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Question of the Week: Should Ross Resign?

Posted Tue 28 Oct 2008 3:43PM GMT by Mitch Carter in The Guestlist
Unless you've been living in a cave for the last few days, you'll have found it impossible to miss the furore over Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross' controversial outburst on Brand's Saturday evening radio show.

The pair have been heavily criticised due to a series of answer phone messages left for actor Andrew Sachs in which Brand claims to have had sex with Sachs' granddaughter. The full story can be read here.

Listen to the interview in full below and let us know your verdict on this week's question:

Was Russell Brand right to resign from the BBC and should Jonathan Ross follow his lead?

406 Comments

141. susan -
i think they should both be sacked they are both over paid and they should be made to pay a large fine and give it to a good course that might make others big wigs think before they open their gobs.

142. susan -
report 139 needs to get a life i take it your a billy no mates whos got no family and likes to take the piss out of outhers so i think your the one thats needs to get out more and find some friends you prat.

143. KENNETH -
Others in the BBC have had to go for less. The fact that their stunt was directed directly to his home so frequently was their big mistake.

144. MARTIN -
Yes I think Ross should resign - he knew exactly what he was doing - and be man enough to own up to it

145. LORRAINE -
oh PLEASE lets hang racist comediens first, when the general public are made fun of who exactly cares?? not the BB bloody C

146. yvonne -
I think after listening to that everything has been blown out of porportion! jonathan ross is one of the funniest men on tv and radio and this has't changed my opinion of him in the slightest!

147. Yahoo! Music User -
what is this country coming to ,press manipulation and greed destroy individual careers for what and who cares what was said,the only person that should get their knuckles wrapped is the the person who allowed it to be broadcast in the first place and a strong word in their ear would suffice.IF WE WANT TO START CHANGING THE COUNTRY FOR THE BETTER WE NEED TO SENSURE THE PRESS AND PACK THE DO GOODERS AND POLITICALLY CORRECT OFF TO MARS.

148. Yahoo! Music User -
Jonathan Ross has got away with far too much for far too long. He disrespects his guests, is rude and does not know the meaning of decency. Its not funny to watch his show and see his guests skwirm with embaarrassment when he oversteps the mark. This latest incident is just one step too far. It is he who should be made accountable for many things.

149. howard -
Yes Yes and Yes . Enough is enough Ross should go with out pay

150. christine -
people need to get a life aren't there more important things to stress over now days. they had a mess around which was wrong but they have said sorry and should just be left alone and not made public enemy number 1! get over it people and let them be hasn't everyone made a mistake in life at some point or other.

151. JOHN -
as far as im concern both of these foul mouthed morons should be banned from all forms of broadcasting for lives. they do arfter all rely on the public to support them by tuning in to whichever programme they are on sothe answer would be for listeners and viewers to turn off whenever either of them are on, what ever channel that may be.

152. MICHELLECOOPERJONES -
both of them are talentless idiots,,,time to go for both,,,russell brand was annoying enough on big brothers big mouth,,carnt believe radio2 even thought of giving him a job,,,and as for wwwooosssyyy,,,well,,he's made eough money out of the license payer and he is extremley annoying. Be glad to see them both go. Unfortunatly they wont hit the real world like us,,they have enough money not to worry where their next mortgage payment is coming from !!!!!

153. Steve -
Kiddy Comedy. I normally like Jonathan Ross but this is just childish showoff comedy. Its just not funny. The real crime here is that they are paid so much to put this crap out. Whats the point in sacking them, they will only be snapped up immediately by Channel 4.

154. TOMW -
Can't stand either of them, they are despicable. Both well OVERPAID and Jonathan Ross should do the decent thing and RESIGN NOW
OR BE SACKED

155. MICHELLECOOPERJONES -
Brand a legend??? I think not,, a legend is someone or something very famous and admired, usually because of their ability in a particular area,,,Brand is not a legend,,,he is a talentless fool who needs to remember to shave, brush his hair and start being a bloke instead of wearing make-up like a girl.,,,Go and get a drag job....thank god he is off the airwaves. No doubt c4 or c5 or one of the sky channels will employ him though. Listening to the script live,,they must have been under the influence of something because no self respecting high earner with such a high profile, especially wwwwooossy (i carnt even say my surname right johnathan),, would put themselves in that position. School boy error in a HUGE way,,,good riddance to both

156. MICHELLECOOPERJONES -
142# I agree with you about 139#,,,139#..how would you feel if you came home to a message left on your answer phone from 2 bummbling so called celebrities indirectly taking the mick out of you and incriminating your grand-daughter?? If you have children, just imagine you are their dad and you came home to that,,,not nice,,infact you would kick off. If as 142# says you have no family,(children or nieces/nephews, grandchildren) then dont comment on something you could never put yourself in the position about.

157. Englander -
Jonathon Ross & Russel Brandt are both common and uncouth. They are overpaid and represent the worst of British. We do not pay our TV licence to watch & listen to untalented & offensive garbage. Mr. Andrew Sachs is a respected gentleman, and should not have been subjected to such an outrageous verbal assault on his grandaughter. If the BBC is targetting the kind of audience that would find such behaviour amusing, then both the BBC and that generation of audience are of poor character. This is all indicative of the decline in respect, for our fellow man in these modern, but socially inept times. The affore mentioned presenters are a disgace to our country and it's people, and I would be happy to never see them again, as would all people of good repute.

158. RUSSELL -
ross should be sacked and go to prison for 1 year as a lesson.
the only wayway you will hurt his huge ego is to stop his appearing on tv,he should be banned for good,he has more money than he knows what to do with so stopping him being in the media is the only answer.as for russell brand,he needs mob rule,joe public needs to point him out and give him a good beating in the street.he has never been funny,just a vile idiot that needs to be made to sit and behave

159. RUSSELL -
we need a good lynching for them both,i am willing to do all of it
especially kick the stools from their feet
they were never funny or entertaining,i always hated the pair of them before this.
if this is pushing the bounds of comedy then i have no sense of humour

160. GERARD -
I find it outrageous that Ross has not had the decency to resign as he knew damm well what was being said when the appaling comments were made why cant he face the media to answer questions about his conduct and why is the Director General still in charge as the old saying goes the Buck stops at the top
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