Jump to content

Type keyword(s) to search

Graham Norton: All Episodes Talk


  • Reply
  • Start Topic

Recommended Posts

Since there's so little traffic, and setting up a thread for an episode is kind of a PITA with listing the episode number and the guests, I'll try doing an all episodes thread.

So I'll proceed to name the guests 😄  but the couch with Eddie Redmayne, Saoirse Ronan, Paul Mescal, and Denzel Washington was fairly enjoyable.  Nothing epic, but a nice way to spend a highly edited hour.  I felt bad for the history guy Redmayne was talking about who worked on the Jackal movie and then went right to work on Gladiator.  Paul Mescal knew him, but Washington was like, "Who??"  Sure, he was a gladiator wrangler and Washington wasn't involved with that, but still.

Also, sometimes Washington's top front teeth are all that shows when he smiles and he looks like a rabbit.

  • Like 3
  • Applause 1

Eddie Redmayne is a BEC for me, so I'm never thrilled to see him.

I loved how Saoirse Ronan shut the men down when they were joking about using a phone as a weapon—"Who would think of that?"—by saying that women think about that all the time, and the snickering stopped immediately.

The musical guests are almost always definitely not to my taste, but I found Blossoms very entertaining, and the story about Garry was great.

  • Like 3
On 11/2/2024 at 7:17 PM, dubbel zout said:

Eddie Redmayne is a BEC for me, so I'm never thrilled to see him.

BEC?

On 11/2/2024 at 7:17 PM, dubbel zout said:

The musical guests are almost always definitely not to my taste, but I found Blossoms very entertaining, and the story about Garry was great.

Agreed, I've never been more interested in a musical guest's conversation!

  • Like 1
On 11/2/2024 at 4:17 PM, dubbel zout said:

I loved how Saoirse Ronan shut the men down when they were joking about using a phone as a weapon—"Who would think of that?"—by saying that women think about that all the time, and the snickering stopped immediately.

Loved that too!

I may be mixing up episodes as we watched 3 in a row, but was she the same one who admonished one of the men saying it was her turn to talk now?

  • Like 3
(edited)

I love how Graham ribs his guests.  He and Lolly talked about how she called her first show "Lolly" and her second one "Lolly 2," and then when Sigourney Weaver was talking about Alien, he said, "And the sequel, obviously, as you said..." and he leans forward and says, "They went with 'Aliens,' Lolly."

But most impressive is his quickness.  Sigourney Weaver said she learned to hold her breath for 6-1/2 minutes for Avatar, and added that she had "enhanced oxygen" to do it, that she had probably 70% oxygen "instead of what we're breathing here, is 30% oxygen."  Graham kind of throws up his hands and says, "That's rubbish.  I'm so sorry.  I really apologize."  For the air in his studio.

The shows this season have been just so-so for me, but there are moments.

Edited by StatisticalOutlier
  • Like 3

I like that Graham ribs his guests without being mean. When the guest is a repeat or they're friends, his jokes have a slightly sharper edge, but they are still good-natured. And they always relate to whatever the sofa is talking about. 

The music guests have improved this season. For a long time I immediately FFed through them, but this time I'm listening to more.

  • Like 2
28 minutes ago, dubbel zout said:

I like that Graham ribs his guests without being mean. When the guest is a repeat or they're friends, his jokes have a slightly sharper edge, but they are still good-natured. And they always relate to whatever the sofa is talking about. 

He is a true master.  And he always looks like he's having such a good time and enjoys not being the center of attention. 

His is the only chat show I'll watch any more, and has been for several years.

  • Like 5
On 12/14/2024 at 7:37 PM, dubbel zout said:

The music guests have improved this season. For a long time I immediately FFed through them, but this time I'm listening to more.

For years it's been a running joke that we hit FF as soon as the musical guest begins; but this year we've found two new artists that we really enjoy and have added them to our playlists.  I'm happy to hear that someone else has noticed an improvement, too! 

  • Like 3
On 12/14/2024 at 8:06 PM, StatisticalOutlier said:

He is a true master.  And he always looks like he's having such a good time and enjoys not being the center of attention. 

His is the only chat show I'll watch any more, and has been for several years.

He does look like he's having fun. And it's such a pleasure to watch how he handles all those celebrities at the same time. I'm sorry he doesnt do more shows each season.

  • Like 4

I think they've been fine.  I'm always impressed by how sometimes I've never even heard of two or even three of the four guests, yet I'm entertained by their conversation.  Graham is a great host in that regard.  And as others have said, I've found the musical guests better recently, or at least more in line with my tastes.

Are we not doing individual threads for episodes anymore?  Was it no longer worth the effort because of so little traffic?

  • Like 2

Daniel seemed like such a normal guy, even a bit shy and reserved, and that struck me more than I'd have thought.  I'm used to seeing him as Bond, or any number of characters who are always in control; and in interviews and such, he's always the focus.  But seeing him sitting there on the couch, a bit older than the rest but still a cool guy, just listening to the others chat, reminded me why Graham's show is so great.  You get to see celebrities being normal people, just talking about stuff.

Everyone has met Kieran Culkin, but nobody ever remembers it.  I even think I might have met him once, but I wouldn't remember.

I've always kinda liked Jesse, but also think he's kinda weird.  Nothing has changed, but I'm glad he's doing well.

Eff societal norms and Size 0 supermodels; I'm in love with Nicola.  She is absolutely gorgeous.

  • Like 2
2 hours ago, Orbert said:

But seeing him sitting there on the couch, a bit older than the rest but still a cool guy, just listening to the others chat, reminded me why Graham's show is so great.  You get to see celebrities being normal people, just talking about stuff.

Look for the pandemic-era show with Craig; when Graham shows a photo of Ed Sheeran's handmade crib (or something equally impressive), all Daniel and Graham see is the immaculate lawn behind it. Then Graham makes a comment about what a typical middle-aged-man comment that is and they both crack up. It's delightful!

  • Like 6
19 minutes ago, athousandclowns said:

I fell in love with Daniel Craig in The Mother in 2004 which I think was first time I saw him. 

That was the first time I saw him, and I thought he was singularly unattractive, and was super surprised when they picked him to be James Bond.

His appearances on Graham Norton have really endeared him to me.  Graham seems to bring out the "normal" in people even when they're superstars and talking about superstar things.  Like that lawn thing; that was one for the ages.

  • Like 1

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Restore formatting

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...