Reverend Richard Coles was given a ticking off by the church for swearing on 'Have I Got News for You'.
Richard Coles
The 58-year-old vicar has admitted to becoming a bit "wary" about taking part in comedy shows, after his use of a "bad" word on the BBC programme led to complaints.
He shared: "I once let out a bad word on 'Have I Got News For You'.
"When I opened my email the next day, the first thing I saw was 'Lambeth Palace complaint'. I’ve been a bit wary since."
However, the complaints haven't stopped the Reverend from trying his hand at stand-up comedy on Channel 4's 'Stand Up And Deliver'.
The show supports Stand Up To Cancer and the Reverend felt he couldn't turn down the opportunity.
He told Radio Times: "As a vicar, of course I spend a lot of my time laughing in the face of death.
"It comes with the territory, and dark humour is good and cool. Also my sister-in-law died of cancer, and COVID, in the middle of all this ... so being involved with Stand Up to Cancer is obviously a good thing."
The Reverend first found fame as part of The Communards, the 1980s pop group that also featured Jimmy Somerville.
However, he previously admitted he never planned to become a pop star and he wasn't really prepared to cope with fame at the time.
He explained: "I didn’t particularly want to be a pop star, so when it came along it was never something I longed for, and never something I couldn’t imagine not doing.
"I was stupid and I had a lot of money I didn’t really do anything with, so I just spent it on lots of ecstasy."