I am American, and Graham Norton does NOT stink - he's fabulous! That most of the comments here are from abroad is much more likely due more to the fact that Graham is only available in the States if one has a subscription to BBC America, which is only available from digital cable or satellite. In England, he's on regular TV/cable.Graham is hysterical. You can't help but love him. His show is all about him, not his guests, and it's only the American celebrity guests who have never watched his show that have a problem with it, if they do at all. I've never seen a guest be unhappy or upset that they didn't get to "sell" themselves they way they can if they go on Oprah. He's just having fun with his guest and his audience, and that's what it's all about. And I wouldn't compare his show to the likes of Jerry Springer - Grahams show is very smart and no one is judging anyone. It's just a celebration of the weird and funny things people do.*slight spoiler below* My favorite episode was when Graham had Jerry Hall (the model and ex-wife of Mick Jagger) who is originally from the Dallas area. Graham always does web searches on his guests to find interesting and potentially embarrassing things to show on his show. For Jerry, he found a website for a hair salon near Dallas that had photos of the salon owner with various celebrities, including Hall herself. Not surprisingly, we learn that she has never been to his salon and that her mom probably sent him a photo. So, Graham decides to call the salon owner and pretend that his show is coming to Dallas and he is looking for local celebrities. It was REALLY funny to hear this guy go on about how Jerry comes in every few months and how she likes her hair done, and then for Graham to tell him how interesting that is because he's filming live right now and Jerry is sitting right next to him. There was ::DEAD SILENCE:: on the other end of the phone, and then an expletive (as in "darn")... the audience was just roaring, and that is typical Graham Norton and why I watch him every night. Long Live Graham!

So Graham Norton is the most funnest talk show ive seen. I just started watching it on BBC America and its the best!! The stand up Sit Down is so dammn funny. Graham interacts more with the people then with the stars that come on his show which i love, other shows love to gives like 1hr to celebs and we have to listen to them talk about how crappy there life is and how much money they make..which isnt the case when it comes to so graham norton. and we lve betty too!!! they get away with saying things you could never hear on late night in america. 10 out of 10!!!

Oh my goodness...if only American tv was like this. I just recently started watching this show and I must say that Graham Norton is one of the funniest people I have ever seen. If only Jay Leno or David Letterman could be that funny. I hope this show stays on bbc america for a long long time. I'm quite crude but absolutely hilarious.

You've only to read my imdb review of The Best of So Graham Norton DVD to know how much I adore this show - I record every episode on videotape so I can watch them over and over again, I have seen two episodes being filmed - the first one I saw was the episode with Sophia Loren and Ben Fogel, the second with Sir Elton John and Kim Wilde! I also cherish the autographed photo Graham Norton himself sent me, signed "For Barnaby, So Much Love, Graham Norton"!So Graham Norton began in 1998 and by 2001, it became one of the most popular TV chat shows in England! Loyal fans tune in every week to see what shocking/embarrassing/sexual/perverted/unbelievable revelation Graham's audience will reveal, and to see which celebrity guests will be brave enough to chat with the cheekily irresistable Graham Norton!Infamous for the hysterical websites that Graham downloads on the show, and for his phoning up wacky civilians (usually in America!), So Graham Norton gets better and better each week, and has made Graham a household name in the UK. Surprisingly, So Graham Norton is also incredibly popular with the critics and has won several awards, including a 2001 BAFTA for Best Entertainment Programme.The current series has come to an end, but will be back in autumn 2001. I for one can hardly wait!