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Comedies in the running for Edinburgh TV Festival Awards 2021
Bloods, Brassic, Motherland, Starstruck, Trying and We Are Lady Parts are amongst the nominees for the Edinburgh TV Festival Awards 2021.
British Comedy Guide, 8th September 2021Graham Norton's novel to be turned into a ITV series
Graham Norton's novel Holding is to be adapted by ITV. Conleth Hill will star, with Kathy Burke directing.
British Comedy Guide, 20th May 2021BAFTA TV Awards 2021 nominations
Ghosts, Inside No. 9, Man Like Mobeen and This Country are amongst the nominees in the BAFTA TV Awards 2021.
British Comedy Guide, 28th April 2021Graham Norton 'wishes the BBC would defend itself more'
Presenter says he fears that, one day, 'we'll look back at the BBC and wonder how we were manipulated by vested interests into losing this great thing'.
Roisin O'Connor, The Independent, 25th April 2021Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable review
In Unforgivable, Mel Giedroyc's been saddled a format that she doesn't even have much confidence in, the needlessly complex negative scoring, unnecessary gong, and convoluted rounds becoming a running joke even from episode one. But ignore all that hoo-ha and this is essentially a chat show stripped back to the good bits. Guests can forget plugging the latest project or telling us what a delight their co-stars were. Just tell the entertaining and embarrassing stories from your past.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 2nd February 2021Graham Norton says show more entertaining in lockdown
Graham thinks guests are so delighted to get out of their homes and chat with new people outside of their family that they are opening up more and making the programme more entertaining.
Mark Jefferies, The Mirror, 1st February 2021Graham Norton says trans people 'need to be protected'
Graham Norton has defended the rights of transgender people and suggested that the discourse on social media only conflates aggression towards them.
The Independent, 10th January 2021Norton left BBC Radio partly to avoid high earners list
Graham Norton has admitted that a "bonus" of leaving BBC Radio is that he will no longer appear on the broadcaster's annual list of their highest-paid stars.
Ellie Harrison, The Independent, 7th January 2021Graham Norton joins Virgin Radio
Graham Norton is joining Virgin Radio to host a new weekend show, on both Saturdays and Sundays.
Beyond The Joke, 16th November 2020Graham Norton to quit Radio 2
Graham Norton is to stand down from presenting the Saturday morning show on BBC Radio 2. He has presented the 10am to 1pm slot for a decade.
British Comedy Guide, 11th November 2020