Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand suspended

The BBC have suspended funny men Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross following their prank calls to actor Andrew Sachs.

Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand have been suspended and all their shows taken off air the BBC has confirmed. The pair are being investigated following prank calls made to Fawlty Towers star Andrew Sachs on Brand’s Radio 2 show on 18 October. "Since Sunday, I have been in regular contact with the senior executives I tasked with handling this issue," BBC Director General Mark Thompson said in statement. "In the meantime, I have decided that it is not appropriate for either Russell Brand or Jonathan Ross to continue broadcasting on the BBC until I have seen the full report of the actions of all concerned. This gross lapse of taste by the performers and the production team has angered licence payers." He also added his, "Own personal and unreserved apology to Andrew Sachs, his family and to licence fee payers for the completely unacceptable broadcast". Russell Brand apologised on Sunday for his remarks, while today Jonathan Ross called his own remarks "a stupid error of judgement" in a statement released to BBC news.

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