The Graham Norton Show
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The Graham Norton Show is a British comedy talk show presented by Graham Norton. It was initially broadcast on BBC Two, from 22 February 2007, before moving to BBC One in October 2009. It currently airs on Friday evenings, with Norton succeeding Friday Night with Jonathan Ross in BBC One's prestigious late-Friday-evening slot in 2010.[3]
The Graham Norton Show | |
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Genre | |
Directed by | Steve Smith |
Presented by | Graham Norton |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 31 |
No. of episodes | 512+1 pilot (as of 3 November 2023) (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer | Graham Stuart |
Producer | Jon Magnusson |
Production locations | The London Studios (2007–2018)[1] Television Centre (2018–present)[2] |
Running time | 50 minutes |
Production company | So Television |
Original release | |
Network | BBC Two (2007–09) BBC One (2009–present) |
Release | 22 February 2007 (2007-02-22) – present |
Related | |
So Graham Norton (1998–2002) V Graham Norton (2002–03) The Graham Norton Effect (2004) Graham Norton's Bigger Picture (2005–06) |
The show is characterised by Norton's opening monologue, adult humour, and innuendo-laden dialogue and flamboyant presentation, for which he has received a number of awards, including the British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance three times (2011, 2012 and 2018). The show also won British Academy Television Award for Best Comedy Entertainment Programme in 2015.