• Air date: 23 Jan '09 25 episodes
      Friday Night with Jonathan Ross was a British comedy chat show presented by Jonathan Ross. It was first broadcast on BBC One on 2 November 2001. The programme featured Ross's take on current topics of conversation, guest interviews and live music from both a guest music group and the house band. The show began its final series in January 2010, and ended on 16 July 2010. The most frequent guests were Ricky Gervais and Jack Dee, Eddie Izzard, Jeremy Clarkson and Jimmy Carr. Johnny Vegas, David Attenborough, Stephen Fry and Simon Pegg all appeared in five episodes and Robbie Williams in four episodes. Since 2009 until its ending, the programme was broadcast in high-definition on BBC HD. Studio TC4 in the BBC Television Centre in London, where the show was made, was upgraded to HD, making it the third television studio in Television Centre to be upgraded to HD. The show was pulled by the BBC on 29 October 2008 when Ross and Russell Brand were both suspended from their TV and radio shows, in the...
  • List of Episodes (25)
    • 1. Tom Cruise, Stephen Fry, Lee Evans, Franz Ferdinand

      23 Jan '09
      The host is joined by Hollywood actor Tom Cruise, who is promoting his latest film Valkyrie, acclaimed writer and presenter Stephen Fry and stand-up comedian Lee Evans. Plus, Franz Ferdinand perform their latest single Ulysses.
    • 2. Eddie Izzard, Glenn Close, William Shatner, Lily Allen

      30 Jan '09
    • 3. Anna Friel, Benicio del Toro, Tom Jones

      06 Feb '09
      The host is joined by Benicio del Toro, Oscar-winning actor and star of Steven Soderbergh's Che Guevara biopic. He also chats with Pushing Daisies star Anna Friel and singer Tom Jones, who provides the music with "Give a Lttle Love".
    • 4. Michael McIntyre, Emily Mortimer, Dev Patel, Morrissey

      13 Feb '09
      Actor Dev Patel, star of the Bafta-winning film Slumdog Millionaire, comedian Michael McIntyre, and The Pink Panther 2 leading lady Emily Mortimer join the host for a showcase of celebrity chat and topical commentary on the week's big events. Plus, Morrissey performs I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris.
    • 5. Mickey Rourke, Jason Manford, Will Young, The Cure

      20 Feb '09
      Bafta-winning star of The Wrestler Mickey Rourke, comedian Jason Manford and singer-songwriter Will Young chat to the host. Plus, the Cure perform The Only One from their latest album 4:13 Dream.
    • 6. David Attenborough, Emily Blunt, Clive Owen, U2

      27 Feb '09
    • 7. James Corden, Michael C Hall, Ruby Wax, Annie Lennox

      06 Mar '09
      Gavin & Stacey's James Corden, comedian Ruby Wax and actor Michael C Hall of Dexter and Six Feet Under join the host. Music is provided by Annie Lennox, whose greatest hits compilation is released on Monday.
    • 8. Michael Sheen, Lionel Richie, Vin Diesel, Sparks

      20 Mar '09
      The host welcomes actor Michael Sheen, whose latest film role playing a real-life public figure is as football manager Brian Clough in The Damned United. Fast & Furious star Vin Diesel, and music legend Lionel Richie, who is currently on tour in the UK, also drop in. Music is provided by pop duo Sparks, who will perform a song from their current album Exotic Creatures of the Deep.
    • 9. Barbara Windsor, Larry Lamb, Rhys Ifans, Chris Moyles, Peter Doherty

      27 Mar '09
    • 10. Whoopi Goldberg, Jason Isaacs, Jason Donovan, Antony and the Johnsons

      03 Apr '09
    • 11. Hugh Jackman, Lady Gaga, Martin Clunes

      17 Apr '09
    • 12. Dame Helen Mirren, Miley Cyrus, Simon Pegg, Spandau Ballet

      24 Apr '09
    • 13. Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jade Ewen, Rob Brydon, Sophie Dahl, The Enemy

      01 May '09
    • 14. Tom Hanks, Coleen Nolan, Carol McGiffin, Jane McDonald, Dizzee Rascal

      08 May '09
    • 15. Ben Stiller, Ewan McGregor, Eminem, Charlotte Uhlenbroek

      15 May '09
    • 16. Martin Sheen, Yvette Fielding, Grace Jones, Scott Maslen

      22 May '09
    • 17. Joanna Lumley, The Priests, Brandon Flowers, The Killers

      29 May '09
      The host is joined by actor Joanna Lumley, Northern Ireland's musical trio the Priests and the Killers frontman Brandon Flowers, who chats to Jonathan on the sofa and performs in the studio with the rest of the band.
    • 18. Dustin Hoffman, Eric Cantona, Hugh Laurie, The Gossip

      05 Jun '09
    • 19. Jack Black, Sue Perkins, Giles Coren, Take That

      12 Jun '09
    • 20. Matthew Fox, Mitchell and Webb, Davina McCall, Reverend and the Makers

      19 Jun '09
    • 21. Tim Henman, Shappi Khorsandi, Blue, Florence and the Machine

      26 Jun '09
      The host is joined by retired tennis player Tim Henman, recently reformed boy band Blue and Iranian-born comedian Shappi Khorsandi. Plus, Florence and the Machine perform their latest single Rabbit Heart.
    • 22. Sandra Bullock, Emma Watson, Benny Andersson, Little Boots

      03 Jul '09
    • 23. Vivienne Westwood, James May, Rufus Wainwright.

      10 Jul '09
    • 24. Bono, The Edge, Anjelica Huston, Dame Edna Everage, The Noisettes

      17 Jul '09
    • 25. Denzel Washington, Deborah Meaden, Theo Paphitis, James Caan, Peter Jones, Quentin Tarantino, a-ha

      24 Jul '09