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Who’s on The Jonathan Ross Show tonight? Sheridan Smith, Rob Lowe, Tom Allen, Gillian Anderson and Rahul Mandal

THE Jonathan Ross Show is back on our screens tonight with a brand new episode and a celebrity guest list.

From Hollywood stars to this year's Bake Off champion, here's the lowdown on Saturday's show.

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The Jonathan Ross Show has returned for a brand new seriesCredit: Rex Features

When is The Jonathan Ross Show on?

Jonathan Ross is back this weekend with a star-studded line up.

It has been confirmed that this year's series will have 12 installments.

You can catch it on ITV1 tonight, Saturday December 22 at 9pm.

It runs at the same time as The Vicar of Dibley, 24 Hours in A&E and Live at the Apollo.

In case you miss it, all episodes are available on the .

Who is on The Jonathan Ross Show this week?

Jonathan Ross is preparing to welcome a couch full of A-List celebrities.

Here are this Saturday's guests...

Sheridan Smith

 Sheridan Smith will star in new ITV series Cleaning Up
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Sheridan Smith will star in new ITV series Cleaning UpCredit: Rex Features

Sheridan Smith is a British actress and singer from Epworth, Lincolnshire.

She was born on June 25, 1981 - making her 37 years old.

Smith appeared in The Royle Family before working on the sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps.

The actress will be playing a working-class mother in the leading role in Cleaning Up, a brand new ITV drama airing in January.

Gillian Anderson

 Gillian found fame playing Scully in science fiction series The X-Files
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Gillian found fame playing Scully in science fiction series The X-FilesCredit: Rex Features

Gillian Anderson is most famous for her role as FBI Special Agent Dana Cully in The X-Files.

She was born August 9, 1968 in Chicago and spent her childhood in Crouch End and Harringay in north London - her family then moved back to America when she was 11.

Gillian has won a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards for her work in acting.

She recently starred in psychological thriller The Fall with Jamie Doran.

Rahul Mandal

 Rahul was crowned winner of this year's Great British Bake Off
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Rahul was crowned winner of this year's Great British Bake OffCredit: Rex Features

Rahul Mandal won the hearts of the nation this year for his baking prowess and hardworking demeanour in the Great British Bake Off tent.

The 31-year-old research scientist from Rotherham was born in Kolkata, India.

He explains that his Indian background and time in the UK have shaped his baking approach into "East meets West".

It was Rahul's colleague who encouraged him to apply for the show, sending him the link to the application until Rahul told him he'd started applying.

Tom Allen

 Allen is a British comedian and actor
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Allen is a British comedian and actorCredit: Rex Features

Tom Allen is a comedian, actor and writer who won the So You Think You're Funny contest in 2005.

The funnyman hosted Bake Off: The Professionals on Channel 4.

Tom went to the same school as comedian Rob Beckett and trained at the National Youth Theatre.

He was born on June 14, 1983.

The comedian has also featured on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Mock the Week, The Great British Bake Off’s Extra Slice, Celebrity The Crystal Maze, The John Bishop Show and Channel 4’s Comedy Gala at the O2.

Rob Lowe

 The American actor and director starred in The West Wing
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The American actor and director starred in The West WingCredit: Rex Features

Rob Lowe is a 54-year-old American actor.

He is married to wife Sheryl Berkoff and they have two sons together, Matthew Edward Lowe, 25, and John Owen Lowe, 23.

Tickets to his one-man show, Stories I Only Tell My Friends are available now through  and .

He'll be playing at London’s Royal Festival Hall on 1 December 2018, before a bonus date was added at Brighton Dome on 16 February 2019.

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