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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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Series 17, Episode 2 - Alan Davies, Barry Manilow, Eva Mendes, Jamie T

Jonathan Ross continues the new series of music and chat with guests including recording legend Barry Manilow, QI star Alan Davies and actress and supermodel, Eva Mendes.

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Friday Night With Jonathan Ross. Alan Davies. Copyright: Hot Sauce

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

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
Alan Davies Guest
Jamie T Guest
Barry Manilow Guest
Eva Mendes Guest
Writing team
Jim Pullin Writer
Shaun Pye Writer
Fraser Steele Writer
Jonathan Ross Writer
Production team
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

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