Graham Norton

10 of the best The Graham Norton Show moments

Red Chair antics, headstands and funky dancing, Norton's guests sure know how to put on a show.

Five For Friday: Favourite Graham Norton Moments

The 18th series of The Graham Norton Show will be premiering tonight on BBC One in the UK and on October 3rd on BBC America.

So in observance of the return of this perennial favorite, I am featuring five of the most memorable moments I can recall from past shows...

Interview: Graham Norton

The presenter doesn't believe in guilty pleasures, cries over Long Lost Family and gets ready while watching Strictly...

Graham Norton: The X Factor has 'lost its credibility'

TV presenter Graham Norton says he has not watched The X Factor for years because "it's lost its credibility".

The warm-up men and women: who do big names rely on?

Alan Carr and Graham Norton won't crack a joke without them - so what does it take to be a top warm-up act? Gerard Gilbert joins the live studio audience to find out.

Graham Norton interview

His new book is about all the things he adores, dogs, divas and alcohol but Graham Norton is also a strong supporter of the BBC and not just because it employs him.

Jo Caulfield interview

Radio 4 regular, Jo Caulfield started her career writing for Graham Norton and has gone on to make numerous stand-up shows and TV warm up gigs - she's a constant at the Fringe and is one very funny woman.

Graham Norton: I'll retire before I'm 60

The chat show king, 52, says he plans to get out of TV within eight years and still hasn't given up hope of finding someone to share the rest of his life.

Radio Times review

Graham Norton will have good reason to feel anxious before this show, with Mark Wahlberg as a returning guest. Last time the actor appeared on the red sofa he was rather, ahem, refreshed.

It was an excruciating hour as Wahlberg sat on Norton's knee and stroked his chest, to the host's obvious embarrassment ("OK, that's wrong, don't touch the man there") as he shooed the slurring star away.

So let's see if Wahlberg can steer clear of the red wine when he guests with Seth MacFarlane to talk about their new film, Ted 2, the follow-up to the foul-mouthed but curiously touching Ted. Music is from Cyndi Lauper, the girl who just wants to have fun.

Radio Times review

He's got a pretty good track record for attracting big Hollywood A-listers onto the show, but there's one person Graham Norton has always wanted to have as a guest. Tonight, his wish is granted - the gorgeous George Clooney is sitting on the sofa opposite him.

One of Hollywood's most prolific actors, Clooney, 54, is here to talk about his latest film, Tomorrowland (a futuristic story about a place caught between time and space where nothing is impossible), but the conversation is bound to turn to his political activism and humanitarian work. And Graham will probably throw in the odd question about his recent marriage to Amal Alamuddin, too.

Joining him on the show are Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne, Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson and Snoop Dogg.