RUSSELL BRAND AND JOHNATHON ROSS CAUSE A MEDIA FRENZY!!
You may remember "Faulty Towers" a seriously funny 1970's television hit starring John Clease and the less well known actor of Andrew Sachs. Mr Sachs was supposed to be a guest on Russell Brands BBC Radio 2 show along with the television presenter Johnathon Ross.
What was meant to be a routine slot soon turned into a nightmare for the BBC as Sachs didnt answer his phone for the schedualed interview; angered Brand along with Ross proceded to make unsavoury comments about Andre Sach's grandaughter on the Faulty Towers stars answerphone. This was pre recorded so wasnt live at the time, yet the producers of the radio show allowed it to to be aired, beaming across the nation the rude and insulting comments about sach's grandaughter, desite the actor making a complaint when he heard the voicemail, prior to the show being aired.
This of course has caused a public and media outcry and has resulted in Russell Brand resigning, Johnathon Ross suspended without pay and producers of the show under investigation.
what do you think? A joke gone too far that has been blown out of proportion? A classic case of celebrities thinking they can do what they want? Purely the producers fault?
Please comment below and let me know what you think!!!
You may remember "Faulty Towers" a seriously funny 1970's television hit starring John Clease and the less well known actor of Andrew Sachs. Mr Sachs was supposed to be a guest on Russell Brands BBC Radio 2 show along with the television presenter Johnathon Ross.
What was meant to be a routine slot soon turned into a nightmare for the BBC as Sachs didnt answer his phone for the schedualed interview; angered Brand along with Ross proceded to make unsavoury comments about Andre Sach's grandaughter on the Faulty Towers stars answerphone. This was pre recorded so wasnt live at the time, yet the producers of the radio show allowed it to to be aired, beaming across the nation the rude and insulting comments about sach's grandaughter, desite the actor making a complaint when he heard the voicemail, prior to the show being aired.
This of course has caused a public and media outcry and has resulted in Russell Brand resigning, Johnathon Ross suspended without pay and producers of the show under investigation.
what do you think? A joke gone too far that has been blown out of proportion? A classic case of celebrities thinking they can do what they want? Purely the producers fault?
Please comment below and let me know what you think!!!
4 comments:
The only people who care about this are old people who have grandchildren. I bet not one young persons complained. Was very funny but perhaps taking too far. Had it only been Brand by himself it would be such an issue but because such an influential star like "Wossy"was involved people kick up a fuss. Give it a rest!!!
Do you know that this topic actually made it to parliament, it threw the proffesionalism of the BBC into question. That proves how many problems that this "joke" has caused!!
Jonathan Ross has worked in TV, etc for long enough to know better! And Russel Brand is just an idiot!!!!
The BBC is meant to be public broadcasting for the public good, this slot provides nothing that the market can't provide so they shouldn't be pursuing this style of entertainment.
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