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April 18, 2026
Graham Norton: ‘Back in the day, my monologues were full of terrible jokes about people’
The comedian and broadcaster on moaning about his eyebags, being stabbed by muggers, and his publicity-shy pet
TL;DR
- Graham Norton studied at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and began his career as a standup comedian.
- He has hosted The Graham Norton Show since 2007, hosted Eurovision, and judged RuPaul’s Drag Race UK.
- His happiest moment was his wedding weekend in Ireland.
- He was stabbed in his 20s during a mugging.
- He expresses a desire to throw things away and doesn't care about possessions.
- Norton regrets cruel jokes made in his early comedy monologues.