Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross have told of their regret and embarrassment about sparking the Sachsgate scandal which engulfed the BBC as they discussed the incident together on TV for the first time.
Brand said he was wrapped up in the comedy value of their stunt and lost perspective of "reality" when they left near-the-knuckle messages on veteran actor Andrews Sachs's answerphone during a prank call in 2008. The call caused outrage.
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