A report in today’s Independent claims that Andrew Sachs – who was of course subject to a ‘prank call’ from Jonathon Ross and Russell Brand – has himself pulled a similar stunt.

Just as the fuss over Call-Gate was beginning to die down, the paper claims that in the ‘80s, Sachs was a guest on his son’s radio show for Swansea Sound when a prank call was made to a member of the public.

Apparently, Sachs pretended to be the woman’s “long lost uncle” from Australia and during the call, he told the unsuspecting lady that he’d left Australia after “some trouble with the police” and went on to joke that he’d buried some jewels under a tree in a park. Read more & comment »

Channel 4 comedian Alan Carr has admitted that he, Jonathan Ross and Gok Wan all got very emotional whilst filming for this years Comic Relief Does The Apprentice.

Alan told MSN: “You’re up at 7am then you’ve got to go to bed at 11pm and there’s no outside contact,” he said. “So you know when you see them crying on the show and you go ‘you wuss’… but my god there were bits, I don’t know if they kept it in but I was choked, Gok was upset, Jonathan Ross was a bit.”

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Jonathan Ross turned his caustic tongue on the Britian’s Got Talent judges last night, as he appeared on Charlotte Church’s Channel 4 chat show.

Speaking to Charlotte, Ross said:

He said: “Simon Cowell knows what he’s talking about, but Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan, they’re just a waste…

“What’s she ever done? She’s been in a couple of West End shows; she’s not got much going on. And Piers Morgan has been sculpted from lard. So I’m not a fan of those shows.”

If I’m honest, I’d have to agree. Simon makes the show. The other two are definitely expendable.