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Friday Night with Jonathan Ross hosts Oliver, Gervais Sept. 11

By April MacIntyre Sep 10, 2009, 5:15 GMT

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross returns this Friday, 9:00 p.m. ET/PT with a new season of the multi-BAFTA award-winning chat show on BBC AMERICA. Season 17 begins on September 11 with actor/comedian Ricky Gervais, who jokes about being lazy and how his success was merely an accident, “I was the least ambitious man ever and now I’ve become a workaholic. I started late and now I feel guilty.

Season 17 begins on September 11 with actor/comedian Ricky Gervais, who jokes about being lazy and how his success was merely an accident, “I was the least ambitious man ever and now I’ve become a workaholic. I started late and now I feel guilty."Season 17 begins on September 11 with actor/comedian Ricky Gervais, who jokes about being lazy and how his success was merely an accident, “I was the least ambitious man ever and now I’ve become a workaholic. I started late and now I feel guilty."

When teased if he would ever do sex scenes, Ricky refuses saying, “I’d be horrified."Also joining Jonathan is The Naked Chef, Jamie Oliver, who discusses his experience cooking at the G20 banquet and how the Obamas were impressed, “I got asked by Michelle Obama to go out and see them, I was washing up, maybe one day I’ll cook for them." Later he cooks American fare for Jonathan and they sample everything from BBQ ribs to Southwestern dishes like gorditas and homemade salsa.English cricketer Stuart Broad also appears and international pop star Mika performs.