>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY. WELCOME BACK.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, FOLKS, MY NEXT GUEST IS AN EMMY AWARD
WINNING ACTOR YOU KNOW AS VILLANELLE IN "KILLING EVE."
SHE'S NOW MAKING HER BROADWAY DEBUT IN "PRIMA FACIE."
PLEASE WELCOME TO "THE LATE SHOW," JODIE COMER.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
>> Jodie: HOW ARE YOU? >> Stephen: SO NICE TO TALK TO
YOU FOR THE FIRST TIME. >> Jodie: THANKS FOR HAVING
ME. >> Stephen: CONGRATULATIONS,
FIRST OF ALL. FOR THOSE PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO
DON'T KNOW, THE OLIVIER AWARD IS SORT OF THE BRITISH TONYS, LIVE
THEATRICAL AWARDS. JUST THIS WEEKEND YOU WON AND
OLIVIER AWARD FOR YOUR PERFORMANCE IN "PRIMA FACIE" ON
THE WEST END BACK. THAT'S NICE.
>> Jodie: IT WAS. IT WAS LOVELY.
IT WAS A BIT OF A WHIRLWIND. WE WERE IN THE FIRST WEEK OF HER
HER SOULS AND WE FLEW SATURDA EVENING, ARRIVED, THE EVENT WAS
SUNDAY AND WE WERE ALL BACK ON THE FLIGHT.
THERE THEY ARE. >> Stephen: IN ALL OF THAT,
DID YOU HAVE ANY TIME TO CELEBRATE?
>> Jodie: YES. WE WENT TO THE AFTER PARTY.
MOM AND DAD WERE THERE. I BROUGHT MY MOM AND DAD AS
GUESTS. LOOK AT THEM GETTING SCREEN
TIME. >> Stephen: THAT'S NICE.
THERE YOU GO. >> Jodie: WE WENT TO THE AFTER
PARTY. WE DANCED UNTIL VERY LATE AND
THEN THEY WENT HOME AND I GOT ON MY FLIGHT.
>> Stephen: YOU'VE GOT TO EM EMMY.
YOU HAVE THIS. WHAT DO YOU DO WITH THE REWARDS
QUESTION WERE TO HAVE A SPECIAL SHELF WITH LIGHTS?
>> Jodie: I DON'T. MAYBE THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO
HAVE TO DO. MY MOM AND DAD HAVE GOT IT AT
THE MINUTE. THEY TOOK IT HOME BECAUSE WE HAD
TO LEAVE AND THEY TEXTED ME THE NEXT DAY BECAUSE THEY MANAGED TO
GET A FREE UPGRADE ON THE TRAIN. >> Stephen: THEY JUST HAUL
THAT OUT? >> Jodie: I TOLD MY DAD TO PUT
IN THE BAG. DON'T GET IT OUT OF THE BAG.
SHAMELESS REALLY BUT HE WAS CARRYING IT AND HE GOT A FREE
UPGRADE ON THE TRAIN AND A FREE LUNCH AT HIS LOCAL PUB.
[APPLAUSE] FAIR ENOUGH.
>> Stephen: IT STARTS IN PREVIEWS THIS WEEK ON BROADWAY.
WHAT'S IT ABOUT? >> Jodie: IT IS ABOUT, IT
CENTERS AROUND A WOMAN NAMED TESSA FROM LIVERPOOL.
SHE IS A CRIMINAL DEFENSE BARRISTER.
SHE IS FROM A WORKING-CLASS BACKGROUND.
HAD TO WORK EXTERNALLY HARD TO GET TO THE POSITION SHE'S IN.
HUGELY SUCCESSFUL. OFTEN FIND YOURSELF HAVING TO
DEFEND MEN IN COURT WHO ARE ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULTS.
SHE IS ASSAULTED BY A COLLEAGUE WHO SHE WORKS WITH AND SHE ENDS
UP BEING IN THE WITNESS STAND. THE STORY FOLLOWS ESSENTIALLY
HOW HER LIFE IS TURNED UPSIDE DOWN BECAUSE EVERYTHING
THAT SHE HAS COMMITTED HER LIFE TO IS CALLED INTO QUESTION.
>> Stephen: IT'S A ONE-WOMAN SHOW.
>> Jodie: IT'S A ONE-WOMAN SHOW.
>> Stephen: HAVE YOU DONE A ONE-WOMAN SHOW BEFORE THIS?
>> Jodie: NO, THIS IS MY FIRST.
>> Stephen: SO YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE ON STAGE WITH AN AMAZING
CAST. >> Jodie: I CAN'T LET MYSELF
DOWN. >> Stephen: THAT'S TRUE.
>> Jodie: THAT'S THE MOST INTERESTING THING, WHAT I
LEARNED. IT IS RHYTHM.
IF THE RHYTHM IS OFF, THE ONLY PERSON WHO CAN CHANGE IT IS YOU.
YEAH. >> Stephen: YOU ARE KNOWN FOR
YOUR ABILITY TO DO A VARIETY OF ACCENTS, ESPECIALLY IN "KILLING
EVE." YOU YOURSELF HAVE A LOVELY LIVER
PARTLY IN ACCENT. >> Jodie: THANK YOU.
I'M GLAD YOU THINK SO. W>> Stephen: WE ARE HERE AND
THAT AT SULLIVAN AND YOU SOUND LIKE THE FIFTH BEETLE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE BREAK THEMSELVES OF ACCENTS BECAUSE IT CAN BE
LIMITING. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT YOUR
NATIVE ACCENT? >> Jodie: I LOVE IT.
THERE WAS A TIME WHEN I WAS OVER THAT I THOUGHT I HAD TO CHANGE
IT, AGAIN BECAUSE THERE USED TO BE A LOT OF WORKING-CLASS, IN
THE '80s AND THEN WE GOT INTO THE "DOWNTON ABBEY,"
UPSTAIRS-DOWNSTAIRS AND I REALLY WANTED TO DO MUSICAL THEATER AND
GO TO DRAMA SCHOOL AND I HAVE HIS VOICE THAT I HAD TO CHANGE
IT AND IT WAS STEPHEN GRAHAM, A FRIEND, AN ACTOR AND HE WAS
LIKE, DON'T YOU DARE. LIVERPOOL THROUGH AND THROUGH.
DON'T YOU DARE. AND NOW I LOVE TO BE ABLE TO
KIND OF CELEBRATE THAT AND EXPLORE THE WOMEN WHO I REALLY
TRULY KNOW. SO IT'S REALLY GREAT, YEAH.
>> Stephen: IS THERE A PARTICULAR WORD IN YOUR NATIVE
ACCENT, I WOULD SAY, THAT IS TOUGH FOR YOU TO BREAK OUT OF?
DOES THE LIVERPOOL SNEAK IN AT TIMES WHEN YOU'RE DOING OTHER
THINGS? >> Jodie: NOT REALLY, NO.
SLANG WORDS, LIKE SLANG WORDS? >> Stephen: WERE LITERALLY
JUST LIKE IN SOME OF THING SOMETHING, YOU MIGHT SAY
SOMETHING. >> Jodie: IF SOMETHING IS
GOOD, YOU SAY THAT'S BOSS. >> Stephen: WE SAY THAT TOO IN
1985. [LAUGHS]
I LOVE IT. IT'S FANTASTIC.
ANYTHING ELSE? >> Jodie: YOU'D SAY GOD, IT'S
CHOCKA IN HERE. I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S CROWDED. >> Stephen: DO YOU KNOW WHY
THAT WORD IS THAT WORD? YOU LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERY
DAY. >> Jodie: YOU'RE GOING TO USE
IT. >> Stephen: I AM.
IT'S ALWAYS CHOCKA IN HERE. HAVE YOU SPENT MUCH TIME IN
YOUR? >> Jodie: NO.
NOT AN AWFUL LOT. THIS IS AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF
TIME. >> Stephen: WHAT ARE YOU
LOOKING FORWARD TO? >> Jodie: I'M GOING TO SEE
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN. >> Stephen: FANTASTIC.
ARE YOU GOING TO SEE HIM PERFORM OR JUST KNOCK ON THE DOOR?
>> Jodie: PERFORM. YEAH, YEAH.
>> Stephen: IT'S A BIG, BEAUTIFUL CITY.
I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT. >> Jodie: THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO START IT.
THROUGHOUT OUR PLEASURE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
PREVIEWS FOR "PRIMA FACIE" START APRIL 11TH
AT THE GOLDEN THEATRE. JODIE COMER, EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.