There are not very many evening talk shows that I find offer enough entertainment value for the time invested in viewing them. Jay Leno’s “The Tonight Show” used to be good for once a week viewing. But BBC America’s “The Graham Norton Show” is one that we capture on our DVR religiously and make our way through the backlog of episodes whenever we want a good belly laugh.
Unconventional, adult oriented and with the British (Irish?) take on affairs, the show is always entertaining.
The show moved to New York briefly where it had the life sucked completely out of it by… I can’t quite say. Even though Graham Norton himself was still front and center, there was absolutely no pizazz, no spark. I’m so happy they moved back to the UK where the show immediately regained its vitality and has sparkled ever since.