Olivia Colman

29:05David Mitchell, Rob Webb, Martin Freeman. Yes, that's right. Charlotte Hudson. And that's just like sketches and you all look like babies. Yeah. And you're all doing like fun, dumb sketch. I haven't seen it. I bet lots of it's terrible. Well, sketch is, I mean, 80 % bad. Like the batting averages, you have just like hope for a couple of winners. Well, Mitch and Webb have just done a new sketch show. And sketch shows just haven't happened for a long time. I know. I know. I know. I think about that a lot. I mean, for me, the best last sketch show other than SNL that I've seen is Key & Peel. Did you watch Key & Peel?

29:43My boys were talking about that. I think that the Brits don't know about Key and Peele as much, but that was a big show over here. And they were just like deeply funny and good. Like they were really, really good. Oh, I'm going to find that. Okay. And so then, okay, but then there's all this stuff you do between, you know, Broadchurch, basically. There's all this stuff because that Broadchurch for us is really, I think, when we really start to get to know you. I remember you from your little moment in the UK office because I was obsessed with the UK office and the picture moment with David and with Ricky.

30:24But we get to really know you and you and David at the same time. Oh, yeah. Lovely DT. Lovely. Tell me about your relationship. You guys are buddies. Oh, I love David Tennant. I know. He seems so – I'd love to meet him. Oh, he's so nice. You love him. Tell me why he's so great. He is, there's nothing arsehole about him at all. And he, we simply just would sit and talk about, we'd do farts in the police car. And he'd go, oh, Jesus Christ, call him. And he was just like a buddy. And we'd tell stories and he wanted to be at home with his wife and family. And I wanted to be at home. Yes. Isn't that the best when you work with people who want to be at home?

31:10Yeah. I love it. Let's get this done. Let's get it done. Get it done early on. I say, do you get home? Get the fuck off about home. And also he was so, always knew his lines, was always on it, always just beautiful at his fingertips. And then, you know, when the AD comes to knock on the door, we both, we had a two-way, it's not as rude as it sounds, you know, the van with, and also our loos were back to back. And I'm going to go, David. are you in there go stop listening to me I'm doing the same as you and but when the AD would come and knock on doors say it's time we would try and race each other he would always didn't want to delay anyone he was never late my favourite love and just gorgeous everybody loved him but just real and it proves my point Olivia I've said before I find that for the most part with the exception of a few eccentric original performers the most talented people are often the most professional like they're the easiest to work with and i've been so lucky to work with two of my gods meryl streep and anthony hopkins they never would have kept anyone waiting yes and then you learn from that you go see no and they set such a tone yes and they know they are polite to everyone they know everyone's name they know their job they know their lines they're always on time i mean i have a in any profession i do have a theory that like people that are acting out of fear or afraid that this is their last good idea or that you know it a lot of people act out for a lot of reasons yeah but and i do understand that i do too and as i get older also people just work differently but the professional part yeah when you meet your hero and they also are that way it's just the best it's so important yeah and just a friend recently did a show and i don't want to sort of there are some of the younger people.

33:04Yes. Who, I don't know where it comes from, but if they have a little bit of a cold, they won't do the show. Oh, wow. And I don't understand. Right. When we were told. This is very Gen X of us, you know this. I'm aware that I'm doing this. Same, which is the way people... I don't think it's their fault, but someone has told them wrong. Well, okay, let's get into this because... Oh, no. No. I'm going to be cancelled. No, I agree. and I'm trying to work on it because here's the two things. I think that we were sold a productivity myth. Yeah. Right? Like hustle, hustle, hustle. Okay, yeah. And it's really ingrained in us.

33:41Like there's no way I would have ever called in sick. I mean, I remember doing a scene with Alec Baldwin for a movie and I had like 104 temperature and I had to cry. I hate that paracetamol. And I was like, I was on another planet and he was like, wherever you are, stay there. Perfect. And I was like, I am in a fever dream. I have 104. And I remember just being completely, but never in a million years, ever would I have not. No, I see retrospect potentially maybe that was a day to not be at work. Potentially, yeah. Potentially not a good choice. Yeah. So I kind of understand that this idea of like maybe take care of yourself, Gen Xers, a little bit more than you did and not pressure everybody to hustle.

34:21But perhaps we've overcorrected. I think there's a happy medium, isn't there? Agreed. But a little bit of a tickle in the background. And you go, I don't think I can. I don't think that's okay. Yeah. I've had pneumonia twice. Never missed a day of work while filming. Okay. But also potentially stupid. You've had pneumonia while filming? Yeah. Amazing. You're my kind of gal. Thank you. I never missed one day of work on Parks and Rec. I did 120 shows. Fuck yeah. And that's weird. And people think that's a weird statistic because they're like, well, okay, maybe, maybe not something to brag about.

35:00And I'm like, is it not? I think it is. I agree. But perhaps I was setting an example that what, you know, there's, there's, there's, both are true. Both are true. But I know what you mean. I love, I just love a pro. I love a nice pro. Yeah. Because a working environment should be, it's just hard enough to just do life. It's hard enough to do life without somebody being difficult. And we're lucky to have the work. Beyond. You know, don't be sort of overly cocky with that. Yes, agree. And Broadchurch, it makes sense to me that you and David loved each other because you can really feel it in the show.

35:44like it's just you feel like true partners in that show yeah and even though in the show you're getting to be partners but yeah there was a such a mute a feeling of mutual respect on that it was so good yeah and what was it like to have that blow up it was a huge hit yes that was very odd I because no one knew who had done it that was what they wanted although when I went for my first audition my sort of meet meet with the producers and I said who did it and they told me and I went oh and cried and they went that's great that's what you got and then um and on the way home at 20 minutes after I'd left they phoned and went uh can you pretend that we didn't tell you we've realized we don't want anyone to know we wanted to but I went oh okay so I had to lie and David was so croft one day his agent accidentally let slip right near the end of months of filming and he flew onto my van and went, you fucking didn't tell me and I knew what he meant and I just couldn't look at him.

36:44Oh, because he didn't know either? He didn't know. No one knew. Oh, wow. But they'd accidentally told me. But you knew. What a burden to carry that. You had faces, you know, all the 10x8 faces in the makeup van and everyone was putting a sticker on who they thought it was and I was also going, is it? That might be me. Am I? Trying to... Terrible at lying. Wow. So you were reading the scripts in real time, basically. Oh, that's very fun. It was really fun. And what a great way to be able to, and kind of what a bummer that you knew, because you would have been, you know, like everyone else, but you had that secret.

37:16Oh, that's fun. It was fun. Oh, that's good. But David, yeah, said, you can't believe he didn't tell me. And you're like, I'm a pro, babe. Yeah. I'm a pro. And also, I lied so much, I'd almost forgotten that I knew. Do you think you would be good convincing? Are you a good liar? Like, do you think you'd be, yeah. Without a script, I'm appalling. Yeah.

37:41I don't know. I think I'm okay. Like, I think sometimes could I convince a jury? Like, if I... Oh, wow, that's an excellent... Could you convince a jury? I feel like I could convince a jury. That you didn't do it? Yes. I feel like... As long as my kids weren't in the jury, I think I'd be fine. Your kids would know. They'd go, you totally did it. Do you have a tell when you lie? I'm sure I do, too. I'd like someone to tell me what it is so I can work on it. But I think I over-explain. I think I say too many things. Oh, you know when you watch Traitors? Yes. Oh, I love it when they ask someone something and they go, what?

38:19They have to always, what? They say what? Because they're stalling. Yeah, and they do it subconsciously. It's amazing. Have you ever watched any of those body language things where they show, you know, if you look up to the right? Yeah, what's that? One's recalling information, one's lying. Yes. Yeah, I can't remember which one it is. If you touch your face or your neck. I know. If you touch your neck, it's because you're about to say a lie. All these kind of small things. I love when people stall and you go. It's so good, isn't it? I love it. I'm so sorry. What? Didn't hear you. But I also get sweaty when you have to play those games.

39:00Have you ever played that game Mafia? Oh, yeah. I don't like that game. I love it. You love it. I love Okay Because We play it almost every night on holiday And we've discovered as well Any parents that get killed It's always their kids That have done it Always Or spouse Yep And Yeah One family that we go on holiday with every year Their kids are terrifying at it Really good Oh my god so good And the youngest one Got so cross with everyone accusing her So we went, of course, she's not. She was over-explaining. She was doing what you say. Yes. I'm not. I had to move because really angry. And she's only 13.

39:42And she was, we went, oh, God, no, she's probably not. Maybe don't. Give her a chance. She was absolutely killing everyone. She was the murderer. At night when everyone had their eyes closed. Amazing. Yeah. I get very stressed. I get very giggly when I get accused and very stressed. and also I feel like I act the same when I'm the murderer or not but I must not but I don't think I would pass a lie detector test let me just say that my heart would beat but I think I could win over a jury I think I would say ladies and gentlemen of the jury why would I want to kill my spouse or whatever and I'd be able to cry you're a good crier and you love to cry I do.

40:30Are you the easy crying? One of my great skills. Well, in everyday life, I don't cry so much. Do you have tricks for crying? No, if it's sad, I'll cry. Yeah. If the script is sad. So Broadchurch, that first day, it was filmed chronologically, which was just a gift. Amazing. But they were saying, no, she's a police officer. She's probably a little harder than that one. Absolutely. There's no way. I'm sorry, I can't. This is a dead child. And so, making me... If it's good script, it's impossible not to. But in your life, you're not the biggest crier? Really? Oh, in The Crown as well, there was this...

41:14Because the Queen famously was able to be there for other people and not cry. And I couldn't do it. There's a scene where Helena Bonham Carter is telling me about Aberfan, which was a terrible, terrible thing that happened. Terrible. And I couldn't hear her. Yeah, it was beautifully done. I couldn't hear her talking about it without crying. Yes. And they kept going, okay, no. No crying. No, I can't. So the sound department gave me an earpiece and I listened to the shipping forecast. So in my ear I was hearing south at Surah, north at Surah, where the furt are middling. And I was just listening to that and zoning out while Helena said, I can't believe our first scene together.

41:57And you're not actually listening to me. Wow. And that's really, that's a good tip though. That's a great tip. Listen to something else. Don't listen to your act of fact. I mean, I always say half of acting is like just keeping your face still, which is almost impossible for me to do. Yeah, me too. Botox helps enormously. But the way in which everyone just projects everything on your still face. Yeah. You and Helena in The Crown are, I mean, so wonderful. And I know you're really good friends too. I know. And did you meet on that trip? Yeah, we did. You had never worked together before. No. I think we'd met once at a do and I'd sort of curtsied to her.

42:41And yes, she's just lovely. I mean, I know people have asked about meeting the Queen and playing the Queen. But separate from the actual queen, the character of that woman is so interesting. I know. Fascinating. You know, forget, you know, I know you're playing a version of a real person and you're playing a real person. But just the legacy of that, just one, just the idea of one life spanning that much. Yeah. It's so amazing. I totally agree. It's an extraordinary, literally, well, most people, there's someone else in the world who has a similar experience. No one. No one. That's one person standing on their own.

43:27I know. Sitting every week to various prime ministers, you know, listening to them. Yes. Having the, hearing everything and just having to keep it together. It's such a practice in restraint. It's the life of restraint. Yeah. And also, to your point, being around while everyone else comes and goes. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Being the constant while, I mean, I loved the way that that show took on the width and breadth of that life. The crown. That person is the crown. And the way you take it from Claire, that you take over that moment when you show up in seasons two, three, four? Three or four, yeah. When you show up and we think, oh, Olivia is now the queen.

44:12Like, it's exhilarating. terrifying following on from Claire was it? yeah because I loved it it was so highly advertised that I didn't want to like it yeah in that sort of show yeah yeah everyone likes it oh okay no thanks and then I accidentally watched it with one eye open and went oh no I love it so good love Claire so good couldn't stop watching her and so then yeah got a call so they would like to meet you for I think my agent said for the Queen and I thought that was the play and oh and she said no no I didn't mean that I didn't mean that I meant the crown and I went oh my god yeah fuck yeah absolutely yes please and she said I think you're not meant to say that yet you're meant to just waste play cool put your sunglasses on yeah trying to be cool but I was such a huge fan of it yes yes and also it came at the point where I just spent all my tax money so you're like really handy let's go and did you did you talk to Claire did you talk to Claire Did you two talk about handing off the torch?

45:17So someone said, it might be a good idea. If you want to, we can give you Claire's number. And so I did speak to Claire and said really, honestly, truthfully, it's a long commitment, long job. And she went, I've absolutely fucking loved it. It's a happy job and everyone's nice. Yes. I went, okay, that's great. I mean, there is a whisper network among actresses, especially I think when you're going to try to take a job, when you're lucky enough to have the choice to take a job. where you call other people to say, should I, is this okay? I love that code as well. Me too. We do go, or there's the word tricky.

45:56It can be tricky. I got on quite well with them, but I know that some other people did. So sort of politely letting you know, maybe this isn't a simple decision. Another code is like, well, the hours can be kind of long, which is a code for the director's a little unorganized. Yeah. And the scripts aren't ready. Yeah. And the scripts can come in a little late. And I cried a few times. But as far as the job, yeah. And Helena and you, I just want to stay there for one second because I love watching you work with everyone. I especially love watching you work with other super talented women. And you've worked with a lot of really great women.

46:39I've been really lucky, yeah. You just, when you meet each other on screen. I love women. Me too. I mean. It's honestly hard to work with men. I'm so sorry. I'm sure it was easy with Benedict. But like, I mean, we have to, but fuck. I know. It's hard. Best of them. It's just not as good. It's just not as good. It's so true. But I do too. I love working with women. And I can tell you do too. Yeah, I do. Who are some women that you've worked with that you just went, Helena, I'm sure, is one. but like Helena who you just worked with and you said oh I'm going to have the best time I think Jodie Whittaker on Broadchurch Helena on the crown and Marion who played the Queen Mother on the crown just loved her loved her almost I always take a good girlfriend with me from almost every job what do you mean like who well Hellie Jodie is now godmother to my youngest we had our youngest at the same time while on Broadchurch and Phoebe Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Amy Morgan who you probably won't have heard of but I think she's extraordinary and we met doing a play and so there's always one and on the roses there's Zoe Sunita yes Alison Jenny Kate McKinnon we have Kate coming in and Kate is such a is she coming in she's coming to do this podcast tell me it's day while I'm here it is are you lying I'm not lying but you're not going to be here.

48:11We're not going to make you wait for Kate because we have a little bit of a, you know, you've got to get on that plane. But you want to leave a note for her? Yeah, she's coming in today. And she's so, isn't she such a wild, interesting, eccentric bird? She came, so we had a girls' trip to where I live in the countryside while we were filming and Kate came along. She's the most fun grown-up you've ever met. My daughter couldn't believe her luck. Yes, she is fun. She's fun. And she played, she was, I think, a pea hen or something for about three hours. So, fucking hell. It was amazing. My little girl was going.

48:57Phoebe Fleabag, huge, another huge show. Yeah. And, well, I mean. She's an amazing woman. and she's brilliant at what she does and she works hard and she's really driven and kind to everybody and yeah, just another fucking fantastic woman. Yeah. And that first episode of the second season of Fleabag, which was with Andrew Scott and sitting around the dining, that restaurant table, felt like the most brilliant play. Yes. And just that whole episode, one dinner scene. I just love the way she writes and she gives everybody so many good jokes you have also so many good jokes in that show great jokes that character is hilarious and deeply disturbing and I got it wrong initially I was playing her sort of quite evil and I was going Phoebe's like it's not what you meant is it she went well she's the most charming person in any room she'll be vile to you and you sort of thank you for sort of being grateful for the, you know, it's so vile.

50:08I mean, it's like, yeah, she's like the ultimate narcissist. Yeah, yeah. And when you're that way, you're usually quite charming. Yeah. Yeah, you're not usually, like there's a way in which you draw people in and then you slowly kill them. And then before we get to the roses, I just, I feel like there was this beautiful couple of years where America said. I just realized, I just said how much I love women. And I've just done a film with Benedict. Well, but Benedict feels like he's sensitive enough that he counts. Oh my God, he does. He really does. I feel awful that I just, I loved working with Benedict.

50:48Well, we're going to talk about working with Benedict. Okay, good, good. He's going to be fine. Okay, good, great. Benedict can handle it. Yeah, yeah. And Andy was, I love Andy. And he's fine. And Jamie. Of course, you love all the people. They know. I do love the people. They know. Sorry to interrupt you. No, no, not at all. But I'm not worried about Benedict. Okay. Okay, good. He's so tall. Yeah. We don't have to worry about him. No, he'll be fine. He will be fine. Yeah. But no, but we will talk about that because, but there was this like amazing couple of years where we got to see a lot of work being congratulated when you won that award, when you won the Academy Award, right?

51:26And you've won a lot of awards. And what I loved about that moment was what I felt in that moment, and tell me if I'm wrong, is that you probably feel about awards the same way I feel about awards, which is like lovely, but like also who cares? Yeah, I don't know. That's an awkward thing. Yeah. Okay, maybe I should say it less bluntly. Well, I feel like, oh, my God, it is the most lovely. if your peers have said yes seal of approval there's nothing better yes but I think also give yourself uh a few days to feel pretty thrilled with yourself and then yes then forget it ever happened go back to work that's right yeah it was amazing and it might never happen again and weren't you lucky and now head down I find that Brits in general accept awards really well because they do just that.

52:21They kind of like stay in the moment and say thank you. And they're very polite. But also you can tell they're like, I can't internalize this or I'm in trouble. Yeah, yeah, yeah. It is a little bit more American to be like, I made it to the top of the mountain and I'm here and I'm never getting off. And I knew it and I got it and I went for it. But they're completely different feelings. But your speech was, do you have, you know, I know it's hard to like think about yourself and talk about yourself it's always hard to talk about yourself but do you have do you have a sense of why that speech was so well received it just was this like everyone felt very um with you in that moment it felt like really organic what was your memories of getting up and giving that speech and you know like being inside of it what did it feel like so much i don't really remember yeah um but just beforehand i in the build-up to it in the months the build up people kept saying Oscars and I'd go stop it and I got furious it was all too scary terrifying don't be ridiculous and then on the evening that 20 minutes before we were meant to go my husband went don't be cross but just in case I've just put some notes on a piece of paper and he went out and I went just fucking wanker okay that's quite a good thing so he just said just remember if it happens to say this or say that, say thank you.

53:46And so it was, I would have, well, I'm stuttering now. I would have been so useless. It was absolutely real and shocking. But if it wasn't for him, just take five minutes, just in case. Ed. To think about it, I know. Writer, producer, director. He took care of you in that moment. And General Hottie, yeah. General Hottie. And also the moment you guys had was so sweet, too. I mean, you have a wonderful, long-lasting marriage with Ed. And you met, where did you meet? In the town of Cambridge. He was at Cambridge. Olivia's crying a little bit. Who not? You love Ed. He's your best friend. You call him your best friend.

54:29I love love. He's my best friend and I fancy him. He's quite nice. I love love. Okay, how did you meet? You have his name. I do have his name. It's a bit like he's pissed on me. It was my choice. He just stamped it on you. Yeah. Okay. How did you meet? We met in a play rehearsal. And I'd gone to two of the rehearsals and there wasn't no one particularly fanciable there. And then I walked in and I saw his left-hand profile. And at the time, he was smoking a ziggy. His feet were crossed. And he's got this lovely bump in his nose. And I saw his side profile and went, God, I'm going to marry him. No.

55:11I had proper thunderbolts. That's him. That's him. Yeah. Oh. I know. Poor thing. He didn't know.

55:20And what does he say about it the first time he met you? He genuinely can't remember.

55:30That's so great. I mean, what is the secret to a long-lasting relationship? Any tips? Any advice? I don't know. Because you're making a movie about the opposite of that. Yes. That's true. Well, it's our 25th wedding anniversary next year. Wow. We've been together 31 years. Wow.

55:49I don't think it's, we're not big fighters, which apparently isn't very healthy. Okay, can we talk about this for a second? Yeah. I agree. I see a lot of research that says you really should argue and fight. Okay. Like, it feels so like, what if you're not, I mean, I don't, I'm not afraid of conflict, but I don't necessarily want to search it out. Yeah, I don't want to. And people that argue. And I do think that it is okay. We have learned over the years, but really late on actually, sometimes if that was annoying, then just wait until it's – it doesn't work for everyone. I know that. Yes. But I think it's better to wait until the much calmer moment to go, can we talk about that moment?

56:35and I did find that a little weird and is that okay that I'm saying this? Yes, no, I was a bit cross that day. Okay, but good. Okay, I'm so pleased. Thank you. That's the most British conversation I've ever heard.

56:55Maggie Gyllenhaal stood when we did The Lost Daughter. Beautiful movie. Ed, different Ed, was the costume designer and me. He's English and I'm English and he was talking about a hat. And he said, I left the hat out. I didn't know if he wanted it. I went, oh, I see. I didn't know if, did you want me to wear it now? But if you like it. No, I do like it. I just wondered because it's, and this went on for 20 minutes. And Maggie, at the time it was COVID, she took her mask down and went, oh, my God. Nothing has been said. 20 minutes. Yes. Yeah. And I'd never realized it before that moment when she just.

57:33Yeah. So that's how we argue. And, okay, so it leads me really naturally into the film that's out right now with the great Benedict Cumberbatch. And what a pro. What a pro. And, you know, so I ask people before these podcasts to give me a question to ask my guests. And we speak well behind their back, like I said. And he was, you know, of course, he absolutely adores you. and you guys have never worked together before, which is really interesting. And like you, I think he's able to, he's shown that he's able to toggle between a bunch of different styles and genres. Also, it makes me think sometimes that, you know, maybe it's a bit more license to do that in the UK than the US.

58:27I don't know. Well, to go between drama and comedy. Maybe. I'm thinking about it now because... With, you know, Emma Thompson and Kathy Burke. And we do have a line of, well, I'm just thinking of the women, but we do have a long line of people who've been allowed to do both. Well, I remember people talking about Hugh Laurie in-house. And it was like, you know Hugh Laurie started in sketch comedy. Sketch comedy. Yeah, yeah. But he was asking me, he asked a very, like, sweet actor question, which is basically, like, he is in awe of you and what you can do. And he was like, is there anything you're afraid of?

59:02Acting-wise? Well, I couldn't really tell. Oh. I couldn't really tell what the question was. Okay. But let's say, sure. Let's say acting-wise. Anything where I have to show any skin. Mm-hmm. I don't like it. No, thank you. I don't. No, thanks. Or pretending to have sex with someone. I don't like it. I don't like it. I feel like I'm being on Facebook. And it just feels a bit, yeah. Yeah. Even when they go, you can wear your jeans and a cushion between you. I don't want to do that. That's not what I don't know. I don't know. I love that. The on screen. And by the way, bless the people that are good at it.

59:42The people that are good at it, I'm like, I'll watch it all day long. And they're comfy. But an on screen orgasm. No, absolutely not. Like that's what you have to do that day. Like that's tough. Thank God for intimacy coordinators. Absolutely. Ita O 'Brien, she told me, and I was meant to orgasm, I went, oh, God, how do you do that? She said, imagine the sun is hitting your face. That was great. And you just go like this. Yeah. You go, oh, my God. You just put your sunglasses on and you go. I should have done it like that.

1:00:29Yeah, okay. All right, well, you got your answer, Benedict. You got your answer. But what was it like working with him on the film? I loved working with him. And he sort of feels like one of life's innocents in a way, you know, because we had such fun. But when it started to get a little bit more cruel to each other, he did go, can we pause for a minute? Are we okay? Yeah. Yes, Ben, it's pretend. It's all okay. and you know he's so in it and yes it's just lovely but I felt like I wanted to hold his hand a lot and go it's all we're good we're still friends yes yeah and it's lovely to work opposite him because he's absolutely feeling it it's all instant I bet I mean even just seeing the way in which you watching the two of you spar is really exciting oh fun because it's two very good actors going really hard and plus there's just a ton of like dumb physical stuff which is so fun do you like doing that no no me neither I don't I don't want I'm not really physical I don't want to do any running yeah I don't want to but he is really good at that which is great so I just had the gun and he just ran around and you're like I think my character would sit yeah um and then Jay Roach oh my god isn't he a delight the director I love him he I love him and I felt bad for him every day because it was like trying to nail jelly to the wall trying to get us all to stop giggling or stop doing bits and just joking also he how often does he hit his head oh because he's so tall and he wears a hat oh as well he doesn't see the booms and the lights and the crew ended up hanging sticky tape down from everything so that he was he still did it 15 times a day oh it's got to be some kind of psychological thing that he's doing He can't get cross with us.

1:02:20He didn't say that thing. And then, okay, we talked about Kate. You worked with Andy. Okay, the movie is out. Okay, and then my last question is, and then I ask everybody, and it's kind of like the reason why I started doing this podcast genuinely was to try to, I don't know, make sense of this wicked world and find some solace in what everybody was doing to keep themselves. laughing um what do you watch read do what's making you laugh right now today big or small uh uh you know a person a video of a show old or new that you go to the thing that makes me laugh more than anything belly laugh it doesn't happen often enough is watching my husband fall over or hit his head on purpose or by accident by accident You just love an accident.

1:03:21It literally makes me go weak. I collapse. It's so good. Did you ever watch America's Funniest Home Videos? Have you ever seen that show? Oh, that's the sort of... Standby. Okay, I'm going to... Just one second before you go. We're going to get you on a plane. I've seen the clip recently where people just lie down with their... Have you seen this? So I turn around and Ed's lying down. You just see his head there. And people go... And they film... Oh, that's gorgeous. Do you like being pranked? I've got to do that, haven't I? Film it. Yes. Okay, don't tell him. Don't tell him. Do you like being pranked?

1:03:54No. Okay, because that's... No, if someone makes me jump, I will punch them in the face. Me too. I don't like being surprised. I am fight, not flight. But you like when people get a tiny bit hurt? Yeah. But they're fine, right? They have to jump up. As long as they're fine. As long as they're okay. I don't... If it looks like... Oh, God, that looks like... Sorry, sorry, sorry. It's been fun. Okay, let's watch just two minutes of this and we're going to let you go. I mean, I know what you mean. Okay, these kind of things. Do I need my glasses? We're watching in America's Funniest Home Videos. What's that person doing?

1:04:25That person's stuck in the ceiling. So that person doing something and she's stuck in the ceiling.

1:04:38Okay, that might have been too hard a fall. Have you seen the two women trying to get into the window? Oh, yeah. Oh, God. Oh, I want her. That, that is. Let's watch the two women trying to get in the window. Oh, my God, yes. That is so fun. And the other one is no help at all outside, clearly trying not to piss herself. Yeah, when people start, when they're stuck and they start laughing, that does. Two women trying to get into a window. Okay, here we go. Okay, okay, okay. Okay, let's watch. Here we go. Here we go. Okay, they're trying to get in the window. And one of them is giving the other one a foot up.

1:05:17She's not wearing the right clothes for this. We know that already. She's wearing a... She's both barefoot. Here. This is now. It's a vacuum. It's a vacuum. Oh, her shirt comes off. That's right. Her shirt comes off. So she's upside down with these boobs, which are now facing that way. And her mate. and her and her glands come off and they're dying laughing I mean this is the kind of thing that Benny Hill told me would happen and it did happen it actually happened oh my god it's that I love that I do too there's no there's no better feeling and that makes me want to watch that again and hearing them weak you know when you can't speak oh yes I love it and knowing that one person is peeing right in the and if the upside down woman was also peeing

1:06:16well Olivia I love you I love you I love that you thank you so much for coming and what I know is a long press day and if you want to leave a note for Kate let me know oh yes please has Kate seen that I'm going to show she would enjoy that she's probably she probably is like I reenacted it I was going to say she probably did Thank you so much. Thank you. I love having you here. Thank you for having me. Of course. I want you to come and stay. Okay. Can I come to your house, please? Yes. Thank you. Okay, great. Okay, today's Polar Plunge is presented by Visible. It's one-line wireless running on Verizon's 5G network.

1:06:53For great coverage and a reliable connection, make the switch at visible.com. Okay, for this Polar Plunge, I'm going to say that everybody should check out a film that we briefly mentioned in this interview, The Lost Daughter. Um, it is with Olivia Colman, directed beautifully by Maggie Gyllenhaal and with the great Dakota Johnson, who came in here with her puppy just a little while ago to our show. Olivia and Dakota are so great together. It's such a meditation on motherhood. Um, Jesse Buckley's so good in it. And it's just, uh, you know, it's just one of those movies where you're like, damn, those ladies are good at acting.

1:07:31That's what you say. You say, wow, those broads are good at acting. But check it out if you haven't seen it. It's a beautiful, beautiful film. But today's Polar Plunge was presented by Visible, the ultimate wireless hack. It's one-line wireless with unlimited data, hotspot talk, and text starting at$25 a month. Terms apply. See Visible.com for planned features and network management details. Okay, that's the end of our show. Bye. You've been listening to Good Hang. The executive producers for this show are Bill Simmons, Jenna Weiss-Berman, and me, Amy Poehler. The show is produced by The Ringer and Paper Kite.

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