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| Brand reunited with Ross on air | Brand reunited with Ross on air |
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| Comedian Russell Brand has launched his first radio show since his resignation from the BBC - with a telephone call to broadcaster Jonathan Ross. | Comedian Russell Brand has launched his first radio show since his resignation from the BBC - with a telephone call to broadcaster Jonathan Ross. |
| Brand made the call during a two-hour football special, co-hosted with Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher, aired on Talksport radio on Sunday evening. | |
| "You're not back on the radio, are you?" listeners will hear Ross say. | "You're not back on the radio, are you?" listeners will hear Ross say. |
| Ross and Brand were heavily censured last year for leaving lewd messages on actor Andrew Sachs' answering machine. | Ross and Brand were heavily censured last year for leaving lewd messages on actor Andrew Sachs' answering machine. |
| Brand quit his Radio 2 show as a result, while Ross was suspended from the BBC for three months. | Brand quit his Radio 2 show as a result, while Ross was suspended from the BBC for three months. |
| Earlier this month the BBC was fined £150,000 by media watchdog Ofcom for their "offensive, humiliating and demeaning" conduct. | Earlier this month the BBC was fined £150,000 by media watchdog Ofcom for their "offensive, humiliating and demeaning" conduct. |
| 'Cutting-edge comedy' | 'Cutting-edge comedy' |
| In the show, recorded in London on Saturday, listeners heard Gallagher accuse Ross and Brand of failing to learn their lessons. | |
| Ross was heard telling Gallagher: "We'll listen to it very carefully before it goes out. | |
| Ross was suspended for three months for his part in the Sachs affair | Ross was suspended for three months for his part in the Sachs affair |
| "Noel, you can sit back and be the grown-up one." | "Noel, you can sit back and be the grown-up one." |
| In another part of the programme, Brand was heard leaving a message for Barack Obama in a bid to find out if the US president is a West Ham United fan. | |
| The one-off show could become a regular fixture if it proves successful with Talksport listeners. | The one-off show could become a regular fixture if it proves successful with Talksport listeners. |
| When it launched the programme, the station said it would contain "a heavy dose of cutting-edge comedy, controversial commentary and the odd eye-opening anecdote". | When it launched the programme, the station said it would contain "a heavy dose of cutting-edge comedy, controversial commentary and the odd eye-opening anecdote". |