Friday Night With Jonathan Ross
- TV chat show
- BBC One
- 2001 - 2010
- 275 episodes (18 series)
A long-running chat show in which Jonathan Ross talked to the biggest names in film, music and television. Stars Jonathan Ross, David Roper, David Wickenden, Ian Parkin and Stephen de Martin
Episode menu
- Series 17, Episode 2 - Alan Davies, Barry Manilow, Eva Mendes, Jamie T
Further details
Jonathan Ross welcomes Barry Manilow, Eva Mendes and Alan Davies to BBC One's Friday Night With Jonathan Ross.
Barry Manilow says he didn't want fame: "I didn't want to be a performer, I hated it." And he didn't enjoy success: "My life changed overnight, everything went upside down, I was on Mars for the first three years, it happened so quickly... I can't imagine what it does to you now."
He says the British fans are the best in the world: "When they love you here they love you forever." Barry says he hated Elvis - "Elvis wasn't rock 'n' roll... wasn't my thing" - and doesn't like pop - "I force myself to listen to pop." But says Jonathan has the "big nose" to play him in a forthcoming bio-pic.
Eva Mendes reveals she dreams of appearing in a Mike Leigh film: "I wrote to him, I always write to people I want to work with." And she can make herself ugly: "I'm unconventional, I can make myself not as cute - play it up or play it down." She started in music videos but quit when asked to play a "ho".
Alan Davies says of Big Brother: "I stopped watching... I didn't like it when they put raging lunatics in there." He owns the original diary chair and says he might put it on eBay. And he announces a new Jonathan Creek special for next year.
Notes
Jamie T performed Chaka Demus
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 11th September 2009
- Time
- 10:35pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
Jonathan Ross | Host / Presenter |
David Roper (as Four Poofs and a Piano) | Musical Performer |
David Wickenden (as Four Poofs and a Piano) | Musical Performer |
Ian Parkin (as Four Poofs and a Piano) | Musical Performer |
Stephen de Martin (as Four Poofs and a Piano) | Musical Performer |
Alan Davies | Guest |
Jamie T | Guest |
Barry Manilow | Guest |
Eva Mendes | Guest |
Jim Pullin | Writer |
Shaun Pye | Writer |
Fraser Steele | Writer |
Jonathan Ross | Writer |
Mick Thomas | Director |
Tom Barrett | Producer |
Deborah Cox | Producer |
Suzi Aplin | Executive Producer |
Katie Taylor | Executive Producer |
Addison Cresswell | Executive Producer |
Steve Andrews | Editor |
Bex Murray | Editor |
Richard Drew | Production Designer |