Graham Norton Show Starts Tonight On Comedy Central

Take an irreverent talk show host, add truckloads of celebrities, an unsuspecting studio audience and an Internet connection -- and you've got The Graham Norton Effect. Tune in to get your dose of gold lamé fun.

Raised in the Republic of Ireland, the 39 year-old Graham Norton is currently one of the most popular entertainers on British television.

The critically-acclaimed Norton has won numerous British Academy (BAFTA) awards, including this year's BAFTA for Entertainment Performer, and an International Emmy for Best Popular Arts Program in 2001. His big break in the world of comedy came in 1997 when he was nominated for the prestigious Perrier comedy award at the world-famous Edinburgh Festival, which led to multiple TV offers and, ultimately, to the creation of the hugely successful "So Graham Norton" on Britain's Channel Four.

Norton's international popularity has already led to specials in Japan ("Ah So Graham Norton") and Mexico ("Si Graham Norton")." Most recently Graham's made a fabulous leap across the pond for his latest incarnation-Comedy Central's "The Graham Norton Effect," filming out of New York every week.