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Graham Norton on the set of his BBC talk show’s BBC talk show has become synonymous with in the last 18 years – namely its eclectic mix of guests on the sofa, the host’s opening monologues, unpredictable audience interactions and, of course, the “big red chair”.
At the end of each episode, Graham invites members of the studio audience to tell different stories from their lives in a cosy-looking armchair, only to tip them out with the aid of a lever once they start to bore him.But what might surprise you to hear is that the “big red chair” was never intended to be a permanent fixture.was a guest during the fifth season back in 2009 .
“A couple of weeks later we got a call from our line producer going, ‘you know that chair you had built? Turns out, that was quite expensive! So if you could use it again…’,” Graham recalled.The Irish presenter also shared one behind-the-scenes tidbit about the “red chair”, when Seth pointed out how much he loves watching audience’s members legs fly up when they’re tipped backwards.He enthused: “They flip straight back, and it’s like they have puppet legs! It’s so delightful.
Graham then revealed: “You are such a television professional, because we brief them to throw their legs up!”It was recently revealed that Graham will be taking a week off from his talk show next month,
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