Editing Graham Norton (section)

==Career==
===Channel 4===
In 1992, Norton's stand-up comedy drag act as a tea-towel-clad [[Mother Teresa of Calcutta]] in the [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]] made the press when [[Scottish Television]]'s religious affairs department mistakenly thought he represented the real Mother Teresa.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Turpin |first=Adrian |title=Festival Eye |work=[[The Independent]] |page=24}}</ref> His first appearances in broadcasting were in the UK, where he had a spot as a regular comedian and panellist on the [[BBC Radio 4]] show ''[[Loose Ends (radio)|Loose Ends]]'' in the early 1990s, when the show ran on Saturday mornings.

He was one of the early successes of [[5 (British TV channel)|Channel 5]], winning an award as stand-in host of a [[The Jack Docherty Show|late-night TV talk show]] usually presented by [[Jack Docherty]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Graham Norton: Naughty but nice |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3322069.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906004421/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3322069.stm |archive-date=6 September 2017 |access-date=4 December 2011 |work=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Robinson |first=James |title=Summer stand-ins steal the limelight |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2005/aug/14/broadcasting.business |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227191520/http://www.theguardian.com/media/2005/aug/14/broadcasting.business |archive-date=27 December 2013 |access-date=4 December 2011 |work=[[The Observer]]}}</ref> This was followed by a comic [[quiz show]] on Channel 5 called ''[[Bring Me the Head of Light Entertainment]]'', which was not well received as a programme but enhanced Norton's reputation as a comic and host. In 1996, he co-hosted the late-night quiz show [[Carnal Knowledge (TV series)|''Carnal Knowledge'']] on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] with [[Maria McErlane]].

Between 1996 and 1998, Norton played the part of [[Father Noel Furlong]] in three episodes ("[[Hell (Father Ted)|Hell]]", "[[Flight into Terror]]", "[[The Mainland (Father Ted)|The Mainland]]") of the [[Channel 4]] series ''[[Father Ted]]'',<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rainey |first=Sarah |date=10 May 2013 |title=Graham Norton: the making of a national treasure |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/baftas/10049417/Graham-Norton-the-making-of-a-national-treasure.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019140558/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/baftas/10049417/Graham-Norton-the-making-of-a-national-treasure.html |archive-date=19 October 2017 |access-date=13 October 2017 |work=The Daily Telegraph |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> which was set on the fictional [[Craggy Island]] off the west coast of Ireland. Father Furlong was often seen taking charge of the St Luke's Youth Group.

After this early success, Norton moved to Channel 4 in 1998 to host his own chat shows, including the weekly ''[[So Graham Norton]]'' (1998–2002), followed by the daily weeknight show ''[[V Graham Norton]]'' (2002–03). In January 2003 Norton was listed in ''[[The Observer]]'' as one of the 1,000 funniest acts in [[British comedy]]. (Though Norton is Irish, the bulk of his television career has been in the UK.) In January 2004, he was named the [[Radio Times's Most Powerful People in TV Comedy|most powerful person in TV comedy]] by ''[[Radio Times]]''.<ref name="2004 list">{{Cite news |date=12 January 2004 |title=Norton tops comedy list |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/norton-tops-comedy-list-7229205.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913232521/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/norton-tops-comedy-list-7229205.html |archive-date=13 September 2017 |access-date=13 September 2017 |work=[[Evening Standard]] |location=London}}</ref>

Also that year he was the subject of controversy in the United Kingdom when, on his Channel 4 show, he joked, "I bet [[Maurice Gibb]]'s [[heart monitor]] was singing the tune of '[[Stayin' Alive]]'", referring to the recent death of the [[Bee Gees]] singer. Gibb's brother [[Robin Gibb|Robin]] described Norton as "scum", threatened to "rip his head off" if he saw him, and demanded an apology from him, the show's producers, and Channel 4.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Day |first=Julia |date=10 February 2003 |title=Bee Gee lashes out over Norton jokes |url=http://www.theguardian.com/media/2003/feb/10/broadcasting.channel4 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> The [[Independent Television Commission]] investigated after complaints about this insensitivity were received and eventually Channel 4 had to make two apologies: one in the form of a caption slide before the show, another from Norton in person.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}

In summer 2004, Norton ventured into American television. ''[[The Graham Norton Effect]]'' debuted on 24 June 2004, on [[Comedy Central]], and was also broadcast in the UK on [[BBC Three]]. In the midst of controversy surrounding [[Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy|Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson's Super Bowl performance]], Norton was wary of moving into the market.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Norton |first=Graham |title=So Me |publisher=Hodder & Stoughton |year=2004 |isbn=0-340-83348-3 |pages=326–333}}</ref>

===BBC===
====Television====
[[File:Graham Norton at the BAFTAs 2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.13|Norton at the 2009 BAFTA Awards]]
Norton began his career on the BBC in 2001 when he hosted [[Comic Relief]] 2001.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=8 March 2001 |title=Graham Norton – BBC One London – 16 March 2001 – BBC Genome |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/e3af602ce24a45358c394a78118abe30 |journal=Radio Times |publisher=BBC |issue=4019 |page=112 |access-date=20 February 2021}}</ref>

In 2005, Norton moved to the [[BBC]] and began hosting the Saturday evening reality TV series ''[[Strictly Dance Fever]]'' on [[BBC One]], as well as a new comedy chat show, ''[[Graham Norton's Bigger Picture]]''. He also read stories some nights on the BBC children's channel [[CBeebies]] as part of ''Bedtime Hour''.

In 2006, Norton hosted the BBC One series ''[[How Do You Solve a Problem like Maria?]]'' in which [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]] tried to find a lead actress for his West End version of ''[[The Sound of Music]]''. Norton subsequently presented the three follow-up series: ''[[Any Dream Will Do (TV series)|Any Dream Will Do]]'' in 2007, in which a group of men competed to win the role of Joseph in the West End production of ''[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]]''; ''[[I'd Do Anything (BBC TV series)|I'd Do Anything]]'' in 2008, in which Lloyd Webber seeks to find the parts of Nancy and Oliver for [[Sir Cameron Mackintosh]]'s production of [[Lionel Bart]]'s ''[[Oliver!]]''; and ''[[Over the Rainbow (2010 TV series)|Over the Rainbow]]'' in 2010, following a similar format to find a new [[Dorothy Gale|Dorothy]] for a ''[[Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|Wizard of Oz]]'' West End production.

Norton hosted various other shows for the BBC during this time, including ''[[When Will I Be Famous? (TV series)|When Will I Be Famous?]]'' (2007),  ''[[The One and Only (British TV series)|The One and Only]]'' (2008) and ''[[Totally Saturday]]'' (2009). Since 2007, Norton has also been a regular host of [[British Academy Television Awards|The British Academy Television Awards]]. On 7 July 2007, Norton presented at [[Live Earth]] and undertook a trip to [[Ethiopia]] with the [[Born Free Foundation]] to highlight the plight of the [[Ethiopian wolf]] – the rarest canid in the world. In the same year, he was the subject of an episode of the BBC1 genealogy documentary ''Who Do You Think You Are?''

Norton's chat show, ''[[The Graham Norton Show]]'', began on 22 February 2007, on [[BBC Two]]. The format is very similar to his previous Channel 4 shows. On 6 October 2009, the show moved to BBC One, in a new one-hour format.

In May 2010, Norton stood in for [[Chris Evans (presenter)|Chris Evans]]' breakfast show on [[BBC Radio 2]]. Later that month, it was confirmed that he would be replacing [[Jonathan Ross]]'s Saturday morning slot on the same station.

In December 2011, the panel show ''[[Would You Rather...? with Graham Norton]]'' premiered on [[BBC America]] in the time slot immediately following ''The Graham Norton Show''. Recorded in New York, it is one of BBC America's earliest efforts at producing original programming, and is also the first [[panel game]] the channel has shown, either of British or American origin.

In October 2018, talking to BBC News about his reported 2017–18 BBC salary, Norton said that he genuinely "doesn't know" how the corporation arrived at that figure.  "Myself and my agent look at that number and we go 'I wonder how they came up with that'," he says.  "It bears no relation to anything I know. But if that's what they say I earn, that's what I earn."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Graham Norton: My career could've gone a very different way |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-44845590 |access-date=13 October 2018 |work=BBC News}}</ref>

In February 2019, it was announced that Norton would be a judge on ''RuPaul's Drag Race UK'' alongside [[Alan Carr]] in a rotating basis. Norton and Carr were joined by permanent judges [[Michelle Visage]] and [[RuPaul]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 February 2019 |title=Norton and Carr to judge RuPaul's Drag Race |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-47241308 |work=BBC News}}</ref>

====Radio====
Since 1999, Norton has appeared regularly on the BBC Radio 4 panel show ''[[Just a Minute]]'', appearing in over 100 episodes.

On 2 October 2010, Norton began presenting a Saturday morning show on [[BBC Radio 2]], which he took over from [[Jonathan Ross]]. Norton co-hosted with [[Maria McErlane]] who featured as an "[[agony aunt]]" on the segment "Grill Graham". "Tune with a Tale" is where a listener suggests playing a song with a plot, summarising the story it contains, and "[[I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!|I Can't Believe It's Not Better]]" is a feature where a listener requests a song that was previously a hit, but might be considered particularly bad now. Unlike ''[[Steve Wright in the Afternoon]]'' aired from 14:00 to 17:00 on weekdays, it is well established as being a "brand", with its end of each hour style of presentations, although Norton regularly uses the standard BBC Radio 2 jingles along with jingles unique to the Saturday morning show, written and performed by the BBC Radio 2 Orchestra.

In January 2012, Norton asked listeners to his Radio 2 show to help find his car, shortly after it was stolen.  He called it "The Great Car Hunt" and told listeners to
"Keep your eyes out for it. It was filthy by the way."<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 January 2012 |title=Norton's radio hunt for his stolen car |url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2012/0110/434785-nortong/ |access-date=1 August 2015 |publisher=[[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]]}}</ref>

On 11 November 2020, Norton announced that he would step down from the show and hosted his final Saturday morning show on 19 December 2020, after 10 years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=West |first=Amy |date=11 November 2020 |title=Graham Norton is leaving his BBC Radio 2 show after 10 years |url=https://news.yahoo.com/graham-norton-leaving-bbc-radio-172200449.html |access-date=19 March 2022 |website=Yahoo News}}</ref> He was replaced by [[Claudia Winkleman]] from February 2021.

Norton joined [[Virgin Radio UK]] in January 2021, hosting shows on Saturday and Sunday.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 January 2021 |title=How To Listen To Graham Norton on Virgin Radio {{!}} Virgin Radio UK |url=https://virginradio.co.uk/the-graham-norton-radio-show-with-waitrose/25320/how-listen-graham-norton-virgin-radio-210121560791 |access-date=24 February 2024 |website=virginradio.co.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=16 November 2020 |title=Graham Norton joins Virgin Radio UK for weekends |url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2020/11/16/graham-norton-joins-virgin-radio-uk-for-weekends/ |access-date=24 January 2023 |website=RadioToday}}</ref> In February 2024, Norton announced that "he wanted his weekends back" and would step away from hosting his weekend radio show for the station.<ref name=":0" />

====Eurovision Song Contest====
[[File:Eurovision 2023 - Jury Final - Hosts (03).jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.13|Norton co-hosted the final of the  [[Eurovision Song Contest 2023]] in Liverpool alongside [[Alesha Dixon]], [[Julia Sanina]] and [[Hannah Waddingham]].]]
Norton, along with [[Claudia Winkleman]], hosted the first annual [[Eurovision Dance Contest 2007|Eurovision Dance Contest]], which was held on 1 September 2007, in London, England. The format was based on the BBC's ''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]'' and the [[EBU]]'s [[Eurovision Song Contest]]. Norton and Winkleman also hosted the [[Eurovision Dance Contest 2008|2008 contest]] in Glasgow, Scotland.

In October 2008, it was confirmed by the [[BBC]] that Norton would replace [[Terry Wogan]] as the presenter of the UK national selection of the [[Eurovision Song Contest]], ''[[UK national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest|Your Country Needs You]]''.

On 5 December 2008, it was announced that Norton would also take over from Wogan as the British commentator for the main Eurovision Song Contest.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Eurovision: Norton to replace Wogan |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/12_december/05/eurovision.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208090534/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/12_december/05/eurovision.shtml |archive-date=8 December 2008 |access-date=16 May 2009 |work=BBC Press Release |publisher=BBC}}</ref> The [[Eurovision Song Contest 2009|54th Eurovision Song Contest]] was held in the [[Olympic Stadium (Moscow)|Olympic Arena]], Moscow on 16 May 2009.

In January 2009, Norton hosted ''[[Eurovision: Your Country Needs You]]'', a talent show to find who would represent the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest that year. The winning song, [[It's My Time (Jade Ewen song)|It's My Time]], was penned by [[Diane Warren]] and [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]] and was sung in the contest by [[Jade Ewen]], who the public voted to represent the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web |title=Eurovision Your Country Needs You [03/01/2009] (2009) |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8d215839 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511194403/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8d215839 |archive-date=11 May 2023 |accessdate=11 May 2021 |work=British Film Institute}}</ref>

Norton's debut jokes received some positive reviews from the British press. ''[[The Guardian]]'' noted his comments on [[Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009|Iceland]]'s entry, which finished in second place, had "rooted around in a cupboard and found an old bridesmaid dress from 1987" and the [[Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009|Armenian]] singers, who finished in 10th place, were sporting traditional dress, "which would be true if you come from the village where [[Liberace]] is the mayor."<ref name="Norton's Eurovision debut reviewed">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8054164.stm "Norton's Eurovision debut reviewed"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522195109/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8054164.stm|date=22 May 2009}}. BBC News. 17 May 2009</ref> ''[[The Times]]'' noted his highlighting of the arrest of 30 gay rights protesters in Moscow – "heavy-handed policing has really marred what has been a fantastic Eurovision."<ref name="Norton's Eurovision debut reviewed" />

In 2015, Norton, along with [[Petra Mede]], hosted the ''[[Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits]]'' concert show on 31 March at the [[Eventim Apollo]], in [[Hammersmith]], London to commemorate the contest's 60th anniversary.

Norton played a fictionalised version of himself in his role of the British Eurovision commentator in the 2020 [[Netflix]] film ''[[Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 June 2020 |title=Rachel McAdams gives verdict on Graham Norton's performance in Netflix's Eurovision film |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/eurovision-film-rachel-mcadams-graham-norton-will-ferrell-story-fire-saga-a9582611.html |work=The Independent}}</ref>

Norton co-hosted the final of the {{Escyr|2023|3=2023 contest}} in [[Liverpool]] alongside [[Alesha Dixon]], actress [[Hannah Waddingham]] and Ukrainian singer [[Julia Sanina]], in addition to his usual commentary role which was shared with [[Mel Giedroyc]].<ref>{{cite web |date=22 February 2023 |title=Meet our Eurovision 2023 family! |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/eurovision/entries/6f2e0053-e405-4548-b330-e1741d2c9198 |access-date=22 February 2023 |publisher=BBC }}</ref> With this, he also became the second-oldest person to ever host the Eurovision Song Contest, after the French presenter [[Léon Zitrone]] in [[Eurovision Song Contest 1978|1978]].

=== ITV ===
In 2024, Norton returned to ITV to present a revival of [[Wheel of Fortune (British game show)|Wheel of Fortune]], including the celebrity version, featuring [[Gok Wan]] and [[Charlotte Church]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=itvx Wheel of Fortune |url=https://www.itv.com/watch/wheel-of-fortune/10a5010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Graham Norton to host Wheel Of Fortune as 'iconic' game show makes return |url=https://news.sky.com/story/graham-norton-to-host-wheel-of-fortune-as-iconic-game-show-makes-return-12910966 |access-date=24 February 2024 |publisher=Sky News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ltd |first=Pixel Love |title=Wheel of Fortune spins its way back to ITV1 and ITVX |url=https://www.dock10.co.uk/about/news/wheel-of-fortune-spins-its-way-back-to-itv1-and-itvx/ |access-date=24 February 2024 |website=dock10 |language=en}}</ref>

===Other activities===
[[File:Graham Norton with Dog.jpg|thumb|Norton with his dog Bailey in 2006, supporting [[Crusaid]]]]
Norton played Mr Puckov in the 2006 American comedy spoof film ''[[Another Gay Movie]]''. In 2007, Norton played Taylor in the [[romantic comedy]] film, ''[[I Could Never Be Your Woman]]''.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}

Norton was involved in a high-publicity advertising campaign for the UK [[National Lottery (United Kingdom)|National Lottery]] as an animated [[unicorn]], the stooge to a character based on [[Fortuna (luck)|Lady Luck]] (played by [[Fay Ripley]]). He has also advertised [[McVitie's]] biscuits.<ref>{{cite web |date=8 April 2000 |title=Graham Norton comes out with a long tube in his hand |url=https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/graham-norton-comes-out-with-a-long-tube-in-his-hand/59176.article |access-date=24 January 2023 |website=The Grocer}}</ref>

In 1999, Norton featured in the music video for [[Boyzone]] song "[[When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going (song)|When The Going Gets Tough]]". Eight years later, in 2007, he featured in [[Girls Aloud]] and [[Sugababes]]' music video for the single "[[Walk This Way (Girls Aloud VS Sugababes version)|Walk This Way]]". Both songs were for [[Comic Relief]].{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}

In January 2009, Norton made his West End stage debut in a revival of ''[[La Cage aux Folles (musical)|La Cage Aux Folles]]'' at the Playhouse Theatre.<ref>{{cite news |date=27 November 2008 |title=Graham Norton to star in La Cage Aux Folles |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/3530810/Graham-Norton-to-star-in-La-Cage-Aux-Folles.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/3530810/Graham-Norton-to-star-in-La-Cage-Aux-Folles.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |access-date=9 November 2018 |work=The Daily Telegraph |issn=0307-1235}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2009, Norton was the host of the comedy game-show ''Most Popular'' on US cable television channel [[WE tv]].<ref>{{cite web |date=20 July 2012 |title=Most Popular Bio: Graham Norton – WE tv |url=http://www.wetv.com/most-popular/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110211012315/http://www.wetv.com/most-popular |archive-date=11 February 2011 |access-date=4 July 2014 |publisher=Wetv.com}}</ref>

Norton wrote an advice column in ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' newspaper from 2006 to 2018. In October 2010, his columns were made into a book entitled ''Ask Graham'', published by John Blake Publishing. In late 2018, Norton stood down from the role and the newspaper found a replacement as their agony aunt in [[Richard Madeley]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Waterson |first=Jim |date=7 October 2019 |title='Toxic' Telegraph made me feel 'nauseous', says Graham Norton |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/oct/07/toxic-telegraph-made-me-feel-nauseous-says-graham-norton |access-date=7 October 2019 |website=The Guardian}}</ref>

In 2016, Norton published his debut novel ''Holding'', published by Hodder & Stoughton, about a murder in an Irish rural community.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 October 2016 |title=Holding by Graham Norton review – a solid debut |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/oct/02/holding-graham-norton-review-debut-novel |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011022204/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/oct/02/holding-graham-norton-review-debut-novel |archive-date=11 October 2016 |access-date=11 October 2016 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> ''Holding'' won Popular Fiction Book of the Year<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 November 2016 |title=Graham Norton and Paul O'Connell among prize winners at Irish Book Awards |url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/graham-norton-and-paul-oconnell-among-prize-winners-at-irish-book-awards-430958.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121043040/http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/graham-norton-and-paul-oconnell-among-prize-winners-at-irish-book-awards-430958.html |archive-date=21 November 2016 |access-date=20 November 2016}}</ref> in the Bord Gais Energy [[Irish Book Awards]] 2016. In 2022, [[Holding (TV series)|an adaptation of the book for television]], directed by [[Kathy Burke]], aired on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mangan |first=Lucy |author-link=Lucy Mangan |date=14 March 2022 |title=Holding review – a charming adaptation of Graham Norton's novel |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/mar/14/holding-review-a-charming-adaptation-of-graham-nortons-novel |access-date=4 April 2022 |work=The Guardian}}</ref>

On 7 March 2013, Norton broke the [[Guinness World Record]] for "Most Questions Asked on a TV Chat Show" on ''Comic Relief's Big Chat'', which raised £1.02&nbsp;million.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 March 2013 |title=Graham Norton breaks world record and raises £1&nbsp;million with Big Chat – TV News |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a464259/graham-norton-breaks-world-record-and-raises-gbp1-million-with-big-chat.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310030340/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a464259/graham-norton-breaks-world-record-and-raises-gbp1-million-with-big-chat.html |archive-date=10 March 2013 |access-date=11 March 2013 |website=Digital Spy}}</ref>

In 2014, Norton criticised the decision by Irish broadcaster [[RTÉ]] to settle out of court with opponents of [[gay marriage]] who claimed they had been defamed in an edition of the ''[[Saturday Night Show]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 February 2014 |title=Graham Norton 'furious' over RTE homophobia payout |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26287377 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221160108/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26287377 |archive-date=21 February 2014 |work=BBC News}}</ref>

In 2014, Norton publicly backed "[[Hacked Off]]" and its campaign toward UK press self-regulation by "safeguarding the press from political interference while also giving vital protection to the vulnerable".<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 March 2014 |title=Benedict Cumberbatch, Alfonso Cuaron, Maggie Smith Back U.K. Press Regulation |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/benedict-cumberbatch-alfonso-cuaron-maggie-689289 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607221419/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/benedict-cumberbatch-alfonso-cuaron-maggie-689289 |archive-date=7 June 2014 |access-date=4 July 2014 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Burrell |first=Ian |date=18 March 2014 |title=Campaign group Hacked Off urge newspaper industry to back the Royal Charter on press freedom – Press – Media |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/press/campaign-group-hacked-off-urge-newspaper-industry-to-back-the-royal-charter-on-press-freedom-9197869.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714094012/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/press/campaign-group-hacked-off-urge-newspaper-industry-to-back-the-royal-charter-on-press-freedom-9197869.html |archive-date=14 July 2014 |access-date=4 July 2014 |work=The Independent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Leveson Royal Charter Declaration |url=http://hackinginquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/4282-HackedOff-Guardian-ad-286x440-d3.png |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150302093453/http://hackinginquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/4282-HackedOff-Guardian-ad-286x440-d3.png |archive-date=2 March 2015 |publisher=[[Hacked Off]]}}</ref>

In October 2014, Norton released his second memoir, ''The Life and Loves of a He-Devil''. It won in the Non-Fiction Book of the Year category at the 2014 [[Irish Book Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 December 2014 |title=The Life and Loves of a He Devil |url=http://www.irishbookawards.ie/nominee/the-life-and-loves-of-a-he-devil-a-memoir/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219124730/http://www.irishbookawards.ie/nominee/the-life-and-loves-of-a-he-devil-a-memoir/ |archive-date=19 December 2014 |access-date=19 December 2014 |website=Irish Book Awards}}</ref> Also in 2014, he was named in the top 10 on the World Pride Power list.<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Pride Power List 2014 |url=http://www.worldpridepowerlist.com/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208160458/http://www.worldpridepowerlist.com/ |archive-date=8 February 2015 |website=The Guardian}}</ref>

Norton has a shareholding of two per cent in New Zealand winery [[Invivo Wines]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Anthony |first=John |date=10 April 2016 |title=Graham Norton giving Invivo Wines celebrity factor |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/78605117/graham-norton-giving-invivo-wines-celebrity-factor |work=[[The Dominion Post (Wellington)|The Dominion Post]] |location=Wellington}}</ref> Norton has his own wine range in collaboration with Invivo, the first wine was first released in 2014.<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 September 2014 |title=Norton's Kiwi wine a star seller |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=11320195 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]}}</ref>

In July 2015, the [[Bishop of Cork]], [[Paul Colton]], hosted an evening with Norton involving 90 minutes of interview, questions, and answers with an audience of more than 400 people. The event, part of the West Cork Literary Festival, was sold out.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 July 2015 |title=Bishop Paul Colton Hosts an Evening with Graham Norton at West Cork Literary Festival |url=http://ireland.anglican.org/news/5794 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419020642/http://ireland.anglican.org/news/5794 |archive-date=19 April 2016 |access-date=7 April 2016 |publisher=Ireland.anglican.org}}</ref>

On 9 October 2020, Norton announced via Twitter he had been cast as the voice of Moonwind, a spiritual sign twirler, in the [[Disney]]/[[Pixar]] animated feature ''[[Soul (2020 film)|Soul]]'', starring [[Jamie Foxx]] and [[Tina Fey]].<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1314597693705125888 |user=grahnort |title=Very excited! Disney and Pixar have a new funny, sweet, incredibly timely film called Soul, and .... I'm in it! This is my character Moonwind, a spiritual sign twirler. See the movie exclusively on Disney+ from 25th December.#PixarSoul @PixarSoul |author=Graham Norton |date=9 October 2020 |access-date=10 October 2020}}</ref>