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The Jonathan Ross Show, ITV1, review
Serena Davies reviews the first episode of Jonathan Ross's new ITV1 chat show.
Serena Davies, The Telegraph, 4th September 2011Ross wisely left the Friday Night formula untouched
Jonathan Ross returned to the realm of TV chat shows with a new vehicle almost identical to the successful BBC Friday Night with... series, bar a few Americanised touch-ups.
Christopher Hooton, Metro, 4th September 2011Jonathan Ross: Different channel, same old show!
He stunned fans earlier this year when he announced he would be moving from BBC to ITV for the new series of his chat show. But it seems that while the set is new, Ross has stuck to the same formula for the new programme.
Sarah Bull, Daily Mail, 4th September 2011Q&A: Jonathan Ross
The king of chat on his TV likes and dislikes - and his dream talk-show guests.
Radio Times, 3rd September 2011Nearly three years after moral opprobrium was heaped on him following the "Sachsgate" scandal and just over 12 months since his departure from the BBC, Jonathan Ross returns to the chat-show format. He has, of course, already been a part of ITV1 Saturday nights this year, having fronted Penn & Teller: Fool Us. But this is the first time he's been back behind a desk interviewing celebrities.
Guests in this opener are Formula One champ Lewis Hamilton, Sex and the City's Sarah Jessica Parker and singer/songwriter Adele. The enticing prospect though for viewers will be seeing whether Ross still has an appetite for near-the-knuckle banter in the light of past controversies.
David Brown, Radio Times, 3rd September 2011Jonathan Ross: will he be crowned king of chat on ITV?
Jonathan Ross returns to chat this Saturday with his new ITV show. But will it be a success? Industry experts - including Michael Parkinson - give their views.
Ben Dowell, The Guardian, 2nd September 2011Three short years ago, foppish motormouth Jonathan Ross was the undisputed champion of TV chat. How times change. He was suspended by the Beeb in the wake of the Sachsgate scandal and, a year later, announced that he was leaving the Corporation. After 14 months off the air, he returns on a new channel with a new-look show. Gone are house band Four Poofs & a Piano. Also gone, sadly, will be the host's repeated mentions of his beloved black pug Mr Pickle, who died this summer while the two were filming a travelogue. So will Ross's signature near-the-knuckle questions, risqué repartee and scabrous wit survive the move to a commercial channel and earlier time slot? And will he still be able to attract A-list guests? For this opening edition, the guestlist is solid but not stellar. Waiting in the green room are racing driver Lewis Hamilton, on a break from the current Formula 1 season; Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker, whose new film I Don't Know How She Does It, adapted from Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson's novel, opens in a fortnight; and award-winning Brit singing sensation Adele, who performs the bluesy stomper Rumour Has It from her album 21.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 2nd September 2011Jonathan Ross: look who's talking
He doesn't like Chris Evans, thinks Simon Cowell is 'the dark lord' and, as for Gwyneth, he never fancied her anyway...
Simon Hattenstone, The Guardian, 2nd September 2011Jonathan Ross jibe aimed at Lewis Hamilton
Jonathan Ross has some explaining to do to Lewis Hamilton on Saturday night after saying he "has the charisma of a clam".
Leigh Holmwood, The Sun, 1st September 2011A quick chat with Jonathan Ross
Jonathan Ross, now 50 but still bursting with boyish enthusiasm, talks about his new show...
What's On TV, 31st August 2011