Jonathan Ross To Host Royal Variety Performance

Jonathan Ross will host the 78th annual Royal Variety Performance at the London Coliseum on Monday 4 December 2006. This year's performance will be in the presence of Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall and this will be Jonathan's first Royal Variety appearance.

He joins an illustrious line-up from the worlds of theatre, television, comedy and music including Rod Stewart, Barry Manilow, Meatloaf, Take That, John Barrowman, Ken Dodd, Sugababes, the casts of Spamalot, The Sound Of Music (including Connie Fisher), Wicked, Avenue Q and stand-up from Omid Djalili, Jason Byrne, Lee Mack and Michael McIntyre.

Other guests on the night will include Katie Price & Peter Andre, Paul O'Grady, Vernon Kay, Noel Edmonds and many more.

The Royal Variety Performance is an annual charity event in aid of the Entertainment Artistes' Benevolent Fund.

The show will be broadcast on BBC One in December.