:00:00. > :00:08.This programme contains some strong language. . It's New Year's Eve and
:00:09. > :00:14.I'm grate Norton. The headlines: Top guests reunited on tonight's show.
:00:15. > :00:18.Fears raised that host may be drunk. Audience full of people with nothing
:00:19. > :00:42.better to do on New Year's Eve act like idiots. Let's start the show!
:00:43. > :00:53.APPLAUSE hello everybody. Welcome one,
:00:54. > :01:00.welcome all. It's New Year's Eve. Oh, isn't it exciting? It's so
:01:01. > :01:06.exciting. Hey hey, hey, did everyone have a nice Christmas?
:01:07. > :01:11.AUDIENCE: YES! I thought you did. Everyone shout out your favourite
:01:12. > :01:15.present. Go on, do, do. You're not that good, are you? Too little, too
:01:16. > :01:19.late, lady. A lot of people were working over Christmas. New Year's
:01:20. > :01:29.Eve is the time when work is over and everyone can just have a few
:01:30. > :01:30.drinks, you know. Yeah! APPLAUSE
:01:31. > :01:36.Because it's such a special time of year, tonight's show is all about
:01:37. > :01:42.reunions. We have an incredible line-up tonight. Together, on the
:01:43. > :01:49.sofa, it's the cast of Anchorman. Yeah, all of them! All of them! For
:01:50. > :01:56.the first time, together on British TV, Joan and Jackie Collins are here
:01:57. > :01:59.together. APPLAUSE
:02:00. > :02:05.Another fantastic reunion, the Monty Python team are here. YES. We have
:02:06. > :02:14.comedy from Mr Frank Skinner. And music from the one and only Mr
:02:15. > :02:23.Michael Buble. The Buble is here. The Buble is here! That is New
:02:24. > :02:27.Year's Eve party. Hey, hey, can't wait to chat to the Monty Python
:02:28. > :02:32.team. They are performing together for the first time in years. They
:02:33. > :02:37.have so many iconic sketches, like the Ministry of silly walks. Silly
:02:38. > :02:46.walks was so popular it became a sporting event. Yeah. Even the Greek
:02:47. > :02:50.army have used it. They have, yeah. We are excited to meet the cast of
:02:51. > :02:55.Anchorman 2. Here is weatherman Brick riding a grizzly bear. I'm not
:02:56. > :02:58.saying a casting couch system still operates in Hollywood, but you
:02:59. > :03:13.wouldn't believe what the bear had to do in order to get a top role
:03:14. > :03:18.like that. Yeah. That is a growler! Oh, funny. Delighted to have the
:03:19. > :03:22.Collins sisters on the show. Joan still fondly remembered for her role
:03:23. > :03:27.in Dynasty. The show was full of glamorous female stars, was it not?
:03:28. > :03:31.Ah, all set in the big box world of American oil. Of course, the series
:03:32. > :03:43.was re-made by other oil-rich nations. Yes. Less successfully, I
:03:44. > :03:46.feel. Who's having the catfight? Jackie Collins, one of the world's
:03:47. > :03:56.most successful authors, she has sold over million books. I know.
:03:57. > :03:59.Mind you, the sex scenes in those books, ladies and gentlemen, are so
:04:00. > :04:03.full on, some women put a different dust jacket on the book so they're
:04:04. > :04:08.not embarrassed reading it in public.
:04:09. > :04:12.APPLAUSE. Let's get my first guests on.
:04:13. > :04:21.Breaking news, it's the Anchorman team. David Koechner is here. Hello,
:04:22. > :04:28.sir. Mr Kevin Rudd is here. Hello. Christina Applegate is here. Hello.
:04:29. > :04:40.Mr Steve Carell is here, hello sir. Mr Will Ferrell is here. Hello. Sit
:04:41. > :04:43.your self-down. APPLAUSE
:04:44. > :04:49.Welcome all. God, that is a lot of people. It is. Yeah. We all fill a
:04:50. > :04:55.couch. Thank you very much for taking time out. It's great to be
:04:56. > :05:04.here in London for New Year's Eve. I thought you'd like it. Did you all
:05:05. > :05:08.have a nice Christmas? I always spend new year's in London. I was
:05:09. > :05:13.talking to these guys. We thought, why not make it a team effort. Yeah.
:05:14. > :05:20.That is so nice. So bondy and close. Yeah. I had a great Christmas. Tell
:05:21. > :05:26.the story that you told me earlier? Yeah. About how wonderful your
:05:27. > :05:34.Christmas was. OK. I was telling Steve how I got a pony for
:05:35. > :05:39.Christmas. I know nothing about ponies. I went to the backyard and
:05:40. > :05:47.it had run away. So... What a super story. Yes. Christmas miracle. It
:05:48. > :05:53.was a Christmas miracle. David, you have thousands of children? Yes.
:05:54. > :05:59.Christmas must be a huge deal It's crazy. I gave all of my kids
:06:00. > :06:06.saddles. We were going to share the pony. Of course. It ran away, my
:06:07. > :06:12.kids are now sad. Three boys you have? Yes. Distinctive names you
:06:13. > :06:19.gave your children. Magnus. Yes. Mateus Yes. And Axel. Is Axel, Axel
:06:20. > :06:24.Ferrell? Yes. They are Scandinavian, Swedish names that are very much en
:06:25. > :06:32.vogue in Sweden but nowhere else in the world. Do you have a typically
:06:33. > :06:37.Swedish Christmas? We do. We have a Yule fest. We drink, Aquaveet.
:06:38. > :06:45.Lovely. Sing Swedish songs. Do we have any Swedes in the audience? Two
:06:46. > :06:50.Swedes right there. Look how stylish they are. They always have a sense
:06:51. > 3:22:16of style. Let's all just stare