Best Episodes
Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out.
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Graham's guests include Margot Robbie and Allison Janney, both Oscar-nominated for their roles in the drama based on a true story, I, Tonya and Daniel Kaluuya, Oscar-nominated for Get Out and currently appearing in Marvel's Black Panther. Also joining Graham is Oscar-winner Alicia Vikander, who stars as Lara Croft in the new Tomb Raider movie. Plus music from singer-songwriter Camila Cabello, who performs Havana.
The episode was rated 7.55 from 80 votes.
A compilation of highlights from the current series, featuring a host of star guests: Will Smith, Judi Dench, Ryan Gosling, Helen Mirren, Tom Cruise, Kate Winslet, Hillary Clinton, Harrison Ford, Jane Fonda, Idris Elba, Margot Robbie, Hugh Jackman, Elton John, Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks.
The episode was rated 7.58 from 66 votes.
Graham Norton is joined by actors Mel Gibson, Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg and John Lithgow, with music from Kesha, who performs Learn to Let Go.
The episode was rated 7.59 from 124 votes.
Graham's guests include Saoirse Ronan, Oscar-nominated for her role in Lady Bird, Eric McCormack and Debra Messing, who are reunited in the new series of Will and Grace, and comedian and All Together Now host Rob Beckett. Plus music from Keala Settle, who performs the Oscar-nominated This is Me from The Greatest Showman.
The episode was rated 7.60 from 94 votes.
Graham Norton is joined by Judi Dench, Kenneth Branagh, Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer and Josh Gad who all star in the new movie version of Murder on the Orient Express. Plus music from St. Vincent, who performs the single Los Ageless.
The episode was rated 7.61 from 132 votes.
Former US Secretary of State and Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton joins Graham on the sofa this week. Following in the footsteps of Harriet Harman, who visited the studio back in February to promote her book on women in politics, Hillary discusses What Happened, her account of the 2016 presidential race. Also appearing this evening are Jeff Goldblum, who will be speaking about his appearance as the eccentric Grandmaster in Marvel's Thor: Ragnarok, Geostorm star Gerard Butler, and comedian Jack Whitehall.
The episode was rated 7.65 from 136 votes.
Joining Graham Norton are Will Smith, starring in new sci-fi police drama Bright, Jenna Coleman, starring in the Victoria Christmas special, and celebrity chef and restaurateur Jamie Oliver, talking about his hit new book 5 Ingredients. With music from Keane frontman Tom Chaplin, who performs Midnight Mass from his album Twelve Tales of Christmas.
The episode was rated 7.66 from 112 votes.
Graham Norton is joined by actor Hugh Grant, appearing in Paddington 2, Jason Momoa, starring as Aquaman in Justice League, comedian and writer Sarah Millican and triple Grammy Award-winner Kelly Clarkson, who performs Love So Soft from her album Meaning of Life.
The episode was rated 7.67 from 131 votes.
Graham is joined by Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling, who star in Blade Runner 2049, Margot Robbie, starring in Goodbye Christopher Robin, and Reese Witherspoon, who stars in the romantic comedy Home Again. Plus music from Bananarama, who perform Cruel Summer.
The episode was rated 7.73 from 173 votes.
Graham Norton's guests are the double-Oscar-winner Tom Hanks, who stars in Steven Spielberg's new political drama The Post, world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams, who talks about her role in the upcoming Aardman animation Early Man. With music from First Aid Kit, performing It's a Shame.
The episode was rated 7.74 from 95 votes.
Graham Norton's guests are Dame Helen Mirren from the supernatural horror film Winchester, the Oscar-nominated actor Liam Neeson, who stars in the action thriller The Commuter, and Jamie Dornan, who stars in Fifty Shades Freed, the final part of the erotic trilogy. Singer-songwriter Sigrid performs her song Strangers.
The episode was rated 7.75 from 101 votes.
With legendary actor and activist Jane Fonda; Hollywood stars Nicole Kidman and Colin Farrell, together in The Killing of a Sacred Deer; Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston, performing at the National Theatre; and comedian Matt Lucas. With music from Niall Horan, who performs his latest single Too Much To Ask.
The episode was rated 7.76 from 154 votes.
Together on Graham Norton's sofa are Jessica Chastain, Oscar-nominated star of The Help and Zero Dark Thirty, comedian and writer Dawn French, Pitch Perfect actress Rebel Wilson, and Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart and Jack Black, stars of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. Plus music from Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, who perform Holy Mountain.
The episode was rated 7.77 from 132 votes.
Together on Graham Norton's sofa are rock star Sir Elton John, actor and writer Stephen Fry, Oscar-nominated actress Carey Mulligan, pop star Robbie Williams and singer-songwriter Pink, who performs What About Us.
The episode was rated 7.82 from 119 votes.
Joining Graham Norton are the stars of Star Wars: The Last Jedi - Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Gwendoline Christie and Luke Skywalker himself, Mark Hamill. And Sam Smith performs.
The episode was rated 7.85 from 117 votes.
