Russell Brand on The Jonathan Ross Show next weekend

Russell Brand will be a guest on The Jonathan Ross Show this coming Saturday (2nd February).

It will mark the first time Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand have both appeared on a TV show together since the infamous “Sachsgate” scandal in 2008 involving Brand which saw Jonathan eventually leave the BBC to start up his new ITV chat show.

The show will air at 9.45pm, Saturday, ITV.

The Jonathan Ross Show returns this Saturday

The Jonathan Ross ShowThe third series of The Jonathan Ross Show kicks off this Saturday on ITV1.

Guests for the first show of the new series have been confirmed:

They include Team GB medal winners Jessica Ennis and Tom Daley from this year’s Olympic Games, and Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt. Other guests are actor Colin Farrell, model Kelly Brook and music from Rita Ora.

The lineup for the second show airing on the 25th August has also been announced:

F1 driver Jenson Button, actress Suranne Jones, actor Ray Winstone and girl group Stooshe have been confirmed for that programme.

Click here for details on the latest guest bookings for The Jonathan Ross Show.

The Jonathan Ross Show Christmas Special lineup

Guests for the Christmas Special of The Jonathan Ross Show have been announced:

Tom Cruise will be promoting his new film Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol.

Simon Bird, Joe Thomas, James Buckley and Blake Harrison from TV show The Inbetweeners will be discussing the DVD release of the summer smash hit film version of the show.

Downton Abbey favourites Jessica Brown-Findlay, Michelle Dockery and Laura Carmichael will be talking about their upcoming Christmas Special airing on Christmas Day.

Comedian Tim Minchin and music from Il Volo – a trio of Italian operatic pop teenage tenors from American Idol – will round off the guest lineup.

The Jonathan Ross Show Christmas Special will air on ITV1 on Friday 23rd December (yes, Jonathan is back on Friday nights for one week only!) at 9am through to 10.15pm.

ITV Press Centre – “The Jonathan Ross Show – Week 51″

Jonathan Ross signs new ITV contract

Jonathan Ross has signed a new deal with ITV. His previous contract with ITV was only valid for 2 years and was due to expire next year.

According to The Guardian, Jonathan’s new deal is worth just under £2m and signs him exclusively to ITV, apart from his duties hosting the Comedy Awards for Channel 4.

His ITV1 talk show The Jonathan Ross Show will air through to the end of 2013 (three more series consisting of 10 episodes per series).

The Guardian – “Jonathan Ross signs new ITV deal”