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Ambika Mod causes everyone to lose it! | The Graham Norton Show - BBC

Graham Norton and his guests want to know more when actor Ambika Mod reveals that she finds it hard to close her eyes fully, and sleeps with them open. Among the guests on Graham's sofa is knight of the stage and screen Ian McKellen, taking the role of Falstaff in Player Kings, a new version of Shakespeare's Henry IV plays. Also, award-winning actor Michael Sheen, talking about his new Welsh BBC drama series The Way, which he also directed, Ambika Mod, starring in the Netflix version of David Nicholls’ romantic bestseller One Day, and top comic Josh Widdicombe. With music from chart-topper Gabrielle, who performs her single 'A Place in Your Heart'. #GrahamNorton #TheGrahamNortonShow #iPlayer #AmbikaMod #SirIanMcKellen #MichaelSheen #JoshWiddicombe Subscribe and 🔔 to the BBC 👉 https://bit.ly/BBCYouTubeSub Watch the BBC first on iPlayer 👉 https://bbc.in/iPlayer-Home Graham Norton welcomes the biggest stars of film, TV and music on to his sofa for chat, performances and comedy. All our TV channels and S4C are available to watch live through BBC iPlayer, although some programmes may not be available to stream online due to rights. If you would like to read more on what types of programmes are available to watch live, check the 'Are all programmes that are broadcast available on BBC iPlayer?' FAQ 👉 https://bbc.in/2m8ks6v.

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2 weeks ago

whenever I tell this story I say that I was in bed and my eyes like popped open but I sleep with my eyes open so they just sort of widen slightly who whoa whoa who stop the bus wow why have we done the rest of the show and not started with this bit I think my eyes open really yeah not like not like Gandalf um not like not like cuz Gandalf SS with his eyes open do you know that of course he does of leave him alone he's is he is he doing it at this moment [Applause] um but yeah no no we need to kn
ow more about this oh so I don't know what else there is to say I my eyes not not like mostly it's not fully it's usually just like there's nothing weird then have you always slept with your yeah yeah since I was a baby I was baby I mean I've got two small kids if I went in the room and they were just sleeping like that look at me I'd be doing an ex my mom says used to do it as a baby and she was a bit freaked out by it but she just sort of you know she was like probably fine so is it easier do
we have to try and shut our eyes yeah I actually find it really hard to close my eyes fully I feel like my eyelids aren't big enough for my eyeballs so like if I do that I'm like really actively thinking about it like if I'm just relaxed I'm sort of like dry eyes what are we doing here we should be making a channel 5 documentary yeah the woman who doesn't bling sorry you have very Lively dream huh um I don't remember my dreams Ian actually um no too busy looking at a bedroom Ser yeah that need p
ainting um if someone did that if you say fell asleep on a train would you like I wouldn't no I wouldn't see anything like my vision is my vision is still impaired when I'm sleeping but I I actually have very little information for you about this Condition it's quite a it's quite a short documentary if you have been affected by any of the issues raised here tonight please call grah n that is fascinating

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@AthelstanEngland

"I actually have very little information for you about this condition!"... brilliant. I don't know who she is but she's a natural comic!

@Christina-hj4hh

And this is why Graham’s show is the best chat show. Everyone gets really relaxed with each other and these absolute gems of stories just flow out of people. It wasn’t a topic of conversation that was pre-planned. But everyone joined in and showed their personalities. Blumin love this show

@DanielFernandez

Gandalf was indeed caught sleeping at that moment.

@katebart12

Her comic timing is so good 😂

@whitney2379

“I actually have very little information for you about this condition” 😂😂😂

@bornagainreader

Her timing and responses to every question are perfect. 😂

@clickbait007

It was so refreshing and honest when she said "I really don't have enough information about this condition"... "It'll be a short documentary", Norton crushing it as usual.

@bradavon

I bet she's so pleased with that choice of thumbnail 😆

@LokiAndLoiDontGiveADamn

Ian looks so lovable as always. Man I miss my own grandpa 😢

@fatamy8597

when she asks ian “did you know that?” 🤣

@blinkyblonk4912

"I actually have very little information for you about this condition!". What a LOVELY sentence !!!! She's terrific .

@kutter_ttl6786

I have a friend who can do this. He's fallen asleep in class and it looks like he's paying attention, but he also has sleep apnea, so he eventually starts snoring and gets caught.

@agirlhasnoname567

“Is he doing it at this moment?” 😂😂😂

@optimusprimal2

that little pause @1:57 tells you she was really thinking hard about her experience and trying to clear honest answer. Thats Hilarious.

@nothngspermanent

love her honesty

@michaelma9207

I remember having to share a room with my mum on a family haven holiday when i was little and getting a fright in the middle of the night because she was snoring with her eyes wide open 😂

@user-ku8qs3qj3k

Her bit to Ian Mckellan about Gandalf sleeping with his eyes open, every nerd knows how she felt!

@daweiqi3406

She left me an unforgettable impression from This Is Going to Hurt. Didn’t know she is that genuine funny and brilliant in real life too.

@mariamtchokho7499

This show is the best chat show I know.

@thyop89

She's incredibly funny. I havent seen her in anything yet but her comedic chops are stand-up worthy.