>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY,
WELCOME BACK TO THE SHOW. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY NEXT
GUEST IS THE CREATOR OF THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED SHOWS
"KILLING EVE" AND "FLEABAG." PLEASE WELCOME PHOEBE
WALLER-BRIDGE! ♪ ♪ ♪<i>
( APPLAUSE )</i> >> THANK YOU! >> Stephen: HELLO. >> HI! HOW ARE YOU DOING? >> Stephen: I'M DOING FINE. HOW ABOUT YOU. >> VERY GOOD, VERY, VERY VERY
GOOD. >> Stephen: THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE. YOU DON'T HAVE TIME FOR
ANYTHING. BECAUSE YOU'RE DOING TOO MUCH. AS I SAID, YOU CREATED TWO
AMAZING SHOWS THAT WE KNOW OF ALREADY. BUT YOU'RE AN ACTOR. YOU'RE A WRITER. YOU'RE A TV CREATOR. YOU DO THEATER. BUT PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW THIS--
AND I DID NOT KNOW THIS EVEN THOUGH I KNEW THE CHARACTER-- IS
THAT YOU WERE ACTUALLY IN "QT STAR WARS" "SOLO: A STAR WARS
STORY," YOU ARE L337 RIGHT THERE. >> I KNOW. LOOKING MY BEST, I THINK. >> Stephen: YOU ACTUALLY-- I
THOUGHT IT WAS TOTAL C.G.I. CREATION. BUT THAT'S ACTUALLY--
>> OH, YEAH. >> Stephen: YOU WORE ONE OF
THE BLUE SUITS WITH THE BIG THOING YOUR HEAD. >> I WAS IN IT. THAT WAS ME RIGHT THERE. YEAH. >> Stephen: WOW. THAT IS--
>> GETTING INTO THE WAR ZONE. >> Stephen: A LITTLE BIT. WHAT WAS THAT LIKE? DID YOU HAVE A CHILDHOOD
CONNECTION TO THE "STAR WARS" STORIES? WAS THIS SORT OF, LIKE, A DREESM
YOURS? >> MORE AN ADULT DREESM MINE. I HADN'T ACTUALLY SEEN THE
MOVIES UNTIL -- >> Stephen: YOU HAD NEVER
SEEN-- >> I KNOW THIS IS GOING TO BE
REALLY HORRIFYING FOR YOU BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE A MASSIVE
FAN. >> Stephen: I DON'T KNOW HOW
YOU COULD HAVE AVOIDED THE MOVIES. >> I WAS DOING OTHER THINGS! I WAS BUSY IN SAND PITS AND
STUFF, YOU KNOW,. >> Stephen: REALLY? WERE YOU RAISED BY THE AMISH? HOW DO YOU AVOID-- HOW DO YOU
INCIDENTALLY NOT KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT "STAR WARS." >> BLAME THE PARENTS. >> Stephen: THAT'S ALWAYS A
GOOD IDEA. >> IT WAS GREAT, BECAUSE WHEN I
DID DISCOVER THE FILM WAS GOING AROUND SAYING, "GUYS, HAVE YOU
SEEN "STAR WARS?" REALLY GOOD. EPIC STORY. >> Stephen: YOU STARTED OFF AS
A THEATER ACTRESS? >> YEAH, YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT,
YEAH. I COULDN'T GET ARREST FORWARD A
FEW YEARS TRYING TO BE A THEATER ACTRESS, AND THEN I ENDED UP
WRITING "FLEABAG," WHICH IS THE THING THAT KIND OF ENDED UP
GIVING ME A CAREER. >> Stephen: IT'S GOING INTO
ITS SECOND SEASON OVER IN THE U.K. AS A TELEVISION SHOW, BUT
IT STARTED ON STAGE? >> YES, IT STARTED ON STAGE, AND
IT WAS A ONE-WOMAN SHOW. IT GOES ON FOR ABOUT AN HOUR-- A
QUICK HOUR, A QUICK, FUNNY HOUR. AND THEN --
>> Stephen: AND NOW IT'S HERE. Y REMOUNTED THE ORIGINAL IN NEW
YORK AT THE SOHO PLAYHOUSE, RIGHT THERE. AND I ASSUME THAT'S YOUR FACE
RIGHT THERE. >> THAT'S ME. <i> ( APPLAUSE )</i>
YUP. THAT WAS A PRETTY GOOD PHOTO
SHOOT, ACTUALLY, BECAUSE THAT WAS-- WHEN YOU GO ON A PHOTO
SHOOT EYE DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE HAD THIS, AND YOU'RE A TINY BIG
HUNG OVER, AND THEY GO, "DO A MOVE." AND YOU GO... AND THEY SAY, "I
LOVE IT." THAT'S HOW THAT POSTER CAME
ABOUT. >> Stephen: I HAVE TO GET THAT
PHOTOGRAPHER. NOW THAT YOU HAVE CREATED
SEVERAL HIT SHOWS HERE. YOU'VE GONE HOLLYWOOD. HAVE YOU HAD ANY SORT OF SURREAL
HOLLYWOOD EXPERIENCES THAT YOU NEVER THAT YOU WANT? BECAUSE, IT'S VERY BIZARRE WHEN
YOU GO OUT AND YOU SEE THE PEOPLE WHO YOU ADMIRE IN THE
FLESH. THEY SHOULD BE ON THAT LITTLE
SCREEN, BUT YOU SEE THEM. WHAT'S THAT BEEN LIKE FOR YOU? >> A REALLY EXCITING ONE WAS AT
THE GOLDEN GLOBES A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WHEN I SAW JUSTIN
TIMBERLAKE AND JESSICA BIEL AT THE BAR, AND SHE WAS WEARING A
LOVELY DRESS AND HE PRIVATELY-- DREW HIS FINGER DOWN HER BACK AT
THE BAR AND IT WAS JUST THE THREE OF US AT THAT MOMENT. THAT WAS VERY GOOD. >> Stephen: THAT'S NICE! >> JUST A LITTLE... I WAS LIKE,
OH, GUYS! >> Stephen: SURE, SURE. >> I GUESS, OTHER THAN THAT, NO,
MABEL, JUST AS EVERYONE ELSE SAYS, I EMBARRASS MYSELF IN
FRONT OF PEOPLE I ADMIRE. >> Stephen: HAVE YOU FAN
GIRLED AT PEOPLE. >> A VERSION OF THAT. I DID A FILM "THE IRON LADY,"
THAT MERYL STREEP WAS IN. THANK YOU. I WAS IN IT. THAT WAS IMPORTANT. AND I HAD A SCENE WITH MERRILL. AND THERE WERE A LOT OF OTHER
PEOPLE IN THIS. AND I HAVE ADMIRED MERYL FOR
FOREVER. AND SHE HAD ALL THESE
PROSTHETICS ON FOR THE ROLE. SO SHE WAS INCREDIBLY HOT. SHE WAS UNDER THE LIGHTS ALL
DAY. AND PEOPLE SAY MERYL IS
APPROACHABLE BUT SHE WILL TRY TO KEEP COOL AND CALM BECAUSE SHE
WILL MELT WITH THE PROSTHETICS IN BETWEEN TAKES. THERE WERE FIVE OF US IN THE
SCENE DESPERATE TO HAVE OUR MOMENT WITH MERYL, BUT WE WERE
TEELD SHE'LL MELT IF YOU TALK TO HER SO DON'T MELT MERYL. AND ONE DAY SHE JUST DECIDE,
DAMN IT, I'M GOING TO TALK TO THESE GUYS. THE LIGHTS WENT OFF AND SHE WENT
IN HER MARGARET THATCHER ACCENT, "HOW IS EVERYBODY?"
AND WE SAW THE, "THIS IS THE MOMENT." THERE WERE SEVEN OF US, AND IT
WAS LIKE WHO IS GOING TO GET IN? WE ALL SUBTLY WENT AROUND HER,
AND SHE WAS HAVING A CONVERSATION, AND EVERYONE WAS
REALLY TRYING TO GET THE JOKE IN. AND I MADE A JOKE, AND IT MADE
MERYL LAUGH. AND I WAS LIKE, YES! I'M THE WINNER! I'M THE WINNER! BUT THEN-- THEN ALL THE OTHER
PEOPLE ON THE CAST WERE LIKE, "OH, PHOEBE." " AND I WAS LIKE SHE'S MINE NOW. IT GOES DEEP WITH US. WE MADE EYE CONTACT. AND THAT LUNCHTIME, YOU GET TOO
OVEREXCITED. THE REST OF THE DAY I WAS LIKE,
"OH, MY GOD, WHEN ARE WE ANYTHING TO HANG OUT AGAIN, ME
AND MERYL. THAT WAS REALLY GOOD. AND WE WERE SITTING DOWN HAVING
LURCH, AND IT WAS A COOLER DAY AND SHE DECIDED TO HANG OUT WITH
US FOR LUNCH. AND I SAW HER COMING DOWN THE
STAIRS, AS DID EVERYONE ELSE. AND I WAS LIKE OH, MY GOD SHE'S
GOING TO COME TO ME BECAUSE WE'RE FRIENDS. WE'RE FUNNY ONES. AND SHE'S GOING, "HELLO,
EVERYONE," IN HER MARGARET THATCHER ACCENT. AND SHE CAME UP BEHIND ME AND
PUT HER HANDS ON MY SHOULDERS. AND EVERYONE ELSE WAS EATING
THEIR PUDDING. AND SHE WAS WENT, "OH, WHAT ARE
YOU EATING?" AND I SAID FOR SOME REASON I
GRABBED MY DESSERT AND PULLED IT INTO MY CHEST AND SAID, "MY
APPLE TRUMP BELL," LIKE THAT, TO MERYL. OBVIOUSLY I BROKE THE CHARM WE
HAD BETWEEN EACH OTHER. THAT FRIENDSHIP WAS DEAD. SHE WAS GENUINELY TERRIFIED AND
WENT, VERY REASSURINGLY, "I'M NOT TRYING TO TAKE IT AWAY FROM
YOU." AND ALL OVER MY COSTUME WHEN
THEY FILMED WANT NEXT SCENE EXPICHES LIKE WHY DID I DO THAT. AND WE HAD ONE MORE SCENE ME AND
HER BEHIND THE DOOR AND WE DIDN'T SAY MUCH TO EACH OF EACH
OTHER AFTER THAT. THAT WAS MY MEETING WITH MERYL. >> Stephen: THAT'S A GOOD ONE,
THAT'S A GOOD ONE. >> THANKS. >> Stephen: IT'S A DELIGHT TO
MEET YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE. >> THANK YOU. >> Stephen: "FLEABAG" IS AT THE
SOHO PLAYHOUSE THROUGH APRIL 14. PHOEBE WALLER-BRIDGE, EVERYBODY! WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH
COMEDIAN DWAYNE PERKINS.
I recently watched all of Fleabag and really liked it. Took a couple of episodes to really get into it.
New episode of fleabag this past week was fantastic, dark and just as funny as the first season
She's so good at everything and very funny.
Every single time. After a long period of staying away of this talk show crap interviews, I watch one, and bwah.
The only more or less tolerable one is Graham Norton.
She's great. Fleabag was good and Eve was great
All I have seen of her is her role in Solo, which I hated but I am really curious about Fleabag, is she similar in that show to her character in Solo (minus the being a robot and what not, obviously)? Because I really hope not.