The Jonathan Ross Show

Why can't the UK do late night comedy?

Chat shows are thriving in the US, with James Corden leading the viral charge. Yet British versions keep on biting the dust.

Game Of Thrones's Kit Harington brings his tousled locks to the last in this current series. He'll be wanting to chat about his forthcoming turn as Marlowe's antihero Dr Faustus in the West End, but there's a crushing inevitability that the talk will soon turn to the situation of his Thrones character Jon Snow. Also on the couch tonight are former Brookside star Anna Friel, controversy-courting comic-turned-Guardian-columnist Frankie Boyle, and Tinie Tempah on the music duties.

Last episode in the current run of Ross's chatshow. As is often the case, it's a thinly veiled plug for an upcoming movie, in this case the imminent Eddie The Eagle. Taron Egerton and Hugh Jackman both appear, just in case we hadn't quite got the message from their earlier encounter with Ant & Dec. Plugging another new film - an adaptation of JG Ballard's High-Rise - is Luke Evans. Comedian Shazia Mirza is also on the bill, and there's music from Primal Scream, touting their hilariously titled new album, Chaosmosis.

Was Jonathan Ross' interview with Jo Konta edited?

Before the episode aired, there was controversy surrounding the "uncomfortable" conversation.

Jonathan Ross in excruciating Jo Konta interview

An audience member said: "Jonathan handled things very well but Johanna seemed really frosty. It wasn't very comfortable to watch at all".

Jonathan Ross isn't a patch on legendary Terry Wogan

Ian Hyland says Jonathan Ross needs better guests to hope to be in the same league as Sir Terry.

Jonathan Ross fears his chat show could face the axe

Even though the new Channel 4 boss is Woss's pal he still doesn't feel safe from the axe.

Catherine Tate's risque act upsets her daughter

She knows her brand of risque comedy won't appeal to everyone. But unfortunately for Catherine Tate, that includes her own daughter. The comedian, 47, has admitted that 12-year-old Erin finds her antics embarrassing.

Radio Times review

Plenty of opportunity for Jonathan Ross to joke about his own lazy foppishness: the testosterone will be flowing as Sylvester Stallone and Michael B Jordan, stars of the seventh Rocky movie Creed, hit the sofa. Expect a crunchy anecdote, possibly with alarming on-set footage, about how Jordan maintained Stallone's tradition of being beaten senseless for real in a scene where his character struggles through a boxing bout.

Ross also welcomes a big name who rarely chats. The imminent cinema release of tender, reflective comedy drama Youth has tempted Michael Caine out of talk-show retirement.

Radio Times review

Ross can still trade blows with Graham Norton: the night after the BBC One host had Carrie Fisher on his sofa, Wossy has another Star Wars star, Harrison Ford, on his. That's the cinema event of the season covered. As for TV, David Walliams has, via the circuitous route of writing books that lend themselves to sparkly dramatisations, become a festive fixture. He's here to chat about Billionaire Boy, which forms part of BBC One's heavyweight schedule on New Year's Day.

But, quick! Hide the jellied fruits! Jamie Oliver, whose campaign against excess sugar is gathering speed, is on the bill, too. He will, however, surely say a little indulgence is OK. Jess Glynne provides the music.