HOST with the most Graham Norton is back on his virtual sofa TONIGHT (Friday, April 24) and is chatting to Thor hunk Chris Hemsworth, legendary actor Richard E Grant, Fleabag star Phoebe Waller-Bridge and campaigning comedian Joe Lycett.
Jessie Ware will perform live from her daughter’s bedroom as Graham has a virtual Friday night drink with his guests from their homes during lockdown.
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Who is on The Graham Norton Show tonight?
Thor himself joins Graham from Australia for a chat – revealing his home schooling during lockdown is not up to scratch and talks about his new movie Extraction.
Richard E Grant is amused by his Withnail and Isolation quotes he has been sharing on Twitter and chats about new series Dispatches from Elsewhere.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge shares what she is doing for her Fleabag charity fundraiser and comedian Joe Lycett joins from his new kitchen extension to discuss his tv show Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back.
Graham also invites brave viewers to tell a “Big Red Chair” story from their homes.
Chris Hemsworth
Talking about new action movie Extraction, Chris explains: “It is the first time with Netflix and for it to come out at this time is a great opportunity to give people a bit of escapism and some entertainment for a couple of hours.”
When asked about the huge scale of the film, he says:, “It is a throwback to films of the 80s and 90s – the Jackie Chan films where there’s just so much choreography and very limited special effects.
“You just can’t hide behind the editing or doubles. It’s you, right there in centre frame in amongst the chaos. It’s the most exhausting thing I have ever shot.”
The chat moves on to self isolating and home schooling during the lockdown, he laughs: “I barely passed school myself and now I am expected to teach my children.
“I have decided that my family will come out of this a bit dumber and a bit behind. If it was a movie, I could ‘Good Will Hunting’ through the process and it would be very impressive. It’s not like real life unfortunately!”
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Richard E Grant
Legendary actor Richard joins Graham to chat about his new TV series Dispatches from Elsewhere.
He explains: “It’s a Wizard of Oz type journey. Everyone is uber controlled by me, but I have no idea if I am a baddie or a goodie!
“Sally Field and I signed up for it having known what the first four episodes were going to be, but with no idea of how it ended.”
Richard has been busy keeping his Twitter followers entertained during lockdown with ‘Withnail and Isolation’ tweets.
He says: “It started with just one request for me to quote from the film and it just snowballed. People just keep asking – I feel like a human jukebox! It’s the only script in 40 years of showbusiness that I can remember all the lines of dialogue – they amused me then and they amuse me now!”
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Following the huge success of comedy series Fleabag, Phoebe is using the show’s popularity to help raise money for charity with a stage show recording of the series.
Talking about her online (Amazon Prime and Soho Theatre) Fleabag charity fundraiser, she says: “Last year’s stage show recording is the only bit of Fleabag that I haven’t completely rinsed dry out in the world. So why not do it for a good cause.”
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When asked more about the stage version, Phoebe says: “I was in my mid 20s when I did it originally and everyone involved was full of attitude, and totally unapologetic about what we wanted to say and do with the work. When I re-mounted it in New York in my early 30s I remember in the first rehearsal opening the script – which is quite a lot edgier that the TV show – and genuinely being quite shocked and a bit embarrassed. I really didn’t think I could say some of the lines. But once I got back into the character it was a lot easier.”
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Joe Lycett
Comedian Joe proudly shows off his new kitchen extension as he joins Graham from home to talk about his TV show Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back, explaining: “It’s like Watchdog with jokes.”
Joe discusses his favourite victory of the series against one of the world biggest companies – which involved legally changing his name to Hugo Boss.
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Jessie Ware
Jessie Ware provides the music entertainment perfect for a Friday night in – performing single Spotlight live from her daughter’s disco light-filled bedroom.
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When is The Graham Norton Show on BBC One?
The popular chat show is on TONIGHT (Friday, April 24) on BBC One at 9pm.
Filming takes place in virtual locations and the celebs chat online with Graham from their homes during the lockdown period.
You can catch previous episodes on BBC iPlayer after they have aired.