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* {{Retool}}: The Spring 2020 series was this out of necessity, due to the [[UsefulNotes/CoronavirusDisease2019Pandemic COVID-19 pandemic]] - the show was filmed from Graham's home, with all interviews conducted separately via video conferencing. The show was reduced in length to 30 minutes, and brought forward from its usual late-night slot to an earlier one in primetime.

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The Spring 2020 series was this out of necessity, due to the [[UsefulNotes/CoronavirusDisease2019Pandemic COVID-19 pandemic]] - the show was filmed from Graham's home, with all interviews conducted separately via video conferencing. The show was reduced in length to 30 minutes, and brought forward from its usual late-night slot to an earlier one in primetime.


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** Due to COVID-19 limits on audience size participation, the big red chair segment had to be tweaked. Instead of audience members sitting in the chair to tell their stories, they'd tell them via videoconferencing while a celebrity guest sat in the chair to be flipped or allowed to stand up depending on Graham's verdict.
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** While promoting ''Film/BatmanVsSuperman'' they mentioned a scene of Superman and Lois in a bath, and Graham realized "we're ''really'' selling tickets now" - and Creator/BenAffleck then said [[GirlOnGirlIsHot Wonder Woman was in the bath as well]]. [[spoiler:She isn't really]].

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** While promoting ''Film/BatmanVsSuperman'' ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' they mentioned a scene of Superman and Lois in a bath, and Graham realized "we're ''really'' selling tickets now" - and Creator/BenAffleck then said [[GirlOnGirlIsHot Wonder Woman was in the bath as well]]. [[spoiler:She isn't really]].
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L9jzs-Cttc Yet another Red Chair story]] during an episode of Creator/JackWhitehall as guest host featured a woman in what she admitted was her second time in the seat -- the first time was eight years prior, and one of the guests on the sofa that show was particularly mocking towards her. As everyone on stage starts visibly trying to determine who it is, she lays down the critical thread:
--->'''Celine:''' Funnily enough, my daughter met this person at a nightclub recently...\\
'''Jack Whitehall:''' ''[[OhCrap Oh my god]]'', [[OhCrap it's me.]]
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: During the show's BBC Two days, it retained some of the sexual appeal and adult humour and segments that Norton's Channel 4 shows contain, although to a lesser degree (being that there was no nudity of any kind). When the show moved to BBC One, this was thrown out completely in favour of featuring more guests and dialogue humour, although there is still the occasional sexual jokes and occasionally strong swearing. This change was due to Norton deeming that his sense of humour had changed as he got older.
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* ADateWithRosiePalms:
** The late Creator/CarrieFisher [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDpBeJtxffQ related a story]] of a man coming up to her once and saying he thought of Princess Leia "four times a day" from the ages of 12 to 22. She [[IncrediblyLamePun finished]] her story by telling a grossed-out Creator/DaisyRidley "[[CrossesTheLineTwice See, you have that to look forward to!]]"
** Creator/AndrewScott is mortified when Music/PalomaFaith talks about how much she "enjoyed" him as the sexy priest from ''Series/{{Fleabag}}''[[note]]having told him previously on the red carpet at the [=BAFTAs=][[/note]], a sentiment shared by some members of the audience, Twitter users, and Creator/StephenFry.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: When Cameron Diaz insists that of ''course'' "regular" guys can ask her out on a date, Richard Ayoade immediately questions her on what the ratio of asked-to-actually-going out is. She clearly doesn't want to answer, and is saved by Kylie Minogue assuring everyone that it's rare to actually ''be'' asked.
* DirtyOldWoman: Miriam Margolyes speaks very frankly on all subjects, whether it's her negative opinion of Hollywood, how she feels arousal when around certain people (including a memorable recollection of meeting Sir Laurence Olivier as a young woman), or how she used to perform sex acts on random men she met.

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* DidntThinkThisThrough: When Cameron Diaz Creator/CameronDiaz insists that of ''course'' "regular" guys can ask her out on a date, Richard Ayoade Creator/RichardAyoade immediately questions her on what the ratio of asked-to-actually-going out is. She clearly doesn't want to answer, and is saved by Kylie Minogue Music/KylieMinogue assuring everyone that it's rare to actually ''be'' asked.
* DirtyOldWoman: Miriam Margolyes Creator/MiriamMargolyes speaks very frankly on all subjects, whether it's her negative opinion of Hollywood, how she feels arousal when around certain people (including a memorable recollection of meeting Sir Laurence Olivier Creator/LaurenceOlivier as a young woman), or how she used to perform sex acts on random men she met.



* EvenTheGuysWantHim: James Corden describes his bromance with David Beckham as this. Apparently, his girlfriend can tell when David sends him a text, from the giddy smile on his face. He also told Creator/BradleyCooper "you're fit" to his face, assuring him he was sexier than Creator/RyanGosling.

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* EvenTheGuysWantHim: James Corden Creator/JamesCorden describes his bromance with David Beckham as this. Apparently, his girlfriend can tell when David sends him a text, from the giddy smile on his face. He also told Creator/BradleyCooper "you're fit" to his face, assuring him he was sexier than Creator/RyanGosling.



* HeadTiltinglyKinky: Creator/MichellePfeiffer and Jennifer Saunders [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8THx3lxNrfQ have this reaction]] when checking out Jennifer Saunders's porn pictures. See OneSteveLimit below.

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* HeadTiltinglyKinky: Creator/MichellePfeiffer and Jennifer Saunders Creator/JenniferSaunders [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8THx3lxNrfQ have this reaction]] when checking out Jennifer Saunders's porn pictures. See OneSteveLimit below.



** James Corden got on astonishingly well with Creator/JessicaBiel. After her BigEater moment outlined above, his response was "I honestly didn't think I could find you more attractive" and she made jokes about [[ArentYouGoingToRavishMe him making a pass at her]] routinely. Sarah Millican also got involved, and excitedly compared food stories with Jessica.

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** James Corden Creator/JamesCorden got on astonishingly well with Creator/JessicaBiel. After her BigEater moment outlined above, his response was "I honestly didn't think I could find you more attractive" and she made jokes about [[ArentYouGoingToRavishMe him making a pass at her]] routinely. Sarah Millican also got involved, and excitedly compared food stories with Jessica.



** Miriam Margolyes and [[Music/TheBlackEyedPeas Will.i.am]].

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** Miriam Margolyes Creator/MiriamMargolyes and [[Music/TheBlackEyedPeas Will.i.am]].
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** Dan Stevens finds the various tweets about [[spoiler:Matthew's death]] in the ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' finale hilarious.

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** Dan Stevens Creator/DanStevens finds the various tweets about [[spoiler:Matthew's death]] in the ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' finale hilarious.



* AutoTune: Graham brought in an autotune mic for an appearance by Cher, ultimately resulting in him and Dawn French singing a bit of "Believe" into it, which was quite awesomely followed by Cher herself with ''zero'' distortion.

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* AutoTune: Graham brought in an autotune mic for an appearance by Cher, Music/{{Cher}}, ultimately resulting in him and Dawn French Creator/DawnFrench singing a bit of "Believe" into it, which was quite awesomely followed by Cher herself with ''zero'' distortion.

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* AudienceParticipationSong: During her second appearance on the show, Music/{{Sia}} said that this was a singing tip Music/{{Adele}} gave her; when you're having trouble hitting the right notes, hold the mic out to the audience!


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* AudienceParticipationSong: During her second appearance on the show, Music/{{Sia}} said that this was a singing tip Music/{{Adele}} gave her; when you're having trouble hitting the right notes, hold the mic out to the audience!
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* AudienceParticipationSong: During her second appearance on the show, Music/{{Sia}} said that this was a singing tip Music/{{Adele}} gave her; when you're having trouble hitting the right notes, hold the mic out to the audience!
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** On that same note, any time the Oscars ''Film/LaLaLand''[=/=]''Film/{{Moonlight}}'' mix-up is mentioned to a guest who was at the event that had a notable reaction. (i.e. Creator/RyanGosling's stifled laugh, Creator/NaomieHarris - who was in ''Film/{{Moonlight}}'', the film that did end up winning - describing the chaos or Creator/DwayneJohnson's concerned people's eyebrow) Graham even went as far to actually ''get'' Creator/WarrenBeatty on to talk about it.

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** On that same note, any time the Oscars ''Film/LaLaLand''[=/=]''Film/{{Moonlight}}'' ''Film/LaLaLand''/''Film/Moonlight2016'' mix-up is mentioned to a guest who was at the event that who had a notable reaction. (i.e. , Creator/RyanGosling's stifled laugh, Creator/NaomieHarris - -- who was in ''Film/{{Moonlight}}'', ''Moonlight'', the film that did end up winning - -- describing the chaos or Creator/DwayneJohnson's concerned people's eyebrow) eyebrow), Graham even went as far to actually ''get'' Creator/WarrenBeatty on to talk about it.
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* HeightAngst: Creator/TomHolland and Creator/{{Zendaya}} talked about the challenges of performing stunts together because Zendaya is several inches taller than Tom (he's 5' 8", she's 5' 10") and the rigging needed to be set to her height for safety reasons. Tom jokingly complained that this caused him to often swing uncontrollably during landings (since her feet land first) and that Zendaya would instinctively catch him in a bridal carry, which annoyed him because he was supposed to be the hero.

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* HeightAngst: Creator/TomHolland and Creator/{{Zendaya}} talked about the challenges of performing stunts together because Zendaya On multiple appearances, Creator/TomHolland, who is several inches taller than Tom (he's 5' 8", she's has cheerfully complained about how annoying it is to act alongside co-stars who are much taller than he is. Such as when shooting scenes with Creator/ChrisPratt, who is 6' 3", for ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' and how he accidentally ended up looking shorter because he was standing in a dip on set when cameras started rolling. And about shooting Spider-Man stunts with Creator/{{Zendaya}}, who's 5' 10") 10", and how the rigging needed needs to be set to her height for safety reasons. Tom jokingly complained that this caused reasons, causing him to often swing uncontrollably during landings (since her feet land first) and that first), resulting in Zendaya would instinctively catch catching him in a bridal carry, which annoyed frustrating him because he was he's supposed to be the hero.
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''The Graham Norton Show'' is a [[Creator/TheBBC BBC]] [[TalkShow chat show]] initially running on BBC Two from 2007, then on BBC One from 2009. Airing late on Friday evenings, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin it is hosted by]] Graham Norton (born 4 April 1963), famous for having played Fr. Noel Furlong in ''Series/FatherTed'', and currently as the British commentator for the Series/EurovisionSongContest (2014's winner, Austrian bearded drag queen Music/ConchitaWurst, is even one of his guests).

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''The Graham Norton Show'' is a [[Creator/TheBBC BBC]] [[TalkShow chat show]] initially running on BBC Two from 2007, then on BBC One from 2009. Airing late on Friday evenings, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin it is hosted by]] Graham Norton (born 4 April 1963), famous for having played Fr. Noel Furlong in ''Series/FatherTed'', and currently as the British commentator for the Series/EurovisionSongContest (2014's winner, Austrian bearded drag queen Music/ConchitaWurst, is even one of his guests).
Norton, an Irish-born comedian who'd previously presented more niche, adult-oriented chat shows.



* LighterAndSofter: ''The Graham Norton Show'' is considerably tamer and less sexual than his previous shows.

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* LighterAndSofter: ''The Graham Norton Show'' is considerably tamer and less sexual than his previous shows.shows, which featured muscular men in fetish gear who'd wear collars and leashes to escort guests onto set.
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** Creator/ChrisPratt revealed that his wife Creator/AnnaFaris fell in love with ''Series/TheOnlyWayIsEssex'' when visiting while he was shooting ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy''. This had the unintended side effect of Chris Pratt learning how to imitate the way the people on the show talked, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af7UD-IxzZI he pulls it off with remarkable precision]].

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** Creator/ChrisPratt revealed that his wife Creator/AnnaFaris fell in love with ''Series/TheOnlyWayIsEssex'' when visiting while he was shooting ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy''.''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014''. This had the unintended side effect of Chris Pratt learning how to imitate the way the people on the show talked, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af7UD-IxzZI he pulls it off with remarkable precision]].
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* ContrivedCoincidence: One Red Chair guest was flipped for claiming that Czech women had a tradition called 'Whipping Day'. Literally the next person on was a Czech woman - who [[AluminumChristmasTrees confirmed the story]].

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* ContrivedCoincidence: One Red Chair guest was flipped for claiming that Czech women had a tradition called 'Whipping Day'. Literally the next person on was a Czech woman - who [[AluminumChristmasTrees confirmed the story]].story.
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** Subsequently, Music/CamillaCabello was spazzing out without shame after being invited on the couch with Emilia and Creator/JasonMomoa, clearly a fan of the 1st season of ''Series/GameOfThrones''. She even brought a toy ShoulderSizedDragon.

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** Subsequently, Music/CamillaCabello Music/CamilaCabello was spazzing out without shame after being invited on the couch with Emilia and Creator/JasonMomoa, clearly a fan of the 1st season of ''Series/GameOfThrones''. She even brought a toy ShoulderSizedDragon.
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** Subsequently, Music/CamillaCabello was spazzing out without shame after being invited on the couch with Emilia and Creator/JasonMomoa, clearly a fan of the 1st season of ''Series/GameOfThrones''. She even brought a toy ShoulderSizedDragon.
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The show itself is a CreatorDrivenSuccessor to Norton's previous chat shows: ''So Graham Norton'' (1998-2002) and ''V Graham Norton'' (2002-2003) shown on Creator/{{Channel 4}}; and ''The Graham Norton Effect'' (2004), shown on Creator/ComedyCentral.



* SpiritualSuccessor: To Graham's previous shows mentioned above.

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The show itself is a successor to Norton's previous chat shows: ''So Graham Norton'' (1998-2002) and ''V Graham Norton'' (2002-2003) shown on Creator/{{Channel 4}}; and ''The Graham Norton Effect'' (2004), shown on Creator/ComedyCentral.

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The show itself is a successor CreatorDrivenSuccessor to Norton's previous chat shows: ''So Graham Norton'' (1998-2002) and ''V Graham Norton'' (2002-2003) shown on Creator/{{Channel 4}}; and ''The Graham Norton Effect'' (2004), shown on Creator/ComedyCentral.


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* OldShame: Graham will almost always try (good-naturedly, of course) to dig out some of the more embarrassing things his guests ever did:
** Creator/MelissaMcCarthy's first headshots.
** Creator/BilliePiper's early music career.
** Creator/PeterCapaldi hilariously cringing at his old modeling photos, the punk band he was in with Creator/CraigFerguson, or his childhood letters to the ''Doctor Who'' producers.
** Creator/HarrisonFord accidentally punching Creator/RyanGosling in the face for real while filming ''Film/{{Blade Runner 2049}}''.
** On that same note, any time the Oscars ''Film/LaLaLand''[=/=]''Film/{{Moonlight}}'' mix-up is mentioned to a guest who was at the event that had a notable reaction. (i.e. Creator/RyanGosling's stifled laugh, Creator/NaomieHarris - who was in ''Film/{{Moonlight}}'', the film that did end up winning - describing the chaos or Creator/DwayneJohnson's concerned people's eyebrow) Graham even went as far to actually ''get'' Creator/WarrenBeatty on to talk about it.
** [[Series/{{Friends}} Matt LeBlanc]] doing a film with a baseball-playing chimpanzee[[note]]not even a real one, ''just an animatronic robot''[[/note]].
** Needling Creator/BenedictCumberbatch for his chronicly pronouncing "penguins" as "pengwings".
** Creator/ChristophWaltz hosting a children's educational show.
** Making Creator/GeorgeClooney apologize for ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'' ([[RunningGag for the umpteenth time]]).
** Creator/ColinFarrell's various bad haircuts in movies (prompting Farrell to joke a bit about some of the bad reviews he received for ''Film/{{Alexander}}'', including how he [[NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent probably shouldn't have had an Irish accent]]).
** Subverted with Creator/KirstenDunst and a commercial she did as a child for a toy called Baby Uh-Oh, where she was happy to see it again. She explained that when the kids at school would make fun of her for it, she would gleefully respond by telling them how much money she made.
** If Graham won't do it, the other guests will (cf. [[Series/TheOsbournes Sharon Osbourne]] recalling Creator/ColinFarrell's sex tape, [[Series/FreshMeat Jack Whitehall]] making a joke about Creator/JohnnyDepp's then-recent customs incident while he was on the couch - which Johnny took in stride and even took the mick out of himself - or Creator/StephenFry and Robert Duvall ribbing Creator/RobertDowneyJr for his time in rehab).
** In one episode, Creator/TomHiddleston performed an impression of Creator/RobertDeNiro from ''Film/{{Heat}}'' in front of the latter (to De Niro's amusement). He humorously admitted in his next appearance on the program that it had instantly left him incredibly embarrassed.
** Creator/SarahPaulson smelling Music/{{Cher}}'s hair unbeknownst to her. Cher was on the episode after this, but it wasn't brought up. It was brought up on Sarah's next appearance, in which she then told Graham that she ended up meeting her not long after that and said that she had no idea that she was smelling her hair.
** Digging up an old Japanese TV ad that Creator/JenniferConnelly did as a teenager and the jingle she sang that happened to become a hit. She barely remembered doing it and could only cringe when forced to watch it.
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-->''Creator/EwanMacGregor and Creator/ChrisODowd start playing with high-end lighstabers''\\

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-->''Creator/EwanMacGregor and Creator/ChrisODowd start playing with high-end lighstabers''\\
'''Graham:''' They'll break! They'll break! They're 150 quid ''each''!\\
'''Ewan:''' How much do they cost?\\
'''Graham:''' 150 quid ''each''.\\
''Ewan and Chris smack their sabers harder together''
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** When Creator/BryceDallasHoward and Creator/ThandieNewton appeared together, they related how they tend to get mistaken frequently for Creator/JessicaChastain and Creator/ZoeSaldana, respectively. (Howard even suggests this is OlderThanTheyThink--in that apparently, her and Chastain share many acquaintances who even tend to mistake them ''even before'' they got to Hollywood.)

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** When Creator/BryceDallasHoward and Creator/ThandieNewton Creator/ThandiweNewton appeared together, they related how they tend to get mistaken frequently for Creator/JessicaChastain and Creator/ZoeSaldana, respectively. (Howard even suggests this is OlderThanTheyThink--in that apparently, her and Chastain share many acquaintances who even tend to mistake them ''even before'' they got to Hollywood.)
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* {{Corpsing}}:
** Sometimes Graham has been reduced to hysterical laughter by a guest's story, or a Red Chair story.
** Creator/LeeMack's story about his first stand-up gig caused both Martin Clunes and Creator/JohnCleese, of all people, to break out in uncontrollable laughter. Mack also shocked the two of them into laughter when he took Cleese's joke about marrying someone who was "very age inappropriate" for him and responded with "[[CrossesTheLineTwice Well, the old Gary Glitter line!]]"
** Both Creator/BillMurray and Creator/MattDamon couldn't stop laughing at Hugh Bonneville's red lips and wooly jumper on ''Top Gear.'' Every time the conversation started to shift, Murray brought the "wooly jumper" back and they all resumed laughing until they cried.
** Creator/TomCruise was reduced to hysterical giggles by Creator/SethMacFarlane doing his "Kermit the frog saying the ''{{Film/Taken}}''" bit.
** Creator/JenniferLawrence needed tissues after Jack Whitehall's story about [[ToiletHumor having a problem with the toilets in a Spanish bar]].
** Creator/JodieFoster and Creator/RussellCrowe were in hysterics by the end of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuXGpUR7fXA Greg Davies' story]] about [[ToiletHumour taking a dump at a school]] while hungover and wearing his mother's knickers and trousers, but poor Creator/RyanGosling had been cracking up for most of the story already and just lost it at the end.
** Music/RobbieWilliams made Graham, Music/JustinTimberlake, Creator/AnnaKendrick, and Creator/DanielRadcliffe collapse into howls of laughter when [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXLQIO3gRM0 he told a story]] about once getting a handjob off a LoonyFan cleaning his hotel room - who he later discovered had posed as a cleaning lady just to do so.
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** Creator/JodieFoster and Creator/RussellCrowe were in hysterics by the end of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuXGpUR7fXA Greg Davies' story]] about [[ToiletHumour taking a dump at a school]] [[UpToEleven while hungover and wearing his mother's knickers and trousers]], but poor Creator/RyanGosling had been cracking up for most of the story already and just lost it at the end.

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