PVC. Not that I have anything against PVC, I’m wearing some right now. Perversely, I find myself trying to work out which granny is the tastiest, and it’s probably the one in blue.
It might be worth mentioning at this point that I can’t work out for the life of me whether John Culshaw is doing accents tonight or speaking in his normal voice. Has anyone ever heard Culshaw speak normally? Jack Dee gets in a memorable line when he claims that they “made hip replacements sexy again”.
Oh lords, they run that VT where Debra visits be-curtained 90′s throwback TV doctor Christian and he pulls faces while she mugs about in different wigs. Debs reprises her Smooth Criminal routine, which is good, but in a year where we’ve seen 400% too much Michael Jackson, it’s been done before and done better.
What? Yep, because Cheryl’s injured, they’re simply going to play the video of her performance from last week. Genius, eh? They could’ve done this with all the other acts this week. She’s actually pretty fly for a big girl. Cheryl comes out at the end for the judging. Dee quips “you’re a real trooper. Now you walk like one.”
Tonight’s winner (is there really any question?) Rufus Hound is the last act. It would have been far better if they’re let Rufus go head to head with Robert Webb from last year in a Nevins versus Run DMC style dance-off. An amazing routine, this guy is the clear winner this evening. Like Cheryl Cole with facial hair. A true professional. When Webb claims he’s more compelling and watchable than Cheryl Cole, Claudia Winkleman doubles up with laughter.
Beginning half an hour of filler until the results, we get N-Dubz Playing With Fire and Tulisa sporting deep brown locks tonight. I love the way she sings “Uh-oh” in all their songs. It’s a real skill that needs to be recognized.
Eastenders star Cheryl Fergison has been unable to perform on tonight’s Let’s Dance For Sport Relief final.
The actress, who won a place in the show after performing a hilarious parody of Vanilla Ice’s ‘Ice Ice Baby’, pulled a hamstring during rehearsals earlier this week. She revealed that the pain was so bad, backup dancers had to carry her off the dancefloor. However BBC bosses are so clever that they brought Cheryl out in costume to chat with Steve and Claudia, but played a recorded version of her routine from last week’s show.
Comedian Rufus Hound has revealed that X Factor judge Cheryl Cole loves his dance routine to her song ‘Fight For This Love.’
Hound’s hilarious military themed dance routine has won him a place in tonight’s Let’s Dance final and he told The Press Association:
EastEnders actress Cheryl Fergison has admitted that the blonde wig she wears during her Let’s Dance For Sport Relief routine, confuses her young son.
Fergison donned a blond wig and white tracksuit to perform Vanilla Ice’s ‘Ice Ice Baby’ on the show two weeks ago and told the Press Association:
Eastenders actress Cheryl Fergison has become the latest star to sustain an injury whilst rehearsing for BBC’s Let’s Dance For Sports Relief.
The larger than life actress is said to have pulled a ham string whilst practicing her Vanilla Ice ‘Ice Ice Baby’ routine.
It was no surprise to us when the Grumpy Old Women were voted through to next week’s Let’s Dance final. Those old dolls really rocked Lady Gaga’s Poker Face and the half naked men certainly didn’t hurt the routine.
We just love old ‘Hev’ on Eastenders and tonight on Let’s Dance For Sport Relief Cheryl Fergison brought her comedy magic to the stage once more.
Girls Aloud band member Kimberley Walsh is to follow in fellow band-member Cheryl Cole’s footsteps when she makes an appearance as a judge on BBC’s Let’s Dance for Sport Relief.
The show will open on Saturday and will be fronted by Steve Jones and Claudia Winkleman.
Some of the acts who’ll feature include Katy Brand, Rufus Hound, Shappi Khorsandi, Jenny Éclair, Linda Robson, Lesley Joseph and Susie Blake. Read more & comment »
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