Distributor:
Target Entertainment Certificate: 18 | 102
minutes | Region 2 | Pal Format Available to buy Extras: No
ANYONE
IN IT WE KNOW?
Graham
Norton, Katie Holmes, Sharon Stone, Joan Rivers, Chris Rock, MacCauley
Culkin, Sandra Bernhard
WHAT’S
IT ABOUT THEN?
Graham
Norton takes the format of his
popular channel 4 show -
celebrity guests and
embarrassing internet or phone
related shenanigans and takes it
to the USA, this new release
from Target pulls together the
highlights from the 13 episodes
that were broadcast on US cable
channel Comedy Central.
SO
IS IT ANY GOOD?
Previously
unseen in the UK, the material on this new release proves that no matter
where he is or who he is talking to Norton is the ultimate cheeky
bugger, outrageously camp, celebratory about his campness even, Norton
is also genuinely funny.
The
format is simplicity itself, your basic late night chat show set up but
Norton is quick to subvert it, he makes heavy use of modern technology,
the internet, hidden cameras and the like to introduce his guests to a seamier
side
of life, for example one segment sees him persuade Sandra Bernhard to be
the voice for a realistic life size sex doll he has placed (fully
clothed) in a bar to see if she can chat somebody up and yes that is as
surreal as it sounds, Norton can be a little excessive at times and it
is clear that sometimes his guests just don't know what to make of him -
the audience love him though and throughout the disc he is up amongst
them persuading them to spill shockingly rude and occasionally
disgusting revelations from their lives. He more than passes the
laughter test though, more laughs per segment than many a classic
sitcom. If you're already a fan of Norton's then this is destined to be
essential if you are new to him then it certainly works as a great intro
to his style. Worth checking out.
