My mobile rang around lunchtime one day, and it was George Michael. He wanted to come in on Friday. We were like, 'okay, if that's what you want'. And he was a very good guest. That's a real exception to the rule.
From Graham Norton
The people I want are very famous and very rich, and all I can offer them is a bit of exposure on TV and a bit of cash, so it's a miracle we get any guests at all. But we have been very lucky.
My ambition was to stop waiting tables. That was how I measured success: finally, I was able to stop waiting tables, and I was able to pay the rent, and that was by being a stand-up comic. Not a very good stand-up comic, but good enough to make a living.
I think the word is adult!
A comedian's a comedian. They're a very kind of cynical bunch. I guess that's why I like them.
Britain's such a twisted, weird little place.
I am very quick to judge.
Occasionally the state of the planet can knock me off my perky perch.
I spent a long time working in restaurants and making no money. It was very character-building, but I think it could have been built in a shorter time.
Forty freaked me out. I didn't see it coming. My life was in a state of chaos - I was moving jobs and moving house - and it just hit me like a ton of bricks.
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