Matt LeBlanc Shares Top Gear Gossip - The Graham Norton Show

Matt LeBlanc my blog it presumably hosting Top Gear is like your dream job yeah it's kind of like this it's a lot bigger than I thought it was you know when I when I first did the show was fun and then now being a part of it I mean it is it just a international juggernaut of a show it's pretty cold innit 170 territories or countries or something I don't yes sir premieres this Sunday and by Wednesday it'll be in 83 countries on six continents already by Wednesday Wow that's it's just huge and how did this happen did you call them did they call you did you bump into someone a lift how does it happen well I did it the first time to promote episodes who did the around the track in the car and that went pretty good well you were the fastest ever aren't you oh yeah and then I went they got a new car and I went back to do it in the new car so if I could beat the old record and then they did this thing called Top Gear the races which was kind of like a greatest hits of Top Gear and I kind of introduced the clips shot these little video wrap arounds and that went good and then Chris was already on board at that point and they approached me and asked if I would like to be a part of it and then Alex rent and the producer flew to LA we had a meeting and kind of told me what the idea was for the new shape of it it sounded cool and I wasn't doing anything else it's been a lot of fun Chris and I get along good it's really fun yeah and you are a proper petrol head I mean you do love cars and engines and all that stuff yeah you know it's funny like I I'm one of those people I subscribed to like about 15 different car magazines you go to my house on the coffee table just stacked up with forever I've been doing that and someone just said to me that they finally it's paying off okay you knew we were preparing for this job your whole life and the first episode part of it is a kind of Britain versus America challenge yes that's right yeah so what's the challenge okay it's so do you know the Reliant Robin and that call you okay yeah they are yeah well these are reliant rial tows the upgraded one which the changes still I've never heard of a rialto anyone Reliant Robin you first yeah Roberts yeah a famous by Only Fools and Horses yeah wasn't it yeah he'd a little Vande and he know we had one one of those didn't eat but it was a van back of amber what do they have are they've got no career oh they've cut the roofs off nice because it's gonna be raining so they figured better to have no roof yes so we have to drive from London to Blackpool in those nice Hey mine broke down about 10 times worsen and I think Chris had it fixed because it's USA versus the UK and we're in English cars his is painted like the Union Jack mine stars of stretch and mine breaks down repeatedly his ran like a clock go figure long ever been to Blackpool before no he had golden half of our favourite churning uh he might it was you know we actually had a really good time it was um weather-wise wasn't the sunniest day but the whole town like got involved and the thing was it was actually we had a really good time and then he went back to my neck of the woods you were in Southern Ireland West Cork and Harry ring of kerry yeah Dingle and Killarney and all that we did a thing with the Rolls Royce over there where I was really fun Wow and that was this woman was she just take your picture and you literally drove by she was with her girlfriend and they were on their way to the her hen do you call it like a hen dude that's what we call in the States and we were driving up the road it was me in the new rolls-royce dawn the convertible and Chris Evans was in his rolls-royce Corniche from 76 and there was a comparison old and new and we'd kind of at a red light and I think was in Dingle they were walking there and they come over and they just took a selfie she put it on Twitter or something social media whatever it was you know genuinely happy isn't she had a very short skirt suspiciously happy more of a bell please go ahead and do it was her head a pet oh no no no no yes yes so there's this summer suppose that maybe they're like no it was great but you're sort of not really on very much are you

Channel: The Graham Norton Show

Views: 612,432

Rating: 4.8639326 out of 5

Keywords: Graham, Official, Show, Graham Norton Show, Norton, Matt LeBlanc, New Graham Norton, Graham Norton, Top Gear, Graham Norton Funniest Moments

Id: LGv71tpYYB0

Length: 4min 33sec (273 seconds)

Published: Fri May 27 2016

Reddit Comments

[u/mikedt]

He is the only reason why I'd watch the new Top Gear. He seems genuinely funny and self deprecating.

[u/Child_0f_at0m]

What the hell is this background. It makes Matt look like a tomato.

[u/KINgGh0sT]

Kate is absolutely stunning. Also I think Matt will be good for the show.

[u/the_monster_consumer]

This Sunday? Well this will be interesting.

[u/cmdshep]

I think he will probably make the show worth watching. I'll give it a chance to get on its feet.

[u/[deleted]]

His use of "good" instead of "well" is slightly annoying.

Anyway, he's really the only reason I'll be giving the first few episodes a try.

[u/BountyHNZ]

Does anybody else get the feeling that his comment about how he and Chris get along is totally scripted?

[u/wlee1987]

Is there a mirror? It's not available in my country :(

[u/goodpricefriedrice]

Came to the comments hoping for a mirror. Dammit guys, let me down. UK vpn time

Edit: Damn guys its blocked in Australia: http://i.imgur.com/x9QfBUV.png