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How long can "live" shows, especially those allegedly based on wit, survive video-calling and self-isolation? Graham Norton seems to work, chiefly because he's good, and talking one to one, with decent guests, and pauses before question and answer. Plus, he gets to mull on the concept of his own show, the big red chair being designed to let "ordinary" people tell their own "stories": "That's the concept anyway. In practice, it's usually New Zealanders telling how they shat themselves."
Euan Ferguson, The Observer, 26th April 2020Celebrating 25 years of Father Ted's hilarity
Twenty-five years ago today, a phenomenon burst upon our television screens. The first showing of Father Ted on Channel 4 brought us the strange and very, very funny world of Craggy Island and its trio of priests with their housekeeper.
Martin Hannan, The National (Scotland), 21st April 2020Can a chat show work without an audience?
The Graham Norton Show returned on Friday night, but this was the Coronavirus version. The guests were onscreen at home and there was no studio audience. No studio in fact. Norton conjured one up through the magic of television. But apart from that there wasn't much magic on display.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th April 2020It is comforting to see that it's business as usual for Norton's chat juggernaut as he welcomes virtual guests to his sofa for the 27th series. The lovable presenter is filming at home and in this even more relaxed format, the stars will keep the stories coming over a few glasses of wine.
Hannah Verdier, The Guardian, 10th April 2020Ncuti Gatwa wins Breakthrough Award
Ncuti Gatwa, who plays Eric in Netflix comedy drama Sex Education, has won the Breakthrough Award at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards. Fleabag and The Graham Norton Show also won prizes.
British Comedy Guide, 13th March 2020Graham Norton sparks fears that he will quit the BBC
He is one of the BBC's biggest stars and loved all over the nation. But Graham Norton has reportedly sparked fears that he may be leaving his presenting role on the BBC after being offered a job with Netflix.
Isabella Nikolic, Mail on Sunday, 8th March 2020DMU at 150: Leicester Comedy Festival
Leicester Comedy Festival has been part of the city's calendar since 1994 when it began as a student project by then Leicester Polytechnic student Geoff Rowe.
De Montfort University, 6th February 2020Pick up your new range of party tricks from this chatshow compilation of the best bits of Norton's famous guests. There's Tom Cruise directing an action sequence with an unsuspecting member of the public, Margot Robbie tattooing and Chris Pratt showing off some magic.
Ammar Kalia, The Guardian, 3rd January 2020The Graham Norton Show: BBC1, review
Tom Hanks, Florence Pugh and Anthony Joshua helped Graham Norton -- and the rest of us -- ring in the new year
Adam Sweeting, i Newspaper, 31st December 2019Graham Norton reflects on 20 years of chat shows
It would be easier to list the celebrities who haven't appeared on The Graham Norton Show than those who have.
Steven McIntosh, BBC, 22nd December 2019