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62-625: The Graham Norton Show is a British comedy talk show presented by  Graham Norton . It was initially broadcast on BBC Two , from 22 February 2007, before moving to BBC One in October 2009. It currently airs on Friday evenings, with Norton succeeding Friday Night with Jonathan Ross in BBC One's prestigious late-Friday-evening slot in 2010. The show is characterised by Norton's opening monologue, adult humour, and innuendo -laden dialogue and flamboyant presentation, for which he has received

124-767: A 45-minute version. However, BBC Two in Wales sometimes would broadcast the Thursday edition later than the rest of the BBC Two regions, usually after Newsnight at 11.20   pm because they would usually have local programmes in the 10   pm slot. BBC Two Northern Ireland did the same and during series three, they broadcast Thursday's show on Friday nights at 10   pm on BBC Two Northern Ireland because of local programming on Thursdays. Series 4 began its run on 3 October 2008 at 10:00   pm on BBC Two (however, both BBC Two Wales and BBC Two Northern Ireland broadcast

186-594: A delay of several weeks on its VOD service SVT Play . In Greece , the show is broadcast on Cosmote Series HD which is a pay channel available on Cosmote TV . The episodes are shown in English with Greek subtitles and are broadcast a few days after the UK. In Latin America, Poland and several countries in continental Europe, The Graham Norton Show is aired on satellite channel BBC Entertainment . Episodes are usually shown

248-694: A distribution agreement with Washington PBS member station WETA-TV . BBC America has carried coverage of the PDC World Darts Championship in simulcast with Sky Sports , with preliminary rounds streaming, and the finals airing on television. BBC America is available in Caribbean countries, such as: It is also available in the Pacific in the US territory of Guam on DoCoMo Pacific and GTA Teleguam 's IPTV service; as well as in

310-460: A guest – pulls the lever and the chair falls backwards, dumping the speaker from it. The red chair segment was inspired by comedian Ronnie Corbett 's long-winded armchair monologues. Following the end of Friday Night with Jonathan Ross , it was announced that The Graham Norton Show would be taking over the coveted Friday night slot. The show premiered on 22 October 2010. The first series began at 10   pm on 22 February 2007 on BBC Two and

372-639: A history of prominence in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Before appearing on television, comedy programs were already present on the radio. Several of these programs, including The Day Today and The Mary Whitehouse Experience , eventually transferred over to television. Whose Line is it Anyway? was created in 1988 by The Comedy Store Players , Mike Myers ' improvisation students in London. It began broadcasting in

434-600: A larger entertainment extravaganza. Some gameshows may give the guests a chance to perform stand up comedy to win a round. Examples of this genre in the UK include Have I Got News For You , 8 Out of 10 Cats , Mock the Week , and Never Mind the Buzzcocks . In the US this is a less common genre, Oblivious being one of the few examples. In Japan and South Korea, these comedy gameshows , often with subtitles and word bubbles , are extremely popular. A comedy-drama ,

496-407: A laugh track. They are almost always a half-hour in length, and in some cases, they will film using a multiple-camera setup . Sitcoms are seldom presented as realistic depictions of life, but they can generate honest humour through the relationships between and development of characters. Improvisational comedy is a genre that features actors creating dialogue while in the process of acting. It has

558-501: A niche, since non-British viewers found the lifestyle shows appealing. Most of the newer programs appeared as part of BBC America's evening schedule. The network removed the British soap opera EastEnders from its schedule in 2003 due to low ratings; however, the program's removal from BBC America provoked complaints from viewers, which caught media attention. After CEO Paul Lee was appointed president of ABC Family in 2009,

620-487: A number of awards, including the British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance three times (2011, 2012 and 2018). The show also won British Academy Television Award for Best Comedy Entertainment Programme in 2015. The show mirrors So and V with strong adult humour along with Norton's monologue at the beginning of the show and often a musical guest to play out over

682-400: A slightly different format due to the continuing global coronavirus pandemic . Initially airing in an earlier timeslot of 9:00   pm and its running time reduced to 30   minutes, the programme was presented by Norton from his own home chatting to guests via video link. After four episodes, the show returned to its 10:35   pm timeslot. Series 28, which began on 2 October 2020, saw

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744-582: A staple of variety and late-night talk shows; talk-variety shows such as The Tonight Show traditionally open with a comedy monologue performed by the program host. Television stand-up reached a peak of popularity on British schedules with the ITV programme The Comedians . Their style of comedy was swept away almost entirely in the Britain of the early 1980s when a new generation of stand-ups challenged what they saw as racist and sexist humour and revolutionised

806-508: A streaming service operated by BBC Studios and ITV plc . On Sunday, April 25, 2021, BBC America unveiled a redesigned logo and tagline – "Brit-ish". In AMC Networks' Q3 earnings report released November 8, 2024, the company announced that it had closed a deal with the BBC on the first of that month to buy it out of its 50.1% stake in BBC America for $ 42 million in cash, clarifying that

868-417: A week after the BBC broadcast. Television comedy The situation comedy , or sitcom , has become one of the most commonly-watched types of television comedy. As the name suggests, these programs feature recurring characters placed in humorous situations. The first television sitcom was the U.K.'s Pinwright's Progress , ten episodes being broadcast bi-weekly from November 1946 to May 1947. Since

930-618: A week after their original UK airing on BBC One, while reruns from past series are shown overnight or during daytime. In the United States , the show began airing on Saturday nights in June 2007. Starting 11 April 2013, cable/satellite network BBC America aired new episodes on Thursdays. From 2014 to 2015, it then aired every Saturday night on BBC America, normally eight days after the BBC. In November 2015, The Weinstein Company bought

992-437: Is a common way for young adults to learn about the political news and events of their time. Programs that have accomplished this include The Daily Show and " Weekend Update " on Saturday Night Live . The Daily Show became more well-known when Jon Stewart began hosting in 1999. The award-winning show mocks political events and candidates, and brings in correspondents to report further on these events and people. During

1054-531: Is a program that combines humor with more serious dramatic elements, aiming for a considerably more realistic tone than conventional sitcoms. These programs are shot with a single-camera setup and presented without a laugh track, and typically run an hour in length. This can refer to a genre of television or radio drama series. There are different subgenres within this category, such as the medical comedy dramas like M*A*S*H and Grey's Anatomy , legal comedy dramas like Ally McBeal and Boston Legal , and

1116-472: Is an American basic cable network that is currently owned by AMC Networks . The channel primarily airs sci-fi and action series and films, as well as selected programs from the BBC (such as its nature documentary series ). Unlike the BBC's domestic channels in the United Kingdom, BBC America does not receive funding from the British licence fee (which is the principal funding for the BBC's channels within

1178-403: Is currently taping at Television Centre, London . Across Scandinavia , The Graham Norton Show is frequently shown on cable and satellite channels BBC Brit , formerly known as BBC Entertainment . Episodes are usually shown a week after their original UK airing on BBC One, while reruns from past seasons are shown overnight or during the day. Swedish state television SVT streams the show with

1240-411: The musical comedy drama Glee . Sketch comedy programs differ from sitcoms in that they do not basically feature recurring characters (though some characters and scenarios may be repeated) and often draw upon current events and emphasize satire over character development. Sketch comedy was pioneered by Sid Caesar , whose Your Show of Shows debuted in 1950 and established many conventions of

1302-596: The 10 pm time slot. This program was cancelled in November 2008, but the announcement of the program's cancellation was not made until April 2009. During major breaking news events, the network sometimes replaces scheduled programs with coverage from BBC News; the London bombings in July 2005 was one example. BBC News's American coverage started out sparse, but has expanded within the last decade on several providers throughout

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1364-470: The 2000 U.S. presidential election, 435,000 young adults viewed Stewart's coverage, while 459,000 watched traditional news. Despite its satirical approach, journalists have stated that programs such as The Daily Show and " Weekend Update " still broadcast real news, which ensures that its producers are aware of how to cover this news in a way that viewers can gain knowledge. Stand-up comedy has been represented on television. Stand-up comedians have been

1426-493: The BBC News Channel, also distributed by AMC Networks in the United States. The weekday morning (6:00–9:00 am Eastern) simulcast used to include BBC World News bulletins, World Business Report , Sport Today , Asia Today , and a one-hour bulletin called World News Today . Most of these were removed from the schedule without any announcement on April 6, 2009. The weekend morning (6:00–6:30 am ET) simulcast

1488-488: The BBC World News channel and PBS member stations in the United States. The network was in discussions to unveil a weekly news program fronted by Newsnight host Jeremy Paxman , who was to introduce a synopsis of Newsnight items with an international aspect and was expected to bring his interviewing style to bear on American politicians. An international edition of Newsnight debuted on February 29, 2008, in

1550-677: The BBC, would also keep The Graham Norton Show on BBC One until at least 2020. Norton said: "I think we've just done a deal for another three years, which, right now, feels like a long time." The Graham Norton Show had been produced from the ITV Studios on London's Southbank since it began in 2007. Norton had used the London Studios since 1998 for his first talk show on Channel 4, So Graham Norton . The show produced its final episode from The London Studios on Thursday 15 February 2018 which aired on BBC One on Friday 16 February 2018. At

1612-470: The Christmas special airing on BBC America, 10 days before the BBC Two broadcast. Series 3 began its run on 17 April 2008. For series 3, the "Cooldown" segment had been dropped and the show was just the full uncut 45-minute version. The show continued to be broadcast in a 30-minute version on Thursdays at 10:00   pm with Graham Norton Uncut , the uncut version, shown on Sundays at 11:00   pm in

1674-553: The Cooldown segment. Once the show moved to BBC One, it moved to Monday nights and the guest list increased to three or occasionally four people with an accompanying reduction in Norton's signature pieces. A typical show consisted of one big celebrity name, a comedian sitting in the aforementioned comedy chair and a well-known musical personality who would all be introduced after the monologue. Sometimes, three guests are introduced at

1736-534: The TV3 Group bought UTV Ireland and changed it to "be3". TV3 then moved The Graham Norton Show back to their main channel, where it airs every Saturday, 24 hours after UK transmission, usually at around 10.pm. In August 2018, TV3 rebranded to become Virgin Media One, with The Graham Norton Show remaining on the channel. In Australia , the series is broadcast on Network 10 on Friday nights, airing one week after

1798-555: The UK before expanding to the US, with Drew Carey starring in the American version until its cancellation. Some sitcoms may also use improvisation when filming. The actors of Curb Your Enthusiasm had general episode summaries to rely on, but would often create their own lines when they were in front of the camera. News comedy is a genre that brings humour into stories reported on mainstream news, commonly adding this by creating mostly-fictional jokes to summarize true events. It

1860-422: The US. Television comedy is described by media scholar Bore as a way to bring audiences to a collective sense in viewing and enjoying commonly-watched programs across societies. One specific way this can be done is through laugh tracks. While some view laugh tracks as ways to allow audiences to lightheartedly poke fun at characters, others see them as ways to restrict viewers to only laugh at certain moments. For

1922-597: The United Kingdom), as the BBC cannot fund any of its channels that are available outside the United Kingdom. Consequently, BBC America operates as a commercial -supported channel and accepts traditional advertising. It is also funded by television subscription fees. As of November 2023 , BBC America is available to approximately 60,000,000 pay television households in the United States-down from its 2017 peak of 82,000,000 households. BBC America

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1984-410: The United States, generally alongside BBC America as part of AMC Networks' retransmission consent negotiations (one previous example is New York City-based Cablevision , which did not carry BBC America until August 2011) or BBC World News America , an American-focused news program presented by Katty Kay and usually from Washington, D.C., mainly carried by American public television stations through

2046-459: The audience, such as guessing an audience member's partner or playing mass charades . After Norton's short monologue, he always introduced two guests. If there was a third guest, they were usually introduced later in the show. If the two guests are connected in some way (for example, Dustin Hoffman and his wife), they were the only ones introduced at the start. If musical guests were involved in

2108-662: The channel was Copper , which premiered in the summer of 2012. BBC America has also branched into co-producing British series, including Robin Hood , The Musketeers , Killing Eve , Mood and from its fourth series, the revival of Doctor Who (until 2022). They also co-produced the Canadian series Orphan Black with Bell Media 's Space channel. BBC America used to broadcast BBC World News each Monday through Friday morning from 6:00 to 8:00 am Eastern and Pacific Time . All news programs now air exclusively on

2170-422: The channel. Some of the programs on the channel are edited either for adult content or to allow for commercials. Occasionally, comedy shows are run in specially formatted 40-minute blocks and a few first-run drama programs are broadcast in a longer block that allows them to run to their original broadcast length. Additional series that has been previously broadcast may periodically return to the schedule as part of

2232-560: The credits. Although the rude objects in "Graham's drawer" did not survive, the phone calls and hidden camera surprises have. These surprises are sometimes centred on the guests, such as Sarah Beeny 's dating website, a TARDIS on the South Bank when David Tennant appeared and a wine-tasting group drinking Gérard Depardieu 's wine whilst he was on the show. Some of the surprises, such as the wine-tasting, have been arranged through ideas submitted by viewers, stating where they will be when

2294-465: The deal gave his company "a powerful collection of networks that are among the most critically acclaimed, with distinct dramas and other potent content that creates a deep connection with viewers", while BBC Worldwide CEO Tim Davie considered it "an opportunity to grow the creative quality and ambition from an already high base." AMC Networks would become a founding partner in the US launch of BritBox ,

2356-494: The early 1950s, with shows including Hancock's Half Hour in the U.K. (derived from a radio show), and I Love Lucy in the United States, sitcoms have become more prominent among television viewers. I Love Lucy was popular in Nielsen's audience ratings, topping the viewing charts in four out of their six years on the air. Sitcoms will often portray comedic moments through audience laughter, either through live audiences or

2418-437: The early days of comedy, and in shows such as Roseanne and Ellen , ratings could be changed up to TV-14 and receive a "mature content" warning as a result. Ellen DeGeneres famously came out on her show, although ABC cancelled Ellen one year later, with some gay rights groups protesting this decision. I Love Lucy became the first sitcom to have a multilingual couple. Lucy was American and spoke English, while Ricky

2480-529: The end of the final show, a photograph was taken of all the crew on the sofa along with Norton with a caption reading "Love, thanks and goodbye to The London Studios". The production of the show moved to Studio TC1 at BBC Television Centre in West London, operated by BBC Studioworks. The first edition to be recorded at Television Centre was on Thursday 5 April 2018, which aired on BBC One on Friday 6 April 2018. Series 27, which began on 10 April 2020, adopted

2542-407: The form under the banner alternative comedy . In the US, stand-up comedy programs became popular on many cable television channels beginning in the mid-1980s, as such "brick wall" shows (nicknamed for the stereotypical use of a fake brick wall as a backdrop) were cheap to produce and air. Stand-up humour later had mixed fortunes on the small screen, often shunted away to the small hours or as part of

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2604-540: The genre. American sketch comedy reached a later peak in the mid-1970s with the debut han Saturday Night Live , originally a variety program but soon devoted mostly to sketches. In the UK, two of the more successful examples are Monty Python's Flying Circus and Little Britain . Animated cartoons have long been a source of comedy on television. Early children's programming often recycled theatrical cartoons; later, low-budget animation produced especially for television dominated Saturday-morning network programming in

2666-470: The idea of two central forms of humour that comedies will use: one prioritizes the joke itself and how it generates laughter from an audience, while the other prioritizes the personal characteristics of whom an actor is impersonating. Comedy has been a television genre prominent for introducing concepts that typically do not align with series' respective social norms. One of these concepts is same-sex intimacy. The appearance of these scenes were not popular in

2728-443: The latter, it can also be seen as collectively taking over the real laughter of viewers watching from home. Another aspect of audience's interpretations of comedy on television refer to how far writers go when poking fun at characters or real-life people. Saturday Night Live found itself in controversy when a sketch was performed, imitating politician David Paterson for both his political abilities and his blindness. This brought up

2790-455: The network appointed Bill Hilary from Comedy Central to serve as its chief executive officer. Hilary appointed Kathryn Mitchell to the new position of general manager. Under Hilary's tenure, BBC America was restructured; it moved its main offices to New York City and had its programming budget increase substantially. The channel was led by Garth Ancier , who served as the president of BBC Worldwide Americas from February 2007 until 2010, when he

2852-453: The network's rotation of daytime programming. In the mid-2000s, BBC America produced a few of its own original shows, along with some joint productions; including Sharpe's Challenge , part of the Sharpe series of made-for-television movies and co-produced with ITV; and The State Within and Jekyll , which were co-productions with the BBC. The first original series produced solely by

2914-531: The original broadcast in the UK. Additionally, for Pay TV viewers ( Foxtel ), it airs on UKTV at 9.30pm Mondays, with repeats on Tuesdays and Saturdays. It previously aired on ABC2 on Thursdays from 2007 to 2012. In New Zealand , the show was originally broadcast on UKTV. Since the start of Series 11 on 4 May 2012, the show has been broadcast on TV3 on Friday nights. In India , Pakistan , Bangladesh , Sri Lanka , Nepal , Bhutan and Maldives , The Graham Norton Show airs Saturday nights on Comedy Central

2976-427: The programme return to the studio, albeit with some layout changes to allow Norton and the studio guests to observe social distancing. Each guest had their own chair positioned 2   metres apart from each other with Norton sat in the middle of the semi-circular layout. Guests who are based abroad continued to join in remotely via video link and a reduced capacity audience, wearing face coverings, were allowed to attend

3038-617: The recordings. From the sixth episode onwards, the studio audience was replaced by a virtual audience , due to the UK entering a new national lockdown. From this series onwards, 1 series would be aired instead of 2. Series 30, which began on 30 September 2022, saw the return of the big red sofa with all guests sitting closer together, however the larger screen remains to beam in virtual guests. Series 31 aired from 29 September 2023 until 23rd February 2024. Series 32 began airing on 27th September 2024. Frequency of Appearances of "Notable" Guests (Not conclusive as of 2024) The programme

3100-423: The series rights in the United States and took a break while negotiating a new contract with BBC America. On 18 January 2016, BBC America aired the 2015 New Year's Eve episode. On 21 January 2016, the network announced that the programme would be returning on Monday, 25 January 2016, with new episodes now airing three days after the BBC airing. In 2017, the series moved back to its original Saturday time slot. In 2018,

3162-455: The show at a later time due to their regional programming). The Sunday uncut editions have been kept, with the first uncut edition broadcast on BBC Two late on Sunday night. Since its sixth series, The Graham Norton Show has aired on BBC One . In late January 2017, it was confirmed that Norton had signed a new three-year deal with the BBC which, along with his BBC Radio 2 show, Eurovision Song Contest commentary duties and other projects for

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3224-436: The show is recorded. At the end of the show, after any band or artist performance, an extra five minute section of the show was recorded, known as the "Cooldown". This section was seen in an extended weekend repeat, called Graham Norton Uncut , and was also made available as a downloadable podcast . As well as showing the "Cooldown", it also included previously unseen parts from the original episode. This section often involved

3286-578: The show moved to a Friday night time slot, which airs new episodes a week after the BBC airing. In Canada , it is broadcast by HIFI . Older episodes also air during the week on BBC Canada (now known as BBC First ). In Ireland , the show is broadcast on TV3 and its sister channel 3e one day after the BBC broadcast on Saturdays. In January 2015, UTV Ireland aired the show every Sunday night. TV3 Group continued to air "Best of" Specials recorded prior to 2015. This arrangement changed in January 2017 when

3348-434: The show, one of several things happened. Some performers, such as Enrique Iglesias , were on stage from the very beginning. Others, such as Gareth Gates came on stage about 5 to 7 minutes before their performance for a short interview. Also, some musical guests only performed during the end credits and participated in the Cooldown section of the programme. However, all bands performed during the credits and were interviewed in

3410-455: The top of the show with the musical guest brought in about 10 to 15 minutes before the end of the show. Unlike the BBC Two show, the BBC One show does not end with the musical performance, but with a new audience participation segment called That's All We've Got Time For , where audience members sit in the famous red chair and begin to tell a humorous story. Norton and his guests listen to the stories and if Norton gets bored, he – or occasionally

3472-580: The transaction would be the final time AMC was increasing a non-controlling interest by paying in cash. The report further stated, "Assuming the transaction had closed on September 30, 2024, $ 132.9 million of redeemable noncontrolling interest related to BBC America, and reflected on the condensed consolidated balance sheet, would have been eliminated. Additionally, the Company’s future contractual programming commitments to BBC Studios would have been significantly reduced." BBC continues to maintain commercial ties with

3534-522: Was Cuban and spoke Spanish. The relationship between spouses in sitcoms has also changed throughout history. In earlier shows, the women would be the ones who made comedic errors, while the men, having more dominance, would become upset at their wives. Some more recent shows, such as The King of Queens , would have the opposite roles, with the male characters making more mistakes, while their more sophisticated wives would become upset at their husbands for their actions. BBC America BBC America

3596-479: Was also abruptly dropped on April 4, 2009. According to BBC America, the simulcast was dropped because of disappointing ratings. From 2007 to 2011, BBC America broadcast BBC World News America , a live Washington, D.C. –based program anchored by Matt Frei . Katty Kay served as a Washington-based correspondent. On February 18, 2011, network management announced that BBC World News America would be dropped from BBC America and would instead be broadcasting only on

3658-414: Was launched on March 29, 1998, presenting a mixture of comedy, drama and lifestyle programs from BBC Television and other British television broadcasters including ITV and Channel 4 . In the channel's early days, it focused on repeats of popular lifestyle shows such as Changing Rooms and Ground Force . BBC America's head of television programming later stated that the channel needed to establish

3720-400: Was originally slated to end on 24 May 2007 after 13   episodes. However, the series proved such a hit that it was extended for an additional six episodes. A 12-week second series began on 11 October 2007 and culminated with a Boxing Day special and a New Year's compilation from previous episodes. The show made its North American premiere on BBC America on 2 June 2007, one week after what

3782-483: Was succeeded by former MTV Networks executive Herb Scannell . Meanwhile, Perry Simon serves as general manager. In 2014, AMC Networks acquired a 49.9% equity stake in BBC America for $ 200 million, and replaced Discovery Communications as its managing partner. As part of the deal, AMC Networks also took on the responsibility of negotiating U.S. broadcast and advertising sales for the regional variant BBC News (International) . AMC Networks CEO Josh Sapan stated that

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3844-487: Was supposed to be the final episode of series 1 (before its extension). Series 2 premiered on BBC America on 20 October 2007. Unlike the previous series, each episode premiered in the United States only nine days after its initial UK broadcast. However, the final three episodes were broadcast in reverse order (with Episode 12 being shown on BBC America a few days earlier than on BBC Two. The same thing occurred in Series 4 with

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