and made the top 20 for the only time in her singing career as vocalist on "Don't Falter" by Mint Royale. She was also working on a solo album at this time, but this was permanently put on hold by the collapse of Deceptive Records. She subsequently provided guest vocals on the Divine Comedy's 2004 single "Come Home Billy Bird". Television Laverne's first television presenting role was for Play UK's series The Alphabet Show, with Chris Addison, made while Kenickie were still together. She subsequently presented Planet Pop and Loves Like A Dog for Channel 4, Fanorama for E4, Party in the Park with Melanie Brown and Pop for Five and Orange Playlist for ITV, as well as reporting for RI:SE, leading the house band on Johnny Vaughan Tonight and appearing as an expert in a music special of BBC One's Test the Nation. Later, she became one of BBC2's main presenters for their coverage of the Glastonbury Festival and the host of ITV2's coverage of events such as the British Comedy Awards and the BRIT Awards. She also presented a documentary for Sky One on the rise of popularity of the US hit TV Show Buffy the Vampire Slayer, called Buffy: Television With Bite. This was done when the show was returning for its sixth season in 2001. In 2000, Laverne provided the voice of Shinobu in the BBC's short-lived UK dub of Urusei Yatsura (1981 TV series). In 2003, Laverne was a regular team captain, along with Jason Byrne, on Elvis Has Left The Building a comedy music panel show hosted by Colin Murphy for BBC Northern Ireland. In 2004 she was a regular guest on the quiz show HeadJam. In 2005, she became host of ITV's Saturday morning music show CD:UK, along with Myleene Klass and Johny Pitts. The show finished in April 2006. in April 2006, Laverne appeared as guest host of Never Mind the Buzzcocks. In August, she presented Channel 4's coverage of the V Festival. In March 2007, she presented the NME Awards live from the Hammersmith Palais. In July 2007, Laverne appeared on the satirical comedy show Mock the Week, and on Have I Got News for You on 14 December that same year. She appeared on Never Mind the Buzzcocks on 10 January 2008, this time as a guest. In September 2008, Laverne appeared again on Mock the Week. In March 2008,