what has happened to Jonathan Ross?

[tonym911]

His BBC chat show was one of the highlights of the week but the neutered American-style ITV thing he's doing now is embarrassingly unfunny. Was his ability to be amusing totally dependent on him being allowed to be naughty?

[Morningside]

Watching and reviewing everything I suspect. I did like his interview with Brian Cox.

I must admit I preferred it WITHOUT him being a total dick.

[nismo48]

He was more funny on the Beeb...
Seems he is being restrained by the ITV

tonym911 said:

His BBC chat show was one of the highlights of the week but the neutered American-style ITV thing he's doing now is embarrassingly unfunny. Was his ability to be amusing totally dependent on him being allowed to be naughty?

[wiffmaster]

ITV have the 'reverse Midas touch' when they poach supposedly high flying staff from the BBC.

[tonym911]

The Bishop segment was dire. Another theory: JR isn't bothering to prepare any more, but simply assuming that chemistry will happen.

[Murph7355]

He was getting decreasingly funny on the BBC IMO. Even had he not been an idiot with Brand it would have been good had his days been numbered. When the host starts to think *they* are more important than anything else, it's only a matter of time.

Loved his show for a long time, but his time's over.

[garrykiller]

i thought his show was pretty funny on saturday night

[Vipers]

tonym911 said:

His BBC chat show was one of the highlights of the week but the neutered American-style ITV thing he's doing now is embarrassingly unfunny. Was his ability to be amusing totally dependent on him being allowed to be naughty?

So some things never change.......... never liked him my self.

[LuS1fer]

ITV killed Morecambe and Wise - it's a tradition...

[Marf]

LuS1fer said:

ITV is st - it's a tradition...

[prand]

He seems to have dyed his hair too...

[Black can man]

Seems to be interviewing the same old boring lot he did on the beeb

Could never understand why that bloody Ricky Gervais seemed to be on every other week ,

Although they do share the same manager i'm told

we don't bother with it nowadays

[qube_TA]

Watched a few, the adverts kill any programme regardless of how good it is.

Doesn't seem to have the momentum it had before not sure why really, enjoying Graham Norton though so still have something to watch each week.

[Zad]

Haven't watched him for years. He got plain creepy and became a 1-trick act of just trying to get one over on his guests. At least Russell Brand did the decent thing and resigned, Wossy just stuck it out to the end of the contract.

[ArsE92]

Zad said:

Haven't watched him for years. He got plain creepy and became a 1-trick act of just trying to get one over on his guests. At least Russell Brand did the decent thing and resigned, Wossy just stuck it out to the end of the contract.

I didn't really enjoy the way he (aged 51) was perving over 18-year-old Jade Jones on his show on Saturday night.

[DanDC5]

ITV can't make comedy of any kind.

[Tiggsy]

Black can man said:

Seems to be interviewing the same old boring lot he did on the beeb

Could never understand why that bloody Ricky Gervais seemed to be on every other week ,

Although they do share the same manager i'm told

we don't bother with it nowadays

Given ( back then) gervais had more sure fire hits than anyone, he was or staggeringly little.

[Teppic]

wiffmaster said:

ITV have the 'reverse Midas touch' when they poach supposedly high flying staff from the BBC.

It also worked the other way round. Men Behaving Badly was st on ITV, but then it moved to the BBC for its third series and became one of the funniest things on TV.

[Shaw Tarse]

Damn!
Thought he had died!

[Le Pop]

garrykiller said:

i thought his show was pretty funny on saturday night

What he said.