The Graham Norton Show
| The Graham Norton Show | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Presented by | Graham Norton |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 20 |
| No. of episodes | 310 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | The London Studios |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company(s) | So Television |
| Distributor | ITV Studios |
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| Original network |
BBC Two (2007–09) BBC One (2009–present) |
| Picture format | HDTV: 16:9 |
| Original release | 22 February 2007 – present |
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| Related shows |
So Graham Norton (1998–2002) V Graham Norton (2002–03) The Graham Norton Effect (2004) Graham Norton's Bigger Picture (2005–06) |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The Graham Norton Show is a British comedy chat show broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom. It was shown on BBC Two from February 2007 to May 2009 and has been on BBC One since October 2009. Presented by Irish comedian Graham Norton, the show's format is very similar to his previous Channel 4 programmes, So Graham Norton and V Graham Norton, both of which were also produced by So Television.
The show mirrors So and V with strong adult humour along with Graham's monologue at the beginning of the show and often a musical guest to play out over the credits. Although the rude objects in "Graham's drawer" did not survive, the phone calls and hidden camera surprises have. These surprises are sometimes based around the guests, such as Sarah Beeny's dating website, a TARDIS on the South Bank when David Tennant appeared and a wine-tasting group drinking Gérard Depardieu's wine whilst he was on the show. Some of the surprises, such as the wine-tasting, have been arranged through ideas submitted by viewers, stating where they will be when the show is recorded.
At the end of the show, after any band or artist performance, an extra 5 minute section of the show was recorded, known as the "Cooldown". This section was seen in an extended weekend repeat, called Graham Norton Uncut, and was also made available as a downloadable podcast. As well as showing the "Cooldown", it also included previously unseen parts from the original episode. This section often involved the audience, such as guessing an audience member's partner and playing mass charades.
After Graham's short monologue, he always introduced two guests. If there was a third guest, they were usually introduced later in the show. If the two guests are connected in some way (for example, Dustin Hoffman and his wife), they were the only ones introduced at the start. If musical guests were involved in the show, one of several things happened. Some performers, such as Enrique Iglesias, were on stage from the very beginning. Others, such as Gareth Gates came on stage about 5 to 7 minutes before their performance for a short interview. Also, some musical guests only performed during the end credits and participated in the Cooldown section of the programme. However, all bands performed during the credits and were interviewed in the Cooldown segment.
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