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Friday Night With Jonathan Ross. Jonathan Ross
Friday Night With Jonathan Ross

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

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Episode menu

Series 1, Episode 1 - John Lydon, Tamzin Outhwaite, Neil Hannon

Notes

Neil Hannon performed The Power of Love.

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 2nd November 2001
Channel
BBC One
Length
40 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
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
Guest cast
John Lydon Guest
Tamzin Outhwaite Guest
Neil Hannon Guest
Andy Davies Self
Writing team
Jim Pullin Writer
Shaun Pye Writer
Fraser Steele Writer
Jonathan Ross Writer
Jez Stevenson Writer
Production team
John L Spencer (as John L. Spencer) Director

Press

But within all this clutter there was a lot of substance. A team of four writers provided more hits than misses in the way of jokes; and Jonathan has retained that sharpness in delivery and response that can salvage the lamest of punchlines and the flakiest of interviews.

Ian Jones, Off The Telly, 2nd November 2001

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