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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Series 18, Episode 24 - Jimmy Carr, Penn & Teller, Ellen Page, Sir Tom Jones
Further details
Sir Tom Jones, Jimmy Carr, Ellen Page and Penn & Teller join Jonathan Ross for this week's Friday Night With Jonathan Ross on BBC One.
Sir Tom tells Jonathan that he didn't party the night away on his 70th. "It was quiet on my birthday - I didn't want to broadcast it."
He shares his memories of hanging out with Elvis and singing late-night gospel with him in Vegas, and how Elvis sang to him in the shower: "I couldn't understand it," he says. "He used to mumble a lot!"
Tom also provides the music tonight and performs Burning Hell from his new album, Praise & Blame.
Comedian Jimmy Carr tells Jonathan how he sometimes gets mistaken for tennis star Roger Federer and that he writes 250 one-liners before each new tour.
He admits he's petrified of doing live TV, and says: "I found it absolutely terrifying," although he confirms he will do more.
Canadian actress Ellen Page, meanwhile, reveals she used to live in a haunted former brothel.
Ellen tells Jonathan how Tom Hardy got papped teaching her how to fight on the set of Inception: "It looked like he was beating up a little girl!"
She also reveals that she's nocturnal: "I'm a sleep-walker - I have night hallucinations."
Jonathan is also joined by illusionists Penn & Teller, who criticise David Blaine: "He thinks trick is a dirty word - we couldn't disagree more."
Notes
Sir Tom Jones performed Burning Hell.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 9th July 2010
- 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 |
Tom Jones | Guest |
Jimmy Carr | Guest |
Penn Jillette (as Penn & Teller) | Guest |
Ellen Page | Guest |
Teller (as Penn & Teller) | 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 |
Addison Cresswell | Executive Producer |
Mirella Breda | Executive Producer |
Steve Andrews | Editor |
Thomas Holborow | Editor |
Richard Drew | Production Designer |