>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY-- MAKING SOME NOTES.
WE'RE BACK WITH THE STARS OF "A VERY BRITISH SCANDAL," PAUL
BETTANY AND CLAIRE FOY.
PAUL, I'M CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED TO ASK YOU ABOUT
"WANDAVISION."
>> OH, YEAH.
>> Stephen: OKAY?
( APPLAUSE ) >> DO YOU KNOW WHAT?
USUALLY I'M NOT VERY FORECAST COMING ON THIS STUFF.
BUT I LOVE YOU, AND I'M GOING TO TELL YOU ANYTHING YOU WANT TO
KNOW.
>> Stephen: CAN YOU RAIN AND WHAT'S GOING ON IN THESE PHOTOS
RIGHT HERE?
>> OH, ( BLEEP ).
( LAUGHTER ) YES, YES, YES, I CAN.
YES, I CAN.
THEY MADE A BUST OF ME IN ORDER THAT THEY COULD LIGHT SCENES
WHEN I WASN'T THERE.
I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY DIDN'T JUST USE THIS IN THE ACTUAL
SCENE.
WE HAVE A SIMILAR SORT OF WOODEN, YOU KNOW, QUALITY.
AND I STOLE IT, SO THAT I COULD TAKE IT HOME TO MY COUNTRY HOUSE
AND THIED WHEN PEOPLE CAME OVER TO STAY, HIDE IT IN THEIR
TOILETS.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: AND...
>> YES.
>> Stephen: AND THIS IS MY FAVORITE.
I LOVE THE IDEA OF A GUEST GOING INTO THE GUEST ROOM OF YOUR
HOUSE, AND THEN TURNING ON THE LIGHT, AND SEEING THIS.
>> YEAH.
( LAUGHTER ) >> WHO WOULDN'T WANT THAT?
>> Stephen: JUST LAST QUESTION ON THIS.
THE NEW "DR. STRANGE" IS COMING OUT.
WANDA'S IN THAT.
HAVE YOU RECENTLY BEEN IN SPANDEX AND PAINTED WHITE?
>> THIS IS REALLY GRATE GREAT QUESTION.
AND, AGAIN, I SAID I WAS GOING TO BE ENTIRELY HONEST WITH YOU.
YOU'RE ASKING IF I WAS IN -- >> Stephen: IS WHITE VISION--
>> AM I IN "DR. STRANGE?
YES, NO, YES, NO, YES, NO.
I DON'T KNOW.
AM I?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> MY INSTINCT IS YES.
>> I CAN NEITHER CONFIRM NOR DENY RUMORS THAT I AM IN SAID
AND AFOREMENTIONED "DR. STRANGE."
>> Stephen: CLAIRE, ARE YOU IN "DR. STRANGE 2."
>> YES.
>> Stephen: PAUL, YOU DROPPED OUT OF SCHOOL WHEN YOU WERE 16.
>> I WAS STUPID.
>> Stephen: BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T LIKE IT.
WHAT DID HE SAY, BECAUSE HE'S STUPID?
CLAIRE, EUM NOT AWARE OF YOUR EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND AND NOR I
DO NEED TO KNOW BECAUSE BOTH OF YOU SOUND SO SMART.
DOES THAT COME IN HANDY, FOOLING US YANKS.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
I FOOLED MY WIFE THINKING I READ BOTH VOLUMES OF "REMEMBRANCE OF
THINGS PAST," JUST BECAUSE I HAD AN ACCENT AND GLASSES.
SHE CLEARLY THOUGHT I WAS WENT TO OX BRIDGE.
>> Stephen: THAT'S A GOOD ONE.
THAT'S A GOOD ONE.
>> IT'S REALLY AWFUL TO, YOU KNOW, KIND OF SEE THE SLOW
DAWNING AWARENESS OF HOW STUPID I-- I...
I'M ILL EDUCATED.
>> Stephen: PICKING OUT THE LETTERS ON YOUR MENU AS YOU PICK
OUT WHAT THE SIDES ARE.
>> I HAVE TO GET HER TO RETYPE MY TAX BECAUSE I CAN'T
PUNCTUATE, I CAN'T SPELL.
>> Stephen: SOME WITH THAT ACCENT ARE SMART.
THAT HIDELLSTON SON OF A BITCH, IS NOT ONLY LIKE YOU PEOPLE BUT
WAS FIRST IN CAMBRIDGE WITH LAT AND I KNOW GREEK.
DOES THAT MAKE YOU MAD?
>> YES.
>> Stephen: YOU DON'T NEED AN EDUCATION TO BE AN ACTOR?
>> NO.
>> Stephen: IT'S BETTER IF YOU TRAVEL A LITTLE LIGHT, ISN'T IT?
>> LET SOMEBODY ELSE HAVE A JOB.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
LET SOMEBODY STUPID STUPID HAVE A JOB IN ACTING.
WHAT'S HE DOING, YOU KNOW?
>> HAVE A WORD.
>> I WILL HAVE A WORD WITH HIM.
>> Stephen: DO YOU HAVE CHILDREN CLAIRE?
>> I DO HAVE ONE OF THEM, YES.
>> Stephen: IS SHE-- OR HE.
I'M GUESSING.
>> IT'S A SHE.
>> Stephen: IS SHE IN SCHOOL YET?
>> YES, THANK GOD NOW THAT COVID IS HOPEFULLY-- SHE CAN GO TO
SCHOOL NOW.
SHE COULDN'T GO TO SCHOOL FOR A VERY HARD TIME.
>> Stephen: IS THAT HARD TO LET THE KIDS GO OFF?
>> NOPE.
ISN'T IT GREAT THAT THEY'RE BACK IN SCHOOL!
>> Stephen: IT IS.
>> IT'S EXTRAORDINARY.
>> Stephen: IT IS LOVELY.
PAUL, SINCE YOU DROPPED OUT, DO YOU HAVE-- DO YOU FEEL GUILTY
SENDING YOUR CHILDREN OFF TO SOMETHING THAT YOU GAVE UP ON?
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
JUST-- IT'S JUST A FAIR QUESTION.
>> IT'S A VERY FAIR QUESTION.
I HAD A VERY HARD TIME IN SCHOOL.
I WAS VERY BULLIED.
AND, ACTUALLY, ON THE NIGHT BEFORE MY ELDEST SON WENT TO
SCHOOL, MY WIFE-- I WAS PUTTING HIM TO BED.
MY WIFE CAME IN AND I WAS TEACHING HIM HOW TO PUNCH.
AND HE WENT-- SHE WENT, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"
AND I WENT, "I'M TEACHING OUR SON HOW TO PUNCH."
AND SHE WENT, "WHY?" AND I SAID,"HE'S GOING TO
SCHOOL."
SHE SAID, "I'VE NEVER-- I WENT TO THE SAME SCHOOL, AND I NEVER
SAW ANYBODY GET BULLIED OR A FIGHT AT THAT SCHOOL."
AND I WAS FILLED WITH THIS HUGE SENSE OF RELIEF.
AND THEN CUT TO ABOUT FIVE YEARS LATER, HE CAME HOME AND HE SAID,
"I'VE BEEN BULLIED AT SCHOOL."
AND HE WAS JUST-- I WAS FURIOUS.
AND I SAID, WHORVINGS IT?
WHO WAS IT?" HE SAID,s, IT WAS THIS KID
CALLED MARK."
THE NEXT MORNING I DROVE HIM TO SCHOOL AND IT WAS LIKE A STAIB
OUT, I HAD COFFEE-- I DIDN'T HAVE A CIGARETTE.
IT WAS LIKE "HILL STREET BLUES."
AND I SAID, "POINT HIM OUT."
AND I WAS GOING TO GO OUT AND FIGHT THE KID.
A 10-YEAR-OLD.
I SAID, "POINT HIM OUT."
HE SAID, "IT'S MARK."
AND I SAID, "WHICH ONE?
THERE ARE 200 KIDS OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL.
TELL ME WHICH ONE IT IS."
HE SAID, "THE ONE WITH THE CELLO.
I SAID, "GET OUT OF THE CAR."
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO BE BULLIED BY A KID WITH A CELLO.
YOU YOU CAN'T BE BULLIED BY A CELLIST.
>> Stephen: SOUND WISDOM.
DON'T FORGET TO TELL YOUR DAUGHTER THAT.
>> I WILL.
>> Stephen: CLAIRE, FALL, WHAT A DELIGHT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU.
LOVELY TO SEE YOU.
"A VERY BRITISH SCANDAL" IS AVAILABLE NEXT FRIDAY ON PRIME
VIDEO.
IT'S PAUL BETTANY AND CLAIRE FOY.
THEY SOUND SO SMART.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A CELEBRATION OF GILBERT
GOTTFRIED.