• Poll: Should Ross be up for a Bafta?

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i say leave him alone heard the saying those who live in glass houses should not throw stones .

- Betty, london

Clearly one of the most talented performers on TV - he made a mistake (and to broadcast it wasn't his) and has been vilified for it beyond all proportion. Fantastic that his nomination is irritating the pompous and self righteous.

- Kevin, London, UK

Surely for the sake of humanity it would have been better to leave him out of a nomination.

Personally, I would have sacked him, Had it been me, I would have been sacked, contract or not.

He should have walked fullstop.

- C Cusano, Bedford

The man is a disgrace. Pompous, unfunny and untalanted.

- Kerry, Purley

Couldnt think of a worse candidate for a Bafta award.....
His smutty jokes are no longer amusing......come on BBC are you that desperate? There are many other far worthier people.

- Yvette, lancashire

I can't stand the man and his gibbering. Why the nomination? Is it to boost his 'morale' and justifying his huge salary paid by us? He is merely a 50-year-old (thereabout) foul mouthed ordinary presenter, making a living out of crude remarks and tasteless jokes. Surely you don't call that TALENT!

- K Lee, Cheshunt, UK

One positive consequence of the financial bubble bursting is that viewers look at everything differently and realise that not only are banks not what they seem, but so called funny men and women who we pay rediculous money for have mostly got on our screens by a lot of luck and very little talent. As well as being disgusting, the sachs affair exposed Ross as just not talented.

- Mike, london

He's a bright talented guy who's totally lost the plot - he probably thinks his 3-year-old approach to toilet humour and sex "jokes" is a cheap and easy way to get laughs. Probably a sign that this 50-year-old guy is tired and no longer has the cutting-edge wit that originally got him where he is. But there's no excuse crass arrogance and downright rudeness. No way should he get a BAFTA or anything else. Why wasn't he fired from the BBC????

- Alison, London, UK

No No No. This man should not get a BAFTA.Lets campaign against this gastly love in for Luvvies being shown on BBC TV or any TV channel.

- Jim, London

I don't really care about how offensive he is, he's simply dull, bland and unfunny and doesn't deserve to win.

- Bob, Cheam

Ghastly. Does this country have no moral values? Totally overpaid and talentless. Once more paid by the taxpayer.

- Maggi Weller, London, UK

Many thanks to your contributors to the comments from Australia and Canada. Its nice to hear your views but since you don't pay UK TV license fees or indeed have access to Jonathan Ross (unless you are deliberately downloading his programs to be outraged) I would suggest your opinions on Mr Ross and indeed on BAFTA (the B stands for British) are, with respect, valueless.

- Paul, London

So Henry Bellingham thinks Jonothan's show is in poor taste. Why on earth did David Cameron appear on it then?

- Val Daniels, Mijas Costa, Spain

I do think Jonathan Ross deserves the award for Best Entertainer. He's consistantly brilliant on his televsion and radio shows.

- Ben S, London

I don't think Ross deserves an award, because I personally think he is rubbish. But I don't agree with Sach's complaint. This man was a has been from a 70's programme who had done nothing significant since. His profile has been raised by this incident, and he should be grateful to Ross. With regards to the granddaughter, she has milked it too, and let's face it not exactly an innocent.

- E Sullivan, London

Why was Russell Brand treated so differently?

- Bernard Parke, GUILDFORD

Best Entertainer? Whose kidding who? He certainly doesnt do anything for me. There's no talent there.

- Barbara, sydney, australia

Jonathan Ross IS the best entertainer on the box by far and his radio show is a lot of fun too. He deserves the Bafta for his friday night show. If some people dont like it switch over, you have a lot of other channels to choose from like the history channel, the sci fi channel or even a documentary channel, i enjoy the banter and the laughs he has on his shows with celebrity guests who also seem to enjoy being there. Its light entertainment done very well. Keep it going Rossi boy.

- Mr S.Port, London

I think Andrew Sachs is doing himself a great disservice by supplying quotes regarding the 'Sachsgate' affair. If he has 'moved on' then stop fueling the fire.

- Richard, London

Why do we even need these self congratulatory exhibitions for over paid actors and actresses, very few other occupations have anything even remotely similar, despite earning very much less money.

- John W, HAMILTON CANADA

If he has any nous or shaME he will turn it down

- Keith Price, Luton, England

I enjoy Jonathan Ross on TV and radio and I'm glad he was suspended not sacked but I really think that this year he should NOT be nominated for a BAFTA as a matter of principle. He has blotted his copybook and needs to learn his lesson. He is vastly overpaid too!

- Mary Freeman, Milton Keynes,UK

without doubt this is a woeful example of the depths the 'entertainment' industry has plummeted into.
he is overpaid, under talented and riding the crest of his dubious ego.
isn't his obscene 'salary' enough 'reward' for his tacky en devours?

- M.O'Brien, london.uk

Get over it Mr Sashs, you're being pathetic. Your granddaughter is hardly a wilting violet as her comments above show, and both of you have benefitted hugely from the exposure. The man has lost a fortune, just when will you be satisfied with your pound of flesh?

I for one am glad to see Wossy back, and have yet to forgive the has been and the nobody for the loss of my Russell Brand podcast.

- Wendy K, London

Um..excuse me Mr. Bafta, but how can Fry, Ross and Ant & Dec be included under the entertainment 'performance' category? They don't/can't 'perform ' in the accepted sense. They read an autocue for a living.

Morecambe and Wise, Dave Allen, Tarby, Benny Hill, Dick Emery, Monkhouse, Cannon and Ball, Russ Aboot and many other tv entertainers from he 60's to the 80's may be considered uncool and tragically un-hip by todays audiences, but whatever you think of them , they performed year after year in summer seasons, cabaret, pantos etc. They may have used autocue from time to time on tv, but if it went wrong their years of performing in front of live audiences had provided them with the skills to carry on and/or entertain the studio audience. Can you imagine Stephen Fry packing audiencs into theatres twice-nightly from May to October? What can he do other than look smug?

- Jargonaut, South London

Ridiculous. In addition, I do not understand the need for all these different entertainer type awards events. These entertainers (it's only a JOB after all) are being paid (and presumably applauded at the time that they actually do their job -- entertain)for what they do and that should be adequate and the end of the matter.

- Raymond, Poole

When did he give this "wonderful" performance I must have blinked and missed it>

- Mike Melbourne, Bedford England

Ross best entertainer?

No wonder TV is on the way out.

- Mickyinlondon, london

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