Limerick’s Ben wins over Graham Norton guests with appearance on the Red Chair

Limerick’s Ben wins over Graham Norton guests with appearance on the Red Chair

A Limerick man’s story of how a night of drinking landed him in the ‘dog house’ helped charm Hollywood royalty during his Graham Norton Show appearance on the infamous Red Chair

Limerick‘s Ben made an impression on Graham Norton and his guests on the host’s BBC show when the Limerick man recounted a hilarious story of a night out gone wrong for his appearance on the Red Chair segment of the show.

Making his appearance on the infamous Red Chair in hopes of winning over the guests and Graham to avoid being dramatically flipped over, Ben’s story not only won over the star-studded couch but also received a round of applause from guests Julia Roberts, Colin Farrell, Benedict Cumberbatch, Gloria Estefan, and Robbie Williams.

When asked where he was from, the young man said he was from Limerick to which Graham replied with a “lovely, living Limerick”, before continuing his conversation with Ben, who said he was now living in London for around a year, and working in construction with “going very well”.

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Ben shared his story, “ It was around COVID time when all the regulations started easing up, and you could start going drinking in hotels again. So, me and my friend had a great idea: we’d book into a hotel in Limerick where we both lived, and we’d stay there so we could go on the beer for the night.”

Ben explained how a friend of theirs worked in the hotel bar, which was not named, and was described as being “very heavy-handed with the portions”.

“The last thing I remember is walking out the front door of the hotel,” said Benm, “And the next thing I remember is an absolute Banshee scream, and I woke up, looked around me. I was in a tiny box, and I look out the little hole. I see my mother looking in at me. I was asleep in my dog’s kennel out the backyard!”

Following his hilarious tale, Ben was applauded by the guests with Graham adding, “We love Ben,” before letting the Limerick man walk safely from the chair.