| The Graham Norton Effect | |
|---|---|
| Format | Talk show |
| Presented by | Graham Norton |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60mins (inc. adverts) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Comedy Central |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Original run | June 24 – September 16, 2004 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | V Graham Norton |
| Followed by | The Graham Norton Show |
The Graham Norton Effect is a talk show hosted by the Irish comedian Graham Norton. The show aired on Comedy Central. The show aired 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.
Contents |
| Date | Episode Number | Guests |
|---|---|---|
| June 24, 2004 | 1 | Sandra Bernhard and Marlon Wayans |
| July 1, 2004 | 2 | Jennifer Tilly and Julie Delpy |
| July 8, 2004 | 3 | Alan Cumming and Paul Rudd |
| July 15, 2004 | 4 | Macaulay Culkin and RuPaul |
| July 22, 2004 | 5 | Sharon Stone and Mena Suvari |
| July 29, 2004 | 6 | Shannen Doherty and Joan Rivers |
| August 5, 2004 | 7 | Seth Green and Matthew Lillard |
| August 12, 2004 | 8 | Anne Hathaway and John Waters |
| August 19, 2004 | 9 | Edie Falco and Carson Kressley |
| August 26, 2004 | 10 | Josh Hartnett, Katie Holmes, and Jon Voight |
| September 2, 2004 | 11 | Toni Collette and Jason Bateman |
| September 9, 2004 | 12 | Chris Rock and Marilyn Manson |
| September 16, 2004 | 13 | LL Cool J and Cyndi Lauper |
The Graham Norton Effect, like all of Norton's shows, featured games and side attractions that often involved his guests. These side attractions usually relied on audience member participation. The guests would then take part in the event by guessing or choosing something based about the usually inane parameters Norton had defined about the game. For example, when playing "Guess the Partner," the guests would attempt to guess which two audience member participants were lovers based on physical features alone.
On occasion Norton would even go so far as to secretly produce a pre-selected audience member’s parents or lover to witness or take part in an embarrassing event without the audience member’s knowledge.
The Graham Norton Effect was released in its entirety (i.e. complete episodes, not a compilation) across two 2-disc DVD boxsets in Australia on 5 April, 2005. The first set, titled 'Series 1/Part 1' contains the first seven episodes and the second, titled 'Series 1/Part 2' contains the final six. They were released on the Hopscotch Entertainment label.
Unlike the American Comedy Central broadcasts, the episodes on the DVDs are more or less uncensored, apart for things on Graham's computer monitor that were pre-censored during taping. Language that was bleeped by Comedy Central is presented un-bleeped and the nudity is presented un-obscured. On the DVDs, however, none of the episodes contain their ending credit rolls. They simply end with the SO Television endboard after Graham signs off.