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Chatty Man shunted off Friday night screens
Graham Norton has emerged as the undisputed winner of the telly chat show war. Channel 4 has shunted Alan Carr's Chatty Man from Fridays in a bid to boost ratings.
The Sun, 2nd March 2016Has Graham Norton won chat show war over Alan Carr?
Chatty Man has been moved to a different night in a bid to boost Thursday night ratings.
Natalie Corner, The Mirror, 2nd March 2016Radio Times review
With Zoolander 2 stars Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson and Penélope Cruz in the house, it's safe to say the Graham Norton sofa is really, really, ridiculously good-looking. The chat-show host will be catching up with the trio and also entertaining Jack Black, who's stopping by to talk about his new big-screen adaptation of RL Stine's classic Goosebumps books. And as if that wasn't enough, Sir Elton John is on hand to provide a tune, chatting and performing Blue Wonderful from his new album. Friday night's all right for dancing too, y'know. Go on, have a shimmy on the sofa.
Sarah Doran, Radio Times, 26th January 2016Meet Al Porter - the new Graham Norton?
It's rare to find a comedian who is so universally appealing that they're plainly destined for the arenas. But then Al Porter is very much a one-off.
John Earls, Loaded, 25th January 2016Radio Times review
If there's one man who knows how to put on a show on Graham Norton's red sofa it's Will Smith. The Fresh Prince traditionally offers up a special surprise of a Friday night with Norton: a dance party reunion featuring Smith's former co-star Alfonso Ribeiro and our Graham doing "The Carlton" gained millions of views on YouTube.
He's in to talk about American football drama Concussion this time around, but with Ryan Reynolds discussing devious superhero flick Deadpool and Dad's Army reboot stars Catherine Zeta Jones and Toby Jones completing the line up, there's bound to be seriously explosive fun.
Sarah Doran, Radio Times, 19th January 2016Radio Times review
Ross can still trade blows with Graham Norton: the night after the BBC One host had Carrie Fisher on his sofa, Wossy has another Star Wars star, Harrison Ford, on his. That's the cinema event of the season covered. As for TV, David Walliams has, via the circuitous route of writing books that lend themselves to sparkly dramatisations, become a festive fixture. He's here to chat about Billionaire Boy, which forms part of BBC One's heavyweight schedule on New Year's Day.
But, quick! Hide the jellied fruits! Jamie Oliver, whose campaign against excess sugar is gathering speed, is on the bill, too. He will, however, surely say a little indulgence is OK. Jess Glynne provides the music.
Jack Seale, Radio Times, 16th December 2015Alan Carr talks about his friendship with Graham Norton
Alan Carr has revealed that he and Graham Norton have boozy bitching sessions where they dish the dirt on their "arsehole" guests.
The Sun, 10th December 2015Russell Kane interview
Russell Kane sets sights on a TV career: I may become a Graham Norton.
Emma Powell, Evening Standard, 30th November 20157 times Benedict Cumberbatch was the best guest
7 times Benedict Cumberbatch proved he's the best Graham Norton guest.
Sarah Doran, Radio Times, 27th November 2015Radio Times review
Maggie Smith doesn't need to do chat shows, so she usually doesn't. The latest coup for Graham Norton is that he's persuaded Smith to grace a TV sofa for the first time in 42 years, to discuss her new film, Alan Bennett's The Lady in the Van - and to discuss the end of Downton Abbey, no doubt.
Alongside the Dame are her co-star Alex Jennings; Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller, the two leads in new chef drama Burnt; and the ever-regal Cindy Crawford, who's 50 next year and has a coffee-table photo-memoir out. Justin Bieber more or less provides music.
Jack Seale, Radio Times, 30th October 2015