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Here’s what viewers made of Jack Whitehall hosting The Graham Norton Show

Published 16:50 18 May 2019 BST

Paul Moore
Here’s what viewers made of Jack Whitehall hosting The Graham Norton Show

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There was a big change on the couch.

With Eurovision duty in Tel Aviv calling Graham Norton this weekend, presenting duties on the Graham Norton Show fell to comedian Jack Whitehall. He was joined by Gwendoline Christie, Luke Evans, Peter Crouch and David Walliams on the couch. Right from the beginning, Whitehall set the self-deprecating tone by noting just how weird it was to see someone else hosting Norton's show but the interviews flowed extremely well. Gwendoline Christie was happy to chat some about her strangest crushes, Peter Crouch gave a few great anecdotes about his time as a footballer - his famous answer when asked 'what would you be if you weren't a footballer? is always gold - Luke Evans had a few stories about meeting the cast of Friends, and there was familiar vibe of friends slagging off each other between Walliams and Whitehall. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDMRHJJKoVs However, the main laugh of the night came during the 'Big Red Chair' segment when Whitehall got an unexpected blast from the past. All things considered, viewers were pretty impressed with the new host because it couldn't have been easy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L9jzs-Cttc Plenty of viewers were impressed by Whitehall's spot as the guest host on the show. https://twitter.com/KirstieMAllsopp/status/1129513280391778307 https://twitter.com/jodibwithoutane/status/1129512192078962689 https://twitter.com/b_robinson256/status/1129510438725738496 https://twitter.com/TomMunns1/status/1129504401624903680 https://twitter.com/amyrobyn/status/1129514898071969793 https://twitter.com/dylan__davies/status/1129644750733225985 https://twitter.com/linseymc85/status/1129516368448163840 https://twitter.com/DuncanReid3/status/1129514184192999425 https://twitter.com/barry_wood/status/1129523371690123265 However, as good as Whitehall was, some viewers felt that his guest spot highlighted just how good Graham Norton is. https://twitter.com/justelsg/status/1129505625812144128 https://twitter.com/DavidJOBrienDav/status/1129503484091469829 https://twitter.com/NeilWalmsley3/status/1129504170669744128 Clips via BBC

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Here's what viewers made of Jack Whitehall hosting The Graham Norton Show