Graham Norton reflects on 20 years of chat shows
It would be easier to list the celebrities whoThe BBC One chat show is a crucial stop on the promotional tour for stars who are launching a new film, book or album - but you also get the impression it's the one they most enjoy.
"Usually you don't know what's going to happen," he tells BBC News."You can only cook it so much, you line up those ingredients, and you don't know whether you're going to poison the nation or delight them with the lovely confection! Norton shot to fame as a stand-up comedian and actor, appearing in three episodes of Father Ted. He got his first taste of hosting a chat show in the late 1990s when he stood in for Jack Docherty on his late-night talk show on Channel 5. Norton's talent as an interviewer and chat show host was obvious, and Channel 4 promptly offered him his own show.
Norton moved to the BBC in 2005, and The Graham Norton Show launched two years later. It was promoted from its initial home on BBC Two to the prime Friday night slot on BBC One after Jonathan Ross left the corporation.
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