Every superstar wants to be onThe Graham Norton Show. The jovial chat show has been a staple of media tours in the UK, allowing many celebrities to take a bit of a reprieve by joining a couch full of stars to chat and share stories they may not tell otherwise. If you’re a somebody, you’ve been a guest onThe Graham NortonShow.At this point in time, it became a rite of passage.And if you can walk off your appearance with a viral clip, then baby, you’ve made it.
There has been one recurring guest who has become a certified viral video maker every time she appears:Olivia Colman. Her extensive resume as an actress is extraordinary. Her trajectory, going from a UK staple on series likePeep Showto becoming a bona fide top-tier thespian, in films likeThe Favourite, for which she won an Academy Award, is something to celebrate. But I thinkwe also need to award her for being the best guestThe Graham Nortonhas ever had.She simply never disappoints.
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It would be an understatement to say that Olivia Colman’s body of work is vast. Her ability to turn on the charm in comedies likeFleabag, bring the power in dramas likeEmpire of Light, or simply shake us to the core in recurring roles onHeartstopper, it’s no wonder that she’s one of the most beloved actresses of our time. But, thanks to her press tour stops onThe Graham Norton Show,we’re privy to truly learning about the person behind the mask.
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Back in the day when she was simply a UK household name, she would appear for her obligatory press appearances, including one time whenshe unabashedly couldn’t recall her own character’s nameinCuban Fury. She appeared alongsideDavid Tennantto promoteBroadchurchas her star was rising, only to be met withfan fiction images of their two characters becoming intimatefor the next season. However, after she became an Oscar winner and the star ofThe Crown, more eyes kept a close watch on her appearances on the show, asshe was always so loose and hilarious.
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As time goes on, Olivia Colman gets better and better. Often paired with one of her costars, she andHelena Bonham Carterbrought their sisterhood fromThe Crownto the couch through hilarious banter.It gave us insight into what it was like to be on set with them. Furthermore, she would go on to reveal during an appearance that, as an emotionally mobile person, she was forced tokeep a straight face as Queen Elizabeth II by having an earpieceplaying the shipping forecast. Oh, and she openly divulged thatshe nicked a prop envelope with her face on a stampstraight from the set ofThe Crown.
Her appearances are always delightfully funny.She admitted she had no recollection of the night she won her Oscar, not even remembering meeting the lateChadwick Boseman. But she did remember the secret behind her sexual scene withEmma Stone.All I’ll say is it involved a sponge, and, well, you can imagine the rest. Andeven when the moment isn’t about her, she’ll find a way to make it about her.After Graham revealed the breakthrough role forJack WhitehallinClifford the Big Red Dog,which required an American accent,she openly mocked himby asking if the clip they had just watched showcased that American accent. And the hits keep on coming.
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The importance of this is that Olivia Colman seems like she would be a prim and proper professional on a talk show, but with Graham on his show, she showcases a side of her that makes us all want to be her best friend. That’s the joy ofThe Graham Norton Show. It allows our favorite celebrities to engage in a manner no other talk show provides—her ability to tell a story with her laid-back demeanor, with that hint of that wink-wink nudge-nudge slyness, it’s brilliant.
Between the hilarious banter, shocking anecdotes, and the freedom to be themselves, it helpsmakeThe Graham Norton Showthe best talk showon the planet.So the next time Olivia Colman pops by, expect another viral moment.Until then, thank YouTube for the gift that keeps on giving. You have to be an icon toreceive your own compilation clip feature on YouTubethatSTILLmisses out on the most recent appearances.The Graham Norton Showis available to stream on Netflix.
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