Michael McIntyre defends Boyle, Carr

Michael McIntyre has defended fellow stand-ups Jimmy Carr and Frankie Boyle after both were criticised for their material.

Boyle was rebuked by the BBC Trust last month for "humiliating" jokes about swimmer Rebecca Adlington while Carr was attacked for a one-liner about amputee soldiers.

McIntyre told BBC News: "They're telling jokes to their audience. It's the media that's transporting the joke to people who get upset.

"[They are] great comics, who have their audience who go for those kinds of jokes. There's got to be room for everybody, everyone's got to do their own thing. You need all sorts of different styles of comedy, people like different things."

Of the "charming and lovely" Jon Culshuw's impression of him, he added: "I haven't seen it, I can't bear to do it. People keep telling me it's an honour, but is it?

"Do you remember when you were at school when people would take the mickey and mimic you. Well people didn't think it was an honour then, so why is it an honour now?

"I suppose it is kind of cool. My Mum thinks he's brilliant, but then again she is getting on, and I think she thinks it's me."