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  Graham Norton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Graham Norton, real name Graham Walker, (born on April 4, 1963) is an openly gay Irish actor, comedian and television presenter.
Norton was born in Dublin, but because of his father's job continually moved around Ireland in his early years.
Norton's rise to fame began as one of the early successes of Channel 5 when he won an award for his performance as the stand-in host of the late-night talk show usually presented by Jack Docherty.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Graham_Norton   (929 words)

  
 So Graham Norton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It ran from 1998 until 2002, upon which he debuted on a new show, V Graham Norton, which ran from 2002 to 2003, and then on The Graham Norton Effect, from 2004 until 2005.
(A lot of the people on V Graham Norton were not exactly people he would have had on his show.) Graham chose the guests himself, because these were the people that Graham grew up with.
Graham has a framed photo of O'Keeffe as Tarzan, and Miles would continually be phoned, at his embarrassment and flattery, and the audience's pleasure.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/So_Graham_Norton   (454 words)

  
 Graham Norton
Graham Norton was born Graham Walker on 4 April 1963 in County Cork, Ireland.
Graham Norton spent a year in a commune in San Francisco, before coming to England to study at the Central School of Drama in London.
The Graham Norton Effect was broadcast in the States and Graham Norton was poached by the BBC at the end of 2003.
www.biogs.com /broadcasters/norton.html   (319 words)

  
 Graham Norton News
Graham Norton is talking to Channel 4 about the possibility of returning to the channel when his BBC contract expires The presenter's contract with the BBC, thought to be worth 3.5 million, runs out at the end...
Graham Norton is hosting a new BBC Saturday night show to find an undiscovered star to win the role of Maria in Andrew Lloyd Webber's new West End stage production of The Sound of Music.
Graham Norton, 41, is the great hope of BBC1 having been lured to the corporation's flagship channel from Channel 4 in a deal reportedly worth 5m.
www.topix.net /who/graham-norton   (446 words)

  
 Graham Norton | biography
Graham Norton was born on the 4th of April in Bandon, County Cork in Ireland.
Graham did want to become a journalist but failed to get a place at a journalism school, so he went to University College Cork to study English and French, but then dropped out at the end of his first year to go travelling.
Graham Walker then changed to Graham Norton as there was another member of equity with his original name.
www.myvillage.com /pages/celebs-grahamnorton.htm   (2040 words)

  
 Show Guide: The Graham Norton Effect--AllYourTV.com
Norton is best known for his hit series, "So Graham Norton" on BBC America.
Raised in the Republic of Ireland, Graham Norton is currently one of the most popular entertainers on British television.
Norton and Stuart are represented by UTA, which brokered the deal with COMEDY CENTRAL.
www.allyourtv.com /shows/g/showguidegrahamnortoneffectthe.html   (372 words)

  
 RTE.ie Entertainment - Graham Norton puts pen to BBC deal
Irish TV presenter Graham Norton has signed an exclusive deal with the BBC to develop Saturday night shows.
BBC One controller Lorraine Heggessey said she was convinced Norton would, "delight viewers of all ages at the heart of the Saturday night schedule."
Norton's Channel 4 chat show 'V Graham Norton' is being replaced by a new US-based weekly show from January; it will be on screens until April.
www.rte.ie /arts/2003/1216/nortong.html   (103 words)

  
 KINGS OF CAMP - GRAHAM NORTON
Born Graham Walker on the 4th April 1963, to a Protestant family in a 98% Catholic area, he was raised in County Cork, Ireland.
Graham Norton is currently single, living in a house that he previously shared with his long term boyfriend Scott Michaels, in Bow, in London’s East End.
Graham Norton is the (oh, so slightly) camp, cheeky little chappie who everybody loves, and one of the nicest people in show business today.
www.astabgay.com /KingsOfCamp/GrahamNorton.htm   (656 words)

  
 BBC America - Sgn Aboutshow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Graham is at his best when unmercifully probing a host of celebrity guests, including Weakest Link presenter Anne Robinson, model Sophie Dahl, actress Bo Derek, singer Boy George, comedienne Joan Rivers, and producer/actress/writer Carrie Fisher.
Norton's humour is so infectious, his guests can't help but join in the fun.
Being part of the studio audience is no haven from Norton's wicked wit, as he asks the audience the most personal of questions.
www.bbcamerica.com /genre/comedy_games/so_graham_norton/sgn_aboutshow.jsp   (310 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Music | Bee Gee brands comic 'scum'
Bee Gee Robin Gibb has said Graham Norton is "scum" after the comic made a joke on his chat show about Gibb's late brother Maurice.
A statement from Channel 4 and Graham Norton said: "There was no intention to cause any offence to the Gibb family and we're genuinely sorry that the comments have caused them upset.
"Graham added 'I did apologise to the family when the issue first arose and I'm very sorry that this apology did not reach the family at the time'," the statement said.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/music/2745333.stm   (417 words)

  
 'V Graham Norton' TV show - Jan 15, 2003
Graham asked some good questions- his best one was whether she "loses" herself when she's playing on stage- TOri was a bit speechless and then asked him if he had "lost himself" during his sketch about the Queen!
Tori was on 'V. Graham Norton' tonight (15 January) and I only caught the last 15 minutes so I missed her interview.
Graham Norton really hams up his "camp guy thing" anyway, and I think Tori was able to play along with that.
www.thedent.com /grahamnorton0103.html   (2236 words)

  
 MovieFreak.com - "The Best of So Graham Norton" DVD Review
Norton's skits and questions are cool, and the way he conducts interviews is simply very funny.
The only extras here are interviews, one with Graham Norton, who makes fun of things and is generally funny in his rather brief discussion here, the other with audience member Betty, who talks a little about the show.
Host Graham Norton is a riot, and he now tapes "The Graham Norton Effect" in New York for Comedy Central, the US version of "So Graham Norton," although I can tell you the original talk show is better (most notably the 2-hour special).
www.moviefreak.com /dvd/s/sograhamnorton.htm   (570 words)

  
 Graham Norton, presenter of V Graham Norton ...
Featuring a montage of highlights from his weekly Friday night series, Graham Norton: For Your Pleasure is a splendid showcase of the slickly uproarious, impeccably vulgar chat show host.
He's deliciously insincere, shallow and vain--about himself and the world at large (or as Norton puts it, "a problem shared is gossip!").
Best of all is the atmosphere that Norton generates at the Roundhouse, which transfers perfectly onto the small screen.
www.tv-celebrity.co.uk /chat-show/graham-norton.htm   (295 words)

  
 IGN: An Interview with Graham Norton
His talk show – So Graham Norton, which morphed into the nightly V Graham Norton – was brilliant not only for its humor, but also for what it got away with (which will seem shocking to American viewers raised on Carson, Leno, Letterman, and Conan).
Norton is an impish whirligig, chatting up guests spanning an eclectic spectrum ranging from Cher and Dustin Hoffman to Lindsey Wagner and the mom from The Waltons.
NORTON: We just thought that was the nature of American television – that a lot of executives would just pile in at the last minute and kind of go, "No, you can't do that.
filmforce.ign.com /articles/539/539089p1.html   (868 words)

  
 So Graham Norton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Elton, Graham and the guy on the other end of the doggie phone were all desperate to out camp each other.
Graham Norton has to be the funniest gay (he's open about it, brave) bloke ever on BBC, he is so hilarious, and he doesn't even try which is remarkable.
Graham Norton is only 35 minutes long in Britain so I don't see how so much is being edited from the US episodes.
www.jumptheshark.com /s/sograhamnorton.htm   (2236 words)

  
 BBC Three - The Graham Norton Effect   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Graham always seems to pull the biggest names in the world of entertainment - and then embarrasses them with oddities on the net and a chance to judge the results of whatever madcap test Graham's posed for foolhardy audience volunteers.
Graham Norton takes the Summer Olympics to the streets of Manhattan with the help of his guests, Hollywood stars Josh Hartnett, Katie Holmes and Jon Voight.
Graham Norton chats to LL Cool J and Cyndi Lauper about music and ear piercing, while audience members have their dreams come true.
www.bbc.co.uk /bbcthree/tv/graham_norton_episodes.shtml   (528 words)

  
 Graham Norton -- Queer Lesbian Gay Arts & Entertainment: Celebrities -- Gay.com
As host of late-night laughfest "The Graham Norton Effect," the flamboyant Irishman says things the rest of us wouldn't dare, delivering playful barbs with such cheek that even his victims can't help but love him for it.
Norton drew on his San Francisco experience for "Charlie's Angels Go to Hell," the standup act that earned him a Best Newcomer nod at the 1997 British Comedy Awards.
Norton realized his calling was over-the-top entertainment, and hasn't looked back since.
www.gay.com /entertainment/celebrities/package.html?sernum=207   (493 words)

  
 The Observer | Food monthly | Lynn Barber interviews Graham Norton
But Graham Norton has won the best entertainer Bafta for the past two years running and he's turned down a £5m offer from the BBC.
Norton is one of those people, like David Frost or Dale Winton or Richard Whiteley, who seem to have been created for television.
Norton says the relationship was a success in his eyes because it lasted five years - the longest he has ever stayed with anyone -but now he thinks he'll probably stay single.
observer.guardian.co.uk /life/story/0,6903,582020,00.html   (2948 words)

  
 RTE.ie Entertainment - Graham Norton inks US TV show deal
Irish comic Graham Norton has signed a deal to present a series on US cable channel Comedy Central.
The Hollywood Reporter says that the two-year deal will mean at least 13 episodes of a US version of his hit 'V Graham Norton' show.
Norton is currently on a stand-up comedy tour in the United States and his new show is expected to reach American screens next June.
www.rte.ie /arts/2003/0924/nortong.html   (116 words)

  
 BBC News | TV AND RADIO | Graham Norton: So naughty but nice
For a presenter who is known and loved for being loud and rude, Graham Norton's climb to the top of TV's list of hottest properties has been relatively innocuous.
Born Graham Walker in County Cork, Ireland, he changed his name to Norton - his great-grandmother's maiden name - when he discovered that the acting union Equity already had a Graham Walker on their books.
Norton's rise continued when Channel 5's Bring Me the Head of Light Entertainment, which he hosted, ran for three series.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/1329441.stm   (695 words)

  
 'Graham Norton' is so, so British   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The BBC star Graham Norton is usually endearing, even when he crosses the boundaries of taste.
Premiering tonight at 11 ET/midnight PT on BBC America, So Graham Norton is less a talk show than a comedy with guest and audience participation.
And with good reason: Norton is frequently hilarious and almost always endearing — even when the jokes cross the borders of bad taste, and even if you have no idea who some of the British guests are.
www.usatoday.com /life/television/2001-07-20-graham-norton.htm   (434 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Graham Norton is so ready   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Made in Great Britain: Graham Norton is moving from BBC America to Comedy Central.
Graham Norton, one of the most popular entertainers on British TV, has arrived in the USA.
Norton also does something that no other show does: He has a large-screen computer next to him and he often points to something amusing on the Internet.
www.usatoday.com /life/television/news/2004-06-23-comedy-central-norton_x.htm   (483 words)

  
 So Graham Norton - TV Programs Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
Now, Graham Norton is on every weeknight at 10pm, meaning there is now never a night of bad television.
Graham always amazes me by the quality of guests he manages to get on the show.
Graham Norton has become a household name, and even my Dad (a touch homophobic) can't help but laugh at the camp comedian.
www.dooyoo.co.uk /tv-programs/so-graham-norton   (252 words)

  
 GRAHAM NORTON LANDS £5-MILLION U.S. DEAL
The irrepressible Graham Norton will soon be camping it up in the United States, after landing a £5-million deal to front a chatshow there.
Graham will start work on the new show next year, when his £4-million contract with Channel 4 runs out.
Two thousand and four looks set to be a hectic year for Graham, as he is also being lined up to host a movie review show.
www.hellomagazine.com /celebrities/2003/09/25/grahamnorton   (266 words)

  
 Zap2it - TV news - Graham Norton Is in Full 'Effect'
That hasn't been the case for "The Graham Norton Effect," the Comedy Central talk show starring manic Irishman Norton.
Norton isn't quite sure why his show has made the transition to the United States while others have failed, but he thinks it may have to do with the type of humor he favors.
Norton has thus far had Sharon Stone, Alan Cumming and Julie Delpy, among others, on his Comedy Central show, but he fears he may never book his dream guest.
tv.zap2it.com /tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271|89802|1|,00.html   (454 words)

  
 Boston.com / A&E / TV / His `Graham Norton Effect' is ending its cause in the US
His `Graham Norton Effect' is ending its cause in the US Reluctantly, risque host heads back to Britain
Norton has been here since June hosting "The Graham Norton Effect" on Comedy Central.
Norton does better romantically back home, he says, fluffing a tuft of his blond hair.
www.boston.com /ae/tv/articles/2004/08/22/his_graham_norton_effect_is_ending_its_cause_in_the_us?pg=full   (1090 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Best of So Graham Norton: DVD: Steve Smith (XI),Graham Norton,Betty Hoskins   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
So Graham Norton and the Graham Norton Experience are incredibly entertaining late night talk shows where the topics are completely absurd, the sexual references abundant, and the humor is nonstop.
Norton finds some of the most incredible people out there who in themselved are hilarious such as a nude skiier, a man whose website is based on balloon fetishes, and the lovely Pam who can play the recorder in the most interesting of places.
Graham Norton as Himself, Betty Hoskins as Herself, Graham Norton as Himself, Betty Hoskins as Herself...
www.amazon.com /Best-So-Graham-Norton/dp/B00027JYKI   (1748 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Graham Norton - The Best Of: DVD: Graham Norton,Steve Smith   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
On the DVD: In addition to the usual menus and chapter selection, there's a wry commentary from Norton in which he reveals he didn't like Billy Zane very much and that Mo Mowlam was unsuccessfully bullied by the spin doctors not to do his show.
As a huge fan of Graham Norton I admit I'm biased, but this is one of my favourite DVDs.
If you like So Graham Norton this is the ideal DVD for you containing all the best bits of the last 3 seasons, including the infamous internet sites and phone calls, the campest DVD of the year so far...
www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004ZBXL   (608 words)

  
 Graham Norton Effect
Raised in the Republic of Ireland, the 39 year-old Graham Norton is currently one of the most popular entertainers on British television.
The critically-acclaimed Norton has won numerous British Academy (BAFTA) awards, including this year's BAFTA for Entertainment Performer, and an International Emmy for Best Popular Arts Program in 2001.
Norton's international popularity has already led to specials in Japan ("Ah So Graham Norton") and Mexico ("Si Graham Norton")." Most recently Graham's made a fabulous leap across the pond for his latest incarnation-Comedy Central's "The Graham Norton Effect," filming out of New York every week.
www.nytix.com /TVShows/NewYork/GrahamNorton/index.html   (205 words)

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