Who is on The Graham Norton Show tonight? Graham's guests revealed as he returns for a new series
The Graham Norton Show is back tonight for a brand new series – but who are his guests on the opening night? Our favourite Irishman is...The Graham Norton Show is back tonight for a brand new series – but who are his guests on the opening night?
Our favourite Irishman is returning for another run of his hugely popular chat show and we’re settling right in for it.
Graham’s show was last on air in March, so our patience is definitely wearing thin with how long we’ve been waiting to watch it again.
As usual, Graham, has a sofa packed full of big name celebrities and a live musical performance.
So who is on? Let’s get into it.
Tom Cruise to appear on The Graham Norton Show
Graham will be kicking off series 34 of The Graham Norton Show (yes, series 34!) with a great line-up of guests.
He will be welcoming none other than Hollywood A lister Tom Cruise into the studio. Tom is barely recognisable in his new movie Digger.
The actor plays wealthy oil tycoon Digger Rockwell, who accidentally triggers a global environmental catastrophe. Tom will be chatting to Graham about his remarkable transformation for the role.
“Let me make it clear – none of that is me!” Tom laughs. “The makeup was taking so long that I decided to get it down from six hours to one – it was like a ballet getting everything in place.
“It was just like Formula 1. “I had someone else hold the stopwatch!”
Graham will also be welcoming English actress Florence Pugh onto his show. Viewers will get to hear about Florence’s new film East of Eden, an adaptation of the Steinbeck classic.
She tells Graham: “It is a sweeping epic, and my character is also epic in every way.”
Stand-up comedian Lolly Adefope will be bringing the laughs. Lolly is heading onto the stage for the first time in a career pivot. She is playing Abraham Lincoln’s wife in the critically acclaimed comedy, Oh, Mary!.
“I have never done a play before so being in front of a live audience is quite scary and daunting,” Lolly admits.
Who else is on The Graham Norton Show tonight?
John Bishop will also be raising a fair few chuckles as well. John is the host brand new quiz show Wisdom of the Crowd, which started on BBC One last Saturday evening.
The show has already been well-received by quiz fans and John admits: “I never thought I would do a game show, but I love making people laugh so I embraced it.”
Emeli Sande is providing the music for Graham’s opening night. She’ll be performing her classic hit song Read All About It, Pt. III live in the studio before squeezing onto the sofa for a natter.
Emeli is hitting the road for a 15-year anniversary tour and she can’t wait to tell Graham all about it.
What time is The Graham Norton Show on tonight?
The Graham Norton Show is slotting right back into its usual Friday night time slot tonight (September 25, 2026). The show starts at 10.40pm on BBC One and has a runtime of 50 minutes. This means it will end at 11.30pm.
We can’t wait to have Graham and his show back on the telly. It’s what Friday nights at home are made for, right?
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