Graham Norton reveals grumpiest guest ever and shares details of Taylor Swift video

EXCLUSIVE: Graham Norton reveals grumpiest guest ever and shares details of Taylor Swift videoHe's been king of the couch since his chat show began in 1998, and now Graham Norton spills the beans on his best and worst guests ever. And it may just surprise you...Comments3amMarc Baker and Hannah Britt, Senior Reporter Mirror Features08:47, 06 Apr 2026View 5 ImagesGraham found fame through his hilarious portrayal of Father Noel Furlong in Father Ted in the mid-1990s(Image: Getty Images for the NTA's)The guestlist for The Graham Norton Show reads like a roll call of the great and the good, as A-listers clamour to be interviewed by the jovial Irish host. But, speaking candidly about the celebrities who have sat on his well worn couch, Graham, 63, has revealed some have not been very good at all! Actress Maria McErlane asks Graham: “Who was it that said drunkenly, ‘I think this is the greatest chat show ever?” He responds: “It was Matt Damon. He is a very nice person. Thanks for bringing it up.”‌Matt Damon was promoting his 2014 film Monuments Men alongside Bill Murray and Hugh Bonneville. Graham, who lives in Wapping, east London, says: “I think they had been doing a lot of press that afternoon in Claridges! I felt that show stopped just in time. We got the best of them.”‌Speaking at an Advertising Week Europe event last week, Graham - who presents the podcast Wanging On with his mate Maria, the agony aunt on his Virgin Radio show, also reveals his grumpiest chat show guest. He says: “Kevin Costner came on and he was monosyllabic.”‌READ MORE: Inside CBGB’s: The scruffy NY dive bar that spawned Blondie, the Ramones and the Talking HeadsBut while The Untouchables and Dancing With Wolves legend failed to fall for Graham’s charms, he lit up when questioned by fellow guest, Helen Mirren. Graham says: “Helen Mirren asked him a similar question and he was chat, chat, chat - telling all his stories. It was great. I did not give a sh** as the stories were amazing, but h...