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
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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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