Jonathan Ross

...a lot of money When asked about the BBC, Mr Brown also questioned the salaries of high-earning television stars such as Jonathan Ross and added that the corporation needed to 'seriously consider its salary structure'. He revealed he...

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...criticism from both David Cameron and Gordon Brown. Jonathan Ross told Mr Sachs that Russell Brand had "f***** your granddaughter" and was suspended by the corporation for three months. Russell Brand resigned from his Radio 2 show and the...

In this article: Russell Brand, Andrew Sachs, BBC, 6 Music, Manuel, David Cameron, and Gordon Brown

...routine to make it to air. The calls by Brand and Ross to actor Andrew Sachs best known for playing Spanish waiter Manuel in the 1970s Britcom "Fawlty Towers" have drawn more than 18,000 complaints. Prime Minister Gordon Brown called...

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Ross and Brand had left phone messages for Sachs, who played the put-upon waiter Manuel on the classic BBC comedy "Fawlty Towers," claiming they had had sex with his granddaughter, 23-year-old dancer Georgina Baillie. Baillie...

In this article: Russell Brand, Andrew Sachs, Fawlty Towers, Sun newspaper, Manuel, Prunella Scales, and John Cleese

...Extreme). Gordon Brown, the Prime Minister, criticised Ross and Brand's actions, saying that it was "clearly inappropriate and unacceptable behaviour", and the television watchdog, Ofcom, launched an enquiry into the matter. After Brand...

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...has attracted more than 10,000 complaints. Ross and Brand left a series of obscene messages on the answering machine when they could not reach Mr Sachs, 78, for a pre-arranged phone interview. Each message, aired on October 18 after senior...

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...all week on TV news and radio talk shows and on the front pages of British newspapers. The Sun tabloid dismissed Brand and Ross as "sickos." Prime Minister Gordon Brown took a few minutes away from meetings in Paris on the global...

In this article: Russell Brand, Andrew Sachs, BBC, David Cameron, The Sun, MTV Video Music Awards, Fawlty Towers, and London

...return to the airwaves this month after a three-month suspension, The Guardian reported. Jonathan Ross, who hosted programs on BBC1 and Radio 2, was suspended from both in October after appearing on the radio show of the comedian Russell...

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...Come Dancing, also earned places in the top 10. Controversial comedian Russell Brand was voted as having the most offensive haircut, followed in second place by presenter Jonathan Ross. Gordon Brown, Wayne Rooney and Simon Cowell also...

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