American Tries Not to Laugh - Graham Norton Show 

Ian McKellan and Patrick Stewart have been best friends for years. Their bromance is so wholesome

Olivia Coleman is batshit crazy and we love her all the more for it, she's ace. 👍🏻

The Graham Norton show is brilliant because he lets the guests just talk and have fun. This is why they go back on his show. 😂😎

Graham Norton is the best host in the world because in his show, you'll see his guests as a real people just having fun, like when we laugh with our friends. They don't seem to have celebrity tantrums, they drink, they laugh, they tell funny stories...and sometimes you see them as totally different people from their public image.

Olivia Coleman behaving like a schoolgirl confessing to her teacher that she didn't study in preparation for the exam that she got an A+ in! OMG that woman is talented!

The key to this, they are allowed to drink and it relaxes them. US guests generally love it.

I love watching and rewatching the compilations! Olivia Colman THE ICON

Joel, when Olivia Coleman was asked about the tv series Broadchurch, in which she starred alongside David Tennant, you appeared bemused. If you haven't seen this series, I highly recommend it. It isn't anything akin to an American crime series. It takes its time and there is little to no violence. The first series took eight 60 minute episodes on one terrible crime. It won 25 awards and scored 92 on Rotten Tomatoes.

Graham filled a space left by Michael Parkinson, who had a talk show on a Saturday night for 40 years +, and when he retired, there was no-one else who had major celebrities. Graham soon made a name for himself as he was already a comedic actor and TV aware, so he puts guests at ease very quickly. Have you seen him in Father Ted?....You should also watch Olivia Coleman and Tom Hiddlestone together in a 6 part drama called `The Night Manager', its a thriller and also has Hugh Laurie as the `baddie', and he is VERY good. It was a TV drama, not sure if it was BBC or ITV........but very good.

Bro, you get an instant like just for saying "Graham" right

The Graham Norton Show is the BEST talk/chat show you will ever see.. Graham is the #GOAT. 😆

Graham is one of the best talk show hosts ever, and his show is hilarious!

GN is amazing. It’s way more relaxed than US talk shows. They have a drink. The guests have room to be themselves. I love it so much

I agree. Kevin Hart is hilarious whatever he says. Just that type of character I guess. I think the Graham Norton show is one of the best shows ever & possibly the best chat show ever on TV, anywhere. Did you ever watch the show with Matt Damon, Bill Murray & Hugh Bonneville? It was one of the best ones ever & was absolutely hilarious. GN always lets the guests be themselves which is why it’s so successful. Best wishes Joel 👍

Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart are both very proud Yorkshire men !

Graham usually has three interlinked guests and one safety sat on the end, a comedian or musician that can save the day if the guests go cold or lose pace.

You should check out Alan Carr chatty man. Episodes with channing Tatum and Jamie fox or paloma faith. Also you should check out Greg Davies telling Ryan gosling a story. That gets me every time

McKellen is spot on with his impersonation of Maggie Smith who I also adore unconditionally. What a woman, what an actress, what a presence.

Graham always gets high calibre guests because he is hilarious and authentic and 100% at ease with himself and everyone else. Love him

A Listers love going on GN because they can relax and be themselves, also they can swear as much as they like which seems to encourage them to throw off they're inhibitions. Great reaction JP. 👏🏻

The great guests come on the show because Graham lets them be the star of the show. He doesn't talk that much and I think the guests appreciate it. That approach lets the stars speak to each other and chill out. Alcohol also helps.

4:01 THIS DAME MAGGIE SMITH IMPRESSION is now history. Also, I was watching this clip earlier in the day.

The Guests get a chance to entertain each other They may not get to meet otherwise.Graham lets them get on with it and the magic happens, with a little guidance.Great show.💌

I love thay we always get to see the real person and not just the piblic persona.

The red chair story from the same episode of first clip is crazy 🤣 especially when John Malkovic is confused and rest try to explain 69 to him

Currently, it's the best talk show on Earth

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Love this guy, he is as good as Michael Parkinson and Terry Wogan!

You cannot watch Graham Norton Show with a straight face 😂😂❤❤

Love watching your videos 😊

Graham Norton is the best chat show in the world!

Well Done!!!! 100K Subs is right here!!! 🙂

Been watching since the Graham N show started. Hands down the best talk show on earth. He just has a way to make make ppl feel comfortable and let their guard down. At one point he tried to do the show in the US but our censorship laws are strict and it flopped. It really wasn't funny and felt very corporate. Luckily he's still on in Britain. Fingers crossed because he was talking of stopping the show several years ago. He does a bunch of other things and I think he was feeling the "age" thing. He's on Vaca now but is coming back for season 32 in the fall.

There have been sooo many funny guests on the show. The Greatest Moments compilations are great when you're feeling down, you will rewatch them multiple times. Kevin Hart is always hilarious, as is Jamie Dornan.

Graham Norton Show is great, they lean in on the whole "we can say anything we want" AND give the guests real drinks 😂

First Comment what's my prize? Olivia Coleman is Fantastic (Oscar Winner) not just Peep Show lol Such an Amazing guest as she can never remember what she's promoting and was also Amazing In Broadchurch!!!!! maybe we'll watch it together (on Patreon) someday!!!!

I could just keep listening to Olivia Colman talk about how she generally doesn't prepare at all for any role ever -- for a long time.

I've had crabs many o times... I'll never learn.

"Crabs are big in Maryland; that's like our...state animal" 😂

omg-Marylander here. Love crab. Yes, expensive now but back in the day loved crab fests and getting together with family and friends with bushels of crabs and eating until you were stuffed. Delicious. Crab cakes, crab dip and plain crab-yum

Hi Joel. You have delivered yet again. I love crab meat. Even if its shell was made out of steel I would find a way to get it out. Have you ever watched Jimmy Carr? Miriam's filter works extremely well by comparison with his. I don't think you could share it here though. Keep well and keep up the great work.

Thanks for the reaction - this is such a great show - have you watched the compliation of Greg Davies on Graham Norton? it's hilarious

He is a genius at this

Wolverine,Magneto and professor Xavier❤❤❤

I'm an avid and frequent theatre-goer and my favourite play title is "I caught crabs in Walberswick" (A picturesque coastal town in Suffolk)

Aren't we lucky on the British Isles! It's a pleasure to share the laughs xx

They go on Graham Norton show cos it is fun. Best crabs are those you catch yourself😊

We are an Island nation, we know Crabs also :)

You can't help but love the Graham Norton show! You should definitely check out the episode with Cher,Julia Roberts, Tom hanks and Timothy chamolet it was just a love in 😂

I have never even been to a restaurant where crab is on the menu.

Brilliant, so funny...

The Chatty Man is another good chat show, check out the one with Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx. He also has the moment Tom Holland danced on it!

The goatie tho 🔥

Graham Norton Show is amazing, been in the audience a few times... often the 'unbroadcasted' stuff is better! He gets amazing guests always

Olivia Colman is the most funny person on TV....and in movies! She's brilliant. Her role in Green Wing had me rolling on the floor laughing my head off! Graham always has the best guests.

this how you crack crabs...very funny

3:47 These 3 are just simply iconic ❤

Next time you come to the UK try our crabs

Graham Norton is a great Irishman and he was in Father Ted also.

Olivia Colman's first big interview, she hasn't changed 😂

Olivia Coleman is one of the greatest actors ever !!! She is amaizing !!!!!

Wow, I lived in Baltimore, right by the Harbor, for 20 years. Worked right across the street from Camden Yards and lived in Federal Hill by the Ravens stadium. I loved living there. #RavenNation I bet I ate half the bay of crabs living there.

Try watching the Big Fat Quiz!

Hi darl, never try not laugh.❤

Tommy Cooper (when he was very young) had a magic set for his birthday, he decided to perform his tricks to his boss and fellow colleagues after work but they all went wrong, he was out the back crying his heart out when his boss came in absolutely crying with laughter, his boss said "that is the funniest thing I have seen in all the time I have lived and breathed", and that is how Tommy Cooper became a comedian

Graham Norton definitely has a wide variety of guests on his show, but Michael Parkinson’s talk show ran from 1971 to 1982 and from 1998 to 2007 as well as other talk shows broadcast from the UK and abroad. He was much loved by audiences and was known for being easygoing and respectful, but his interview with Meg Ryan was talked about for years because of how disrespectful and nasty she was to this much loved host. His show was called “Parkinson” and his guests included sportsmen, politicians, dancers, comedians and actors from modern times to some Golden Hollywood legends. They really are worth a watch.

Aspiring Comics. What an uphill battle.

This show is the best talk show ever because Graham Norton is himself all the time. He's not pretending to be who he is not and, most importantly, he never interrupts his guests.

Theres an ep with 50 cent and Alan Carr lol its wild

Have you seen the episode with Lady Gaga, June Brown, Jude Law and Greg Davies. It's brilliant :-)

It's funny, David Tennant also felt compelled to mimic Maggie Smith when he talked about her.

Try British crab. I think it has more flavour. The best think is to order ‘dressed crab’ but make sure it’s local - for example go to the seaside lol

Crabs means something else in the Uk crab 🦀 is for singular and plural

I love crab mmmmmmmmm

5:33 I didn’t even know Olivia Colman was in ‘The Iron Lady’ until much later.

Great fun!! Question Joel; do you actually gain calories eating crab or burn more calories just trying to get the meat? Lobster for me. Cheers, John in Canada

Watch the one with Joan Rivers 🤣

I watched an episode with Justin Timberlake, Robbie Williams and Daniel Radcliffe yesterday. Insane.

Olivia Colman is really funny and so down to earth

The hierarchy of that red sofa. Top Hollywood stars far left and always some semi famous Brit or Irish guy on the far right 😂 The musician sometimes doesn’t even get a seat on the sofa at all? 😂

I adore Olivia Coleman ❤

Quote of the Day: “Crabs are big in Maryland.”

I still can't work out if Sir Ian has been pranked by some Kiwi and still hasn't found out !? He calls his green, good luck stone a POONAMI - which is the slang word for a massive, explosive defecation by a baby... 😂😂😂

9:40 "crabs are really good" - me thinks not

Crabs aren't expensive in the UK and you buy them 'ready dressed' so you don't have all that hard work to do.

Graham lets his guests talk freely but always had a story prompt to hand. They know anything goes, have a couple of drinks and don’t have to watch their language. Ian (Gandalf) is so sweet, but he mispronounced the greenstone, it’s ponamu = paw nah moo. But he’s such a treasure we will forgive him.

Hello Joel. Great clips, but I am old enough to prefer Michael Parkinson (now deceased). I recently watched videos of Patrick Stewart with Conan O'Brian. He has not forgotten his upbringing in a town near my home city, where I have relatives.

Graham Norton has a good show over here ( it might have ended - I don`t see it anymore on the grounds that I don`t have a Television Licence and, ergo, don`t watch live TV or BBCiPlayer ). I, of course, instantly recognised Norton, John Malkovich and Sam Jackson. I have no idea whom the other two are, but I wouldn`t kick the lady out of the way to get to any of the other four.

The show is able too attract such guests because it’s the BBC! They also have the money too pay for the guests 😉

Jonathan Ross show loads celebs on

I've always thought that sofa looks so uncomfortable. The back rest is too low and guests have to twist their bodies to rest their elbows.... your comment 4:19, Lancashire man and Yorkshire man.

I despise crab, but love shrimp, lobster, scallops...etc (but not oysters, ick) makes no sense. But crabs are just nasty.

Suggestion: Please react to James Acaster. He’s hilarious

Check out Greg Davies on graham norton compilation, that man is hilarious!!

Jonathan Ross was the same on BBC he had all the A Listers. It's because of BBC money that's why they get all the guests

PS, Joel. Yes, Maryland has THE best crab and crabcakes, together with the Gulf Islands. Believe it or not, my first ever crabcake was given me 27 yrs ago at a crab bake at a house at Cape Charles, hosted by Al Gore!! After his book on climate change, those crab cakes were the best things he ever gave me.,😅😋.

You have to watch Hugh Grant in this show, he's such a funny guy.

I’m a kiwi

i keep getting told he golt roasted tryna pick up girls in the uk lol , what vid is it??

Octavia Spencer dying laughing during Kevin Hart's story is a real plus. Hilarious extra.