Graham Norton

HeidiHeidi · 03-11-2014 3:50pm

Triboro wrote: »

Who's on btw?

Can't remember now! He listed out the guests after the last show, and I thought at the time "must make sure to be in for that". May have been a teeny tiny bit under the influence at the time...... :eek::D

Triboro · 03-11-2014 3:55pm

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Can't remember now! He listed out the guests after the last show, and I thought at the time "must make sure to be in for that". May have been a teeny tiny bit under the influence at the time...... :eek::D

You'd nearly need to be with the crew that was on ... Apart from Micky Flanagan!!

HeidiHeidi · 03-11-2014 3:57pm

Aha, it's as simple as reading the paper

:D

Shirley Bassey, David Walliams, Catherine Tate and Richard Ayoade.

I'd watch for SB alone.

Triboro · 03-11-2014 4:12pm

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Aha, it's as simple as reading the paper :D

Shirley Bassey, David Walliams, Catherine Tate and Richard Ayoade.

I'd watch for SB alone.

Thanks, Quite a line up alright....

JP Liz V1 · 03-11-2014 4:16pm

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Aha, it's as simple as reading the paper :D

Shirley Bassey, David Walliams, Catherine Tate and Richard Ayoade.

I'd watch for SB alone.

Love Richard Ayoade so hope all 4 guests interact well

Triboro · 03-11-2014 4:20pm

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Love Richard Ayoade so hope all 4 guests interact well

I'd say they wont have much choice with David Walliams there!

Duggy747 · 03-11-2014 4:41pm

Triboro wrote: »

I'd say they wont have much choice with David Walliams there!

David Walliams aka "Constant gay innuendos"

thrashmetalfan · 03-11-2014 5:23pm

Matthew McConaughey is too much in love with his own idea of coolness and is quite happy to let other people say to him how cool he is. He likes to make people think he is chilled and laid back but yet when Norton interrupted his story about the dog bj and the mountain ram you could tell he was fairly annoyed and he got too annoyed too quickly.

Hathaway and Dunham acted like a pair of silly schoolgirls. Gazing at McConaughey and ignoring Flanagan. Neither of 'em were that funny and Hathaway's sunset story was too long and not funny either. It makes me wonder how much smoke is blown up their asses in LaLa Land if this is the way they behave.

I always thought Flanagan was a pain in the arse whenever I saw him on the countless so called comedy panel shows that populate the tv schedules of Channel 4 and BBC1, but I felt sorry for him this time around and he was genuinely funny, he did not deserve to have his story interrupted by the two daft buggers beside him.

The singer who hid her face was an idiot who spouted pretentious nonsense about not wanting to be famous. If she does not want to be famous then don't appear on chat shows hawking your new album love. An album I wont be buying any time soon, (its metal or nothing in my house).

Norton on the other hand was the same old same old when that guy from NI came on to tell his story. Jesus you would think Norton was ashamed to be Irish the way he carried on referring to double decker buses, lots of traffic, etc etc and the Jeremy Kyle joke was in bad taste too. Obviously Norton thinks little of the underclass that get paraded on that show and made to act like animals for the benefit and entertainment of other people.

I don't think I will watch again, I don't really care much for the fawning sycophantic treatment that chat show hosts mete out to Hollywood A listers week in week out.

Zhane · 03-11-2014 5:38pm

thrashmetalfan wrote: »

Matthew McConaughey is too much in love with his own idea of coolness and is quite happy to let other people say to him how cool he is. He likes to make people think he is chilled and laid back but yet when Norton interrupted his story about the dog bj and the mountain ram you could tell he was fairly annoyed and he got too annoyed too quickly.

Hathaway and Dunham acted like a pair of silly schoolgirls. Gazing at McConaughey and ignoring Flanagan. Neither of 'em were that funny and Hathaway's sunset story was too long and not funny either. It makes me wonder how much smoke is blown up their asses in LaLa Land if this is the way they behave.

I always thought Flanagan was a pain in the arse whenever I saw him on the countless so called comedy panel shows that populate the tv schedules of Channel 4 and BBC1, but I felt sorry for him this time around and he was genuinely funny, he did not deserve to have his story interrupted by the two daft buggers beside him.

The singer who hid her face was an idiot who spouted pretentious nonsense about not wanting to be famous. If she does not want to be famous then don't appear on chat shows hawking your new album love. An album I wont be buying any time soon, (its metal or nothing in my house).

Norton on the other hand was the same old same old when that guy from NI came on to tell his story. Jesus you would think Norton was ashamed to be Irish the way he carried on referring to double decker buses, lots of traffic, etc etc and the Jeremy Kyle joke was in bad taste too. Obviously Norton thinks little of the underclass that get paraded on that show and made to act like animals for the benefit and entertainment of other people.

I don't think I will watch again, I don't really care much for the fawning sycophantic treatment that chat show hosts mete out to Hollywood A listers week in week out.

You are a barrel of laughs aren't ya!

For the record, Norton is not ashamed of being Irish. He still spends summers in Cork and is there regularly. He was making a joke about rural Ireland. I thought it was funny, as I can see where he's coming from.

Alf Veedersane · 03-11-2014 5:43pm

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Aha, it's as simple as reading the paper :D

Shirley Bassey, David Walliams, Catherine Tate and Richard Ayoade.

I'd watch for SB alone.

David Walliams is the joke you've heard a million times and was barely funny the first time.

thrashmetalfan · 03-11-2014 5:45pm

Zhane wrote: »

You are a barrel of laughs aren't ya!

For the record, Norton is not ashamed of being Irish. He still spends summers in Cork and is there regularly. He was making a joke about rural Ireland. I thought it was funny, as I can see where he's coming from.

enough with the barrel of laughs comments any more cracks like that and I will report you.

I couldn't care less where he spends his holidays he is always at that nonsense whenever he has anyone irish on the red chair. cannot see why he would make digs at rural Ireland for the entertainment of his guests and the audience since he comes from rural Ireland himself. he should be proud of it not ashamed. Norton has become very anglicised too much for his own good.

Zhane · 03-11-2014 5:55pm

thrashmetalfan wrote: »

enough with the barrel of laughs comments any more cracks like that and I will report you.

I couldn't care less where he spends his holidays he is always at that nonsense whenever he has anyone irish on the red chair. cannot see why he would make digs at rural Ireland for the entertainment of his guests and the audience since he comes from rural Ireland himself. he should be proud of it not ashamed. Norton has become very anglicised too much for his own good.

We're gonna just not agree on this.

Thanks. Bye.

davo2001 · 03-11-2014 6:01pm

thrashmetalfan wrote: »

enough with the barrel of laughs comments any more cracks like that and I will report you.

I couldn't care less where he spends his holidays he is always at that nonsense whenever he has anyone irish on the red chair. cannot see why he would make digs at rural Ireland for the entertainment of his guests and the audience since he comes from rural Ireland himself. he should be proud of it not ashamed. Norton has become very anglicised too much for his own good.

I can see you have a great sense of humour! Would agree with you on the singer point, just trying to be an attention seeking whore! and wtf was with the dancer? I'm sorry, that's not art, its just weird!

thrashmetalfan · 03-11-2014 6:04pm

davo2001 wrote: »

I can see you have a great sense of humour! Would agree with you on the singer point, just trying to be an attention seeking whore! and wtf was with the dancer? I'm sorry, that's not art, its just weird!

could you not have said all that but without the personal dig against me. the disagreement between me and the other poster is over, case closed, no need for you to stick your oar in.

peadar76 · 03-11-2014 6:14pm

thrashmetalfan wrote: »

enough with the barrel of laughs comments any more cracks like that and I will report you.

I'm telling the teacher on you

thrashmetalfan · 03-11-2014 6:19pm

peadar76 wrote: »

I'm telling the teacher on you

nice to see the keyboard warriors are out in force.

efb · 03-11-2014 6:27pm

What is it about chat show threads...

Frank Lee Midere · 03-11-2014 6:31pm

thrashmetalfan wrote: »

nice to see the keyboard warriors are out in force.

I think you are a lovely man.

GN is very pro Irish. If I had his money my summers would be in Monaco and Vegas not Cork, despite the undoubted beauty of the Cork coast. He's making an in-joke.

Time for Irish people to lighten up about tiny perceived sleights.

thrashmetalfan · 03-11-2014 7:43pm

Frank Lee Midere wrote: »

I think you are a lovely man.

GN is very pro Irish. If I had his money my summers would be in Monaco and Vegas not Cork, despite the undoubted beauty of the Cork coast. He's making an in-joke.

Time for Irish people to lighten up about tiny perceived sleights.

judging by your posts you are a fine example yourself. can Norton not just do without the cheap cracks whenever someone irish is on the red chair. what is it about tv personalities that whenever a member of the public appears on tv then it is open season on them. you swear that joe public had no right to be on television and if he does he better take it on the chin cos as we all know its all a bit of a "joke".

thrashmetalfan · 03-11-2014 7:50pm

if anyone wants to read a better articulated and better written account of what I am trying to say then click on the link please:

http://thequietus.com/articles/11578-gogglebox-real-people-on-tv

nc19 · 03-11-2014 7:51pm

That Sia one from last week! WTAT???

She can sing and write songs no doubt but the dancer looked like she found an unlocked door round the back of the studio and thought she'd have a go.....

BTW; if you want to know the real reason Sia wont show her face anymore just look her up on google images.....shes doing us a favour

thrashmetalfan · 03-11-2014 8:00pm

nc19 wrote: »

That Sia one from last week! WTAT???

She can sing and write songs no doubt but the dancer looked like she found an unlocked door round the back of the studio and thought she'd have a go.....

BTW; if you want to know the real reason Sia wont show her face anymore just look her up on google images.....shes doing us a favour

I wonder what you look like? I bet your no oil painting either.

Triboro · 03-11-2014 8:08pm

nc19 wrote: »

That Sia one from last week! WTAT???

She can sing and write songs no doubt but the dancer looked like she found an unlocked door round the back of the studio and thought she'd have a go.....

BTW; if you want to know the real reason Sia wont show her face anymore just look her up on google images.....shes doing us a favour

Ah she dont look too bad at all!!

amdublin · 03-11-2014 8:26pm

MOD:
Please be civil to each other or don't bother posting.

JP Liz V1 · 04-11-2014 12:00am

nc19 wrote: »

That Sia one from last week! WTAT???

She can sing and write songs no doubt but the dancer looked like she found an unlocked door round the back of the studio and thought she'd have a go.....

BTW; if you want to know the real reason Sia wont show her face anymore just look her up on google images.....shes doing us a favour

How old is Sia, she sounds like she is her 20s

Addle · 04-11-2014 12:58am

thrashmetalfan wrote: »

enough with the barrel of laughs comments any more cracks like that and I will report you.

I couldn't care less where he spends his holidays he is always at that nonsense whenever he has anyone irish on the red chair. cannot see why he would make digs at rural Ireland for the entertainment of his guests and the audience since he comes from rural Ireland himself. he should be proud of it not ashamed. Norton has become very anglicised too much for his own good.

He makes fun of everyone.

Billy86 · 04-11-2014 1:29am

efb wrote: »

What is it about chat show threads...

You shut your mouth when you're talking to me! :mad:

Go Harvey Go · 04-11-2014 3:22pm

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

How old is Sia, she sounds like she is her 20s

She's actually pretty close to 40.

JP Liz V1 · 04-11-2014 3:43pm

Go Harvey Go wrote: »

She's actually pretty close to 40.

Really?

Go Harvey Go · 04-11-2014 3:44pm

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Really?

Really.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sia_Furler

04-11-2014 3:53pm

thrashmetalfan wrote: »

enough with the barrel of laughs comments any more cracks like that and I will report you.

I couldn't care less where he spends his holidays he is always at that nonsense whenever he has anyone irish on the red chair. cannot see why he would make digs at rural Ireland for the entertainment of his guests and the audience since he comes from rural Ireland himself. he should be proud of it not ashamed. Norton has become very anglicised too much for his own good.

anglicised??? really??? a union jack suit on the Eurovision?? plus every time he refers to England he says "our"... ha ha big time.
and even the crappiest of guest films are always "great movies"!!!
and OMG!!!! It's tom cruiseeee. so olga when your turned up for filimg were you like, OMG it's tom cruise!! etc etc ad nauseum!!

Billy86 · 04-11-2014 5:55pm

rusty cole wrote: »

and even the crappiest of guest films are always "great movies"!!!

He should just have actors on and call the film they are promoting utter sh!t just days prior to its release, just like all those other chat show hosts do, right?

Zhane · 05-11-2014 1:51am

The topic of Graham and his lack of Irishness comes up a lot. The fact is, he has moved and lived in the UK for a long time now, and yes maybe quiet possibly he likes it better there and considers it his home, I don't see the problem here. He emigrated like a lot of people have.

However, he still comes back to Cork a lot, he picks up on some irish guests on his show and makes a joke maybe I am naive, but I'm taking as an 'in joke' between two people. He plays to his audience who like the whole 'Fr Ted, Mrs Browne' talk as in 'Ah there he is now, sure look at him there' type of carry on. He plays to an audience for a laugh. It gets it.

FloatingVoter · 05-11-2014 3:01am

Graham Norton is as Irish as Terry Wogan. Except he lives in west Cork (and London and New York). He felt different than other kids growing up here because he was technically a Protestant. It was when he left that he realised it was because he played for the other side. Good old Ireland, who needs sexual confusion when religion will do your teenaged nut in anyway.
Personally, the man could be interviewing a bag of taytos and he'd still be an improvement on Tubridy interviewing God / Elvis / Buddha.

nc19 · 05-11-2014 9:07am

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

How old is Sia, she sounds like she is her 20s

She looks a lot older than that tbh

nc19 · 05-11-2014 9:10am

thrashmetalfan wrote: »

I wonder what you look like? I bet your no oil painting either.

Im more like a Picasso

Rick_ · 05-11-2014 12:08pm

rusty cole wrote: »

anglicised??? really??? a union jack suit on the Eurovision??

He's presenting it for a British only audience and is playing to them, as is his job. Would you prefer him to wear a Tricolour suit or a plain one?

rusty cole wrote: »

plus every time he refers to England he says "our"... ha ha big time.

Again, he's being paid by a British company to present a British programme to a British audience and he lives in Britain. He couldn't possibly say anything else.

rusty cole wrote: »

and even the crappiest of guest films are always "great movies"!!!

Well, if he slagged the films off it would be career suicide. He'd never have another decent guest on his show and it would also damage the BBC too and they aren't going to let that happen.

rusty cole wrote: »

and OMG!!!! It's tom cruiseeee. so olga when your turned up for filimg were you like, OMG it's tom cruise!! etc etc ad nauseum!!

Probably the biggest movie star in the world in front of him, he was asking Olga if it afected her, but in Graham's own style which is what he is known for and liked for. Again, he wouldn't and couldn't have asked the question in any other way.

If he annoys you so much, don't watch the show any more. Simple.

Go Harvey Go · 05-11-2014 2:16pm

nc19 wrote: »

She looks a lot older than that tbh

That's 'cause she is a lot older.

Mars Bar · 05-11-2014 3:22pm

As the saying goes, "absence makes the heart grow fonder". I think that's the case with Graham and Ireland.

JP Liz V1 · 05-11-2014 3:27pm

I really like how all the guests interact well on his show

Of course some weeks are better than others

Skid X · 05-11-2014 3:30pm

For more on Graham Norton's Irishness, tune into this week's Late Late Show!

https://twitter.com/RTELateLateShow/status/529957729281273856

Billy86 · 05-11-2014 9:48pm

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

I really like how all the guests interact well on his show

Of course some weeks are better than others

Yeah, for all the talk of him sucking up to a listers, his format is brilliant for having everyone relaxed and at ease. Also it helps if a lister #1 is good friends with and not afraid to take the piss out of a lister #2 on the same show which gets the ball rolling, and Graham himself isn't exactly always shy - he's gone further with a number of celebrities, even some infamous diva types like Elton John if I recall. He has a way of doing g it without being at all offensive which is why Matthew McConnaughey's response to Norton laughing at his dog being called BY was quite surprising. Still didn't stop him from asking if at the park he has to shift "BJ, BJ, COME!" :pac: - most others would have just shut up and changed subject or wilted away completely there (Tubridy, I'm looking at you!).

maudgonner · 05-11-2014 10:46pm

For me, the shows that stay in my memory are ones where people who would never ordinarily be paired up (Hollywood A-lister meets British minor celeb) but have the most incredible spontaneous chemistry. It takes over the show, and Norton is clever enough not to interfere, just let them run away with it. Lady Ga Ga and June Brown were fantastic. But the show I've watched four or five times and still find hilarious is Will.I.Am and Miriam Margolyes. ("Not like!")

Heckler · 07-11-2014 12:40am

My only problem with Norton is that sometimes when he has a really big A lister on the other guests nearly take a back seat. Don't think I've ever seen him too much in awe of anyone that he panders too much. He can take the piss with big name stars inoffensively and when you get a couch with good chemistry its a fantastic show. Sure he can be a bit syncophantic every now and again. Wha t chat show host isn't ?

I know its always compared but tubridy z-list celebs, misery slot v's nortons usually highly entertaining humourous 40 mins ? No contest.

I looked up the lineup of the Saturday Night Show last week and the only person I recognised was Bonnie Tyler singing a 30 year old song. Thats beyond poor.

The Norton show with Will.I.Am and Miriam Margoyles was great but she plays up the hapless foolish type too much. Really Miriam, at the age of 73 in a showbiz career you've never met many black people ? She was playing a part totally and its was funny but I've seen her playing the gormless old woman again since and its not washing anymore.

HeidiHeidi · 07-11-2014 10:36am

maudgonner wrote: »

For me, the shows that stay in my memory are ones where people who would never ordinarily be paired up (Hollywood A-lister meets British minor celeb) but have the most incredible spontaneous chemistry. It takes over the show, and Norton is clever enough not to interfere, just let them run away with it. Lady Ga Ga and June Brown were fantastic. But the show I've watched four or five times and still find hilarious is Will.I.Am and Miriam Margolyes. ("Not like!")

You've reminded me with this - I rarely if ever watched Graham Norton at the time but happened to catch the Lady Gaga / June Brown show, which has to have been some of the (unintentional) best entertainment I've ever seen on the telly. It was absolutely priceless.

Didn't see the other one - anyone any idea if it might be available on the net anywhere?

Anyway, the June Brown one (she totally stole the show despite the presence of La Ga Ga) converted me firmly to Graham, and although nothing has matched it since, I live in hope.

Poochie05 · 07-11-2014 11:46pm

Here you go Heidi
http://youtu.be/2s7hkd_r9po

SaveOurLyric · 07-11-2014 11:47pm

Really gone down hill these days. Looks like three unfortunates from the BBC canteen pressganged onto Grahams couch this evening. Remember when he used to have A-listers ?

GoldFour4 · 07-11-2014 11:51pm

SaveOurLyric wrote: »

Really gone down hill these days. Looks like three unfortunates from the BBC canteen pressganged onto Grahams couch this evening. Remember when he used to have A-listers ?

The lineups of the last few weeks would be difficult to live up to in fairness. But yeah, tonights lineup doesn't appeal at all.

Poochie05 · 07-11-2014 11:53pm

They're just keeping the couch warm until Shirley gets there. Apart from Richard Ayoade, he's funny! But can't stand David Walliams.

efb · 07-11-2014 11:56pm

This has been poor so far

Graham Norton

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