How many of Russel and Jonathon's supporters would be happy to have their mother, father or grandfather listen to an ex and a sleazy older man talk about having sex with them.

Jenny, Stirling, uk

If that was on my answer machine, two guys OBVIOUSLY messing about and egging each other on I'd of deleted it and ignored the rest. Waste of headlines, modern day witch hunt.

Al, wallasey, uk

If people actually complained at the time of the broadcast(only 2) instead of the people jumping on the bandwagon and claiming its a outrage of public decency for the BBC to allow this broadcast.Get a life and live in the real world.Overblown by people who watch the TV after high tea.

william stoodley, sunderland, england

If we can learn anything from this it's that the nation as a whole is FAR too conservative, even in this generation.

Just a bit of distasteful fun, nothing at all wrong with that.
Whatever happened to freedom of speech and liberalism?

There are more pressing matters at hand these days, lighten up!

James, Manchester, UK

RB's use of figurative language has been his escape until now. It was just a matter of time. Capitalising on the exploite of ones genetals is one thing, metaphorical or otherwise, especially if it implicates insult on another. Where were their support teams, all this while.

Billy, Leicester,

I think they both forgot who their audience was at that time. If it was released as an extra on RB's DVD there would not have been any media uproar at all. It's all because they both got a little over excited and lost there bearings. I've just read it for the first time. It's actually really funny.

Kev, Conwy, North Wales

I've listened to RB's show many times & always enjoyed it. But it's always obvious to me that he never intends to hurt people. This was a joke - although not one of his better ones. Anyway, JR started it... It shouldn't have been aired for Mr. Sachs sake though. The editor shoud've stopped it.

Jill, Dublin, Ireland

i heard the show and that is not an exact transcript that is paraphrased and completely loaded against them and as you can see it was Ross that started the whole thing. that pull quote " we can keep doing this for hours" is refering to them being able to keep apolgising. call yourself journalists?

lika scence, hereford, england

This has gone too far. It was the BBC's fault for not cutting it out. Jonathan and Russell are getting the blame unfairly. What they did was bad, but this is getting ridiculous. The BBC could have cut it out for airing. And why are the politicians getting involved? Thats just stupid.

Jamie, Wolverhampton, England

I thought it was funny and I wasn't remotely offended. It's just silly childish humour... lighten up, people.

Jackie, Dublin, Ireland

This has been blown out of context in my opinion. Although it was a rather stupid thing to do, is it not the person who approved it that should be punished rather than Brand & Ross?

Sachs has said that he accepts their apologies, and if I was him, I'd ask the media to stop talking about it.

Andrew Clarke, Lincoln, United Kingdom

what why is Russel Brand getting all the stick and resigning ? It was Johnathan Ross's comment that started it ! Brand's show was merely the way it was broadcast..... I know Brand had some role in it but it was what Ross said to begin with that started it :s

Tom, Ledbury, England

People are taking it too far. Russell Brand's whole show is about the shock factor. It was clearly a joke and people have taken it to be an attack on an elderly gentleman. If the BBC sack these two gems of British comedy then they should sack a whole lot of others while their at it.

Chris, Peterborough, England

If JR and RB are fired then political satire shows such as Mock the Week and Have I Got News For You should be ended. Frankie Boyle, who is hilarious, is much more cutting than these two could ever be. Even shows like Never mind the Buzzcocks contain offensive things when taken in the wrong context.

Christopher, Peterborough, England

“Yes, you’re right Jonathan, you’re right. Only by doing the exact thing that we’ve done three times already can we make the situation better.”

Genius!

Sachs okayed the broadcast and with hindsight Ross/Brand were quite kind to his grandaughter who Sachs must be very proud of.

Bob, Glasgow, UK

"His poor granddaughter will be tarnished with this for the rest of her life."
hahahaha. That 'poor granddaughter' makes a living from being a dancer in the 'Satanic Sluts' Have a search on google and see what you find. Tarnished? Nah. More publicity? Yes.

Chris, Manchester, UK

Be honest If anyone listened to that on their answer machine about someone they love,i dont think they`d be in histerics,and the more messages they made the worse it got.WHAT WERE THEY ON?This was purely lack of respect for an elderly man that has been making us laugh for years.Sue them both &BBC.

SUSAN, NEWCASTLE,

I don't see what the big deal is. People act like they broke into Andrew Sachs' house with a machete and sliced his head off. The girl is a burlesque dancer - I'm sure she's heard and done far worse. For god's sake people need to calm down and get a sense of humour. I thought it was really funny.

lulu, Texas, USA

After this I'll never watch the BBC again.

Steve, London,

Where has common decency gone? certain presenters seem to think they are able to say exactly what they want to and that the public will enjoy their pranks and antics, how patronising !

C Johnson, Rainham Essex, UK

The most basic fact to come from this is that RB is what we used to call a cad. Talking about his (sexual) exploits on the radio is one thing, but mentioning the name of one of his poor "conquests" is beyond the pale. I wish the papers would once again publish the ugly school pictures of him.

Arthur Brown, Barnsley, ENGLAND

hilarious!! it should be taken in the context it was intended if anyone is to blame its the granddaughter who should have known what she was getting into.....she should be apologising to Andrew for ruining what a whole younger generation is going to remember him for.

kendra , surrey, surrey

Is this really the current state of British comedy? My God! I can't believe how bad it is. It isn't even funny.

Carol Traynor, Ann Arbor, United States

Well JR and RB you are not exactly acting out positive role models for our youngsters, are you? How would you feel if it happened to one of your relatives, maybe they would think it was funny if they are like you. Your behaviour not only undermined you but showed a real lack of respect for people.

Anita, London,

jr is a wonderful asset to the bbc i for one love his humor both on tv and radio but i have a feeling that this has now turned into a witch hunt i'm convinced that people are saying they have been offended just for the sheer hell of it.
and mr brown why don't you just stick to ruining the country.

cat, london, uk

So with the Danish cartoons everybody said hey I don't think it's funny but I believe in freedom of expression. When they make a true statement on the radio, obviousely meant in a humorous way they should be burned at the stake. What's next ?Inappropriate and offensive book burnings?

thomas, LIma, Peru

It's great to have a break from Credit Crunch doom & gloom- bring it on! Oh what a media fuss, they have to fill the news with something - It's stupid that this was put on air but far worse things are happening in the world and Mr Brown rarely comments on them.

Francesca, London,

To those who are saying that it was only a joke, and that the complainers consider themselves morally superior, you are obviously missing the crucial point: this so-called joke was offensive to Andrew Sachs! What the listeners think is irrelevant. Mr. Sachs and his family were victims of this joke.

Leslie, Bristol,

The actions of both JR & RB were totally irresponsible and there is no place on the airways for such behaviour!

Eve & Bob, Wexford, Ireland

It is funny in the way that a three year old finds the the word "poo" funny. A further example of the infantalisation of popular culture that is becoming all to prevalent.

David Bullock, Bath,

According to the BBC News

"Meanwhile, Andrew Sachs tells the BBC the show's producer called him on the day of recording to ask if he could use the sequence in question.

"The signal was poor and I couldn't really hear what was being played down the line to me."

he was asked!!!

Christo, Bathgate, Scotland

How can anyone think that is the way to get a laugh denegrading a mans granddaughter? Iam all for a joke but where is punchline? or laugh!!! Like any normal man if someone said that to me about my granddaughter rather not say my reaction!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

paul taylor, liverpool, merseyside

Reply to Paul Ireland.

If this is your opening line whilst auditioning for Russell Brand's vacant Radio 2 slot then I'll be tuning in every week.

Simon Sinclair, Slough, UK

Oh Come on everyone just chill out a bit. Gordon Brown take a leaf out of your predecessor's book; When Prescott punched the Welshman who egged him, Tony's reply to the hoards of lunatics calling for his resignation was "john is John" a bit like boys will be boys. Same goes here. Twas funny.

Rob, Reading, England

Abuse is the use of one person by another for their needs without consent. Brand and Ross 'need' to think they're funny - fine - but when it is at other non-consenting peoples' expense it's quite simply abusive.
It's time they were both brought down a peg or two.

Andrew McCamley, Huntingdon, Cambs

This is not "brilliant", nor a joke. It requires no skill to be abusive & sarcastic. This is playground bullying, abuse that teachers spend a lifetime fighting, and when it is peddled on air by highly paid "celebrity" presenters, it sends out the message "This is acceptable. Do it". Sack them.

Reg V, London, UK

Its a cheap attempt at humour, typical of the way the BBC pays loads of money for the most childish and crude people, so they can look "cool" I am sick of all the bad language on the radio and television.

Paul Thompson, Colchester, England

Sorry, but if I was Georgia and they called my grandfather to tell him about my 'alleged' antics on BBC radio I would not find this a funny. Let's remember and respect that Andrew is in his 70's; athough he may have a great sense of humour naturally he loves his granddaughter and would feel insulted

Nicola, Windsor, UK

At least suspension is a step in the right direction but they are still getting paid so they are still laughuing at licence payers as well as all the way to the bank. The next step must be the sack for both Brand and Ross for good if any form of common decency is to prevail in the UK

Robert, Caen, France

1. What is Britain (famous humour?) coming to if jokes such as this, with an element of inappropriateness, are reacted to in a histrionic way? 2. How can it be "malicious" if the central comment is true? 3. Agenda = Ms Baillie is exacerbating the furore for media attention as an "aspiring actress"!

Louise Scott, London,

Mr Sachs used to have a great sense of humour when he was ridiculing the Spanish all those years ago. Although he does not seem to have been very funny since, Im sure he'll take it all with a pinch of salt, just the way the Spanish did.Russell and Jonathan are OK leave them alone.

Jackie, London, England

The only offensive bit was when Ross blurted out his opening sentence. The rest was actually funny in parts, especially :

RB: “Yes, you’re right Jonathan. Only by doing the exact thing that we’ve done three times already can we make the situation better.”

It wasn't too aggressive and WAS the truth

Peter Cook, Dudley,

This is disgusting, this is very offensive and not funny. These two should be sacked without no question about this. Can't believe BBC broadcast this im disgusted with the BBC and will be writing a formal complaint and not viewing the BBC as much. I am disgraced, the outcome should be sack them.

James Shaw, Yorkshire,

IQuote from ed,various above
<Ross seems to have been more to blame than Brand but he's always done that kind of humour. If you don't like it, don't listen>.

So what would you say to Andrew Sachs? 'If you don't like it, don't listen'?

Fifi, Norwich, UK

Has anyone read Georgina Baillie's own publicity? Hardly a shrinking violet! She's chosen to make her living around her sexuality - fair enough but she can't complain now.
Ross and Brand - OK puerile, inadvisable but the prime minister getting involved? Give me a break! - Economic meltdown, war?

Sarah Misra, South Cheshire, UK

All these sad people have no sense of humour!
Now an idea: why not Jonathan Ross for prime minister and Russell Brand for chancellor of the exchequer?
They are far more accomplished jokers than the present incumbents... and these career moves should satisfy those who want them out of the BBC!

Hans, London,

Paul Ireland, London, UK Wrote " these two overpaid louts pick on one of the best comic actors of his generation, fuelled in no small part I would imagine, because he's Spanish."

Get your fact right; Andreas Siegfried "Andrew" Sachs (born 7 April 1930) is a German-born British actor.

Phil, Aberdeen, Scotland

I find them funny in their own right as personalities - and I'm not a keen fan of TV to be honest - but I think that the extremes to which this was sketch was taken can only mean that both of them be reprimanded along with the producer/editor who was nuts enough to put his job on the line as well!

daniel, London, U.K.

This was a personal attack on someone on public radio using public funds. Lets be clear, this was not acting or some sote of objective performance. I think JR & RB need a good kick in the rear. Better still, send the paparazzi around to dig some dirt on their families and see how they like it.

Phil OMalley, Dublin , Ireland

i found it very funny. the show went out over 10 days ago and was listened to by over 2 million and initially only recieved a few complaints. now they reckon over 18,000 people have complained since sunday. Does this mean people have listened to it to be offended?

nick bradley, swindon ,

I'm 18. I didnt find it funny, I found it offensive. To all those who think it is funny, think on this: Bullying is funny when someone else is being bullied. You would be shocked if it happened to a memebr of your family, but you condone this puerile behaviour in the name of "entertainment". Sad.

helen, Newcastle,

What a terrible example to set. Leaving insulting and degrading messages on a 78 year old's answerphone is not funny it is plain abuse.
The BBC should terminate the contracts of both of these 'entertainers' immediately. There are plenty of people with real talent to replace them.

Iain, Leicester, England

I don't find Ross and Brand entertaining so do not lisen to or watch their shows. No-one can expect to enjoy all of the BBC's output.
But this was a criminal act and as a license fee payer I have a right to complain.
Some people finding the broadcast amusing is no excuse for the offence caused.

Phil Simmons, Birmingham,

It would be offensive if perhaps it wasn't true. She sold her story.
It quite clearly wasn't said with cruel intent, it was just very funny.
They've not done anything wrong, they told the truth -_-

Emma, Nottingham,

This 'prank' is crude,tasteless and personally offensive to Andrew Sachs as well as slandering his grand-daughter .How much worse does it have to be for the BBC to acknowledge their responsibility and to fire all involved?

john trew, beijing, china

Yes, it is funny when it is not happening to you personally! To all those who said it was only a joke.....picture how you would feel if some moron said those disgusting things about someone you love on the air!! Not so funny now hey? It is plain harassment and should be dealt with by the law.

cyndi, London, UK

I think the dialogue between russell and johnathan is just hilarious, its hardly offensive in the grand scheme of things, just a good laugh.. well done boys!

sarah, brighton, england

Well said, Nick Figueredo of Colchester (above).

It's not very funny for the Sach's family is it? His poor granddaughter will be tarnished with this for the rest of her life.

What a fantastic bonus it would be if Ross was knocked off his perch!

Colin Williams, London,

Sorry, but what on Earth is the fuss about? That's hardly the most obscene thing ever said on radio. If Sachs had any sense of humour, this wouldn't be a story at all. Brand and Ross are brilliant.

Rick Ames, Leeds,

It will be interesting to see if both Jonathan Ross & Russell Brand are above the 'Boot' from the BBC, in this highly offensive outburst. It will be interesting to see if the like of Ofcom who are investigating a breach of conduct, have actually got any teeth.

Harry Cichy, Hemel Hempstead, UK

IT WAS A JOKE! They may have taken things a bit far, but anyone who has watched any show by either of these people knows not to take them seriously! This has all been blown completely out of proportion, mainly by press with long standing agendas against the BBC!

Henrietta, Cardiff, Wales

How patheitc all these outraged berks calling for Ross and Brand to be sacked and prosecuted are. It was funny and obviously not malicious. Not very offensive either.

Ross seems to have been more to blame than Brand but he's always done that kind of humour. If you don't like it, don't listen...

ed, various,

Well i think this whole thing has been totally blow out of proportion, granted it was immature, Vulgar and shocking but i have seen a lot worse than this by many other comedians and heard no complaints, get off the band wagon and get over it.

Adam, Sunderland, UK

Could this be the death throes of a terminally ill organisation so desperate for audience figures it will resort to bullying and sexist behaviour on a sickening scale? What is more disturbing is that there are people who will support the talentless gits and think bullying is cool.

chris, Farnborough, UK

Complainers .I am sure that holding yourself morally aloof and looking down on the rabble that found this entertaining, is in fact an admirable trait. It is intended, as humour and if not to your taste do not listen! Surely you are not so petty as to intentionally read the transcript to be offended?

Jack, Melbourne, Australia

Congratulations, BBC - by your stupid irresponsible broadcast of this manure you have given Mr. Sachs the biggest payday of his life and given up your license to suck revenue from the tax payers of the UK. It is a shame that thousands of talented employees will pay the price for this error.

P Avery, Fort Collins, USA

People are also forgetting that Mr. Sachs played a stereotype of a Spaniard as incompetent and ignorant, and was called a "dego" on the programme and had no problem with it. On the same show, Basil made jokes about being biased to Germans post-WWII. If Sachs can do it, why can't Brand and Ross?

Haley, New Orleans, USA

It was mildly amusing and i'm no great fan of either ross or brand! if they have apologised then thats all thats needed and why the big fuss? this country is ridiculous at times!!! mr sachs and his grandaughter are just using it for publicity to generate some interest in their ailing careers.

miss-whigs, sheffield, uk

How pathetic these two talentless berks are - Ross is obviously still going through puberty at 47.... and Brand is yet to enter it. They are a complete embarrassment to the BBC and in any other organisation they would be sacked for gross misconduct. No doubt some spotty producer will take the rap.

Trevor, Cheltenham,

Bring back Matt Morgan - he was always much funnier than Russell Brand anyway - Matt led the jokes and Russell followed. As an earlier correspondant said - Matt is able to control Russell before he goes too far. None of the co-hosts have been funny, I do hope Matt plans to come back.

Jules, Truro,

the BBC have had thousands of objections to offensive programmes over recent years, and they have flately refused to take them off the air. when is the BBC going to learn that somethings are just not funny, and that people in this country want to return to some sort of decency. Enough is enough.

Roslyn Barnes, Newport, Wales

Sorry, but I found the transcript extremely funny.Now I'm going to listen to it and laugh a bit more.

tete, buenos aires, argentina

I'm surprised by how many stern faced people apparently spend their time listening to a comedy show. Anyone who knows these two knows that the calls were not mean spirited. This is a non-issue, pushed by the press and picked up by politicians to distract from their inability to deal with real issues

Michael, St. Albans, UK

I don't understand why people like them even have a show. How is any of this funny? They should be ashamed harrassing people like that, and we should reconsider if we want to be "entertained" by such people who have no respect for other humans.

Mehnaz, Oslo, Norway

Matt Morgan should be Co Host Again. He can actually Control Russell, So that he is still funny but doesnt over step the mark.

Liam, Bristol,

Me thinks Georgina has a very good PR firm...maybe she shares them with Mr Brand?!...we all know who she is now, she's even got her own Wikipedia entry - and that's a modern measure of fame! Am sure Sr Sachs was complicit and not offended, calm down folks!!

Louise, Oxford, UK

Please wake up before the country disappears underneath an avalanche of mindless and vaguely obscene media of every kind, Big Brother, totally talentless TV shows of every description and now BBC radio joining in. Sack Jonathan and Russell (whoever he is?) and get some intelligent talent in PLEASE!!

ann, Tai Tam, Hong Kong

On 17 July 1936 a war began so vile that it tore a nation apart. That war was the Spanish Civil. As if the people hadn't suffered enough, these two overpaid louts pick on one of the best comic actors of his generation, fuelled in no small part I would imagine, because he's Spanish. What a disgrace.

Paul Ireland, London, UK

It's harrassment pure and simple. And not just of Andrew Sachs but of 'Georgina'.

These sexist egotists may not see it, but women in Britain do actually have the right not to be talked about in this way.

Rachel, Liverpool,

If a member of the public made the same phone call they would be subject to criminal charges. So, why are so many people defending the behaviour of these crass cretins?

Please, Mr. Sachs, prosecute them.

David, Cheshire,

What is everyone getting so worked up about? Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross may be a bit inane and immature, but they are also hilarious. This is comedy, it's not supposed to be taken at face value.

Ed O'Meara, Cheltenham,

Well even my broadminded 17 year old daughter was shocked, so to me that speaks volumes!

JayP, Surrey, UK

This has become a witch hunt; a clear case of an angry public gunning for two entertainers, not because they made an iffy prank call, but because during these times of hardship many people will take great pleasure in seeing two men better off than themselves punished for their success.

Charles Thomson, London, United Kingdom

Hit them where it hurts. Overpaid and with little talent, it is time these two disappeared from our radio and tv schedules. The BBC seems scared of these type of underperforming yobs - some backbone from the management is needed.

jo, cambridge, uk

I heard the original, and simply could not believe what they were doing and saying. Repeatedly.

Making offensive and obscene telephone calls is a Criminal Offence.
If this series of phone calls were not offensive and obscene, I really don't know what would be.

Sack and prosecute Brand.

Bruce Dowding, Gloucester, England

can you please get over it, it was HILARIOUS

get a sense of humour for gods sake!

rochelle, essex,

Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross are shallow and inane - but also very popular. Do we get the "entertainers" we deserve? I suspect that these two and others like them are simply showing us how shallow, insensitive and self-possessed we have all become - well, not me obviously!

Francis Kirkham, Crediton, UK

Two very funny men at a time when we need to laugh. I hope Mr Sachs can live with this, I am sure his jokes about the war and the Spanish caused offence at the time.

Talk radio is just loving it so I guess every cloud has a silver lining.

David Kerr, Belfast, UK

Terminate their contracts. Immediately.

Joe, Sheffield, UK

Making an obscene phone call used to be an offence treated with seriousness by the police.

Why aren't this sorry pair assisting police with their enquiries so that after a fair trial they can be convicted and sentenced to some real work? (Hanging, unfortunately, is out of fashion)

Rod B, Tring, England

Well maybe if he'd called into the show like he was meant to then maybe this wouldn't have happened. hmmm...ever thought of that? And he should have realised the type of people Brand and Ross are. He should have known what he was getting himself into when he said he'd be on the show.

Ray, London,

why oh why do we pay a licence fee to line Brand and Wross's hate filled pockets. Shame on the BBC

Phil, Surrey,

Enough is enough, we have put up with these overpaid talentless people for too long. Has any one at the BBC got the guts to do what should have been done years ago, fire them both and the spineless editor who let this through.
The BBC should be ashamed of it's self

S. Taylor, Norwich,

I do understand why this is at all controversial.

It is merely the ramblings of two very poor--and puerile--comedians. Just stop tuning in to their awful radio and television programmes.

Daniel, Belfast,

it was pretty funny to be fair, obviously people dont all see the humour and in a serious world it could be misconstrued ... but even if it was focused at me ... it got publicity, thats what Sachs wanted in the long run so job done (no im not talking about Russels 'job' on Georgina!

martin, bridgend,

An extension of the cruelty that prevails across the media

Reality' shows vote off the worst - seldom for the best...

Magazines celebrate brainless excess and jeer at the rest

The talentless become 'celebs'

Young women denegrated for entertainment

The chickens coming home to roost maybe?

Jay Edwards, stoke,

Is it really the function of the BBC to fund this sort of drivel? I quite like some of the programmes that Ross has produced, but this is mindless. You get the feeling that he considers himself above reproach and who can blame him given the amount of money he is paid. Bye bye JR and RB I say.

Roland Gardner, Eastbourne, England

Didn't hear the show, but having just read the transcript here I don't think it was so bad. Maybe an apology to Andrew Sachs is in order... but it does seem funny and I'm sure Andrew Sachs could see the humour in it too.

john, London, England

I have a politically incorrect sense of humour at the best of times, and can laugh at things that many would find quite offensive, but even by my own low standards of bad taste, Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand overstepped the mark. I am glad I do not have to pay 132 Pounds a year in Malaysia.

Diarmuid Curran, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The license fee should be scrapped, who wants to watch the ugly Brand, or listen to the lisping idiot Ross...Not me !!

Tony Bishop, Walsall, West Midlands

It's a crying shame that people want to listen to this rubbish. If people stopped listening then Russell and Jonathon would lost their jobs.

Why are people like these DJs being listened to in the UK? What is going on there?

Jan, Gold Coast , Australia

They should be sacked and a police prosecution brought about. A criminal record would be very fitting as they're both criminally unfunny.

Steve, West Midlands, England

fire them both.

now.

s masty, london, uk

What nasty pathetic egos. I found Ross's £18m contract obscene at the time not least because he so little real talent. There is now a case for cancelling that.

ray, taunton,

We all know that the BBC will take little or no action against either Brand or Ross. They, like so many others under the BBC's wing, shall continue to be paid huge sums of money for providing very little in return year in, year out. For example, do we owe Bruce Forsyth a living?

Mark Snape, Morecambe, UK

If I'd done that where I work, I'd have been fired.......Both of them want to grow up, no better way to start than on the dole, FIRE THEM BOTH NOW!!

JC, Sunderland, England

why should J.R. be paid an immense amount of money to churn out utter garbage week after week, it not only insults his victims, but our intelligence. Surely radio listeners deserve better from the B.B.C.

Sandie Barr-Hamilton, Malvern, Worcestershire

Simple. SACK THEM.

M Heath, wolverhampton, uk

Erm... out of interest... did any of you guys actually listen to the show? Or just complaining on the coattails of the tabloid press ?

Andy McHaffey, London,

I used to enjoy Jonathon Ross. Then I grew up. He is crude and egotistic, thinking he is able to get away with anything. Russell Brand is about four times worse. The fact is, they are not funny. They just work on the shock factor and have little real talent. Time for the BBC to grow up too!

Cheryl Jones, London, UK

And we pay their wages through the TV License. What a pair of utter fools. Simply not funny.

Chris Richards, Barnsley, UK

I see someone saying "it's quite funny and we shouldn't take life too serious." It's not the humour that's the problem, it's the total indifference to its victims. For Andrew Sachs's granddaughter to be named, and for a 78 year old to be humiliated in this way. It's a simple lack of human decency.

Nick Figueredo, Colchester, Essex

Why are people getting so worked up over this? It isn't like they meant anything bad by it. The weird thing about comedians is that they make jokes.. so they aren't meant to be taken seriously.. is that not obvious? Get over yourselves and complain about a real issue.

D, Lonson, UK

I am a fan of both Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross, generally I enjoy what they do. But I have to admit that this was a line that wasn't just crossed, but obliterated. Mr Sachs is an older man and this was disrespectful and shocking and I would think it would be justified if Brand's show was axed.

Lucy cooke, London,

Ross would have been in his element talking to a voicemail. Two way conversation is hardly his forte. Brands only weapon is the shock factor. Sachs is rightly angry but can afford to bask in the knowledge that he can be funnier in a Fawlty Towers re-run than these two will manage in their careers.

stephen sutherland, douglas, uk

some of it quite funny, dont take life too serious

julie, sutherland, england

I truly would like to see the pair of them sued by Andrew Sachs. This is a pair of men acting like children, but since they are men they should have the full weight of the law descend on them. If they worked for me they would have been sacked. Why are they paid so much for being puerile?

J Drinkwater, Milton Keynes,

What can you say? This is typical of the radio "drivel" and disgusting type of show that we have come to expect from two revolting presenters, who cannot string a sentence together or speak the Queens English, and being paid a fortune to insult the intelligence of the unfortunate listeners.

rosi morris, bishops castle, uk

British humour @ its WORST!!! Do they get paid to talk that c**p on air? Is it Charlie's fault? What on earth do they take?
Highly unprofessional and imho they should be banned from public media.
There is a plethora of very talented people out there to entertain us properly. Nobody needs them!

Christos Katsifas, London, UK

I think the pair of them are an absolute disgrace, if they think that is funny then they should be ashamed of themselves.
I don't think they will be though as their ego's and grossly inflated fees make them believe tthat they are immune from criticism, their contracts should be terminated now.

Dave, Hastings, England

What I find staggering is that the producers seem to feel they are entitled to broadcast something that anyone with half a brain cell would realise could deeply upset a 78 year old without his consent. I'd be upset in his position and I'm half Andrew Sachs's age.

Bill Bulstrode, Woodbridge, suffolk

genius!

mathew, london,

Very funny! Sachs should get a sense of humour.

By the way did he ever apologise for being offensive to Spanish waiters?

Still, it's all good publicity for him and his grand daughter isn't it.

Ian, Middlesbrough, England

Well, im sorry i know this has offended alot of people, but at the same time... It was funny. They meant no harm by the jokes, and they wernt supposed to be seen as offensive, its just RB and JR are not the perfect combination for a fun filled family show, And at that time of day its not going to be

Shakira P, East Sussex, England

I have to pay £132 a year and have to put up with this. If the Times printed something offensive I can choose not to support them. Yet I have no choice with the TV Licence fee. We should be able to opt-out or the money should be equally spent across the radio and TV spectrum.

Dave Perkins, Purley, GB

Is anyone surprised at the antics of this pair of self-indulgent, over-rated fools?

Charles Tennant, Bolton, UK

Totally decrepit. Part of the current culture of "Vulgar Britain". Malicious telephone calls are illegal. Mr Sachs should prosecute the individuals and the B.B.C. The latter is a disgrace.

William Heath-Barrington, Worthing, United Kingdom

These two should be sacked from the BBC they are a disgrace
if anyone left this message on my machine I would have phoned the police and reported it. Is this what our licence fee is going to. they are paid massive amounts to be so gross and rude to others . extremely bad taste.

Lynne Mc Keag, Polbeth, Wianest Loth

I would like to think that the BBC will face prosecution for approving this episode and that they will terminate the contracts of both Messrs Ross and Brand. However, I am resigned to the outcome that Mr Ross will make a smirking 'apology' on one of his shows, and the BBC will escape unreprimanded.

David Savage, Cambridge, UK

I guess it's probably Russel Brand's own self-loathing that forces him to retreat so far from reality so he can justify that doing something like this is acceptable. Hiding behind a veil of ill-gotten fame from the real-life consequences, and conscience that come from such trivial meaningless jokes.

Andrew Corr, Burton On Trent, Staffs