Good Hang with Amy Poehler - Olivia Colman

Episode Date: September 16, 2025

Olivia Colman is a good crier. Amy hangs with the Oscar-winning actor and talks about Olivia's love for 'Cheers,' Gen X work ethic, and enjoying watching her husband fall down. Host: Amy PoehlerGuests: Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia ColmanExecutive Producers: Bill Simmons, Amy Poehler, and Jenna Weiss-BermanFor Paper Kite Productions: Executive producer Jenna Weiss-Berman, coordinator Sam Green, and supervising producer Joel LovellFor The Ringer: Supervising producers Juliet Litman, Sean Fennessey, and Mallory Rubin; video producers Jack Wilson, Belle Roman, and Aleya Zenieris; lighting director Caroline Jannace, audio producers Kaya McMullen & Devon Baroldi; video editor Drew van Steenbergen; and booker Kat SpillaneOriginal Music: Amy Miles Introducing Visible Inner Circle: Connect accounts with anyone, share the savings.  Join for $25/mo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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or go to explorevolvo.com. Hello everyone. Welcome to another episode of Good Hang. What a lovely guest we have today, Olivia Coleman, an incredible actress, just a dear, tender, beautiful person. And we are going to talk about a lot of great things today. We're going to talk about whether or not it's important to fight in relationships. We're going to talk about playing the queen. We are going to talk about her new movie The Roses and all the hilarious people that she got to be in it. with. We're talking about so many good things today. But we always want to start these episodes by bringing in someone who knows our guest, who helps us ease into our guest, who gives us a question to ask our guest. And we got a big star today. We have an actor who was in Dr. Strange. He was Sherlock. He is in The Roses. He is also famously in a key and heel sketch where they name football player names. He is the one, the only Benedict Cumberbatch from Oxford University. Benedict, hello. This message is brought to you by Apple Card. Each Apple

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All I ever want to waste a really good hey. Hey, Amy. How are you? Hi. It's good to see you. I go to Nick as Gasson because I can't see. Oh, okay. You can just.

hear my voice? I can see you now because I'm wearing these classes like this. You're a beautiful blonde blur but like that you're a very dark blonde. Now what's your prescription

because are you new to glasses? 1.6, something like that. I'm new to sort of giving into them. Yeah, same. I'm just, I like need them for reading but not yet for driving. It's so boring, isn't it? And I'm not one of those people

who get my eye. I can't get them lazin. It's very boring. It's not boring because I feel like now that I can hide behind glasses, as my life has changed. And also, people think I'm smarter. Anyway, hi. Nice to see you. Thank you for doing this. See you. I'm so welcome. Okay. I know you're in the middle of a giant press thing and we are talking to Olivia. Yeah, I'm a little hurt, but there you go. I know. Sorry, we couldn't get you. But you

you, you signed restraining order against me many years ago and you don't let me get close to you. That's true. After the golden grips, it's right. Okay. So question for you, before we get to your question, we're asking, we like to do this thing when we have our guests on. where we talk to people who know them and kind of talk well behind their back. And the first thing I just wanted to say is that when I was doing some research on the film, The Roses, that you're promoting and also you and Olivia, you guys haven't worked together as much as I assumed you would have. We never work together. Never. No.

And we've been friends for a long time and always said, we should work together. And this is what was sort of borne out of that conversation. What kind of friend is Olivia? Incredibly loyal, ridiculously good fun. She facilitates naughtiness. She's just sort of, is it preternaturally? Is that the phrase upbeat? I mean, it's kind of, that's the one,

if there's a critique of her, it's like, how the fuck is she doing this authentically? I don't understand how this person can be so good at being just upbeat and just delightful. And she literally, this is veering into work rather than friendship, but it's the same with friendship. But she can go into a work environment, any moment that we were in the studio together.

And you just see everyone, all the career, everyone going, ah, everyone just feels like it and brightened by her being around. It feels, it feels that way when you watch her work and then also be herself. Like, and I have, you know, we kind of get this, we kind of came, or I came onto, upon this theory when I was at S&L, which you were so brilliant on, is you have all these people come through and you realize that usually the most talented people are the easiest to work with. Yeah, I kind of, the other way I get, the more I just, That's sort of, I can't be doing with people who are hard to work.

I just, that's my one sort of cumulginly kind of thing. It shouldn't have to be hard. Okay. And then the other thing I wanted to ask you, and then we'll get to your question. There's nothing like more satisfying than when somebody has a sense of humor about themselves. Like, it's such a sign of intelligence. Like, and you and Olivia in this movie really go at each other, your characters really go

at each other. But do you feel like there's also just a way in which Brits are allowed to kind of tease in a heartier and more sharp way than Americans? I don't know. Personally, I think there's often a very barbed, cruel, and slightly pinched aspect to British irony. I think it could get a bit too much, to be honest. As an English characteristic, the sharpness of it isn't something I find that pleasant. It's very funny in this film. I think also Americans, and this is obviously played up in the kind of cultural difference. One of the key differences between our version and the original Michael Douglas Hattie Turner and Danny DeVito film is that they're their own English couple in an American world and that much later the culture clashes and misunderstandings to great effect.

But they start roasting each other. And actually you, as a culture, I think, have completely won up to it. You're right. We have passed you in the mean Olympics. You've gone to die of it. There's a good trade, I think, which evens us out, both in the gross out humor and also the very sort of well-thought through ironic witty intellectual humor. And I don't know we play up to the difference, but I don't think there is so much of a

difference in the way. It's very interchangeable. I agree. I think it's very hard to pull off both physical comedy and really like sharp and sarcastic wit. Both of those things are hard to do well. Yeah. I think if you do that, you could do anything.

I grew up with two parents, both actors, my mum in particular, doing, you know sort of end of the pier kind of whoops there go my knicker vickers knicker's knickers knickers vicar kind of farces and um to the point where i was like mom you've got to do something else now um i can't watch in an audience as you as a surly teenager i can't watch you come into a room where your politician husband is having his pants pulled down because of something and it looks like his male assistant is giving him a blowjob and you turn to the audience and go and then walk off. So, you know, I've been growing up with that kind of humor, if you can do comedy is my point, you can do anything. I really do believe that. And I'm not just... Of course. I feel

I... You don't have to tell me, babe. Every single year at the Oscars, everybody gets blanked. And all the serious people get up and accept and accept and accept. I know. No, no, no. It's true. And it's some hot bullshit. Because comedy is not easy. And I've got to tell you, both you and Olivia can do both. Oh, well, thank you. Thank you. That's very good. Okay. So do you have any question for Olivia today? Yeah, okay. Is she wearing any under? No.

Is there something she's afraid of? Because I think she's one of the most fearless performers that I know. I don't see her being afraid of anything, but I wonder if there is. I wonder. Oh, that's a great question. Yeah. And can she do it? That's the other thing. What are you most afraid of? Would you be any good at facing that fear? Hmm.

Deep question. I should be doing this interview. Question. Yes, I mean, do you want to switch places here? No, because everyone wants to hear you do the interview. Okay, well, I know you are an hour or two of a 12-hour marathon. Congratulations on the film. Thank you so much for doing this.

I hope we get to see each other not in full formal way or someday, but at an actual... I do too. That would be lovely. Much love. Thank you so much, Benedict. Appreciate it. Thanks for your time. This episode is brought to you by Visible.

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No, you do, actually. I'm 50, hold on, I have to remember. I was born in 71s. I'm 50. You're born in? I'm 74, so. Yeah, well, so you're a little younger than me. Well, I look older.

No, you do. Americans just look better. Do you think? Yeah. Well, British people seem smarter. So everything is out. You'll find out that's not true. And you'll find out there.

And when you get a little closer. Okay. So, but. We, but, you know, we kind of have some parallels because you met a lot of your friends and co-workers at Footlights. Yeah. Kind of, you know, you went to this very important place that we Americans used to hear about. Yes. I was, I wasn't actually at the university.

This is something that gets regularly. You were not at Cambridge. I was in the town of Cambridge, working as a cleaner. Very interesting. How did you get into footlights? Well, I did, I was at the teacher training college for about a term, I think, and left. And then no one questioned me because I had a bicycle and I looked the same as everyone else at the same age. So I just would turn up to things.

And was there like an auditioning process to get into footlights? Yes. And that's where I met my lovely friends who then basically were responsible for me getting work for years afterwards. Yeah. Because. But I just feel very, it feels like a big lie. Guys at Cambridge. This is already very British.

The distinction that you didn't go to school there is an important one for you. Yeah, well, I feel like people who were there would go, no, you didn't. And, you know, I think it's so impressive to have worked so hard and be so clever to get there. It would be a bit much if it's my terrible A-levels. I suggested that I got in. So people that were not going there could go, could be in the, could perform there. Yes. I think I just, I didn't lie, but I just certainly didn't tell anyone.

So it can be taken back. You could be technically arrested for, yeah, at some point. Maybe. So you go and you, do you remember how you had to audition for? I do remember going, I was in, there was a building called the Union Society. And this is when I did have my student card because I was actually at the teacher training thing. And there was a sign, it was handwritten in Biro on the audition. arrow.

Oh, fun. So I went along, and I didn't know it was the footlights, and I know, and please, I didn't know. Yeah. And there were boys looking bored, sitting behind a desk, and said, entertainer or sells something to us that looks like this isn't food. Okay. So there was a disgusting ashtray, which must have been there for years, and I picked up

a fact, but that sounds weird in. American English, doesn't it? Cigarette butt. Cigarette end. And I tried to sell it and it wasn't going very well. No one was laughing. So I ate it after desperation. And they still didn't laugh.

They just looked absolutely horrified. But they let me in because they thought, well, she's game. She's going to do some funny stuff. What is it going to take to get those guys to laugh? Yeah. My God. I get it. That is so, that's such a great story.

And then you got in and then you met all these, like, what, you know, I, that time period in my life, I know doing sketch and improv and all that stuff for a small number of people with friends in the hopes that someday you could do more of it. Yeah. Like, what do you remember of those times? Well, I, because obviously, as you know, you all have to help write and everything. I was terrible at the writing. I just really enjoyed performing and being on stage and making people laugh. was like the best, like crack at the best thing. It is. I said it, to me, it was the closest feeling to being a vampire where you're just like, oh, I'm becoming a vampire. Yeah.

Oh, I've got goosebumps. I totally understand. Yeah, yeah. Just you're like, look what I've done. Yeah. This weird, powerful, in control, flush of excitement. Yeah. Yeah. And so desperate to get that back and. Yes, your whole life is chasing it again. Yeah. What was the first? You remember the feeling of like the first big laugh, you know, where you, where you did something and you watched people laugh at you and you thought, oh, I love this feeling. I don't know if I can remember that. No. Were you in plays as a kid? I did my first ever school play when I was 16 and that was the prime of Miss Jean Brody, so not a comedy. But I just remember people clapping at the end. And I'd always been so rubbish at school. I'd never, I was sort of, oh, I couldn't

wait for it to finish. You know, it doesn't really, I'd waft look out the window and found it really hard to concentrate. And then suddenly, I committed to learning all of these lines, suddenly I, why couldn't I learn other stuff? But I would do that. And then when they clapped, that was the moment when I went, oh. I love it. It was like, it was like electricity coming on your fingertips. Like, okay, get off, get off. No. Loved it. Yeah. I mean, do you consider yourself, were you an extroverted kid? Like, were you, were you, are people not surprised that you ended up being an actor or? I don't know. I think it's quite, I think as I've got older, I've got more and more shy in a way. And I think people knowing your face and you're not

knowing their face. Yes, yes. It's not an equal footing. I really relate to what you're saying about, even though I think people might think that's funny that both of us are saying this, but getting a little shyer as you get older. Totally. I really relate to that. Yeah. And I know that is. I think it is.

Well, as, you know, as I've said, that it's an unequal thing. So I love, I don't know if you ever go to a country where maybe your shows aren't seen. Oh, yes. It's called the UK. That's not true. But, you know, if you can walk, feel like you can walk down the street and no one has done a double-take. or a nudge or a secret photo. Yeah.

It feels amazing. Yes. I love that. Yeah. Being observed is weird because, especially it sounds like you're like, you are an observer. You like to observe people. So when you're being observed, it's a strange feeling. Yeah, I find it discomforting.

And it means I don't want to go anywhere with my children. I don't want people to, you know, see who they are. Yeah. Because it's their decision to do what they want to do with their lives. not um and kids don't like it doesn't even you don't even have to be an actor kids just don't like sharing their parents with people yeah i do understand yeah i know and it's it's hard to explain to them that that is your work but it is it is it's a universal feeling like kids kids want their parents when they want them mine yeah yeah and i've been lucky compared to

many people in our industry i haven't had to be away from home that much yeah and uh and my youngest So in recent years I've had to be about way a bit more And she hates it I sort of love it that she hates it Yeah right because she's still missing you Yeah How old is your youngest? Youngest is 10

Okay okay right So you still have some sweetness Yeah Yeah and really she's really lovely They're all lovely I know Does any of them want to be an actor? No, furious

Yeah Livid with them Yeah I'm like get up there and earn some money family just they laugh at me because yeah um it's a bit you know ab fab and my big boy uh wants to be a physicist wow i mean just incredible he can also play the guitar that's the only way he can rebel why can't you and your husband totally he goes mom no one says oh why can't you be a rock star I do they're also sensible yeah physicist is physicist that's smart I mean who employs physicists

These days, no one. No one. See? With long hair, forget it. He's never going to get through the door. Okay, so you're at footlights. You're making all these friends. You're deciding, you know, what I love about your career and you is that you are the ultimate to me proof that when someone can do comedy really well, they can do anything.

And I guess you came into the business doing comedy. when was it Tyrannosaur that switched? Was that? Yeah. Can you talk about that film and getting cast in that? Yeah.

So comedy, I'd never intended. I just found a place there and I really loved it. And I'd always imagined maybe from that first play at school, I thought maybe I could be an actor but you didn't dare say it out loud. And then it felt like

there were two lists of actors There's funny ones, not funny ones, and you can't cross over. It's absolutely not allowed. No. And it takes someone to really put their neck on the line to go, no, I would like them to do that. So it was Paddy Considine I met when we were doing hot fuzz. Yes. I was so excited to meet him.

And I opened the door and grinned at him. Hello. And he decided in that moment, oh, she'd be right for my film. Wow. I know. So always open the door, people. Always be nice. You never know.

And it totally changed the trajectory, it's a word I find hard to do, of my career. Because it went to Sundance and it was like this, you know, very lauded performance and people saw this version of you, basically, and they said, oh, we can. I know, it's very, isn't it interesting how life is just just the smallest changes and moves in your life in you're on another track? Yeah, totally.

and so often having to wait for someone else to, you know, let that happen for you, which is frustrating. Yeah. But I'm so grateful to Paddy. Do you ever think to yourself like, I'm in the mood right now to do something heavier? I'm in the mood right now to do something lighter. Do you think about that when you're picking stuff? You know, like... I don't know if I might do subconsciously.

I always used to rely very much on gut feeling, you know, and I feel a bit like I've lost that ability. I've gone a little bit... I don't know if that happens as well. as we get older, but I sometimes think, I think I can't tell now. Yeah. My agent has a great litmus test. So if you read it and you're unsure, if your nemesis gets the part, are you going to want to, you know, pull your hair out? That's so funny.

I think about that too. If I saw it a year later, like a trailer for it and I was jealous. Yeah. If I saw something. That's the best way to go. Okay. I can let this go or no, I have to fight for it. Yeah.

Yeah. But, but, but, so I didn't answer your question until, did I? Did I go somewhere else? Well, why I ask is because you've been in all of my favorite things. When we look at all of the stuff that you've been in, your career is incredible, Olivia. Like you have done, okay, but I want to stay with comedy for a second just because I feel like, and I kind of made a joke about it earlier, but there is this thing with people our age where the U.S. and U.S. and U.K. were so connected in so many ways, but had completely,

different comedic experiences. There were only a few shows, in my opinion, that came over to us. Yeah. Like, it wasn't until I was in my 20s and 30s that I learned about all this great British comedy that I'd never got to see. Okay. And I, you know, you know, we got kind of the big ones, right, growing, like Monty Python and, you know, Abfab and stuff like that. But then there was this huge amount of shows that we never saw that you had to kind of search and find out and watch on, you know, VHS and, like, trade with your friends. Yeah. Did you have shows here in the States that you didn't know about

or didn't watch that you had to kind of catch up and know about when you started becoming? Weirdly, sort of S&L, which is, you know, it's like a little comedy heaven. I didn't know about that for so long. Yeah. Because I don't think it was shown on television in the UK, no. No. And it was only funny friends who were. obsessed with it and went, well, what, what is it? And then started to look at it.

Because this is pre-internet. Like, we couldn't Google anything. We didn't have this high-tech stuff that I have. I have a laptop on my. Yeah. That's very cool. And I can type in anything. Anything you want to know. And you want to know the recipe to something. But yeah, but you couldn't clip anything you couldn't watch. So I remember watching like Alan Partridge and all this stuff on VHS, but 10 years after it was on. Yeah, yeah. Well, it's the same. Well, we got, and we still have, which I love. Every weekday morning on Channel 4, they have starts with cheers, then King of Queens, then everyone loves Raymond, then Friends. No, sorry, Frasier. Same four shows? Yeah. I love it. Oh my God, cheers. Oh, my God. Cheers. How good is

Cheers. How good is that show? Oh, it's so good. Ted Danson at his hottest best. And Sam and Diane, I mean, actually there's a, we'll get to your film The Roses, but there's a lot of that kind of, like that kind of back and forth repartee of I love you, I hate you, I love you, I love you, it's so satisfying. So good. And when they kissed for the first time, and millions watched, I know. And also, that lovely Woody. I loved Woody.

And Woody, who had the hardest job in the world because he took over. for coach who... Oh, yes, of course. Yes, who was an amazing character. And beloved. Sadly passed away year one or two, and you thought, well, they're just going to kind of... And then they bring in Woody... Yeah, genius.

Who just crushes it. And then the pilot of Cheers, if you've ever read, is just a perfectly written pilot. And me and Mike Scher, the creator of Parks and Rec used to talk about it all the time. Because you have like seven characters. You have to, you know, service really fast, basically. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And it's such a good pilot. I love that show. Oh, my God, I've got to watch the pilot. I'm going to find it.

It's so good. And the ending of cheers. Yeah. Okay, everyone loves Raymond, Frasier, and what was the other one? King of Queens. King of Queens. Yeah. And you're like, what is this Queens? What do I need to know about Queen's?

Queens, I've got no idea what that is. But he is king of it. Yeah. There was a few things that came over to us, But not a lot. You know, it took me, and sketch was one. Like, I didn't know about French and Saunders until 10 years after, you know, then everyone, same. Like, funny people, and I was meeting funny people, and they weren't talking about shows that I, like, had to research.

But I just think it's very interesting because that we are, we are so alike, but our comedy was very specific and different. We had the premiere last night in New York with the roses. and then we've got London premiere on Thursday and lots of, I wonder if audiences will laugh at different things. And I feel like that's not true anymore. I agree. Yeah. I don't think that's true.

No, I think we all totally understand each other. Yeah. We'll find the same shit funny. We were laughing. When we were preparing for this interview, we were saying like how, you know, it is true. We believe that the Brits are smarter. They just sound smarter. Yeah.

They do. That's not true. I know. And you know what taught us? Love Island. I've said that's the first time I've ever been great. grateful to Love Island. Sure.

They taught us that. Because I can see people look disappointed when I open my mouth and I go, oh, see, you think I'm clever. I'm really not. But thank God, Love Island. Yeah, Love Island really leveled the playing field. We were like, I see. Okay, we're all the same.

We're all the same. But a show that I've since now seen that I didn't know at the time was Bruiser. Which was like, God, your first. Bruiser? Well, I've seen clips of Bruiser. Okay. But Bruiser was like your first sketch show. First ever job, my first job. Yeah. And that was, how old were you? What year was that? It was my last year of drama school. I have a weird thing where I can't do dates. Same. So I know I did my A-Levels in 1992 because I had to say it so often. Yeah. But beyond that, I'm not entirely sure what happened. So in the 90s. In the 90s. In the 90s. Rooser comes out. Yes. And it's you and David and David Mitchell, Rob Webb.

Martin Freeman Charlotte Hudson And that's just like sketches and you're all look like babies and you're all doing like fun jump sketch

I haven't seen it I bet lots of it's terrible well sketch is I mean 80% bad I mean 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 think about that a lot I mean, for me, the best last sketch show other than S&L that I've seen is Key and Peel. Did you watch Key and Peel? My boys were talking about that.

I think that the Brits don't know about Key and Peel 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 this, there's all this stuff you do between, you know, broad church basically. There's all this, because that broad church for us is really, I think, when we really start to get to know you. I remember you from your little moment in the office because I, the UK office, because I was obsessed with the UK office and the picture moment with David and just and with Ricky.

But we get to really know you and you and David at the same time. Oh, yeah. Lovely, D.T. Lovely. Tell me about your relationship. You guys are buddies. Oh, I love David Tennant. No, he seems so, I'd love to meet him. Oh, he's so nice. You'd love him.

Tell me why he's so great. He is, there's nothing assholy 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, go, and when you, and he was just like a buddy. And we'd tell stories and he wanted to be at home with his, no. wife and family, and I want to be at home. Yes. Isn't that the best when you work with people who want to be at home? Yeah.

Let's get this done. Let's get it done early on a Friday. You get home. Get a 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, I could both, we had a two-way. It's not as rude as it sounds.

You know, the van was. And also our lose were back-to-back. And I'm going to go, David, are you in there, go, stop, last thing to me! I'm doing the same as you. And, but when the AD would come and knock on doors at its time, we would try and race each other. He would always, didn't want to delay anyone, he was never late. Oh, my favourite. Love.

And just gorgeous. Everybody loved him, but just real. 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. Always. And I've been so lucky to work with two of my gods, Merrill 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 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 are afraid that this is their last good idea or that, you know, a lot of people act out for a lot of reasons. Yeah. And I do understand that. I do too. And as I get older, also people just work differently. Yeah. But the professional part, 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 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, well. And I don't understand. Right. When we were told... This is very gen X of us, you know that. I'm aware that I'm doing that.

Same, which is the way and people... I don't think it's their fault, but someone's 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. Like, 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 paracetional. And I was like, I was on another planet, and he was like, wherever you are, stay there. Perfect. And I was like, I'm in a fever dream. I have a hundred and four times. And I remember just being completely, but never in a million years, ever.

No, so in retrospect, potentially maybe Matt was a day to not be aware. Potentially, yeah. Potentially not a good choice. Yeah. So I kind of understand that this idea of like maybe take care of yourself, a Gen Xers, a little bit more than you did and not pressure everybody to hustle. But perhaps we've overcorrected. I think there's a happy medium, isn't there?

Agree. But a little bit of a tickle in the background. And you go, I don't think. I can, that's, 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. Yeah. 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 not something to brag about it. 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, 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. Yeah. Without somebody being difficult. And we're lucky to have the work beyond. You know, don't, 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. Like, 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 there was such a feeling of mutual respect on that. It was so good. And what was it like to have that blow up? It was a huge hit. Yes, that was very odd 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 with the producers

and I said, who did it? And they told me and I went, oh, and cried. And then that's great, that's what we got. And then on the way home 20 minutes after I'd left they phoned and went can you pretend that we didn't tell you? We've realised we don't want anyone to know. We wanted to.

I went, oh, okay. So I had to lie. David was so cross. One day, his agent accidentally let slip right near the end of months of filming. And he flew onto my van. I went, you fucking didn't tell me. And I knew what he meant unless couldn't look at him. Oh, because he didn't know either?

He didn't know. No one knew. But they'd accidentally told me. You knew. What a burden to care of that. You had faces, you know, all the 10 by 8 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. Yeah. 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.

Yeah. You would have been, you know, like everyone else, but you had that secret. Yeah. Oh, that's fun. It was fun. Oh, that's good. But David, yeah, I said, you can't believe you didn't tell me. And you're like, I'm a pro, babe.

Yeah. I'm a pro. And also, I'd 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. You could, they can, I 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 go, you totally did it. Oh, I don't know. 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. I love it when they ask them or something. They go, what? They have to always, what? 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, or if you touch your... One's recalling information, one's lying. Yes. Yeah, I can't remember what you're. Or if you touch your face or like...

Oh, God, I'm doing all of it. I know. If you touch your neck, it's because you're about to say a lie, all these kind of small, yeah, all these small things. I do, that is, I love when people stall and you go... It's so good, isn't it? Yeah, I love it. Sorry, what? Didn't you?

Didn't hear you? But I also get sweaty when you have to play those games. Have you ever played that game, Mafia? Oh, yeah. I don't like that game. I love it. You love it. I love it.

Okay, because? We play it almost every night on holiday. And we've discovered as well. Any parents that get killed is always their kids that have done it. Always or spouse. Yep. And one family that we go on holiday with every year, their kids are too. terrifying at it.

Really good. Oh, my God, so good. And the youngest one got so cross with everyone accusing her that 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. She was, oh, God, no, she's probably not. She's maybe don't. Give her a chance. She was absolutely killing everyone. She was a murderer. At night when everyone had their eyes closed. Cool.

Amazing. Yeah. I get very stressed. I get very giggly. when I get accused and very stressed. And also, I feel like I, maybe, 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. I don't think I would. I would, my heart would beat. Yeah. But I think I could win over a jury. Yeah. 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. It's one of my great scouts. 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. Yeah. 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, oh, I'm making me, so that's that. 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, because the queen famously was able to be there for other people and not cry, and I couldn't do it. So there's a scene where Helena Bonham Carter is telling me about Abavan. which was a terrible, terrible thing that happened. 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 Syria, north of the third middling. And I was just listening to that and zoning out while Helena,

and Helen said, I can't believe our first scene together and are 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 actor. 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 enormous in that. 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. And did you meet on that chair? Yeah, 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. And 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 real person and you're playing a real person, but just the legacy of that, just the idea of one life spanning that much. Yeah.

It's so amazing. It's, I totally agree, it's an extraordinary, that 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.

I know. Sitting every week to various prime ministers, you know, listening to them, having the hearing everything and just having to keep it together. It's such a practice in restraint, just a life of restraint. 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 or four? Three or four, yeah. When you show up and we think, oh, my, Olivia is now the queen. Like, it's exhilarating. Terrifying following on from Claire. Was it? Yeah. Yeah, because I loved it. It was so highly advertised that I didn't want to like it. Yeah. And that sort of show. Totally. 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. Love Claire. So good. Couldn't stop watching her. Mm-hmm. 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, 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. Oh, absolutely. Yes, please. And I think you're not meant to say that yet. You're meant to just waste and... Play cool. Put your sunglasses. Yeah.

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. Is it? You're like, let's go. Let's go. And did you talk to Claire?

Did you talk to Claire? Did you talk about like handing off the tort? So someone said it might be a good idea. If you want to, we can give you Claire's number. Yeah. 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 yeah it's a happy job and everyone's nice yes 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 yeah where you call other people to say yeah should I I love that code as well and amongst we do go I I Or there's the word tricky. It can be tricky. I got on quite well with them, but I know that some other people did it 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.

I'm really lucky, yeah. And 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.

Bessum. It's just not as good. It's just not as good. But I do too. I love working with women, and I can tell you do too. Yeah. Who are some women that you've worked with that you just went, Helen, I'm sure there's one, but like. Helena.

Who that you just worked with and you said, oh, I'm going to have the best time. I think Jody Whitaker on Broadchurch, Helena, in the Crown, and Marianne. 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, Heli. Jodie is now godmother to my youngest. We had our youngest at the same time while on Broad Church. And Phoebe, Phoebe Wallerbridge. And Amy Morgan, who probably won't have heard of, but I think she's extraordinary. And we went doing a play.

And so there's all. was one. And on the roses, there's Zoe, Sunita. Yes. I mean, Allison, Jenny. Kate McKinnon. We have Kate coming in and Kate is such an... 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. We're not going to make you wait for Kate because we have a little bit of a, you know, you got to get on that plane. But you can leave, 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 girl's trip to where I live in the countryside in England 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 peahen or something for about three hours. So, fucking how.

It's amazing. My little girl's going. Phoebe, Fleabag, huge, another huge show. Yeah. And, I mean, she's an amazing woman. Yeah. 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. Yeah. And she gives everybody. So many good. You have also so many good jokes in that show. Yeah. Great jokes.

Yeah. That character is hilarious and deeply disturbing. Yeah. And I got it wrong initially. I was playing her sort of, quite evil. And I was going, Phoebe's, 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, sort of being grateful for the, you know, she's, it's so vile. I mean, it's like, yeah, she's, she's like

an, 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 with women and I've just done a phone 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 well we're going to talk about working with Benedict. He's going to be fine.

Okay, good. Great. Benedict can handle it. Yeah. Yeah. And Andy was, I love Andy. Andy's fine. And Jamie. Of course, you love all the people. They know. I do. I do love the people. They know. Sorry to interrupt. 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 a 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? And 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. I 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, seal of approval, there's nothing better. Yes. But I think also give yourself a few days to feel pretty thrilled with itself. 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, which they 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 a, 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 a sense of why that speech was so well received? It just was just like, everyone felt very with you in that moment. And 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. But just beforehand, I, in the buildup to it, in the months, the build-up, people going, kept saying Oscars. And I 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 went, just fucking wanker. Okay, that's quite a good thing. So he just said, just remember if it happens to, no, say this. say that, say thank you. And 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, just take five minutes just in case. Ed. I think about it, I know.

Writer, producer, director, he took care of you in that moment. 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. I see.

Yeah. Who not? Yeah. You love Ed. He's your best friend. He's called him your best friend. He's my best friend and I fancy him. 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 that. 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 a bit, oh, and then I walked in and I saw his left-hand profile and at the time he was smoking his Iggy, his feet were crossed and he's got this lovely bump in his nose and I saw his side profiles and went, oh, God, I'm going to marry him. No. I had proper thunderbolts. That's him. That's him. Yeah. Oh.

I know. Poor thing. He didn't know. And what does he say about it the first time he met you? He genuinely can't remember. That's so great. I mean, what is the secret to a long-lasting relationship? Any tips?

Any advice? No. Because you're making a movie about the opposite of that. Yes. Yeah. That's true. It's our 25th wedding anniversary next year. Wow.

We've been together 30. years. Wow. I 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've seen 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 don't, I'm not afraid of conflict, but I don't necessarily, like, want to search it out and Yeah. I don't want to. People that argue. And I do think that. it is okay. We have learned over the years, but really late on, actually, to, 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? And I did find that a little weird. And is that okay that I'm saying this? And yes, no, I was a bit cross that day. And okay. But good. Okay. I'm so pleased. Thank you. Thank you. By far, that's the most British conversation I've ever heard. Yeah. Actually, Maggie Chilin-Haw 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 went, oh, I see. I didn't know if, did you want me to wear it now?

And he went, but if you like it. No, I do like it. I just wondering, because it's, and this went on for 20 minutes. And Maggie, the time it was COVID, she took a mask down and went, oh, my God. Nothing has been said. 20 minutes. Yes. Yeah.

And I've never realized it before that moment when she just. Yeah. 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 guest

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. 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 licensed to do that in the UK than the U.S. I don't know. Well, to go between drama and comedy.

Maybe. I'm thinking about it now because. 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 Lorry in house and it was like, you know, Hugh Lurie started 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? Acting 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 that I have to show any skin? Mm-hmm. I don't like you. No, thank you. I don't think. Nothing. 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, ugh. Yeah. Even when they go, you can wear your jeans and a cushion between you. I don't want to do that. Is that one I don't know?

I don't know. I know. I know. The on, and by the way. Bless the people that are good at it. The people that are good at it, I'm like, I'll watch it all day long. Yeah. And they're comfy, but, oh, are they 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. I mean, she told me, and I was meant to orgasm, oh, so God, how do you do that? Imagine the sun is hitting your face. That was great.

Oh. So just be given a, yeah. And you just go like this. Yeah. Yeah. You go, oh my God. You just take your, put your sunglasses on. And you go,

I should have done it like that. Yeah. Okay. All right. Well, you got your answer better than. 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, Innocence 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? I'll be okay. Yeah. Yes, man. It's pretend. It's all okay.

And, you know, he's so in it. And 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

watching the two of you spar is really exciting 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 want to. I'm not real physical. I don't want to do any running or, yeah, I don't want to. But he is really good of that, which is great. So I just had the gun and he just ran around. And you're like, I think my character is. would sit. Yeah. And then Jay Roach.

Oh, my God. Isn't he a delight, the director? I love him. 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, how often does he hit his head? Oh, because he's so tall.

He wears a hat 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 yeah he can't get cross with us he doesn't say that things and then okay we talked about Kate you worked with Andy yeah okay the movie is out okay and then my last question is and then I ask everybody and it's kind of like a like the the reason why I started doing this podcast genuinely was like to try to try to try to

to, I don't know, make sense of this wicked world and find some solace in what everybody was doing to keep themselves laughing. What do you watch, read, do, what's making you laugh right now today, big or small, a person, a video, 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.

Literally makes me go weak. I clapped. 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... Stand by. Okay, I'm going to go.

I've seen the clip recently where people just lie down with their... Have you seen this? So I'm turn around and Ed's lying down. just see his head there and people go and they film oh that that's gorgeous

do you like being prank I've got to do that haven't I and film Ed yes don't tell him don't tell him do you like do you like being pranked

no no someone makes me jump I will punch them in a face me too I don't like being surprised but you like when people get a tiny bit hurt yeah but they're fine right

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 fun. Okay, let's watch just two minutes of this and we're going to let you go.

This is the best day ever. 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? That person's stuck in the ceiling. So that person doing something and she, she's stuck in the ceiling.

Oh. Okay, that might have been too hard to fall. Have you seen the two women trying to get into the window? Oh, yeah. Oh, God. Oh, I wonder. That is. Let's watch the two women trying to get in the window.

Yes. That is so hard. 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. She's not wearing the right clothes for this. We know that.

She's wearing a... She's both barefoot. Here. Her shirt comes up. That's right. Her shirt comes off. So she's up and side to have with these boots, which you know, facing that way. And her mate.

And her glass come off, and they're dying, laughing. I mean, this is the kind of thing that Benny Hill told me what happened when I, and it did happen. It actually happened. Oh, my God. It's that, I love that. I do, too. 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. And if the upside-down woman was also peeing. Think of my. Well, Olivia, I love you.

I love you. Thank you so much for coming in 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 it. She would enjoy that. Yeah, she's probably, she probably is like.

I was going to say she probably did it. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you for having me. I want you to come and to stay. Okay. Can I come to your house, please? Thank you. Okay. Okay. Today's polar plunge is presented by Visible. It's one-line wireless running on Verizon's 5G network. For 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. It is with Olivia Coleman, 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.

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