The Secret to the Graham Norton Show? Be a "Kiss-Ass Groveller"

Graham Norton has undoubtedly become the most popular talk show host in the UK and Ireland in recent years, and while he's got a great gig going for himself over on the BBC, chatting to Hollywood A-lister after Hollywood A-lister, it may not be all it's cracked up to be.

The Cork native told The Telegraph; "The odd thing about being a chat show host, because your name is in the title, on that level, you’re high status. But, in reality, you play low status, because you’ve got to imagine these people are fascinating and that a half-baked anecdote is funny. You really do have to be a kiss-ass groveller."

The host also talked about his future retirement plans saying; "So if I retired at 55, say? But then I think, if I live until I’m 85, that’s 30 years. I think I need to think about this very carefully, because once you get off the bus you’re not getting back on it. I mean, there are things you can do, like a daytime quiz or something. They’re quite lucrative. Maybe I’ll do that."

Nah, we don't see it. He may have to be a "kiss-ass groveller", but he's the best kiss-ass groveller!