Russell Brand and his friend David Walliams joked about pretending to be gay as a 'smokescreen' in a veiled reference to seducing women.
The disgraced comedian, 51, invited fellow performer Walliams onto the first episode of his own TV programme on November 24, 2006 which aired on Channel 4.
Called The Russell Brand Show, the pair shared a kiss on the lips, before the host was presented with an antique top hat by his guest as a present.
Fellow guest, actor Matt Lucas, joked: 'You are like the two gayest straight blokes there are.'
Walliams said: 'Isn't it a wonderful smokescreen?'
Brand – who was sentenced to ten years and six months for rape and sexual assault at Southwark Crown Court yesterday – agreed, adding: 'It works wonderfully well.'
Walliams was today unmasked as the celebrity who fought for a court order to suppress allegations that he preyed on teenage girls as young as 15.
The 55-year-old – who is one of the world's best-selling children's authors – sought a High Court injunction to prevent publication of the claims, using the 'unprecedented' argument that he would take his own life if the allegations became public.
However, a judge dismissed his claim last week and Walliams did not lodge an appeal before the 4.30pm deadline yesterday. ITV and The Guardian named him at midday today.
The TV star and author is accused of 'abusing his status' to engage in 'inappropriate and exploitative sexual activities' with 'a large number' of women and girls.
Walliams denies any wrongdoing.
One accuser, named as Jade by ITV News and The Guardian, alleges she was sexually assaulted by Walliams when she was 15 after he contacted her online. Jade claimed they met in Soho before he drove her to his home in his Aston Martin.
Brand and Walliams hugging at the after party for the British Comedy Awards 2006 in London
Brand was supported by Walliams after he was sacked for verbally abusing Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs on BBC Radio 2
The footage appears six minutes into the programme and comes after Walliams said Brand looked 'beautiful' in his hat.
Just two days earlier, Brand had appeared on stage with Walliams to perform on-stage during Little Britain's Big Night charity gala performance in aid of Comic Relief at the Hammersmith Apollo.
Russell Brand has been found guilty of rape and three sexual assaults - and our reporters Caroline Cheetham and Liz Hull were in court every day to witness it all. They sat down with Detective Inspector Laura Nelson who revealed why the women who accused him in the infamous documentary were not involved in his rape trial.
During the show Walliams was dressed up as a woman leaning across Brand on a couch.
Walliams told guests on the Russell Brand Show that he initially 'hated' the comedian when he met him.
He said: 'I hated you when I first met you on that boat. You were on heroin then.'
To which Brand replied: 'Oh yes, I was a very different girl then.'
Brand's self-publicised history of drug use was not put before jurors at his trial.
But they convicted him of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault on four women after a month-long trial.
The Daily Mail revealed last week that Brand is now in HMP Wandsworth ahead of his sentencing hearing yesterday before Mr Justice Bennathan.
Two years after appearing on Brand's TV show, Walliams was pictured leaving his friend's north London home.
Walliams supported the comedian who was forced out of the BBC for abusing Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs.
In pre-recorded calls which were broadcast on Radio 2, Brand said he had sex with Mr Sachs's granddaughter, Georgina Baillie.
Along with Jonathan Ross who was also on the calls, Brand was forced to apologise to Mr Sachs, who played Manuel in the comedy, following a fierce public backlash.