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'

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.

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,

Irish actress Saoirse Ronan has silenced a line up of male Hollywood stars and the host on The Graham Norton Show with one powerful sentence.

Saoirse Ronan highlighted the reality of women’s safety concerns, silencing male co-stars on Graham Norton 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. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Saoirse Ronan calls out male actors joking about self-defence practices.