Benicio Del Toro joins Graham Norton with Jennifer Garner, Gordon Ramsay, Charli XCX and Foo Fighters
benicio del toro appears on this week’s Graham Norton Show on Friday 20th February at 10: 40 p. m. ET, joining Jennifer Garner, Gordon Ramsay, Charli XCX and Foo Fighters for what the host calls the last “new” show of the series; the lineup and guests’ comments underscore new projects from film to streaming.
The episode is billed as the final new show of the run, with the final two episodes to be highlights shows; next week (27th February) Graham introduces the first of two compilation shows featuring highlights of the recent unclear in the provided context. The broadcast is listed for One and iPlayer on Friday 20th February at 10: 40 p. m. ET.
benicio del toro, credited as an Oscar-winner in the guest list, talks about Paul Thomas Anderson’s critically acclaimed film One Battle After Another, saying, "Its themes are surprisingly timely. We made it two years ago so everything that has happened with migrants in the States was not on fire like it is now and the movie deals with a lot of that. " He also recounts a driving stunt with Leonardo DiCaprio—"I was going at only 35 or 40 miles per hour, but when Leo is hanging out of the car I knew I had to take care of that diamond – I didn’t want to drop the diamond, so I was very focused!"—and mentions the film’s 14 Bafta and 13 Oscar nominations, adding jokingly, "Supporting Actor is up early on so I can get away!"
Benicio Del Toro on One Battle After Another
On the sofa, Benicio Del Toro discussed One Battle After Another, naming Paul Thomas Anderson as the filmmaker and describing the film as made two years ago; he tied its themes to migrant issues in the States and noted the film’s 14 Bafta and 13 Oscar nominations.
Gordon Ramsay and 22 Bishopsgate
Gordon Ramsay appears to promote his new restaurant documentary series Being Gordon Ramsay, a six-part show that dropped on the streaming service this week and follows him as he launches 22 Bishopsgate, a complex described as sitting 60 floors up and featuring five culinary businesses. Ramsay called the project "such a massive project I don’t think I could have done it 10 or 15 years ago. It’s definitely got the wow factor. It’s pretty incredible. " He said cameras were allowed into family life—his wife Tana participated—though daughter Megan and son Jack have not taken part, and he described filming with his family as "an important insight – a 360 – into the pressure and the family time. "
Jennifer Garner, Judy Greer and Alias stunts
Jennifer Garner talks about the returning TV mystery thriller The Last Thing He Told Me; the second series has just dropped onto Apple TV+ today. She described reuniting with 13 Going on 30 co-star Judy Greer, saying, "When people see Judy they go nuts for her because she’s been in so many great films, and then, when they see us together, it makes people lose their minds. Now more than ever 13 Going on 30 causes a sensation. " On Alias and its fight work she said, "In every episode they asked me to do something new – it was very stunt heavy... " and added that CIA recruitment rose after the show in a phenomenon she called the "Sydney effect. " She also confirmed she did her own stunts in Alias.
Charli XCX, Foo Fighters and studio performance
Charli XCX discussed starring in the pop mockumentary The Moment, saying the album Brat had opened her to a new audience and that she wanted to poke fun at the music industry; she added of her Wuthering Heights album, "I still can’t believe it’s happening. I feel very lucky and happy. " Foo Fighters performed "Your Favorite Toy" live in the studio, and Dave Grohl joins Graham for a post-performance chat.
What’s next: the show’s schedule moves from tonight’s lineup into two highlights episodes, with the first compilation airing next week on 27th February—unclear in the provided context what archive period the compilations will cover—and The Last Thing He Told Me season two is already on Apple TV+ as of today. The episode featuring Benicio Del Toro, Jennifer Garner, Gordon Ramsay, Charli XCX and Foo Fighters is set for Friday 20th February at 10: 40 p. m. ET.