Celebrity Graham Norton Ian mckellen Maggie Smith Sir Ian McKellen’s hilarious story about the late Dame Maggie Smith is the best 48 seconds you’ll spend today John Plunkett . Updated September 28th, 2024 Share Tweet There have no end of wonderful clips of Dame Maggie Smith going viral on Twitter after the multiple award-winning and much-loved actor’s death aged 89. There were lots from Downton Abbey and from her many big screen roles, but quite a few of them were rom the stage and screen legend’s appearance on The Graham Norton Show, like this one for instance.

Be an icon like Dame Maggie Smith and give zero f***s pic.twitter.com/yrg1SzV95t — J Λ M Ξ S (@jamesglynn) September 27, 2024 And this one.

The look to the audience. The knowing smile. A rare cosmic wit like no other.

❤️ X pic.twitter.com/Gs6Mw8eUWZ — Josh Handley (@JoshHandleyy) September 27, 2024 And here is another one from Norton’s BBC1 chat show, except this time it’s another acting icon, Sir Ian McKellen, talking about the time he and Dame Maggie went to the Oscars.

And it’s 48 seconds very well spent. rip to the real queen of England pic.twitter.

com/kc6zzF9zwd — Emma Berquist (@eeberquist) September 27, 2024 Just wonderful! This. Is. Amazing.

https://t.co/jfso5H3zaT — Joel Creasey (@joelcreasey) September 27, 2024 OMG Sir Ian's impression of Maggie has me crying https://t.co/TQg6tKf1mz — SeñoraMalaSuerte (@TikiQueen9) September 28, 2024 My idea of heaven is hanging out with Ian &.