Moment Sean Lock exposed Jonathan Ross in front of live audience

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Late comedian Sean Lock once exposed Jonathan Ross live on TV, during a Comedy Roast event for Strictly Come Dancing presenter Bruce Forsyth. 8 Out of 10 Cats star Sean was up on…

Late comedian Sean Lock once exposed Jonathan Ross live on TV, during a Comedy Roast event for Strictly Come Dancing presenter Bruce Forsyth. 8 Out of 10 Cats star Sean was up on stage at the event alongside Jimmy Carr, with Jonathan sitting in the audience close to Bruce. During the segment, Sean turned to Jonathan and said: “Roasting Bruce Forsyth when we’ve got Jonathan Ross in the room. It’s like roasting a chestnut when you’ve got a big turkey sitting there. Imagine the juice and the gravy we’d get off that!”

He didn’t hold back with his reference to Sachsgate, either, referencing the offensive 2008 answerphone messages Jonathan left for Andrew Sachs with disgraced comedian Russell Brand.

The pair had phoned Sachs during the BBC radio show The Russell Brand Show, and after being unable to reach Sachs on the telephone, they left four voicemails, with Brand joking about Fawlty Towers until Jonathan broke in with: “He f***ed your granddaughter!”

Brand later sang into the answerphone: “It was consensual and she wasn’t menstrual”, before Jonathan proposed marriage.

Sean didn’t hesitate to react to the scandal, joking at the Comedy Roast: “I’m surprised you turned up in person, Jonathan, because normally if you’re going to insult an elderly national treasure, you do it on the phone!”

It comes after Jonathan issued a statement about his friendships with both Brand and David Walliams, who is currently under investigation for sexual offences.

He said: “I am as horrified by the revelations about David Walliams and the crimes of Russell Brand as the rest of the nation.

"There was a time in my life when I was on friendly terms with both men, and during that period I was genuinely unaware of their conduct. My thoughts are with the many, many women who have bravely come forward."

He was forced to clarify his joke at a 2004 awards ceremony that referenced Walliams “going home with 15-year-olds” had been written by someone else.

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