Chris Tarrant laughed off his recent arrest when he recorded his appearance as the guest presenter on the BBC One show Have I Got News for You.
The 60-year-old broadcaster was arrested on Sunday after allegedly throwing cutlery at a fellow diner at a restaurant in Nottingham.
He jokingly threatened panellists with "a sharpened poisoned tipped poppadom".
Mr Tarrant, who was released on police bail, also joked that no one wanted to go for a curry with him afterwards.
"We really want to get through this quickly so we can all go for a curry," he said.
"None of them want to come with me - I don't know why," he added.
Referring to guest and Liberal Democrat politician Lembit Opik - whose partner is Cheeky Girls singer Gabriela Irimia - he said: "He wants to stop the press prying into his private life? Take my advice - pop out for a quiet curry. It works like a treat."
Speaking on Monday, Mr Tarrant's spokesman said he had jokingly dropped cutlery onto the table of a couple with whom he had been chatting.
Mr Tarrant called it a "mythical alleged assault".
"There was no aggro, there was no temper, there was no problem," he added. Mr Tarrant must return to see police in June.
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