Weturn of Wossy

I'm a big fan of Jonathan Ross. He's no Parky when it comes to his clumsy interview technique but there's something likable about his schoolboy humour, floppy hair and jovial banality. Last night was no exception. He's bounced back remarkably quickly from his spell 'on the naughty seat', as Stephen Fry puts it, and was quick to poke fun at ex-BBC star Carol Thatcher. Ironic, given that they have both been disciplined for making offensive remarks and some (Daily Mail readers) would question whether Ross should have received the same punishment. Bursting on set through a wall of fake snow, the gaffe-prone presenter joked that Carol Thatcher shouldn't expect a warm reception at Notting Hill Carnival this year... Now Wossy, didn't your Mother tell you not to throw stones in glass houses? I'm sure you won't be getting a Christmas card from the Sachs family next Christmas either.

Anna Friel's interview was awkward to say the least, the ex-Brookside star confessed that she hates interviews before pleading, 'can we start again'? Fidgeting in her revealing LBD throughout and squirming uncomfortable when quizzed about her family, the Pushing Daisies actress seemed rather overwhelmed by the prospect of being interviewed in front of a studio audience. This was probably the reason for her cringe-worthy comment about the Chinese language, when she compared it to the funny voice of an alien character in her recent film. Realising her blunder, she quickly apologised and ernestly insisted, 'I'm not racist!' Undoubtedly this lapse of judgment won't make the final cut. Like the BBC don't have enough on their hands with Ross, Clarkson, Thatcher, Moyles and the endless list of blunder-prone, headline-grabbing, complaint-inducing presenters. Her interview warmed up towards the end as she confessed to being 'the first person to fart on set' during the filming of Land of Lost with Will Ferrell. It is clear that Friel, despite her disarming good looks and northern charm, needs some media training and practice at conducting herself in interviews. As Anne Robinson would say, she'd look out of depth in a puddle.

Tom Jones on the other hand took Ross' banter well, given that he was teased relentlessly about his new acceptance of the grey-haired look. With his Dale Winton tan and aging hair colour, Ross couldn't resist the opportunity of comparing the Welsh warbler to a pint of Guinness and a silverback Gorilla. What a charmer. All this from a man whose hair is modelled on Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen...

Finally, Che star Benito Del Toro took to the leather sofa. In Ross' typically brash manner, he insisted on comparing the size of his... er... cigar with that of the Puerto Rican heart throb. I'd like to comment on the rest of the interview but I was too busy visualising Benito naked... sorry.

In the face of adversity, Wossy is back. Albeit with his tale between his legs.