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SEE VIDEO Kevin Spacey: Jonathan Ross is overweight, overpaid and unfunny

Actor hits out at BBC chat show host

Kevin Spacey thinks the BBC should ditch Jonathan Ross

Kevin Spacey had a pop at Jonathan Ross at the Virgin Media Shorts Awards on Monday night.

The actor, 49, was one of the judges at the ceremony and couldn't resist making a swipe at the chat show host.

‘When are they going to fire that f*cking unfunny, overpaid guy and let [Johnny Vaughn] host the Baftas?’ he asked the audience.

Earlier this year Kevin - who is the artistic director of the Old Vic theatre in London - criticised the BBC for promoting musicals by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

‘Maria was essentially a 13-week promotion for a musical on a public service broadcaster,’ he told Radio 4 in March.

‘You are not a commercial broadcaster and I thought that was crossing the line.’

Jonathan, 47, has a contract worth £18 million for a 3-year deal at the Beeb.

SEE VIDEO: Kevin Spacey talking about Jonathan Ross at the Virgin Media Shorts Awards... 

Alison Adey