In The Graham Norton Show, the segment where audience members sit in a red chair is called The Red Chair.
The feature invites members of the studio audience to tell a brief story while seated in the distinctive chair. If the story fails to entertain the guests or host, a lever can tip the chair backward, sending the storyteller safely onto a padded area.
The Red Chair became one of the programme’s most recognizable recurring features, alongside celebrity interviews, musical performances and a large shared sofa. It is especially associated with the show’s relaxed, humorous format, in which audience participation is woven into the celebrity conversation.
The segment is sometimes confused with a general audience-interaction feature, but its defining elements are the red chair, the short anecdote and the tipping mechanism. The programme itself is hosted by Irish presenter Graham Norton and is produced in the United Kingdom for BBC One.