Comedian Ricky Gervias has said that his pal Jonathan Ross is devastated over the recent answerphone scandal involving him and Russell Brand, but is sure that he will bounce back.
In an interview to mark Comedians Week in The Sun, 47-year-old Ricky says: “It did go too far, yes. Jonathan was devastated. I’ve spoken to him a few times and he knows he was in the wrong.
“The whole thing got blown out of proportion. Obviously what they did was wrong. It wasn’t very funny.
Despite Jonathan Ross stepping down from presenting this years British Comedy Awards due to the Manuelgate scandal, bot he and fellow culprit, Russell Brand have been nominated for awards.
Ross is up for best comeedy entertainment programme for Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, while Brand has been nominated for best live standup performer.
So will they win? Should they win? Or should they even be nominated? Leave your comments below!
November 8th, 2008 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Jonathan-Ross
A public relations expert, Stuart Bell, has told The Independent that he believes Jonathan Ross’s suspension from the BBC is preventing bands from getting the exposure they need.
He claims that the twelve week cancellation of Friday Night With Jonathan Ross, due to the so-called Manuelgate affair, is damaging bands such as Razorlight and The Killers.
He said: “It’s key - the Holy Grail for that kind of audience. If you do something like Later… With Jools Holland, you get the coolness and the credibility, but not always the viewing figures.
November 6th, 2008 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Jonathan-Ross
Jonathan Ross has spent this week filming for Comic Relief’s Celebrity Apprentice, despite the three month banned imposed on him by the BBC. Sir Alan approached Ross about being on the show last May.
A BBC insider told The Mirror: “Jonathan was in a difficult position as his suspension came just days before filming began on the show. Pulling out at such short notice would have left producers with a headache.”
It’s been reported today that an ‘effigy’ of both Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand will be burnt during a Bonfire night celebration in Kent at the weekend.
The flammable likenesses of Ross and Brand have been created by artist Frank Shepherd for the Edenbridge Bonfire Society’s annual Guy Fawkes night celebrations. Apparently, Brand will be on a lead which Ross will be holding.
It’s being reported today that Jonathan Ross wants to interview his recent fonejackeresque victim Andrew Sachs on his chatshow when he returns to our screens in January. Ross was of course suspended for three months without pay at the end of October and his shows taken off air pending a full inquiry.
It was also announced recently that Lesley Douglas, controller of BBC Radio 2, BBC 6 Music and Popular Music, had resigned over what’s been dubbed ‘Manuelgate’.
The BBC Director General has issued a statement, apologising profusely for the recent prank calls of Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross and revealing that the pair will be suspended until a full review of the incident is carried out.
The announcement was made by the BBC director general Mark Thompson, and follows an astounding 18,000 complaints over the pair’s actions.
In addition, Conservative shadow culture secretary Mr Hunt had this to say: “We still don’t know who gave permission for that broadcast to go out. It looks like it broke the broadcasting code about not doing things that are offensive and not doing things that breach people’s privacy.”
The BBC have issued an official apology after receiving more than 10,000 complaints and Gordon Brown has blasted the pair, but now listen to the answerphone messages that have landed Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross in such hot water.
So what do you think? Did Russell and Jonathan take their prankish behaviour a little too far or are parliament making a big thing out of nothing….leave your comments below!
October 24th, 2008 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Jonathan-Ross
Daniel Craig joins Jonathan Ross on his BBC One show, Friday Night With Jonathan Ross, and tells how he was afraid of failure as Bond.
He says: “I thought I might fail miserably… I thought it was going to change my life and I was unsure that I wanted it to… now I’m growing into it, I’m genuinely excited about a third [Bond] movie.”
“I love every day, it’s a rare experience. I get a big thrill out of it.” Read more & comment »
Jonathan Ross has told The Sun that making bad TV shows made him depressed and reliant on booze.
In his soon to be released autobiography, the chatshow host reveals that his love of the limelight made him sign up for TV shows that he already suspected wouldn’t work.
“I’d grown accustomed to having my face on TV, and the money that comes with it,” he said. “So I fronted different programmes, none of which really worked. This unhappy and unproductive period inevitably led to depression.”
October 10th, 2008 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Jonathan-Ross
This week Jonathan Ross welcomes Colin Farrell to his BBC One show, Friday Night With Jonathan Ross.
Colin Farrell says he was serious about seducing Dame Eileen Atkins: “The one that got away! I gave it all that I was worth. She’s an incredibly attractive woman, wicked.
“I fell at the first hurdle, my ego couldn’t take any more refusals.
“I saw her in New York and said our time will come… it’s unfinished business!”
