 In October 2008, Brand resigned from the BBC after a prank call on the show with comedian Jonathan Ross to Andrew Sachs resulted in over 30,000 complaints and a £150,000 fine to the BBC, ending the shows run on the BBC and effectively sending the show into a hiatus.In October 2010, nearly 2 years since Brand's resignation from the BBC, "The Russell Brand Show" returned for a few weeks on talkSPORT, featuring Brand, Morgan and Mr. Gee.In December 2005, Brand filled in for Nemone with co-presenter Karl Pilkington for three one-off radio shows for BBC Radio 6 Music.