The actor's comeback left the men speechless after she pointed out a huge issue with a joke made by Paul Mescal.

The actress highlighted violence against women after a joke about self-defense was made on 'The Graham Norton Show'

When Saoirse Ronan speaks, you listen.That seemed to be exactly the case on a recent episode of The Graham Norton Show, when the actress made a comment that left the entire couch lost for words. Appearing on the popular BBC show alongside Paul Mescal,

Saoirse Ronan has been praised after calling out the big problem with Paul Mescal’s joke during The Graham Norton Show. The Irish actors took to the famous red sofa on Friday’s (25 October) episode of the BBC show alongside Eddie Redmayne and Denzel Washington.

Irish actress Saoirse Ronan has stunned a group of male Hollywood stars with a quip about self-defence during a UK talk show. Appearing on The Graham Norton Show, the Little Women star sat on the couch beside superstar actors Paul Mescal, Eddie Redmayne and Denzel Washington when the topic shifted to defending oneself from an attack.

Saoirse Ronan's matter-of-fact response to a joke made during a recent talk show appearance has gone viral online. Amid an interview for The Graham Norton Show on Friday, guest Eddie Redmayne spoke about the training he undertook to play an assassin in the upcoming miniseries The Day of the Jackal.

Fans have been praising Ronan for her honesty in the moment, and vocalising the everyday measures that women have to take in order to protect themselves from gender-based violence.

An actress has called out a line up of male Hollywood stars for their joke on a talk show – with the interaction going viral.