What's with the Graham Norton approach?

so you like your talk shows like a conveyor belt of show up, sell your crap, leave? like every other talk show on US tv?

doesn't it all get a bit samey?

whats the big deal about a desk/ talk shows don't have to be formal.

and why should he fake an american accent? he's not an american.

His anus is soaking wet- Walter Bishop - Fringe

http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2015/03/23/new-late-late-show-host-james-corden-on-his-organic-format-and-bar/

"I think what's great about it is it makes the guest's job easier," he says, "and all we want is to make it a nice place where people feel comfortable and want to hang out. You feel more at ease (in a group) than walking out and doing your seven minutes about you, and telling your three stories you already told to the show's researcher, thanks very much, goodbye. It should feel more organic and perhaps a fraction more relaxed."

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The Graham Norton format is new to American late night. Still a little early to pass judgment on what Corden is bringing to,the table. Needs some time to develop. Corden is a talented guy, but his roots aren't in stand-up, so the opening monologue looks to be a weak spot. The producers may take a look at how things progress, and maybe jiggle the contents a bit. This puppy is in utero now, but it's worth checking out. Hey...nobody had a clue who Colbert or Stewart or Letterman were when they first started. You never know. Might just turn into a big deal.

The problem with the group interview is the Byron Allen effect. Sometimes the segues seem very telegraphed, and it makes for a cheap feel to the interview segment.

I agree, the 'all the guests at once' approach really seems to throw everything off, like you said I may tune in for one guest and then another obnoxious guest is there, or also a quiet one, and it seems to just not feel like an interview more than just three Hollywood people hanging out, and although I love craig ferguson for the 'just hanging out' feel, with james it's like he just goes from Guest A, to guest B, to guest C, then maybe back to guest B, then Segway into guest A again, it seems like just do one at a time, and if the other one wants to sit in, that's always fun too, but give them a choice

There's two problems with this interview style. 1. It's clearly an alien concept to most of these celebs so far and they really don't know how to engage in group conversations. 2. Corden is asking single interview questions to one guest at a time, which doesn't invite any sort of group conversation in the first place, leaving each guest to sit there and wait to be spoken to in revolving door style. It's a mess. On the Norton show, you get that "party conversation" effect which sure as hell ain't happening here.

"I said no camels, that's five camels, can't you count?"

I like this style of talk show quite a lot but I think the biggest problem is that it doesn't work very well in the traditional setting. The decor is quite dark and everything looks too formal, throwing the whole interview a bit off making it seem very weird. Graham Norton's setup is very open and well lit.

All things considered, I think it's a format that deserves some attention and experimentation since pretty much all those US late night shows have been following the same pattern.

i like the difference. if realize its not original, but it is differnet from anything right now. so if i ever get tired or dont like whoever fallon has on ill change it up with some corden