Jonathan Woss....

[R1Geezer]

Why is this peice of talentless excressence being allowed back on air? I can't believe the BBC cannot come up with a replacement. At least the other tw&t did the decent thing and fired himself.

[VHG]

I would hardly say a person is talentless when they can get the BBC to give them an 18 million pound contract.

I think it takes a lot of talent to get any company to give you an 18 million pound contract.

Whether he is a good entertainer or not is another matter, but I would like to see you get a company to give you a contract for �100,000, let alone 18 million.

[R1Geezer]

The fact he gets that sort of money is itself indicative of the fact that the BBC is run by a bunch of numpties with their heads up there ar5es.

[Oneeyedvic]

I don't particularly like him or find him funny -maybe on the odd occasion - however he does have a following and a high ratings.

That is what makes him a valuable commodity - the reason the BBC paid him so much is because there are plenty of rival channels that would want him themselves.

[T&S]

It's strange when you watch him on his 'chat' show, he tells his guests 'I love your latest movie'. Watch Film 2008 a few days later and he'll slag the same movie off. Have the courage of your convictions you sycophant and tell your guests what you really think.

[RevFunk]

I do on occassion find him funny but exactly are we the license paying getting for �120,000.00 per week?

[fraggle08]

This is getting tired now isn't it..? The way I see it, if you don't like him, don't watch him. Simple as that.
Yes he gets paid a lot of money but what about the utter smeg that is Jordan, kerry katona, Paris Hilton etc etc (I could go on!)?? these waste of oxygen "celebs" are pond scum in terms of lack of talent and yet get paid millions because stupid people actually like the things they do!!
ok i know the Ross thing is because its from the licence fee but , but so are these cretins: Anne Robinson, Bruce Forsyth & all the moronic judges from SCD, the entire cast of Eastenders, etc.
Its all relative, some people love SCD & Eastenders, but many of us can't bear it, but we don't demand it gets taken off the air, we just turn off our TVs and go and do something more interesting instead. (sorry didn't mean to sound like Why Don't You?!)
or just don't pay your licence fee. thats a statement right there...

[andy-hughes]

It's not so much that the BBC couldn't find a replacement, as the damage which Ross's high ratings would do if he wer snapped up by a commercial rival - and he would bem, regardless of your personal opinion of his abilities.

Loads more people like him than dislike him, so he is here to stay.

I suggerst you read a self-improvement or anger-management manual during the times JR is broadcasting.

[RevFunk]

Exactly what are his "ratings" for a Friday night?

How about his radio show and film 2008 or whatever it's called?

I still fail to see how paying him 6 million per year for these "shows" equates to value for money?

[Mr Veritas]

I have absolutely NO talent for anything at all.
Dear BBC can I have my own show and get �,000,000 a year for doing it?
Oh sorry i forgot I was suspended.
Love Wossy.

[Octavius]

Ok, R1, so if you could cut the budget to say �500k pa � still a sizeable chunk of course � then who would you appoint for fronting such shows if you were in charge of it at the Beeb? Jimmy Carr? Graham Norton? Parky? Moyles? Wogan? Alan Carr & JLC?

Any suggestions so we can opine on your proposals for VFM?

[Mr Veritas]

Sorry,6,000,000 it should be.
Or maybe it was a freudian slip, and I was right in the first place? LOL

[RevFunk]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/dec/01/tv -ratings-television

Interestingly Ross's replacement show pulled roughly the same amount of viewers.

[Octavius]

When you look at the alternatives available it is hardly surprising though is it. You would have thought the other channels might have leapt on the chance to snatch some Friday night ratings from the Beeb.

[RevFunk]

I just think talk of someone else "poaching" him is rubbish.

Who exactly would that be?

It would have to be a terrestrial channel so that leaves ITV & Channel 4. can't see it happening myself.

The beeb can put literally anything on on a Friday evening and guarantee viewers

[BertiWooster]

I've already expressed my opinion on another thread below , so I will only be a minute here .

For me the broader issue here is that I am forced to pay a licence fee to watch that box in the corner

Get rid of the licence fee so i'm not forced to contribute to the wages of people I dislike .

[Panic Button]

He talks with a lisp - ideal for a TV and radio entertainer.

[Jeth]

I'm with Bertiwooster.
Leave the BBC to providing quality programmes using licence money and let the advertisers subsidise JR's lifestyle.

It would then be apparent if he was value for money because the advertisers wouldn't keep him if ratings weren't in line with his megga salary.

[thinklateral]

Woss now believes that everyone is watching his interviews just so they can see HIM. He has been USING guests to pamper his ego for years.
He is not just offensive, he is stale, old, tired and third rate. His salary is not indicative of his genius but a measure of the viewing public's stupidity.
He is also a litigious sh*t well versed at visiting the courts. The BBC are just too gutless to sack him.

[nogginthenog]

Thank god revfunk put a link to the guardian and not the mail, otherwise octavius would have had ago at a bnp member being payed such a big wage by the bbc