The Graham Norton Show: Who is on tonight and what time does it start?
Graham is joined on his red sofa by another batch of A-list stars - and some British favourites, too
The Graham Norton Show returns for another episode tonight and we can reveal who will be on the famous red sofa.
Expect some big Hollywood names along with a couple of very famous British stars thrown in for good measure.
You’ll also be dancing around your living room when you find out who the musical guests are, too.
Here’s what we know about who’ll be joining chat show legend Graham Norton later this evening – and what they will be talking about!
The Graham Norton Show tonight: Who’s on?
Graham never disappoints when it comes to his celebrity guests. And this week is no different.
One person joining him in the studio is Hollywood mainstay, Julia Roberts. Julia will be on the show to tell Graham all about her upcoming movie, After the Hunt. Julia, 57, plays a university professor with a very dark past. She soon finds herself at risk of being exposed after a student accuses a colleague of an unprofessional act. Intriguing!
But talk will quickly turns to the movie star’s old projects – and A-list friendship with Hollywood actor George Clooney. Graham is keen to get all the gossip about whether she will be returning for the hotly-anticipated Ocean’s 14 with Brad Pitt and Matt Damon.
It comes after George said in a recent interview: “Yeah, Brad, Matt, and Don [Cheadle] and Julia. I had dinner last night with Julia. They’re all still really dear friends. And so, the chance to work together would be fun.”
Julia tells Graham and the audience: “We have talked about it, but I didn’t know George was going to announce it!”
Meanwhile, heartthrob Colin Farrell will also make himself at home on the sofa to discuss his latest role. With his signature wit, the 49-year-old tells Graham all about new film, Ballad of a Small Player.
The film is an adaptation of Lawrence Osborne’s thrilling 2014 novel of the same name and Colin plays the lead, Lord Doyle.
He explains: “It is a jolly tale of addiction and desperation, and looking in all the wrong places for a sense of who you are. My
character’s life is all smoke and mirrors and he is about to hit rock bottom.”
Benedict’s new role
It’s not all about the US stars, though. British actor, Benedict Cumberbatch, is on The Graham Norton Show to discuss his latest film, The Thing with Feathers. In it, he plays a grieving father.
Following the death of his wife, Benedict’s character is raising his two young sons alone alongside an unexpected and unwanted house guest called Crow.
Benedict, 49, tells Graham: “It is a portrait of what grief does. It has a lot in it. I am very proud of it. It is so good to talk about grief, particularly for men.”
Benedict’s co-stars, who play his sons, are seven years old. He adds: “Working with them was like capturing lightning in a jar, but they are extraordinary, and I adore them – they are amazing. They are untrained so my job was partly to father them through the experience and partly just to try and get through the day with an animatronic crow and two out of control children!”
Gloria Estefan’s new music
Graham has also inited Gloria Estefan, 68, onto his show. The singing legend will be swinging by to discuss her newest album, Raices. The Cuban-American powerhouse’s album is all in Spanish – and for good reason.
Gloria will explain: “It was important to sing in Spanish. It is about who we are, our culture, and the need to keep it alive. It is
autobiographical about family and love, and there is a lot of fun stuff on top of the romantic stuff. I really enjoyed doing it and I am so blessed.”
The Graham Norton Show: Robbie Williams
If all that isn’t enough, Graham Norton fans are in for another big treat. Robbie Williams will be on the mic tonight, singing latest single, Pretty Face, which is taken from his upcoming album Britpop.
Britpop is due to be released in February 2026 and it will be Robbie’s first album in since 2019 record, The Christmas Present. Pretty Face is the first single from Britpop and Robbie released it today.
Robbie will also be chatting to Graham about his side hustle; art. The former Take That singer has been creating art for the last two decades and credits it for helping with his mental health. He has done everything from sketching to sculpting to even drawing on an iPad.
With upcoming art exhibitions in his diary, Robbie, 51, will have plenty to fill Graham in on. Telling the show’s host about his art, he says: “I have done it for years but then hid it in the garage because I wasn’t brave enough to show anyone.”
What time does The Graham Norton Show start tonight?
The Graham Norton Show starts tonight at 10.40pm. You can catch it on BBC One and BBC. You can also stream all the previous episodes in this series, which kicked off at the end of September, on BBC iPlayer.
