The Graham Norton Show


10:40 pm - 11:30 pm, Friday, December 19 on BBC One London HD (101)

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About this Broadcast

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The host catches up with Hollywood comedy greats Jack Black and Paul Rudd, who are appearing together in horror meta-reboot Anaconda. Also on his sofa are actress and singer Jessie Buckley, who discusses playing William Shakespeare's wife Agnes in the tragic drama Hamnet, and actress and comedian Michelle de Swarte, the writer and star of hit BBC sitcom Spent. Plus, Tom Odell performs When I Close My Eyes, from his current album A Wonderful Life (Epilogue)


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Cast & Crew

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Jack Black (Guest)
Paul Rudd (Guest)
Tom Odell (Musical guest)
Toby Baker (Director)
Jon Magnusson (Series producer)
Graham Stuart (Executive producer)

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Graham Norton (Host)
Born: April 04, 1963 in Dublin
Best Known For: His double entendres and cheeky chat show.
Early-life: Born Graham William Walker on 4 April, 1963, in Dublin. Studied English and French at Cork University and came top in his exams before dropping out after his second year to join a commune in San Francisco. Later arrived in Britain to study at the Central School of Drama in London. Initially wanted to play serious parts, but realised he was better at making people laugh and concentrated on comedy.
Career: Started as a stand-up comedian, presented short-lived game show Carnal Knowledge and appeared on Father Ted. Got his big break in 1997 presenting The Jack Docherty Show while the regular host was on holiday. Norton won Best Newcomer at the British Comedy Awards, beating Docherty who had been nominated for the same plaudit. In 1998, he landed his own chat show, So Graham Norton, and started the production company, So Television. He signed a multi-million-dollar contract to host an American version of his chat show, The Graham Norton Effect, before moving to the BBC in 2004, presenting programmes including Strictly Dance Fever and The Bigger Picture. Since then, his star has gone into orbit, fronting endless musical reality shows, resurrecting his chat show, and recently taking over as the voice of Eurovision.
Quote: On how he purchases clothes - "If it's shiny, I buy it."
Trivia: He writes an advice column in The Daily Telegraph.
Jack Black (Guest)
Born: August 28, 1969 in Hermosa Beach, California
Best Known For: The School of Rock.
Early-life: Born Thomas Jacob Black on August 28, 1969, in Santa Monica, California. He's the only child of divorced satellite engineer parents and he has five half-siblings. At school he was the class clown. He became interested in music thanks to his mother's journalist lodger and his older half-brother, who was a music engineer. He made his acting debut in The Wizard of Oz at school; his professional debut came in a TV advert for a computer game at age 13. Following a difficult period during his teens he studied theatre at UCLA.
Career: Black left university early to join Tim Robbins' Actors' Gang theatre group, where he met his musical partner Kyle Gass. Black's first film was Robbins' Bob Roberts in 1992. He then moved into TV, making numerous appearances in such shows as The Golden Palace, The X-Files and Touched By An Angel. Other early films include Waterworld, Dead Man Walking and Mars Attacks! His breakthrough role was in 2000's High Fidelity. He's also starred in Shallow Hal, Orange County, School of Rock, Peter Jackson's remake of King Kong and The Muppets. Lending his vocal talents to the animated Kung-Fu Panda movies cemented his star status.
Quote: "You must never underestimate the power of the eyebrow."
Trivia: He is a member of comedy rock duo Tenacious D with Kyle Glass.
Paul Rudd (Guest)
Born: April 06, 1969 in New Jersey
Best Known For: Ant Man and Anchorman
Early-life: Paul Stephen Rudd was born on April 6th, 1969, in Passaic, New Jersey, but was raised in Overland Park, Kansas. Both his parents were English. He has a younger sister. After graduating from high school, he enrolled at the University of Kansas but realised academic life wasn't for him. Instead, he went to the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles, studying alongside Scooby-Doo star Matthew Lilliard. To make ends meet, he worked as a DJ.
Career: Following a short course at Oxford University, Rudd helped to produce a performance at the Globe Theatre and played Hamlet, directed by Ben Kingsley. His first TV work came in 1992, including a year-long stint on soap opera Sisters. More stage work followed before his big break came when he was cast as the love interest in hit movie Clueless. He's been in demand ever since, appearing in such diverse projects as Romeo + Juliet, The Cider House Rules, The Object of My Affection, Jackie Chan's Gen-X Cops 2 and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. He became a semi-regular in Friends in 2002. Since then, he has appeared in a number of hit comedy films, including The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Night at the Museum, The Ex, Knocked Up, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Role Models, Year One, Dinner for Schmucks and Ant-Man.
Quote: "I've been a comedy fan since I was a kid, although I didn't think that was the route I was going to go as an actor."
Trivia: He supports the Kansas City Royals baseball team and American Football side Kansas City Chiefs.
Michelle de Swarte (Guest)
Jessie Buckley (Guest)
Born: December 28, 1989 in Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland
Best Known For: Playing Lorna Bow in Taboo.
Early-life: Born on December 28, 1989 in Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland. She attended Ursuline Secondary School, where she appeared in school productions. Her mother, Marina Cassidy, is a vocal coach and encouraged her to sing. While attending The Association of Irish Musical Societies workshops, Jessie was encouraged to apply for drama schools in London. She was turned down by two drama schools just before she auditioned for the talent show-themed television series I'd Do Anything.
Career: Buckley came second in I'd Do Anything, losing out on the chance to play Nancy in Oliver. She was offered the understudy role for Nancy but turned it down in favour of playing Anne Egerman in the Off-West End production of A Little Night Music. The production later appeared at the Garrick Theatre in the West End. Buckley graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in January 2013 and, in the summer of the same year, performed in The Tempest and Gabriel in Shakespeare's Globe. In 2015, Buckley performed in the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company's production of The Winter's Tale, which was broadcast to cinemas worldwide. Buckley has since had TV roles in such shows as War and Peace and Taboo.
Quote: "If you work hard then you don't have to worry about anyone's preconception of what you were before."
Trivia: She achieved Grade eight in piano, clarinet and harp with the Royal Irish Academy of Music.
Tom Odell (Musical guest)
Toby Baker (Director)
Jon Magnusson (Series producer)
Graham Stuart (Executive producer)

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