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| The Graham Norton Effect | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Presented by | Graham Norton |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
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| Running time | 60 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production company | So Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Comedy Central |
| Release | June 24 – September 16, 2004 |
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The Graham Norton Effect is a talk show hosted by the Irish comedian Graham Norton. The show aired on Comedy Central from June 24, 2004 to September 16, 2004.
The Graham Norton Effect can be considered a spin-off to two previous shows hosted by Norton, including So Graham Norton and V Graham Norton. During the last part of Graham's Channel 4 contract, Graham decided to film a new show, NY Graham Norton, in New York. The Graham Norton Effect was filmed for Comedy Central later in the year. Since this show was specifically taped for an American audience, some of the games played in the show were previously played on NY Graham Norton or V Graham Norton. (For example, a game about the world's worst bathing suits which was played in the Alan Cumming episode was originally played during a V episode with Bo Derek, tying into her movie 10.) Also, some of the guests, who were only on NY Graham Norton a couple of months previous, appear again on The Graham Norton Effect.
The show earned abysmal reception and was cancelled after one season.[1][2] Reflecting on the show in 2012, Norton remarked: "It wasn't like we were a flop. ... We got our run, we did decent business for them [Comedy Central], we just weren't recommissioned. So it was kind of a non-story. But we certainly weren't the breakout hit they'd hoped we'd be."[3]
- ^ Dana Stevens (June 25, 2004). "No Laughing Matter: The Graham Norton Effect is a raunchy, unfunny mess". Slate.
- ^ "From the Vault: Graham Norton interview". Fred Entertainment. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- ^ "Graham Norton". Mark Lawson Talks To... March 26, 2012. BBC. BBC Four. Retrieved November 6, 2018.