Channel 4 is facing a backlash after broadcasting a show featuring a lewd joke about the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh.

Russell Brand is returning to British TV with his first show since the Sachsgate scandal.

Ross has extended his deal with ITV for a further three series of his chat show.

Helen Mirren has defended Russell Brand over his prank phone calls, saying that it is a comedian’s job to “step over the line”.

Jonathan Ross will be "comfortable" if his new ITV1 series fails.

Jonathan Ross has blasted the BBC as "over cautious and defensive".

Jonathan Ross has given his verdict on Ricky Gervais' performance at the Golden Globes - saying many of his jokes were "unnecessary".

Viewers will choose the UK's favourite comedian at tonight’s British Comedy Awards.

Jonathan Ross said he is “beyond excited” after joining forces with the company behind 'Big Brother' to make new television shows.

Presenter Jonathan Ross is to return to TV as host of a Channel 4 celebration of the UK’s favourite toys, it was announced today.

Chart beauty Katy Perry will today tame the one-time lothario Russell Brand as they marry in an Indian ceremony.

Michael Parkinson has blasted Russell Brand as “pointless”.

WITH a maniacal manager, language-challenged waiter, hamster on the loose and racist Major in residence, it’s not the first place that springs to mind for a romantic weekend getaway.

Controversial double-act Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross are teaming up again to promote a new book.

CONTROVERSIAL double-act Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross are teaming up again to promote a new book.

Controversial double-act Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross are teaming up again to promote a new book.

Jonathan Ross bowed out from his long-running BBC Radio 2 show today declaring he would be leaving with “nothing but fond memories and gratitude”.

Jonathan Ross worried he would "instrumentally damage" the BBC.

GRAHAM Norton is set to step into Jonathan Ross’s soon-to-be vacated Friday night BBC1 slot.

JONATHAN ROSS has signed a deal to present a chat show for ITV, it was announced yesterday.

Russell Brand is being lined up to host his own radio show in America.

Irish presenter Graham Norton was confirmed today as Radio 2's replacement for Jonathan Ross -and joked that it would stop him spending too much time in the pub.

Irish entertainer Graham Norton is a frontrunner to take over from Jonathan Ross when he quits his Radio 2 show this summer, it emerged today.

Jonathan Ross “can’t wait” to leave the BBC, he said today.

Jonathan Ross has said he “can’t wait” to leave the BBC, it emerged tonight.

Chat show presenter Jonathan Ross has been in talks with Channel 4, it has emerged.

JONATHAN ROSS, the BBC’s highest-paid TV star, sensationally quit yesterday after 13 years at the Corporation.

Jonathan Ross, the BBC’s highest-paid TV star, sensationally quit today after 13 years at the Corporation.

Jonathan Ross is quitting the BBC, he said today.

Jonathan Ross has attacked the BBC’s standard of programming.

Russell Brand said he would have done nothing differently over the prank calls he and Jonathan Ross made to Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs – saying the scandal “worked out really well”.

Controversial comic Russell Brand said he would never tone down his comedy routine and was not afraid of censure.

Jonathan Ross did not breach broadcasting rules when he suggested that parents should put their sons up for adoption if they wanted a 'Hannah Montana' MP3 player, industry watchdog Ofcom found today.

Jonathan Ross is to be presented with a Music Industry Trusts’ award, it was announced today.

Here is Rory Bremner dressed as Russell Brand, cheekily grinning by a microphone and looking uncannily like the long-haired comedian when he made his prank calls to Andrew Sachs.

Graham Norton's chat show is to move to BBC1 as part of plans to raise the entertainer's profile as a face of the BBC.

Jonathan Ross said he was “mortified” people thought he was being anti-gay when he suggested parents should put their sons up for adoption if they wanted a Hannah Montana MP3 player.

Jonathan Ross was under fire again after suggesting parents should put their sons up for adoption if they wanted a Hannah Montana MP3 player.

Jonathan Ross was under fire again tonight after suggesting parents should put their sons up for adoption if they wanted a Hannah Montana MP3 player.

Andrew Sachs said today that last autumn’s obscene messages scandal was “in the past”, and he bore no resentment over the affair.

Andrew Sachs has thanked Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand for helping his career with the obscene messages affair.

Russell Brand returns to the UK airwaves tonight in typically controversial style.

The BBC was fined £150,000 (€164,000) by British broadcasting regulator Ofcom today following the prank phone calls made by Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand to Andrew Sachs.

Jonathan Ross was today nominated for a Bafta television award for his controversial chat show.