Next show, Friday 13 November. Rob Brydon, David Tennant, Laura Linney, Cynthia Erivo.
BBC One and iPlayer, with Noah Kahan performing live.
Who is on Graham Norton tonight? The next show is on Friday 13 November at 10.40 pm on BBC One, and the Graham Norton guests that night are Rob Brydon, David Tennant, Laura Linney and Cynthia Erivo, with music from Noah Kahan. The guests for 20 November have been named too.
On Friday 6 November, Judi Dench told Graham Norton that her late husband sent her a rose every Friday of their marriage, on a sofa she shared with Alan Cumming, Nicola Coughlan and Tramell Tillman. Two weeks earlier, Prince William became the first working royal to appear on the show. Here is every guest, what they are promoting, and when to watch.
Is Graham Norton on tonight?
Not tonight. The Graham Norton Show is only on Fridays, and the next episode is on Friday 13 November 2026 at 10.40 pm on BBC One.
The 6 November episode, with Judi Dench, Alan Cumming, Nicola Coughlan and Tramell Tillman, is on BBC iPlayer now. BBC One repeats it on Sunday 8 November at 11.50 pm, the British Comedy Guide lists.
Who is on Graham Norton this week?
Rob Brydon, David Tennant, Laura Linney and Cynthia Erivo are on The Graham Norton Show this week, with Noah Kahan performing The Great Divide, on Friday 13 November 2026.
Promoting his return to sitcom in Bill’s Included on BBC One.
Promoting the new season of Rivals.
Promoting the British romantic drama Onwards And Sideways.
Promoting the film version of Prima Facie.
Performing The Great Divide, the title track of his current album.
The guests and what they are promoting are listed by the British Comedy Guide.
The BBC lists line-ups as “will include”, and they can change before broadcast. This page is updated every week, when the full details for Friday’s show are confirmed.
Who is on Graham Norton next week?
Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Michelle Yeoh and Jamie Oliver are on The Graham Norton Show next week, on Friday 20 November 2026, with Take That performing their single Higher.
De Niro and Stiller are promoting Focker-in-Law, Yeoh her new TV series Blade Runner 2099, and Oliver his book 20 Minute Meals. It is on at 10.40 pm on BBC One. The guests are listed by the British Comedy Guide, and as with every week, the line-up can change before broadcast. The guests for Friday 27 November have not been announced yet.
What time is Graham Norton on?
The Graham Norton Show is on at 10.40 pm on Friday nights on BBC One, with each episode on BBC iPlayer straight afterwards.
The slot has been stable all series, but it is a late-night show on a channel that carries live sport and breaking news, so it can shift. Check the BBC One listings on the night if you are recording it.
It is the late end of the BBC One Friday, and Strictly follows on Saturday.
Who was on Graham Norton last night?
Judi Dench, Alan Cumming, Nicola Coughlan and Tramell Tillman were on the most recent Graham Norton Show, on Friday 6 November 2026, with James Blunt performing his single Circles. The episode is on BBC iPlayer.
Promoting her memoir, Is It Too Late To Make A Run For It?
Promoting his return to the UK stage as Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady, at Pitlochry Festival Theatre.
Promoting the Channel 4 drama I Am Helen.
Promoting Ebenezer, a Christmas film in which he plays the Ghost of Christmas Present.
Performed his single Circles.
The moment of the night was Dench remembering her late husband, the actor Michael Williams. “He sent me a rose every Friday of our marriage,” she said, and became tearful, Entertainment Daily and Woman & Home reported. They were married for 30 years, less 10 days. The guests and what they were promoting are from the British Comedy Guide and Where To Watch.
Blunt’s appearance came a week after the Celebrity Traitors final, where he was banished at the fire pit as a Faithful. Our page on who won Celebrity Traitors 2026 has how the final played out.
The week before, on 30 October, Michael Douglas and Glenn Close were reunited on the sofa thirty-nine years after Fatal Attraction, alongside Kieran Culkin and Naomi Ackie. Douglas admitted the film’s makers had not thought Close was right for the part. “We had never been so wrong in our lives. We were idiots,” he said, Hello reported. That episode, and the Prince William one from Friday 23 October, are still on BBC iPlayer.
Why was Prince William on Graham Norton?
Prince William appeared on The Graham Norton Show on Friday 23 October 2026 to promote the Earthshot Prize, the environmental award he founded, ahead of this year’s awards in Mumbai in November. He is the first working royal to appear on the show, which launched in 2007.
It’s all about getting excited.
Prince William, The Graham Norton ShowHe said he started the prize because he was troubled by the “negativity and doom” in environmental stories and wanted something more optimistic. It awards £1 million in each of five categories, and Cate Blanchett, Hannah Waddingham and Robert Irwin all have links to it, as ITV News reported.
He walked on unannounced, and the studio audience gasped, LADbible reported.
What did Prince William say on Graham Norton?
Prince William told Graham Norton that his family is obsessed with Celebrity Traitors, that he once wanted to be a policeman or a DJ, and that his DJ name was “DJ Xara with an X”.
On Celebrity Traitors, he said Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis are hooked, and that when he met Ross Kemp the day after the first episode, he touched him to see how he would react. “Turns out he was really jumpy!” he said.
On the DJ phase, he admitted the name “wasn’t good”, Hello reported. He also named Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight films as favourites, recalled meeting Taylor Swift at Wembley with Prince George and Princess Charlotte, and helped judge the Big Red Chair.
Our full story on Prince William’s Graham Norton appearance has every moment from the interview.
Who are the Graham Norton guests in series 34?
The Graham Norton guests in series 34 so far include Tom Cruise, Sylvester Stallone, Olivia Colman, Quentin Tarantino, Prince William, Michael Douglas and Judi Dench. The series is on Fridays on BBC One, with a Christmas special on 18 December and a New Year’s Eve special on Thursday 31 December.
| Date | Guests |
|---|---|
| 25 September25 Sep | Tom Cruise, Florence Pugh, Lolly Adefope, John Bishop, Emeli Sandé |
| 2 October2 Oct | Sylvester Stallone, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Andrew Garfield, Blossoms |
| 9 October9 Oct | Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård, John Malkovich, Ayo Edebiri, Orville Peck |
| 16 October16 Oct | Quentin Tarantino, Ellen DeGeneres, Colin Farrell, Gemma Chan, Suede |
| 23 October23 Oct | Prince William, Cate Blanchett, Hannah Waddingham, Robert Irwin, Jorja Smith |
| 30 October30 Oct | Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, Kieran Culkin, Naomi Ackie, Sugababes |
| 6 November6 Nov | Judi Dench, Alan Cumming, Nicola Coughlan, Tramell Tillman, James Blunt |
| 13 November13 Nov | Rob Brydon, David Tennant, Laura Linney, Cynthia Erivo, Noah Kahan |
| 20 November20 Nov | Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Oliver, Take That |
| 27 November27 Nov | To be announced |
| 4 December4 Dec | To be announced |
| 11 December11 Dec | To be announced |
| 18 December18 Dec | Christmas special |
| 31 December31 Dec | New Year’s Eve special, ThursdayNew Year’s Eve, Thu |
Series 34 runs to 26 February 2027, finishing with two highlights specials. The New Year’s Eve edition is the one scheduling exception: it goes out on a Thursday rather than a Friday.
How do you watch Graham Norton on iPlayer or in the US?
In the UK, every episode of The Graham Norton Show is on BBC iPlayer after broadcast. In the US, episodes air on BBC America on Thursdays at 11 pm ET, six days after the UK.
You need a TV licence to watch live or on iPlayer, and there is nothing to pay on top of that. iPlayer is UK-only. The BBC One programme page carries the full episode listing.
That means the 6 November episode, with Judi Dench and Alan Cumming, airs there on Thursday 12 November.