Coordinates	34°03′″N118°15′″N
name	The King Blues
background	group_or_band
origin	London, England
genre	Punk rock, ska punk, folk punk, reggae, alternative rock
years active	2004–present
label	Transmission RecordingsField RecordingsIsland Records
associated acts	Suicide BidRamraid The OffyThe Skints
website
current members	Jonny 'Itch' FoxJamie JazzJack UsherDean AshtonKat MarshJosie Dobson
past members	Robin Guy Chris GoodmanMike 'Fruitbag' PayneJohnny Rich Al Gunby Jim ParmleyGeorge LindsayPerkieAde Preston
notable instruments	}}

The King Blues are a punk band from London, England, credited for fusing ska and folk together with influences from punk rock and hardcore punk. Tariq Ali described the band's sounds as 'rough, radical music that should unsettle the rulers of this country. A new generation of musicians are challenging war-monger politicians and their courtiers'. Influences include Public Enemy, The Clash, The Specials, Black Flag and Minor Threat. Their third full length album, ''Punk and Poetry'', was released on the 17th of April 2011. Lead singer Jonny 'Itch' Fox describes the music as 'a mixture of reggae, hip hop, folk, doo wop, punk rock.'

History

The King Blues started off as a two man ska outfit, consisting of Jonny 'Itch' Fox playing ukulele and asvocalist and Jamie Jazz playing acoustic guitar and contributing vocals. Current member Jamie Jazz used to work in a music/guitar shop called Rock Around the Clock in north London's Crouch End/Muswell Hill district; however Jazz realised that in order to put The King Blues at the top, he had to leave his job. Whilst this was going on they then expanded to include a second acoustic guitar and a bassist, before again expanding to include two full-time percussion members. Their sound was initially described as "soulful ska with raw folk and a punk rock attitude". or "conscious rude boy ska"

In 2004 they self released a demo EP titled "All Fall Down" featuring 5 tracks recorded by Itch on guitar and vocals. The cover and CD body art was a stencil of a fuse bomb and the band's logo, each one was hand sprayed.

Under The Fog (2006/07)

In June 2006 their debut album, ''Under the Fog'', was released on Household Name Records which coincided with increased touring and gigs. In November of the same year, "Mr Music Man" was released as a CD single, also on Household Name. The single was enhanced with a video chronicling the band's attempt to play more gigs in a 24-hour period than Status Quo's record-breaking four gigs in one day. The King Blues managed seven. Their single "Mr Music Man" was voted Best Punk Song of 2006 by ''BBC Radio 1''.

In 2007 the band was signed to Field Recordings, a label co-owned by Rollo Armstrong and backed by Island Records. ''Under the Fog'' was partly rerecorded and re-issued in March 2008, and was preceded by two singles, "Come Fi Di Youth" and a new version of "Mr. Music Man".

''Save The World, Get The Girl'' (2008)

In May 2008 the band released a single from their forthcoming second album ''Save the World. Get the Girl'' called "Let's Hang the Landlord" to all those signed up to their email list. The song took them in a slightly different direction, opening with a violin. The lyric is both autobiographical and true, detailing Itch's life as a teenage punk. The track was also released on a split 7" single, alongside "Mayday", the debut UK single by Flobots.

Their second album ''Save the World, Get the Girl'' was released on October 20, 2008 in the UK. The album was produced by Peter Miles, who produced ''Under the Fog'', and Clive Langer (producer of Elvis Costello, Madness, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Morrissey, Teardrop Explodes, Bush and The Holloways). The album received positive reviews.

"My Boulder" was released as a single on October 13, 2008 in the UK. Zane Lowe has played this track several times on ''BBC Radio 1'' and recommended it on air to Noel Gallagher. "My Boulder" includes an excerpt from a reading of the poem ''The Pied Piper of Hamlyn'' by Robert Browning.

Another track from ''Save the World, Get the Girl'' to receive Radio 1 airplay is What If Punk Never Happened, which has been played by Rob da Bank, Mike Davies, and Zane Lowe. Songs from the album, including "What if Punk Never Happened?" and "Let's Hang The Landlord" also received air play from the Xfm punk show (''X Punk'') hosted by Pete Donaldson and Phil Clifton. The band have also received considerable airplay in Australia courtesy of Triple R's punk program ''Bullying the Jukebox''.

The band's single "I Got Love" from their 2008 album ''Save the World, Get the Girl'' was released on 4 May 2009. It was played at many gigs and tours before being announced as a single. Its first air time was on ''BBC Radio 1''.

They also did a cover of Dizzee Rascal's "Bonkers" in Radio 1's ''Live Lounge'' in June 2009.

Post 'Save the World, Get the Girl' and Punk & Poetry (2011)

Over late 2009 and early 2010 The King Blues continued to tour their second album Save the World, Get the Girl, adding new songs to their setlist over time, such as "Headbutt", "Sore Throat" and "Five Bottles of Shampoo".

In mid 2010, The King Blues were dropped from Field Recordings. This coincided with the departure of band members Fruitbag, Johnny Rich, Al Gunby and Jim Parmley. A controversial message explaining the departures was posted on the Punktastic forum by Fruitbag. The message proceeded to raise questions marks over the bands credibility amongst many fans. However, the band quickly found a new record label, Transmission Recordings, and new members. Only a few weeks later, the new King Blues lineup went on tour supporting Enter Shikari.

On the 23rd of March, Zane Lowe aired a new single, "Headbutt", as his "hottest record in the world" on his Radio 1 show. No release date was given, but Itch stated that the band had completely finished recording 5 or 6 new songs. On their recent tour of the United Kingdom, it was announced that their new single "Headbutt" would be released on 16 May 2010 and that Rou Reynolds of Enter Shikari had remixed the track which was available to download for free

The King Blues departed on their "London Brawling tour" (10 April until the 5th of May) along with four different support bands: Mouthwash (all gigs), Moral Dilemma, The Meow Meows and Dirty Revolution. Most nights of the tour the band have invited someone on stage to speak, for example Sophie Lancaster's mum speaking for the foundation. The King Blues have S.O.P.H.I.E. bands available on tour. The King Blues have also been playing "love music hate racism gigs" in between gigs. On August 8, 2010 they played at the Hevy Music Festival near Folkestone, UK. During this time, the band started playing many new songs off the new album 'Punk & Poetry'. A lot of this material, such as "Kissing Frogs" and "We Will Never Grow Old" is no longer on the album, due to the band finding new inspiration from the UK's Anti Cuts protests and riots, and the 2010-2011 Middle East and North Africa Protests which has led to them writing new material such as "I Want You", "We Are Fucking Angry" and "Set The World On Fire"

On the 29th of August, The King Blues released their new single 'Holiday' along with 'I Got Hate' and an Acoustic version of the previous single 'Headbutt' which acted as B-sides to the single. On the same day, the King Blues played the main stage at Reading Festival.

On the 21st of January The King Blues posted a 40 second preview of a new song, 'We Are Fucking Angry'. It received radio play Mike Davies Radio 1 Punk Show, a few days later a free download link to the song was posted on the internet by the band.

The first single off Punk & Poetry debuted on Mike Davies' Punk Show on the 7th of February, receiving more plays on the same show and Zane Lowe's show over the next few weeks. On the 26th of February, the official music video for the song was posted online. It will be released on the 10th of April on digital download with a Dr Meaker remix version of song acting as the b-side.

On the 1st of March, Itch co-hosted Mike Davies Radio 1 Punk Show, previewing new songs The Future's Not What It Used To Be and Five Bottles of Shampoo, as well as new singles We Are Fucking Angry and Set the World on Fire. On the 5th of March, the track-listing for Punk & Poetry was announced, due out for the 18th April.

At the 2011 Leeds Festival, during their set on the Lock Up Stage. Itch said that they were already working on a follow up to Punk & Poetry before playing a new song, 'Power to the People'.

Politics

The King Blues have "a commitment to politics and resistance". Itch writes a column for ''Last Hours'' magazine which generally focuses on resistance politics and protest. Several songs on ''Under the Fog'' are overtly political, including "Chimp in a 3 Piece Suit" and "Duck and Cover". The band's website states that ''Save the World. Get the Girl'' will feature "a much more personalized take on social ills" than ''Under the Fog''. Nonetheless, overtly political lyrics do feature in two live favourites that will appear on the new album. The title track includes the lyric "Going to war to prevent war was the most stupid thing I ever heard", while ''The Streets Are Ours'' includes references to Indymedia and Tiananmen Square. "Smash EDO Dub", the B side to the re-release of "Mr. Music Man", features an interview with a campaigner from the Smash Edo movement. The links on The King Blues' official website are almost exclusively political. On his formspring, he states that he is probably an anarchist. Judging from other quotes and lyrics, it is likely that the other members of the band are also anarchists.

Band members

Present:

Jonny 'Itch' Fox: Vocals, Ukulele, Melodica

Jamie Jazz: Guitar, Vocals

Dean Ashton: Guitar, Backing Vocals

Kat Marsh - Bass, Backing Vocals

Josie Dobson - Keys, Backing Vocals

Jack Usher: Drums

Past:

Fruitbag: Guitar, Backing Vocals

Johnny Rich: Bass

Al Gunby: Drums

Jim Parsley: Percussion

Chris Goodman: Bass

George Lindsay: Drums

Perkie: Keys, Vocals

Ade Preston: Guitar, Backing Vocals

Charlie Wilson: Guitar

Discography

Albums

!Year	!Album	!Label
2006	''Under the Fog''	Household Name
	''Under the Fog'' (Reissue)
''Save the World. Get the Girl''
2011	''Punk and Poetry''	Transmission Recordings

EPs

!Year	!Title
2004	''All Fall Down EP''
2007	''Taking Over EP''
	''The Engine Room Acoustic Session''
''My Boulder EP''
2009	''I Got Love EP''

Singles

Year	Single	! Peak chart position	Album
		!style="width:5em;font-size:85%"
2006	"Mr. Music Man"	—
2007	"Come Fi Di Youth"	—
	"Mr. Music Man" (re-issue)	—
"Let's Hang the Landlord"	—
"My Boulder"	156
	"Save the World, Get the Girl"	68
"I Got Love"	96
		72	''Punk and Poetry''
"Holiday"	—
2011	"Set The World On Fire"	—	''Punk and Poetry''

References

External links

Official website

Review of The King Blues' performance at Island Records' 50th Birthday Party at the Camden Crawl 25/04/09 on the Daily Music Guide

press blog

Facebook

Bebo

Q&A with Jonny "Itch" Fox on politics, girls and making it big in America

interview on music.virgin.com

ChangeTheRecord.net interview - 01/08/09

Category:Underground punk scene in the United Kingdom Category:Ukulele players Category:Anti-fascists

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Coordinates	34°03′″N118°15′″N
Name	Al Murray
Birth date	May 10, 1968
Birth place	Stewkley, Buckinghamshire, England
Medium	Stand-up, Television
Active	1994-present
Genre	Parody, Insult Comedy, Black comedy
Subject	French and Gender stereotypes, Society, British politics
Notable work	''The Pub Landlord''''Time Gentlemen Please''''Fact Hunt''''Multiple Personality Disorder''
Influences	Frank Skinner, Harry Hill
Influenced	Jack Whitehall
Nationality	British }}

Alastair James Hay "Al" Murray (born 10 May 1968), is a British comedian best known for his stand-up persona, The Pub Landlord, a stereotypical xenophobic public house licensee. In 2003, he was listed in ''The Observer'' as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy. In 2007 he was voted the 16th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups and again in the updated 2010 list as the 25th greatest stand-up comic.

Early life

Murray was born in Stewkley, Buckinghamshire, the son of Lieutenant Colonel Ingram Bernard Hay Murray and Juliet Anne Thackeray Ritchie, through whom he is a great-great-great-grandson of William Makepeace Thackeray. His grandfather was diplomat Sir Ralph Murray. Murray attended Bedford School and is a graduate of St Edmund Hall, Oxford, where he studied modern history. There he performed in the comedy group, the Oxford Revue in a show directed by Stewart Lee.

Career

Murray has toured with other comedians including Harry Hill, Billy Connolly and Frank Skinner. He won the Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1999, after being nominated in 1996, 1997 and 1998. He started out with an act that involved sound-effect impressions, including of guns, animals and a particularly impressive car boot; a combination that prompted an equal number of plaudits for vocal skill and complaints of tastelessness.

The Pub Landlord

The Pub Landlord is a stereotypical, right-wing, British nationalist with a dislike for anything "un-British". He has a particular dislike of Germans and the French; he will challenge the audience to name any country in the world before producing some plausible instance of Britain bettering it. Catchphrases include "All hail to the ale!", "...beautiful British name!", "Time-waster!", "You ''disgust'' me!", "Pint for the fella... Glass of white wine/fruit-based drink for the lady!", "The point is this..." "if we had no rules where would we be? France! And if we had too many rules where would we be? Germany!", "Is your dad proud of you, son? He's never said so, has he?" and "I was never confused", which is usually used when he is saying something related to being gay whilst sounding and/or looking as if he likes the idea and is an allusion to a supposed gay interlude in his character's early identity. The character also has a great love for the British 1970s rock band Queen, often getting the musician(s) on his show to perform a song of Queen's in their own style.

The character is very different from Murray's real life public-school Oxbridge background and first appeared in 1994 when Murray was the tour support act for Harry Hill. At that time part of a comedy band called "The Pub Band International" in which he played the drums, they were looking for a link to Hill's act. After trying out a character which they decided didn't work, on the eve of performing at the Edinburgh Festival, Murray created the Pub Landlord.

Murray then made his first television appearances on Hill's TV show playing his big brother Alan ("If it's too hard, I can't understand it!"), and subsequently featured in a short film, ''Pub Fiction'' (1995).

Murray's theatre show with the pub landlord character ''My Gaff, My Rules'' was short-listed for a Laurence Olivier Award in 2002, and he has also appeared in character as the central focus of the television series ''Time Gentlemen Please'', as well as a number of other television appearances, including the ''An Audience with...'' strand. Subsequent theatre tours, ''...A Glass of White Wine for the Lady'' (another catchphrase) and ''Giving it Both Barrels'' also ran to critical acclaim. When asked about the sitcom during live shows, in character as the Pub Landlord, Murray claims to be unhappy with the television series, a joke some have taken literally.

A quiz show, ''Fact Hunt'' presented by Murray as the Pub Landlord and named after the fictional quiz machine of the same name from ''Time Gentlemen Please'' was shown on late-night ITV in 2005.

From January 2006, Murray filled in for Tim Lovejoy on Virgin Radio on Sunday afternoons, in character as the Pub Landlord, and broadcast his final show on 24 December 2006.

His chat show ''Al Murray's Happy Hour'' began airing 13 January 2007 on ITV. The show has won a ''British Comedy Award'' and was nominated for a ''National Television Award''. A new series returned on 12 September 2008, and of this Murray said: }}

Murray was the headliner on the 11 July 2009 episode of ''Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow'', which was filmed at the Brighton Dome.

On 18 December 2009, Murray hosted the BBC One TV show, ''Live at the Apollo''.

In May 2011, Murray began hosting a new quiz show, ''Compete for the Meat'' on the UKTV channel Dave. The show will be co-presented by ex-Blue Peter presenter, Zöe Salmon. The prizes will be a frozen Chicken for 1st place, Sausages for 2nd and Shame for the losers! (3rd Place).

Other work

As a teenager, Murray was a drummer in a band with his schoolmates. He played drums on the music for his ''Pub Landlord'' TV series and during an appearance by Phil Collins, they performed a duet. He also plays the drums for the rock cover band T-34 and appeared at the Download festival in 2010, returning once again in 2011.

In 2003, Murray appeared on an episode of the BBC's ''Time Commanders'' alongside Kate Silverton, Raji James and Ricky Groves.

In 2004, Murray appeared as a contestant in the first series of ''Hell's Kitchen'', Gordon Ramsay's cookery based reality show on ITV, and in 2005 appeared as a contestant on ''Comic Relief does Fame Academy'' on BBC One. Murray presented ''Al Murray's Road To Berlin'' on the Discovery Channel. This was a series about the last phase of World War II, taking him from the beaches of Normandy, through Arnhem and up the Rhine, ending in Berlin. In the series he drove around in a restored Willys Jeep, and interviewed survivors from both sides of the war. In the episode about Operation Market Garden he parachuted, together with veterans, from a plane, to commemorate the battle.

In 2007, Murray published the book ''The Pub Landlord's Book of British Common Sense''. It consists of The Pub Landlord's opinions and views on a number of topics such as James Bond actors, religion, politics, television, films and Churchill quotes.

Murray starred in ''Al Murray's Multiple Personality Disorder'', a sketch show, which aired in early 2009.

In late 2010, Murray made a documentary on German culture for BBC4 ''Al Murray's German Adventure'' in which he sought to find a different side of the German nation than the one portrayed by his Pub Landlord character.

Also in 2010 Murray was a guest as a 'Star in the Reasonably Priced Car' on Top Gear.

Murray is the Patron of The Cambodian Children's Charity which is a development and relief charity for children in Cambodia.

Murray attended the London protest against the Pope's visit in 2010 and said, "The Pope's opposition to condoms kills people. It is all very well him lecturing us on morals but he should look at his own organisation's view."UKAP

Murray became the host of the BBC Radio 5 Live show ''7 Day Sunday'' in March 2011, taking over from Chris Addison.

Murray has his own crisps named 'Steak and Al Pie' which he is entering in a crisp competition with the host being Gary Lineker. He is up against 'Jimmy Con Carne', (Jimmy Carr), 'Stephen Fry-Up', (Stephen Fry) and 'Frank Roast Dinner', (Frank Skinner).

Stand-up DVDs

!Title	!Released	!Notes
''Live - My Gaff, My Rules''	24 November 2003	Live at London's Playhouse Theatre
''...And A Glass of White Wine for the Lady! - Recorded Live At The Playhouse London''	22 November 2004	Live at London's Playhouse Theatre
''Giving It Both Barrels - Live''	29 May 2006	Live at London's Bloomsbury Theatre
''Live at the London Palladium''	19 November 2007
''Beautiful British Tour - Live At The O2''	16 November 2009
''Barrel of Fun - Live''	22 November 2010	Live at London's HMV Hammersmith Apollo

Books

!Title	!Released
''The Pub Landlord's Book of British Common Sense''	11 October 2007
''The Pub Landlord Says Think Yourself British''	5 October 2009
''The Pub Landlord's Great British Pub Quiz Book''	28 October 2010

References

External links

Al Murray Official Merchandise Store

The Pub Landlord (Official site)

Chortle page (including any forthcoming dates)

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Coordinates	34°03′″N118°15′″N
name	Michael McIntyre
birth name	Michael Hazen James McIntyre
birth date	February 21, 1976
birth place	Merton, London, England
medium	Stand-up, television
nationality	British
active	1999—present
genre	Social satire, observational comedy
notable work	''That's So Last Week''''Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow''''Britain's Got Talent''
website
spouse	Kitty McIntyre (2003–present) }}

Michael Hazen James McIntyre (born 21 February 1976) is an English stand-up comedian. He is well known for appearing at many British stand-up comedy events and for several roles on television stand-up programmes such as ''Live at the Apollo'' and his own show, ''Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow''. McIntyre has also appeared on television panel shows including ''Mock the Week'', ''8 out of 10 Cats'' and ''Have I Got News for You'', and has additionally appeared on radio.

McIntyre has released two stand-up DVDs. ''Live and Laughing'' was released in 2008 and featured material from his first nationwide tour, and ''Michael McIntyre: Hello Wembley'' was released in November 2009 and featured his routine at Wembley Arena. ''Live and Laughing'' was the fastest selling debut stand-up DVD ever and ''Michael McIntyre: Hello Wembley'' became the fastest selling stand-up DVD ever by selling over one million copies and topping the DVD chart for Christmas 2009. In 2009 McIntyre performed live to half a million people and won Best Live Stand-up at the British Comedy Awards.

In 2010, McIntyre released his autobiography, ''Life and Laughing: My Story'', and also became the youngest-ever host of the Royal Variety Performance. He started as a judge on the fifth series of ''Britain's Got Talent'' in April 2011 and in 2012 he will embark on his second nationwide tour, comprising 58 dates in eleven cities.

Early life

McIntyre was born in Merton, southwest London, and raised in Hampstead. McIntyre's parents were both in show business: his Canadian father, Ray Cameron (19 April 1938 – 27 December 1993), né Thomas Cameron McIntyre, was a writer on ''The Kenny Everett Television Show'', and his Hungarian mother, Kati, was a dancer. McIntyre's parents divorced when he was seven. Both his parents remarried and went on to have other children with their new spouses. Ray Cameron relocated to Los Angeles, where he died of a heart attack in 1993, aged 55.

Education

McIntyre went to Arnold House Prep School and then attended Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood for three years before transferring to local state school Woodhouse College for financial reasons. McIntyre later attended Edinburgh University for one year before dropping out to pursue a career in script writing. He has said that he cannot remember whether it was biology or chemistry that he studied while there.

Career

McIntyre's first DVD, ''Live & Laughing'', is the fastest-selling debut stand-up DVD. In 2008 he was the fastest-selling comedian at the Edinburgh Festival and sold out five nights at London's 3,600 capacity Hammersmith Apollo.

He was nominated in the Comedy category of the 2009 ''South Bank Show'' Awards. In 2009 he won Best Live Stand-up at the British Comedy Awards, having also been nominated in that category the previous year.

McIntyre performed for an estimated total of 500,000 people on his first tour of the United Kingdom that included a record-breaking six nights at Wembley Arena and four at The O2 Arena. His second DVD, ''Hello Wembley'', was another hit. 58 dates have been announced for his second tour in the autumn of 2012, at arenas in ten UK cities as well as Dublin.

Television and stage

McIntyre has appeared three times on BBC One's ''Live at the Apollo'' and also on the ''Royal Variety Performance'', in 2006, 2008 and 2010. While performing on stage in Wolverhampton in 2008, as he was walking back onto stage for his encore, McIntyre slipped, fell over and dislocated his shoulder. Many of the audience believed this to be part of his act and started to laugh; only after his manager came on stage to assist did they realise it was real.

McIntyre's routine on ''We Are Most Amused'', staged at the New Wimbledon Theatre on 12 November 2008 in aid of The Prince's Trust was televised. This comedy gala celebrated the 60th birthday of Prince Charles, and was performed in the presence of the Prince of Wales and his wife the Duchess of Cornwall.

Among McIntyre's many comedy panel show appearances are ''Chris Moyles' Quiz Night'', ''Mock the Week'', ''8 out of 10 Cats'', ''Have I Got News for You'', ''The Big Fat Quiz of the Year'', ''Would I Lie To You?'', and ''The Apprentice: You're Fired!''. On 13 February 2009, he was a guest on ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross''. On 21 February 2009, McIntyre appeared live as a guest judge alongside head judge Anton du Beke and fellow guest Emma Bunton in the first round of ''Let's Dance for Comic Relief''. He appeared on the show again in the final on 14 March.

From 6 June 2009, McIntyre began hosting ''Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow'', aired on Saturday nights on BBC One. On 5 July 2009, McIntyre appeared on the BBC show ''Top Gear'' as the "star in a reasonably priced car", driving around the Top Gear test track in one minute and 48.7 seconds. During his lap of the track he almost rolled the car while going around the final corner.

In December 2009, McIntyre cancelled a stand-up show at short notice after discovering that he would be performing to debt collectors. He had revealed only weeks earlier how he had struggled with substantial debt only a few years before breaking through in to the mainstream. McIntyre stated that he would have gone against his principles by performing the show.

On 30 March 2010, McIntyre took part in ''Channel 4's Comedy Gala'', a benefit show held in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital, filmed live at London's O2 Arena. Also in 2010 he appeared on the year's edition of ''The Big Fat Quiz of the Year'', partnered with Alan Carr. The other participants were Richard Ayoade, Noel Fielding, Jonathan Ross and Ruth Jones.

On 14 December 2010, it was announced that McIntyre would join the ''Britain's Got Talent'' judges' panel in 2011, alongside David Hasselhoff and Amanda Holden. On 18 March 2011 he was among the hosts of the BBC's ''Red Nose Day''.

Radio

McIntyre's radio appearances have included:

''Does the Team Think?'' (BBC Radio 2)

''Heresy'', ''4 Stands Up'', ''Happy Mondays'', ''The Unbelievable Truth'' (all on BBC Radio 4)

''The Jon Richardson Show'' (BBC 6 Music)

''The Jonathan Ross Show'' (BBC Radio 2)

''The Chris Moyles Show'' (BBC Radio 1)

''Desert Island Discs'' 2011-07-22 (BBC radio 4)

Personal life

McIntyre lives in Hampstead, London with his aromatherapist wife Kitty, a daughter of actor Simon Ward. The couple married in 2003 and have two sons.

He is a supporter of Tottenham Hotspur.

Awards

Year	! Award	! Category
	British Comedy Award		*Best Stand up
	Chortle Awards		*Best Headliner
	Chortle Awards		*Best Headliner (nominated)
	Edinburgh Festival Perrier Award		*Best Newcomer (nominated)

Stand-up appearances

Year	Event
		*Help for Heroes	*''Channel 4's Comedy Gala''
		*''Live & Laughing'' (nationwide tour)	*''Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow''	Live at the Apollo (TV series)>Live At The Apollo''
		*''We Are Most Amused''	*''Live & Laughing'' (nationwide tour)	*Grand Theatre, Lancaster	*Edinburgh Comedy Festival	*Glasgow International Comedy Festival	Reading and Leeds Festivals>Leeds Festival	*Leicester Comedy Festival	*''Live At The Apollo''	*''Royal Variety Performance''
		*Nationwide tour	*Soho Theatre, London	*Lyric Theatre, London	OFS Studio>Old Fire Station Theatre, Oxford	*Edinburgh Festival	*Just For Laughs, Montreal
		*''An Evening with Michael McIntyre'', Edinburgh Festival	*Garrick Theatre, London	Cat Laughs>Kilkenny Comedy Festival	*Brighton Comedy Festival	*Latitude Festival, Southwold	*Royal Variety Performance
		*Edinburgh Festival
		*Edinburgh Festival

2012 tour

McIntyre's next tour has been announced, with dates across the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland in the second half of 2012.

Television credits

''Red Nose Day 2011'' (BBC)

''Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow'' (BBC One)

''The Graham Norton Show'' (BBC Two)

''Live at the Apollo'' 2007/2008 (BBC One)

''Royal Variety Performance'' 2006/2008/2010

''Have I Got News For You'' (BBC One)

''8 out of 10 Cats'' (Channel 4)

''The Charlotte Church Show'' (Channel 4)

''Richard & Judy'' (Channel 4)

''The Law of the Playground'' (Channel 4)

''Michael McIntyre Comedy Store Special'' (Paramount)

''The Comedy Store'' (Paramount)

''The World Stands Up'' (Paramount)

''Big Brother's Little Brother'' (E4)

''Big Brother's Big Mouth'' (as guest presenter) (E4)

''Top Gear'' (as special guest) (BBC Two)

''The Apprentice: You're Fired!'' (series four, episode 11) (BBC Two)

''Mock the Week'' (BBC Two)

''Would I Lie To You?'' (BBC One)

''The One Show'' (BBC One)

''We Are Most Amused'' (ITV)

''The Big Fat Quiz of the Year'' (Channel 4)

''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross'' (BBC One)

''This Morning'' (ITV)

''CBeebies Bedtime Story'' (CBeebies)

DVDs

''Live & Laughing'' (17 November 2008)

''Hello Wembley!'' (16 November 2009)

''Live 2012'' (12 November 2012)

References

External links

Official website

Official Fansite

Chortle page

Tour dates

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Coordinates	34°03′″N118°15′″N
name	Jonathan Ross
birth name	Jonathan Stephen Ross
birth date	November 17, 1960
birth place	Camden, London, England
nationality	British
occupation	Broadcaster, film critic
years active	1980–present
spouse
children	2 daughters, 1 son
parents	Martha Ross }}

Jonathan Stephen Ross, OBE (born 17 November 1960) is an English television and radio presenter, best known for presenting the BBC One chat show ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross'' from 2001 until he left the BBC in 2010. Ross began hosting a new chat show on ITV1 starting 3 September 2011. Ross also hosted his own radio show on BBC Radio 2, and acted as a film critic and presenter of ''the Film programme''. Other regular roles have included being a regular panellist on the comedy sports quiz ''They Think It's All Over'' from 1999 to 2006, and presenting the annual British Comedy Awards from 1991 to 2007, and 2009 onwards.

Ross began his television career as a programme researcher, before débuting as a television presenter for ''The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross'' on Channel 4 in 1987. Over the next decade he had several radio and television roles, many through his own production company, Channel X. In 1995 he sold his stake in Channel X, and embarked on a career with the BBC. In 1999, Ross took over presenting the ''Film'' programme from Barry Norman, and also began presenting his own radio show, while two years later he began hosting ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross''. For the chat show, Ross won three British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards for Best Entertainment Performance, in 2004, 2006 and 2007. By 2006 Ross was believed to be the BBC's highest paid star. In 2005, Ross was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to broadcasting. Ross has been involved in controversies throughout his broadcasting career. As a result, in 2008 he wrote a semi-autobiographical work titled ''Why Do I Say These Things?'', detailing some of his life experiences.

Ross has been married to the author, journalist and broadcaster Jane Goldman since 1988; they have three children. Ross and Goldman have together established the television production company Hotsauce TV. Ross is known as an avid fan and collector of comic books and memorabilia, and has written his own comic book, ''Turf''. Ross is known for his distinctive voice, flamboyant style of dress, and his light-hearted banter. He is also known for his characteristic difficulty in pronouncing the sound 'r' (rhotacism).

Early life

Ross was born in Camden, London, England on 17 November 1960, a son of British actress and radio presenter Martha Ross. He grew up in Leytonstone and is the brother of journalist, television editor, and media personality Paul Ross; TV producer/actor Miles Ross; TV producer Simon Ross, and music industry professional Adam Ross. He was educated at Norlington School for Boys, a comprehensive school at the same time as his elder brother Paul, and at Leyton County High School for Boys, a comprehensive school. He also attended Southampton College of Art, now known as Southampton Solent University He then studied Modern European History at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London; he was made a Fellow of UCL (into which SSEES was absorbed) in 2006.

Broadcast career

Early career

Ross began his career as a researcher on the Channel 4 show ''Loose Talk''. After leaving this, he worked on various other shows before beginning another research job on ''Soul Train'', which became ''Solid Soul''. It is believed his first appearance on television was as an extra in the 1981 ''It Ain't Half Hot, Mum'' episode, ''The Last Roll Call''.

Channel X: 1987–95

Whilst on ''Solid Soul'', he met fellow researcher Alan Marke, and the two devised what would prove to be a breakthrough hit for Ross in 1987, ''The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross''.

The pair based their concept on the successful American show ''Late Night with David Letterman'', and formed a new production company called Channel X, to produce a pilot. Ross was not originally slated as the show's host, but with little time to find one Jonathan Ross stepped in and made his television debut on the show in January 1987.

While the series was initially a co-production with Colin Calendar, ownership transferred to Marke and Ross, meaning that the latter retained a great deal of control as well as being presenter. The show proved popular for both Ross and for Channel 4, making him one of the major personalities on the channel.

A year later, his documentary series ''The Incredibly Strange Film Show'' introduced many to the works of cult filmmakers like Sam Raimi and Jackie Chan.

In 1989, he co-presented the biennial BBC charity telethon ''Comic Relief'', the same year he launched ''One Hour with Jonathan Ross'' a short lived chat show on Channel 4, most notable for the game show segment "Knock down ginger" which introduced comedians such as Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson to television.

In 1991, he presented the annual ''British Comedy Awards'' on ITV. He has presented the event each year since, but in 2008 announced he would be stepping down from the role following his suspension from the BBC. In 1992 he presented an interview with Madonna about her ''Erotica'' album and ''Sex Book'' promotion.

In 1993, he was the narrator for ''FIA Formula One 1993 Season Review'' video.

Ross has appeared in numerous television entertainment programmes on several channels throughout the 1990s and 2000s. He was a regular panellist on the sports quiz ''They Think It's All Over'', and hosted the panel game ''It's Only TV...But I Like It''. Other projects include the BBC joke-quiz ''Gagtag'', the Channel 4 variety show ''Saturday Zoo'', new-acts showcase ''The Big Big Talent Show'', and the ITV programme ''Fantastic Facts''.

In 1995 he left Channel X, despite its profitable nature. He was quoted in a 1998 article as stating:

Television 1995–2006

In 1995 he presented ''Mondo Rosso'', a programme about old ''cult'' movies. He took over presenting of the Film programme, the BBC's long-running cinema review series, in 1999 after Barry Norman left the show. Ross himself has made a number of cameo appearances in films, playing himself in the Spice Girls' film ''Spice World'' (1997) and voicing the character of Doris in the UK version of ''Shrek 2'' (2004). He also played himself in ''Only Fools and Horses'', presenting ''Goldrush'', a fictional television quiz on which the main character, Del, was a contestant. In 2001 he voiced characters in two episodes of the animated comedy series ''Rex the Runt''. In the 30 October episode of ''Film 2006'', Ross also claimed that he had appeared as an extra in the 1981 movie 'The Rise and Fall of Idi Amin', as an Israeli soldier raiding Entebbe airport. He also appeared on the first pilot show for ''Shooting Stars'', acting as a team captain.

BBC Radio: 1999–2010

Ross began presenting a Saturday morning show on BBC Radio 2 in 1999. He has also presented radio shows for BBC Radio 1 and Virgin Radio (having previously worked on Richard Branson's earlier venture, ''Radio Radio''), as well as the now-defunct commercial radio network service ''The Superstation'', where his producer was Chris Evans.

From 23 May 2009, Ross' BBC Radio 2 show was pre-recorded 24 hours before broadcast. This decision was made to make the show more watertight and, according to the press, to make sure any of Ross's off-the-cuff comments might be edited out.

Ross' show on Radio 2 last aired on 17 July 2010 when his contract at the BBC ended.

''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross'': 2001–10

On 2 November 2001, Ross began presenting his chat show ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross''.

In 2005, Ross anchored the BBC television coverage of the Live 8 concerts. Later that year he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen's Birthday Honours for services to broadcasting. He celebrated the news by playing "God Save the Queen" by The Sex Pistols (which was banned by the BBC when released in 1977) on his BBC Radio 2 Saturday morning show. On 21 June 2006 Ross was made a Fellow of University College London, where he studied.

In early 2006, Ross announced that after eight years he was quitting his regular panellist seat on the sport/comedy quiz show ''They Think It's All Over'', stating:

However, after Ross' departure, only two more episodes of the show were made before it was cancelled.

In January 2006 he presented ''Jonathan Ross' Asian Invasion'', broadcast on BBC Four. The three-part documentary followed Ross as he explored the film industry in Japan, Hong Kong and Korea, interviewing directors and showcasing clips. His interest in Asian culture and his self confessed love for anime and video games led him to making three series of BBC Three show ''Japanorama'', as well as producing another series for the same channel called ''Adam and Joe Go Tokyo'', starring Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish. He produced the latter programme through his own production company Hot Sauce.

In June 2006, a bidding war was sparked between BBC and other broadcasters for Ross' services. Although other broadcasters were unsuccessful in poaching Ross, it is believed that their bids were higher than the BBC during negotiations. ITV, who bid for Ross, poached chat host Michael Parkinson around the same time. Ross became the highest paid television personality in Britain, when a new BBC contract secured his services until 2010, for a reported £18 million (£6 million/year).

On 25 June 2006, he performed at the Children's Party At The Palace for The Queen's 80th birthday. In August 2006, Ross was enlisted to ask the first question since the transition from beta for the Yahoo Answers in UK and Ireland. On 16 March 2007, Ross hosted Comic Relief 2007 alongside Fearne Cotton and Lenny Henry. On 7 July 2007 Ross presented at the Live Earth concert.

Starting on 10 September 2007 he presented the BBC Four series ''Comics Britannia'', about the history of the British comic. This forms the core of a Comics Britannia season, which includes another documentary, ''In Search of Steve Ditko'', by Ross.

In May 2008, Ross won the Sony Gold Award "Music Radio Personality of the Year".

On 3 August 2008, on BBC1, he hosted ''Jonathan Ross Salutes Dad's Army''.

In 2010, Ross took part in ''Channel 4's Comedy Gala'', a benefit show held in aid of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, filmed live at the O2 Arena in London on 30 March.

On 7 April 2010, Ross' first comic book was published. Turf was written by Jonathan himself and drawn by artist Tommy Lee Edwards. In 2011, Ross wrote an introduction for ''The Steve Ditko Omnibus Vol. 1'', a collection of work by the American comics artist featured in Ross' 2007 documentary.

In one of his last appearances on the show Ross was bundled on repeatedly by Gary Lineker, Ross Noble, Damon Albarn, Jamie Hewlett & Tinie Tempah, after a performance of Gorillaz' iconic song "Clint Eastwood" & On Melancholy Hill.

Leaving the BBC (2010)

On 7 January 2010, Ross confirmed that he would leave the BBC in July 2010, having decided not to renegotiate his contract. This would see him leave all his regular BBC roles, namely his Friday night chat show, Radio 2 show and a film review programme, although he would be continuing with some specials, such as Comic Relief and the BAFTA Awards.

Explaining the decision, Ross said:

Although I have had a wonderful time working for the BBC, and am very proud of the shows I have made while there, over the last two weeks I have decided not to re-negotiate when my current contract comes to an end. While there, I have worked with some of the nicest and most talented people in the industry and had the opportunity to interview some of the biggest stars in the world, and am grateful to the BBC for such a marvellous experience. I would like to make it perfectly clear that no negotiations ever took place and that my decision is not financially motivated

The decision came a day after it was announced that Graham Norton had signed a two year deal with the BBC, and the BBC's media correspondent Torin Douglas speculated Norton would be a ready-made replacement for Ross's chat show role, while Mark Kermode of BBC Radio 5 Live was a potential successor in the film review role, but that "replacing Ross on radio will be harder". Ross last appeared on the film programme in Episode 10 of ''Film 2010 with Jonathan Ross'' aired on 17 March 2010. After Kermode publicly ruled himself out on 26 March, Claudia Winkleman was announced 30 March 2010 as his replacement as host of ''The Film programme'', who was to host Film 2010 from September 2010.

Ross's final ''Friday Night'' chat show episode aired on 16 July 2010, with David Beckham, Jackie Chan, Mickey Rourke, and Roxy Music as guests. Ross ended the show with an affectionate tribute to his guests and to the audience, while mentioning that he had promised his friend Morrissey that he would remain composed and "wouldn't cry". His final Radio 2 show was broadcast the following day. Patrick Kielty initially took over Ross' Radio 2 slot from 24 July 2010 after which Graham Norton took over permanently.

2010 onwards (ITV and Cinemoi)

On 14 December 2010, Jonathan Ross announced his creative partnership with CineMoi, the UK's first and only independent French film channel. His deal with the company gives him a multi-faceted role as presenter, producer, creative director, and shareholder in the company. A life long cinephile Ross has a unique perspective on French film and hopes to encourage 'first-timers' to explore a world of film that differs slightly from that of the regular Hollywood Flair.

On 19 December 2010, Ross presented a three hour Channel 4 list show, ''100 Greatest Toys'', with the broadcaster describing Ross as a "huge toy enthusiast with a private collection that would rival any museum's."

In 2011, he presented ''Penn & Teller: Fool Us'' on ITV, a collaboration with magicians Penn & Teller.

Ross's new chat show ''The Jonathan Ross Show'' began on 3 September 2011 on ITV1, drawing an audience of 4.3m viewers, compared to the 4.6m for his finale on the BBC show. The first series will run for thirteen weeks. Speaking about the new show, Ross said: "I am thrilled and excited that after a short break I will be rolling up my sleeves and creating a brand new show for ITV1."

Controversies

BBC contract

In April 2006, Ross, along with other BBC personalities, had details of his fees leaked to the tabloid press. It was claimed at the time, by a then unidentified BBC mole, that Ross earned £530,000 (equivalent to £10,000 per show) per year for hosting his Radio 2 show. While refusing to comment specifically on the leak in line with the BBC policy on the matter, Ross did hint during his radio show that the figure was exaggerated; in addition to this, any pay highlighted as being 'his' would actually be split between himself and his producer/co-presenter on the show, Andy Davies.

David Cameron interview

In June 2006, when Conservative Party leader David Cameron appeared on ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross'', Ross began a line of questioning relating to Conservative ex-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, culminating in the question "Did you or did you not have a wank thinking of Margaret Thatcher?". Ross was defended by the BBC publicly, but repeat showings of the interview have been banned.

Heather Mills comment

In 2006, Ross was criticised when he made a joke against Heather Mills, soon after she and Paul McCartney announced they were to divorce. He branded Mills, who only has one leg, a "fucking liar" and that he "wouldn't be surprised if we found out she's actually got two legs".

"1,000 journalists" comment

On 5 December 2007, Ross joked at the ''British Comedy Awards'' that his salary meant that he was "apparently worth 1,000 BBC journalists". His quip came shortly after the BBC had announced plans for more than 2,000 jobs cuts, and was condemned as "obscene" by the general secretary of the National Union of Journalists. Ross has denied this saying that he was commenting on a piece that was written in a newspaper about his salary being that of 1000 journalists:

"You know where that came from? The newspapers. After the fee was announced, they said, 'The BBC says he's worth 1,000 journalists', so on the Comedy Awards I made a joke that began, 'Apparently I'm worth 1,000 journalists according to the newspapers.' Every time it's quoted, is the word 'apparently' ever used? Which does change the meaning somewhat."

The Russell Brand Show and Andrew Sachs

Following a guest appearance by Ross on ''The Russell Brand Show'' broadcast on 18 October 2008, Ross was suspended for 12 weeks without pay by the BBC on 29 October, after a series of answer phone messages were left for 79-year-old actor Andrew Sachs regarding Sachs' granddaughter Georgina Baillie, by Russell Brand and Ross, which were broadcast on the pre-recorded show. After little initial interest, a media story about the calls generated a high number of complaints. Brand resigned from the BBC, while Ross was suspended without pay. BBC director general Mark Thompson stated that Ross should take the disciplinary action as a "final warning". The BBC was later fined £150,000 by Britain's broadcast regulator for airing the calls.

On 21 November 2008, the BBC Trust said that the phone calls were a "deplorable intrusion with no editorial justification". The trust gave its backing to Ross's 12 week suspension but recommended that no further action be taken against him. He returned to work in January, and the first episode of a new series of ''Friday Night With Jonathan Ross'' with guests Tom Cruise, Stephen Fry and Lee Evans, and music from Franz Ferdinand, was broadcast on 23 January 2009.

Gwyneth Paltrow interview

The BBC Trust ruled that Ross’ interview with Gwyneth Paltrow, broadcast on 2 May 2008, breached editorial guidelines. They ruled that bad language in an episode of Ross's pre-recorded BBC1 chat show, ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross'', in which the presenter told Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow he "would fuck her" was "gratuitous and unnecessarily offensive". The trust said it disagreed with the judgement made by BBC management that the episode should be broadcast uncensored, adding that the comment was made in an "overly sexual way" and that it had upheld a number of complaints made about the edition of ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross''. The trust reminded BBC staff that "the casual gratuitous use of the most offensive language is not acceptable on the BBC in accordance with the BBC's existing guidelines and practices", adding that "this particularly applies in entertainment programmes".

''Hannah Montana'' comment

On 13 May 2009, Ross was accused of homophobia after a comment he made on his radio show. In which he said,

If your son asks for a ''Hannah Montana'' MP3 player, then you might want to already think about putting him down for adoption in later life, when they settle down with their partner.

An incorrect version of this quote was also circulated, in which Ross was accused of saying:

If your son asks for a Hannah Montana MP3 player, you might want to already think about putting him down for adoption before he brings his … erm … partner home.

Ofcom received 61 complaints following the comment. A representative from the BBC defended Ross saying the comment was made "purely in jest" and that "Jonathan is not homophobic in any sense and never meant for his comments to be taken seriously." On 7 July 2009, Ofcom ruled that Ross did not breach the broadcasting code. They wrote in their opinion that "the comment was clearly presented as a joke intended to make light of the reactions that some parents may have if their child chooses a toy that is very widely recognised to be designed and marketed for the opposite sex" and that the nature of the joke and tone and manner in which it was presented "made clear that it was not intended to be hostile or pejorative towards the gay community in general." Stonewall criticised the ruling; saying "the fact that a comment is light-hearted does not absolve it from perpetuating the stereotypes that lead to homophobic bullying."

Video games

''Fable III''

Year	! Video game	! Role	! Notes
2007	''Halo 3''	UNSC Marine
2010	|	Barry Hatch

Personal life

Ross married author/journalist/broadcaster Jane Goldman, nine years his junior, in 1988, when Goldman was 18. They have since had three children: Betty Kitten (named after Bettie Page), Harvey Kirby (named after Jack Kirby, a comic book creator whom Ross especially admires), and Honey Kinney. The family lives in Hampstead Garden Suburb.

Ross and others have used his rhotacism for comic effect and he is sometimes known as "Wossy," including on his Twitter feed (@wossy).

Ross is known for owning exotic pets. He is a big music fan and the first band he saw live was punk rockers X-Ray Spex at Islington's Hope And Anchor in north London. He is a big fan of David Bowie, Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry, Queen (he was in the audience for Queen at Wembley), British punk rock, Spandau Ballet, Sparks, ''Star Trek'', ''Doctor Who'' (his favourite Doctor was Jon Pertwee), and comic books. Ross has even co-owned a comic shop in London with Paul Gambaccini and released ''Turf'', his first comic book, in 2010, with American artist Tommy Lee Edwards. He was also the visual inspiration for the main character in the comic book ''Saviour''. Ross is also greatly interested in Japan, presenting a BBC-TV series on many different aspects of Japanese culture, ''Japanorama'', for three series between 2002–07. He was a regular at London's ''Blitz'' club during the early 1980s (famous for the Blitz Kids). He is a fan and friend of the singers Morrissey and George Michael.

He is a close friend of comedian Ricky Gervais and bought him a kitten after Gervais' previous cat, Colin, had died. The cat's name is Ollie and was presented to him on an episode of Ross' talk show ''Friday Night With Jonathan Ross''. He was one of the special celebrity guests in the final episode of Gervais's second season of ''Extras'', in which Gervais's character, Andy Millman, and Ross were shown to be the best of friends after a fictional appearance on ''Friday Night With Jonathan Ross''.

He is also a friend of author Neil Gaiman, and he and his wife appear in Gaiman's short story "The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch", collected in ''Fragile Things''.

In 2005, Ross was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen's Birthday Honours for services to broadcasting. He celebrated the news by playing "God Save the Queen" by The Sex Pistols on his Radio 2 show.

When talking to Colin Farrell on ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross'' on 19 February 2010, Ross claimed not to have consumed alcohol for ten years.

Ross has attended a fund raiser for the James Randi Educational Foundation called ''The Amazing Meeting'' in London in 2009 and 2010. Interviewed by Rebecca Watson, Ross described himself as a big fan of James Randi and the other speakers – who were mainly prominent sceptics – and said that he and his wife had come to have a sceptical view of the world. Ross has been supportive of Simon Singh's efforts to defend an accusation of libel by the British Chiropractic Association and Ross has posed for the ''Geek Calendar 2011'', a fund raiser for the libel reform in the UK.

At a book signing event in Central London in September 2010, Ross stated that as a youngster he went to school in Leyton (Leyton Senior High School) and supports Leyton Orient F.C.

On 6 June 2011 it was announced that Ross' beloved Pug Mr Pickle had been killed in an accident on board a train while filming a new travelogue show for ITV. Mr Pickle was well known to both viewers and listeners of Ross' TV and radio shows.

References

Further reading

''Jonathan Ross: The Biography'', Neil Simpson, John Blake Publishing Ltd (31 July 2007), ISBN 184454432X

''Why Do I Say These Things?'', Jonathan Ross, Bantam Press (16 October 2008), ISBN 0593060822

External links

''The Jonathan Ross Show'' on itv.com

Interactive video talk by Jonathan Ross on Ealing studios for the British Film Institute

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