Friday, 9 January 2009

Ross Is Back - Twitter Ye Not


Jonathan Ross is confident his TV comeback will be a big success following his suspension over the lewd phone calls scandal.

The TV star has told of his plans for his Friday night chat show which returns later this month - and said "the first show is already looking great".
Ross, currently on a three-month suspension from his £6m-a-year BBC job, has lined up comedians Stephen Fry and Lee Evans, and Scottish band Franz Ferdinand for the show.
But he was quiet on the identity of the fourth guest, amid rumours it might be actor Andrew Sachs - the victim of Ross and Russell Brand's obscene phone call messages.
Meanwhile, Ross has seemingly become addicted to the social network website Twitter during his time off, and is even thinking of showcasing it on the programme.
"I'll see if Stephen wants to Twitter on the show," he told fans on his blog.
He also revealed he is still good friends with Brand, 33, who resigned over his part in the phone call debacle, and is trying to get him on to Twitter.
He said: "Just got text from Russell B: 'I don't even know what Twitter is - I presume it's internet-related and taught to you by your progeny'.
"Wish I could repeat the rest of Russell's text but I'd get banned from Twitter. Even I gasped. Bad Brand. But funny."
Ross has also been filling his days writing the script for a horror action film, and three comic books.
He joked about how he was thinking of transforming his looks for his big comeback.

"Am seriously considering cosmetic surgery. I'm tempted by a tail, or maybe horns," he added.
Ross has had pre-production talks with BBC chiefs about his return, which will be under a massive amount of scrutiny.
The 48-year-old managed to keep hold of his job despite being involved in two offensive broadcasts criticised by the state broadcaster's governing body.
As well as the Sachs incident, the BBC also condemned him for the offensive language he used towards actress Gwyneth Paltrow.

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