Graham Norton
Irish comedian
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2025 | Graham Norton set to appear in Doctor Who, in the Interstellar Song Contest episode (Series 15, episode 6) |
2024 | Graham Norton hosts Wheel of Fortune on ITV and Network 10 in Australia, hosts LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland on Amazon Prime, and hosts Eurovision 2024: Graham Meets Olly special with Olly Alexander |
2024 | Graham Norton appeared in the film 'The Idea of You', playing himself. |
2024 | Graham Norton returned to ITV to present a revival of Wheel of Fortune, including the celebrity version with guests Gok Wan and Charlotte Church. |
September 27 2024 | Series 32 began airing. |
September 12 2024 | Graham Norton is scheduled to publish his book 'Frankie' through Coronet Books |
February 2024 | Norton announced he would step away from hosting his weekend radio show at Virgin Radio, stating he wanted his weekends back. |
September 29 2023 | Series 31 began airing. |
2022 | Graham Norton begins judging RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World |
2022 | His novel 'Holding' was adapted for television, directed by Kathy Burke and aired on ITV. |
October 2022 | Involved in a controversy at the Cheltenham Literature Festival over comments about cancel culture and transgender rights, which led to criticism from J.K. Rowling and his subsequent deactivation of his Twitter account. |
September 30 2022 | Series 30 began, marking the return of the big red sofa with guests sitting closer together. |
September 29 2022 | Graham Norton published his book 'Forever Home' through Coronet Books |
July 10 2022 | Married Scottish filmmaker Jonathan 'Jono' McLeod at Bantry House in County Cork. |
2021 | Graham Norton hosts Queen of the Universe and appears on Celebrity Gogglebox for Stand Up to Cancer |
April 26 2021 | Graham Norton published his book 'Home Stretch' through Coronet Books |
January 2021 | Norton joined Virgin Radio UK, hosting weekend shows on Saturday and Sunday. |
2020 | Graham Norton hosts the British Academy Film Awards |
2020 | Graham Norton hosts Eurovision: Come Together and serves as UK commentator for Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light |
2020 | Graham Norton appeared in multiple projects, including the comedy film 'Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga', voiced the character Moonwind in Pixar's 'Soul', and played himself in 'The Stand In'. |
2020 | Played a fictionalised version of himself as the British Eurovision commentator in the Netflix film Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. |
December 19 2020 | Norton hosted his final Saturday morning show on BBC Radio 2 after 10 years, with Claudia Winkleman set to replace him from February 2021. |
November 11 2020 | Norton announced his decision to step down from his BBC Radio 2 Saturday morning show. |
October 2020 | Announced that his dog Bailey had died in Cork at the age of 15. |
October 9 2020 | Announced via Twitter that he was cast as the voice of Moonwind in the Disney/Pixar animated feature 'Soul'. |
October 2 2020 | Series 28 returned to the studio with social distancing measures, including guests seated 2 metres apart and a reduced capacity audience. |
April 10 2020 | Series 27 began with a modified format due to the coronavirus pandemic, initially presented from Norton's home via video link with a reduced 30-minute runtime. |
December 2019 | His dog Madge died at approximately 16 years old. |
February 2019 | Norton was announced as a judge on RuPaul's Drag Race UK, rotating with Alan Carr alongside permanent judges Michelle Visage and RuPaul. |
2018 | Graham Norton appears at The Biggest Weekend event as himself |
2018 | Stood down from his role as advice columnist at The Daily Telegraph. |
2018 | The show moved to a Friday night time slot in the United States, airing new episodes a week after the BBC broadcast. |
2018 | Norton wins his third British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance |
October 4 2018 | Graham Norton published his book 'A Keeper' through Coronet Books |
August 2018 | TV3 rebranded to Virgin Media One, with The Graham Norton Show remaining on the channel. |
April 5 2018 | First episode recorded at BBC Television Centre in West London, which aired on 6 April 2018. |
February 15 2018 | The show produced its final episode from The London Studios, which aired on BBC One on 16 February 2018. |
2017 | The series moved back to its original Saturday time slot in the United States. |
January 2017 | TV3 Group bought UTV Ireland and rebranded it as 'be3', then moved The Graham Norton Show back to their main channel to air every Saturday. |
January 2017 | Graham Norton signed a new three-year deal with the BBC, confirming the show would continue on BBC One until at least 2020. |
2016 | Published his debut novel 'Holding', which won Popular Fiction Book of the Year at the Bord Gais Energy Irish Book Awards. |
January 21 2016 | BBC America announced the programme would return on 25 January 2016, with new episodes airing three days after the BBC broadcast. |
January 18 2016 | BBC America aired the 2015 New Year's Eve episode. |
2015 | Ended three-year relationship with Andrew Smith. |
2015 | The show wins the British Academy Television Award for Best Comedy Entertainment Programme |
November 2015 | The Weinstein Company bought the series rights in the United States and paused broadcasting while negotiating a new contract with BBC America. |
July 2015 | Participated in an interview and Q&A event at the West Cork Literary Festival, hosted by the Bishop of Cork, Paul Colton. |
March 31 2015 | Co-hosted the Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits concert show at the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith, London to commemorate the contest's 60th anniversary. |
January 2015 | UTV Ireland began airing the show every Sunday night. |
2014 | Launched his own wine range in collaboration with New Zealand winery Invivo Wines. |
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