Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 17, Episode 2 - Alan Davies, Barry Manilow, Eva Mendes, Jamie T - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

Jonathan Ross continues the new series of music and chat with guests including recording legend Barry Manilow, QI star Alan Davies and actress and supermodel, Eva Mendes.

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Jonathan Ross welcomes Barry Manilow, Eva Mendes and Alan Davies to BBC One's Friday Night With Jonathan Ross.

Barry Manilow says he didn't want fame: "I didn't want to be a performer, I hated it." And he didn't enjoy success: "My life changed overnight, everything went upside down, I was on Mars for the first three years, it happened so quickly... I can't imagine what it does to you now."

He says the British fans are the best in the world: "When they love you here they love you forever." Barry says he hated Elvis - "Elvis wasn't rock 'n' roll... wasn't my thing" - and doesn't like pop - "I force myself to listen to pop." But says Jonathan has the "big nose" to play him in a forthcoming bio-pic.

Eva Mendes reveals she dreams of appearing in a Mike Leigh film: "I wrote to him, I always write to people I want to work with." And she can make herself ugly: "I'm unconventional, I can make myself not as cute - play it up or play it down." She started in music videos but quit when asked to play a "ho".

Alan Davies says of Big Brother: "I stopped watching... I didn't like it when they put raging lunatics in there." He owns the original diary chair and says he might put it on eBay. And he announces a new Jonathan Creek special for next year.

Notes

Jamie T performed Chaka Demus

Broadcast details

Date

Friday 11th September 2009

Time

10:35pm

Channel

BBC One

Length

60 minutes

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