Russell BrandRussell Brand made his radio comeback this weekend.

It's the first time he's hit the airwaves since the Sachsgate drama, which saw him resign from the BBC last year.

But not one to shy from controversy, the first thing Russell did was phone Jonathan Ross - the very person who was caught up in the BBC scandal with him last October.

Russ made the call during a pre-recorded two-hour special, co-hosted by Noel Gallagher, on Talksport radio.

"You're not back on radio, are you?" Wossy asked, as Noel pondered whether the pair had learnt their lesson from the Andrew Sachs controversy.

"We'll listen to it very carefully before it goes out," Jonathan went on to reassure Noel.

"Noel, you can sit back and be the grown-up one."Jonathan Ross

In another part of the programme, Russell can be heard apparently leaving a message on Barack Obama's voicemail, in a bid to find out whether he is a West Ham fan.

The 33-year-old comedian was forced to throw in the towel on his Radio 2 show last year, after a lewd voicemail he and Jonathan left on Fawlty Towers star Andrew Sachs' phone prompted a stream of complaints.

Earlier this month, the BBC was fined £150,000 by media watchdog Ofcom for the presenters' "offensive, humiliating and demeaning" conduct.