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The Claudia Winkleman Show finally landed on British screens on Friday after months of hype but its first episode has fallen flat with viewers.
Fronted by The Traitors icon Claudia Winkleman, the new chat show takes on a similar format to The Graham Norton Show with a moodier, after hours vibe.
But despite an all-star guest list consisting of Jeff Goldblum, Jennifer Saunders, Vanessa Williams and Tom Allen, viewers have claimed the chat show is ‘nowhere near as good as Graham Norton’ – and even Claudia’s charisma can’t save it.
Taking to social media as the first episode aired on the BBC, viewers shared their many criticisms of the show, including that they hated the recorded audience noise.
Another criticism for viewers were the that experts planted around the audience primed to chime in when each celebrity told anecdote made for awkward viewing, with one person saying: ‘So flat, even the guests look bored.’
Elsewhere some people thought the interviews were unstructured and ‘all over the place’, adding that the celebrities appeared to talk over each other.
The Claudia Winkleman Show finally landed on British screens on Friday after months of hype but its first episode has fallen flat with viewers
Fronted by The Traitors icon Claudia Winkleman, the new chat show takes on a similar format to The Graham Norton Show with a moodier, after hours vibe
And even the set took a beating, with viewers claiming the lighting, furniture and outfits were all too dark and merged into one.
Taking to social media as it aired, they wrote: ‘So Goldblum assumes the A lister seat and Tom Allen the British comedian seat. It’s no different to #thegrahamnortonshow,’;
‘The set has too many shades of brown and it’s very dark, the audience sound is terrible and sounds too prompted. I love Claudia but it’s setup to fail,’;
‘So Television is Graham Norton‘s production company, they also produce The Claudia Winkleman Show which is why, despite a set change, the format is identical. A shame nothing different was attempted with this chat show!’;
‘This show is probably a bit like making pancakes. The first one is a bit iffy but things do improve going forward,’; ‘the laugh track is getting irritating,’;
‘Intro music is cr**. The set is too dark. Something’s not right about the sound, but not sure what. Interviews are a bit all over the place. Tweaking definitely needed if it’s to be anywhere near as good as the Graham Norton Show,’;
‘Just what we need another chat show. Sadly the format has died out now same celebs every time,’; ‘So far this show is pretty poor,’;
‘Will Claudia have a brown chair instead of a red chair to tip up at the end of the show?…’; ‘This show feels a little random, everyone talking amongst themselves,’;
But despite an all-star guest list consisting of Jeff Goldblum, Jennifer Saunders, Vanessa Williams and Tom Allen, viewers have claimed the chat show is ‘nowhere near as good as Graham Norton’
Taking to social media as the first episode aired on the BBC, viewers shared their many criticisms of the show, including that they hated the recorded audience noise
Taking to social media as the first episode aired on the BBC , viewers shared their many criticisms of the show, including that they hated the recorded audience noise
‘#TheClaudiaWinklemanShow is the new The new #grahamnortonshow after hours!!’; ‘So flat. Even the guests look bored,’;
‘It’s giving the vibe of a bunch of folk who hardly know each other arriving for a dinner party and making awkward, random conversation,’;
‘#TheClaudiaWinklemanShow isn’t bad but I think it’s more of a midweek or Sunday night chat show. Talking to a woman in the audience who designs pencils doesn’t scream Friday night,’; ‘I love Claudia but sorry, this is on a par with watching The One Show,’;
‘I really wanted to like it, but the cameras are all over the place. Just have a wide shot that shows the host and the guests. After all the hype, I only carried on watching until the end because Claudia is great, but this was really not good.’
However not all viewers were left disappointed, with several gushing over Claudia’s presenting skills and the late night set up.
They said: ‘I’m already loving Claudia’s new show. The set is fab. They have Tom Raffield light shades and table lamps. Ive a few in the house but not a table lamp. Gonna want one!’;
And even the set took a beating, with viewers claiming the lighting, furniture and outfits were all too dark and merged into one
However not all viewers were left disappointed, with several gushing over Claudia’s presenting skills and the late night set up
‘Early days but this is promising. Having Jeff Goldblum as a guest on the 1st show is a blessing!’;
‘This is the return of classic late night talk shows. The walk round the audience greeting everyone. The genuine conversations. Just saying whatever. KEEP THIS ON MY SCREEN FOREVER,’;
‘Loving #TheClaudiaWinklemanShow. She is an excellent host. Guests are fab. Loving hearing them all chatting away. Don’t need the weird audience forced interaction bits,’;
‘Loved #TheClaudiaWinklemanShow Can’t remember the last time I sat and watched something all the way through without reaching for my phone. @jeffGoldblumMSO a genius booking! Well done @ClaudiaWinkle you can stop being nervous now!’