I feel you're, I'm a huge fan of your work.
And I think one of the things that you specialize in,
if, and see if you agree is you're very good
at blending tension with comedy.
You have a very good ear for just how to get that mix,
It's a very hard thing to do,
but I've loved that you've done it the way you've done it
in all your movies.
And now I believe that you're that's what
you're accomplishing with "Truth Seekers" is to try
and get a nice blend of it's humor.
But it's also the, you feel like the stakes are real
and there are moments of real horror.
Is that fair?
Did he lose me or did I lose him?
Yeah, absolutely, I mean
Oh good, I think All kind of
you froze completely on my end.
I think it's there our connection.
Hmm, are you still there?
Yeah, it's really funny on my end because it looked like
I just asked you the stupidest question you've ever heard,
because I asked you this question
and I thought it was pretty decent
and you just stared at me for like five minutes.
And I thought, wow,
How dare you?
That man is really pissed at me for complimenting
his ability to blend comedy with horror and tension.
So if you're angry, tell me now.
No, I'm glad you think so.
I mean, really it's about not when you're
with something like horror, you just don't make fun
of the horror.
You keep the horror intact.
It's very easy to send up anything which is sort
of genre based sci-fi, horror it's easy to make fun of it
because it requires us to suspend our disbelief.
And if you just fold your arms and go, that's ridiculous
you can spiff it or make fun.
But if you just kind of let the comedy happen adjacent
to the horror then you can have your cake
and eat it, you know?
So that's kind of our philosophy with "Truth Seekers"
which is a sort of paranormal investigation comedy,
it's Nick show really Nick Frost is the main guy in it.
And I crop up as his boss.
Now and again, but yeah, that's our kind of always been
our Emo really is, is don't take the easy route, you know?
Yeah. Well, it's one of the things I remember,
I rewatched, I've watched hot fuzz several times
with my son.
Who's massive fan of yours and we've watched
it several times.
And one of the things that I really marvel at is,
it's so funny and the comedy is so well done
but the stakes are high Yeah
And my heart is racing the whole time
because you don't condescend to do the action
as comedy, it's real action.
Oh, sure. Yeah, absolutely because otherwise it would be,
it wouldn't work as well you know,
Yeah
And we love those movies we wouldn't seeking
to make fun of the American action film.
It was an absolute love letter to it so it would be silly
to do anything but try and be one of those things, you know?
Right, right.
Nick Frost, I know that you guys have been friends forever.
This started with you before either of you had made it
and long before "Shaun of the Dead" in your 20s,
you guys were hanging out together.
Probably, I mean, what were you doing?
What were the two of you doing to entertain yourselves
and just sort of let your imaginations go?
Well, we were sharing a flat together in North London
and we had very little in the way of possessions.
We had a gas heater on top of which was a combo television
VHS recorder.
And we would watch episodes of the "X-Files" seasons one
and two, as it was then, it was about 95-96.
And, and also on the weekends, we'd go ghost hunting,
which was our code really for sitting in my runner five
and getting blazed in the Countryside.
(laughing)
No, but serious.
Okay, so your search for the paranormal,
of you and Nick Frost sitting in a car
and doing some kind of recreational drug.
Exactly.
And the the paranormal was seeing how many Cheetos
we could eat in half an hour, which would be
unbelievable amount.
You know,
Our normal levels have gotten.
Simon, I suspect that many great ghosts Napoleon,
Abraham Lincoln, Queen Victoria contacted you guys
but you were too stone,
(laughing)
probably the mysteries Its was like, yeah whatever
Yeah, whatever Gandhi, whatever we're busy.
Well, we have a clip here from "Truth Seekers"
that we're gonna show right now.
Anything we need to know to understand this scene.
I think this is a, hmm ,as Nick's Boss in the show
I kind of tasked them.
He's basically a satellite repair engineer
with a new partner and he's sort of running a ghost
hunting business out of the back of his band.
And I'm sending him off to various places.
And I know where I'm sending him, you know
these are the kind of places so this is me tasking
Gus with going to a haunted, formerly haunted hotel.
All right.
Let's take a look at this, clip from "Truth Seekers".
Listen can we not have another day like yesterday?
Right, its not like every place we go is going
to be haunted.
Sorry. Did you say haunted?
I did. Yes.
Britain's most haunted three-star hotel,
The Portland Beacon.
And I thought that might peak your interest Gus.
Yeah, It's a cheap tourist draw, Believe me.
I've looked into it.
Thorough as ever.
That is why you are my number one installer of gas.
Mia coppa
And to you, Mr.
My number 28.
Not bad.
And we're back you and I didn't actually see the clip.
They'll slice that in It was right though
because it wasn't good. Nice
Yeah, brilliant.
(laughing)
Hmm, I will get the word out on "Truth Seekers"
because as I've told you many times,
I'm a massive fan of your work
your enormously talented gentlemen.
And I'm very happy that these great things keep happening
for you.
You know,
God bless you, it's lovely to see you.
I was, I was talking to someone the other day about,
it's been a while since we were, how's Andy doing?
Is sitting around? What's happening?
Andy got so funny.
He's here, he was here
and we were he was shooting with me, but then he took off.
I said, look, well, I'm gonna go do some interviews.
And he's like then, I'm outta here.
He took off.
(laughing)
So enjoying the good life somewhere, if you can
in quarantine.
It's really focused us on our priorities.
This pandemic, that's for sure.
Yeah. Yeah.
All right.
Well, "Truth Seekers".
"Truth Seekers" is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video
starting tomorrow.
And whenever you and your good friend, Nick Frost
do anything I'm down for it.
So I'm very excited for this project.
And... Thank you, buddy
Thank you so much for doing this.
What time is it where you are by the way?
It is just approaching 11 o'clock in the evening here.
Okay. And is the American election over yet?
It'd be great.
If you were a couple of days ahead of us
and you could tell us what happened.
Oh, I do.
I know.
It's incredible, you wouldn't believe.
(laughing)
Okay. I just finished my interview with Simon Pegg.
The only man who knows what happens next Tuesday.
Okay. Simon, thank you.
No spoilers, no spoilers.
No spoilers, no spoilers yet.
Actually people would take a spoiler alert
on this one, but thank you so much.
Always a joy to talk to you.
And he's frozen again at the end.
You too buddy, you take care
Simon they're really, can you hear me?
It really was a great moment where I asked you a question
and you just, you just stared at me and, but you're frozen
but it really did look like you were Ricky Gervais
and I had said the wrong thing.