Hump Day 13th of August

Simon · 2014-08-14, 07:53 AM

Thanks for that, ecchi, and you're correct that I didn't know about anything besides his current show on BBC America.

What I like about that show is that it doesn't follow the usual American talk show paradigm of bringing out guests one-at-a-time and fawning over them. Bringing them all out at once and having them mix it up together works better for me.

And of course I like that he has audience members sit in the big red chair to tell their "most interesting" story. Well, mostly I like that if the host or any guest doesn't find it interesting enough, they can just tip the person's chair over backwards.

Many's the time I've been listening to someone's less than engaging tale and thought about doing the same.

JustRobert · 2014-08-14, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Simon

Thanks for that, ecchi, and you're correct that I didn't know about anything besides his current show on BBC America.

What I like about that show is that it doesn't follow the usual American talk show paradigm of bringing out guests one-at-a-time and fawning over them. Bringing them all out at once and having them mix it up together works better for me.

Ditto. Sometimes the guests mix it up so well Graham just sits there taking it all in.

I find his interaction with the guest and audience refreshing. Like the time he had Tom Cruise talk to an audience members sister and mother over the phone. You don't see that here.

Crap, now I need to start watching his show again

ecchi · 2014-08-14, 02:26 PM

Damn it. I just realised that the more people in the US who watch people like Graham Norton and Johnathan Ross on BBC America, the less American celebrities we are going to see shocked when they come over to Britain and appear on these shows. I love the look of horror and shock on their little faces when someone says "fuck" or when another guest goes into graphic detail about a gay sex act.

I'll also miss things like Jeff Goldblum loosing his temper at Johnathan Ross' rudeness and hitting him in the face.

Or the American priest (who did not know that Graham Norton was openly gay and in a relationship with another man) responding to Norton's comment that he was an extremely liberal priest by saying "There are no sins that God will not forgive - except for those of a homosexual nature."

Or Sarah Michelle Geller smiling politely when Johnathan Ross tells her how much the fathers enjoy watching Buffy as much as their daughters, then seeing her face crumble when she realises he really means that the fathers are looking at her and secretly masturbating.

Or (and this is my favourite) Hulk Hogan thinking he is telling the audience that sometimes he wanted to spank the unruly twelve year old girl who co-stared in his movie, but did not realise that some words have a different meaning in English to what they mean in American, and instead told a shocked and horrified audience that he wanted to perform a sexual act on the 12 year old girl.

So will somebody please close down BBC America, you are spoiling my fun (but you can still have Dr Who, I'm not so cruel as to deprive you of that).

2014-08-14, 07:53 AM	#1
Simon That which does not kill us, will try, try again. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Conch Republic Posts: 5,150	Thanks for that, ecchi, and you're correct that I didn't know about anything besides his current show on BBC America. What I like about that show is that it doesn't follow the usual American talk show paradigm of bringing out guests one-at-a-time and fawning over them. Bringing them all out at once and having them mix it up together works better for me. And of course I like that he has audience members sit in the big red chair to tell their "most interesting" story. Well, mostly I like that if the host or any guest doesn't find it interesting enough, they can just tip the person's chair over backwards. Many's the time I've been listening to someone's less than engaging tale and thought about doing the same. __________________ "If you're happy and you know it, think again." -- Guru Pitka

2014-08-14, 02:26 PM	#3
ecchi Banned Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: About to be evicted!!!! Posts: 4,082	Damn it. I just realised that the more people in the US who watch people like Graham Norton and Johnathan Ross on BBC America, the less American celebrities we are going to see shocked when they come over to Britain and appear on these shows. I love the look of horror and shock on their little faces when someone says "fuck" or when another guest goes into graphic detail about a gay sex act. I'll also miss things like Jeff Goldblum loosing his temper at Johnathan Ross' rudeness and hitting him in the face. Or the American priest (who did not know that Graham Norton was openly gay and in a relationship with another man) responding to Norton's comment that he was an extremely liberal priest by saying "There are no sins that God will not forgive - except for those of a homosexual nature." Or Sarah Michelle Geller smiling politely when Johnathan Ross tells her how much the fathers enjoy watching Buffy as much as their daughters, then seeing her face crumble when she realises he really means that the fathers are looking at her and secretly masturbating. Or (and this is my favourite) Hulk Hogan thinking he is telling the audience that sometimes he wanted to spank the unruly twelve year old girl who co-stared in his movie, but did not realise that some words have a different meaning in English to what they mean in American, and instead told a shocked and horrified audience that he wanted to perform a sexual act on the 12 year old girl. So will somebody please close down BBC America, you are spoiling my fun (but you can still have Dr Who, I'm not so cruel as to deprive you of that).