Jonathan Ross

Russell Brand Russell Brand, who has made his mark as a comedian in England before he mounted up the ravel and landed roles in films. Brand rose to fame in America as the aloof rock star Aldous Snow in Forgetting Sarah Marshall and as the host of the 2008 MTV Music Awards. Brand offered his fans with a glimpse of his new image. His first appearance as a stand-up comedian in the one hour show, Russell Brand In New York City, was premiered on Comedy Central at 10 pm, Sunday. The comedian... Read Full Story

Ross & Brand For about two weeks now the British media has been fixated on the topic of The Russell Brand Show aired on the 18th October 2008 in which a prank phone call was made to Andrew Sachs where offensive statements were made in reference to his granddaughter Georgina Baillie, like most of the irrelevant information in the entertainment/showbiz media this topic is a very obvious plot to divert our attention away from more important matters such as the ongoing wars in Iraq & Afghanistan... Read Full Story

Russell Brand Russell Brand will be releasing a comedy record. The funny man is up for some new antics this time. Brand would have a song for his own tour. All kudos to his friend, Joby and Simon Cowell. The British comic star’s friend Joby Harte penned ‘The Chugga Chugga Song’ to use in the opening slot on Russell’s last stand-up tour. Simon Cowell has jumped on board to back it’s release because of the song’s hit history. Joby is dead keen and Russell is up for a laugh if he can find... Read Full Story

Jonathan Ross Chat show host Jonathan Ross was back on television last night following his ban for the Sachs controversy. I see that Andrew Sachs and his daughter have been in the press today telling of how Ross/Brand have 'ripped their family apart.' Sachs hasn't spoken to granddaughter Georgina Baillie since the infamous phone calls. Though Ross and Brand were in the wrong the problem between Sachs and Georgina is because he found out that she dabbled in porn and drugs and was in a group... Read Full Story

Russell Brand, who is the head of Britain’s most listened to radio station, has resigned today over an issue of a prank phone call made by him to actor the Andrew Sachs during his show, reported by the BBC news. Friday Night with Jonathan Ross - BBC One Followed by a call from the dashing comedian Russell Brand,  Lesley Douglas, Radio 2 controller, has reportedly stepped down from her post. Jonathan Ross, a popular television presenter, has drawn thousands of complaints on this issue... Read Full Story

Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand Jonathan Ross was suspended by BBC for making obscene phone calls to Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs. Ross and comic Russell Brand had violated BBC code of conduct and right to privacy of individuals. Both had outraged licence-fee payers. They had called Sachs to tell him that Brand had slept with his granddaughter Georgina Baillie. Brand quit his BBC radio show after the sick prank last month. BBC’s governing body claimed today that the action taken... Read Full Story

The granddaughter of Fawlty Towers star Andrew Sachs has called for Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross to be sacked by the BBC. Georgina Baillie, 23, said she may make an official complaint to police about Brand's prank radio show phonecalls to her grandfather. However, she did admit that she had slept with the controversial comic. The BBC has received more than 10,000 complaints over a broadcast on October 18 in which the two presenters rang up Sachs and left messages on his answerphone in... Read Full Story

The Russell Brand - Jonathan Ross controversy has rumbled on far too long but at long last BBC Radio 2 has issued an apology. The BBC apology. "On 18 October, the BBC broadcast an exchange between Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross on the Russell Brand show on Radio 2. This concerned the actor Andrew Sachs and his granddaughter, Georgina Baillie. Some of this exchange was left on the voicemail of Mr Sachs. The conversation was grossly offensive and an unacceptable intrusion into the private... Read Full Story

Written by    Amanda Thomas - British bad boy Russell Brand , after wrapping his own neck with ample rope, has hanged himself - or at least his career with the BBC.  He and fellow British presenter Jonathan Ross had broadcast lewd voice messages they had left for veteran actor Andrew Sachs , whose tarty granddaughter had a relationship with Brand.  The young lady in question, 23-year-old Georgina Baillie (pictured), belongs to a burlesque troupe called Satanic Sluts (trs demure).  The... Read Full Story

The Jonathan Ross / Russell Brand / Georgina Baillie saga rumbles on. The latest repercussion is that Jonathan Ross has dropped out of presenting ITV's British Comedy Awards for which, it is reported, he was to be paid £100,000 (about $180,000). His spokesperson said, "It's a show he very much enjoys being part of but would not want his participation in this year's event to take away from the awards themselves or the many talented winners of the awards." ITV, in a statement replied, "We... Read Full Story