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>> Stephen: HEY, WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY.
MY GUEST TONIGHT IS THE MULTI-TALENTED CREATOR, WRITER,
AND STAR OF "FLEABAG" AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE PEOPLE I'VE EVER
GIVEN AN EMMY TO.
PLEASE WELCOME TO "A LATE SHOW," PHOEBE WALLER-BRIDGE!
PHOEBE, LAST TIME YOU WERE ON, I HAVE TO CONFESS, I HAD NOT SEEN
"FLEABAG."
>> THAT'S OKAY.
I COULD TELL.
>> Stephen: YOU COULD NOT.
I WATCHED.
I GAVE AWAY NO INKLING I HADN'T SEEN "FLEABAG."
I TRY TO WATCH THE SHOWS OF PEOPLE BEFORE THEY COME ON, BUT
I JUST DON'T HAVE TIME.
>> QUITE HONESTLY, I WOULD HAVE NEVER EXPECTED YOU TO.
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DO IT.
THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT, BUT THAT'S TOTALLY FINE.
>> Stephen: HOW ARE YOU AT TAKING COMPLIMENTS?
>> IT SORT OF DEPENDS.
IF IT'S ABOUT MY SHIRT, VERY WELL.
>> Stephen: THAT IS A LOVELY SHIRT.
HOW ARE YOU AT TAKING COMPLIMENTS ABOUT YOUR WORK?
BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO WAX AT YOU BRIEFLY HERE FOR A MOMENT.
>> I'D LOVE IT.
>> Stephen: HERE WE GO.
I CANNOT BELIEVE WHAT AN HILARIOUS AND BEAUTIFUL SHOW IT
IS.
I'M ALMOST ANGRY AT YOU FOR MAKING SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
BECAUSE I'VE DONE A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS.
I'VE DONE THIS, NARRATIVE, PRESENTATIONAL.
NOW I FEEL LIKE WHY CREATE ANYTHING BECAUSE "FLEABAG"
EXISTS.
AM I THE ONLY PERSON WHO'S SAID THIS TO YOU, KIND OF FURIOUS AT
YOU FOR CREATING THAT SHOW?
>> I THINK THERE MAY BE ONE OR TWO ANGRY PEOPLE.
THAT'S ACTUALLY MY FAVORITE.
I LIVE TO MAKE PEOPLE ANGRY AT ME.
>> Stephen: NOW, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR
MAKING THE CONCEPT OF PRIESTS HOT AGAIN.
>> REALLY, REALLY PROUD OF MYSELF ABOUT THAT.
THAT MIGHT BE THE THING I'M MOST PROUD OF.
APPARENTLY THERE WAS A POOR PRIEST IN THE U.K. WHO STARTED
GETTING UNSOLICITED PHOTOGRAPHS OF WOMEN SENDING NAKED PICTURES
OF THEMSELVES TO THIS GUY.
THEY NEEDED AN OUTLET AND THEY FOUND THIS ONE POOR PRIEST.
IT'S STILL GOING.
>> Stephen: IT'S JUST A MODERN FORM OF CONFESSION, I SUPPOSE.
>> IT CERTAINLY IS FOR ME.
>> Stephen: IS WHAT YOU WRITE CCONFESSIONAL?
>> IT IS PERSONAL TO ME.
IT GOES CLOSE TO THE BONES.
WHEN I FEEL NERVOUS WRITING IT, IT'S CATHARTIC.
I KNOW I'VE GOTTEN SOMEWHERE PERSONAL WHICH IS NORMALLY A
GOOD SIGN.
>> Stephen: PEOPLE USED TO ASK ME WHETHER MY OLD PERSON ON THE
COLBERT REPORT WAS PART OF ME.
I GOT TO WEAR A MASK BECAUSE I COULD CONFESS MY OLD WEAKNESSES
BECAUSE THE THINGS HE INDULGED IN WERE SECRETLY THINGS I WOULD
LIKE THE DO BUT A POLITE PERSON CAN'T DO THEM OR A PERSON WITH
CONSCIENCE CAN'T DO THEM.
YOU KNOW, MAKE YOURSELF THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON.
>> IT'S THE PERFECT CRIME.
>> Stephen: HEY, THE LAST TIME I SAW YOU IN THE FLESH WAS AT
THE EMMYS.
>> YEAH, YOU HAD GIVEN THEM TO ME.
>> Stephen: I KNOW.
I HAD THE GREAT HONOR OF PRESENTING YOU WITH OUTSTANDING
LEAD ACTRESS IN THE COMEDY SERIES, ONE OF JUST A RAFT OF
EMMYS YOU WON THAT NIGHT.
>> THAT'S THE ONE I REMEMBER MOST.
>> Stephen: I REMEMBER THAT PART, TOO.
BUT WHAT WAS THAT NIGHT LIKE FOR YOU?
WAS THAT SURREAL?
>> YEAH.
I MEAN, I COULD NEVER HAVE IMAGINED -- I DON'T THINK ANY OF
US COULD HAVE EVER IMAGINED A NIGHT LIKE THAT.
IT WAS A NIGHT DREAMS WERE MADE OF AND IT WAS SO FULL OF LOVE
AND MADNESS.
WHEN I THINK OF IT, IT'S BECOME THIS ONE SORT OF, LIKE, MUSHED
UP MEMORY OF FRIENDS AND LIGHTS AND FUN AND, YEAH, IT WAS
EXTRAORDINARY.
I'LL NEVER EVER FORGET IT.
>> Stephen: IT LED TO ONE OF THE MOST GLAMOROUS PHOTOGRAPHS
ANY OF US CAN IMAGINE.
YOU'RE ON A LAWN CHAIR OR SOMETHING WITH A GIMLET.
>> ALWAYS IN HAND.
AND I WAS WITH SIX FRIENDS OUT IN BACK AND ONE OF THEM TOOK
THAT PHOTO AND PUT IT ON INSTAGRAM.
BE CAREFUL OF PHOTOS OF YOU.
YOU NEVER KNOW.
WHAT DID YOU DO LATER THAT NIGHT?
DID YOU JUST GO HOME?
I SAW YOU.
>> Stephen: YOU SAW ME.
I WAS AT CHATEAU WHEN YOU WERE IN THAT CHAIR, EXACTLY.
I CAME OVER.
YOU HAD A THRONG OF PEOPLE AROUND YOU.
A FRIEND OF MINE SAID, OH, GO SAY HI.
YOU'VE SEEN THE SHOW, YOU'RE SUCH A HUGE FAN, GO SAY HI.
I SAID, I DON'T WANT TO BOTHER HER.
HE SAID, NO, NO, GO SAY HI.
I WENT OVER TO SAY HI AND I JUST BRAGGED TO MY STAFF THAT WHEN I
GAVE YOU THE EMMY YOU GAVE ME A PECK ON THE CHEEK, SO I FELT I
WON THE EMMYS THAT NIGHT.
AT THAT EXACT MOMENT I'M SURE A VERY NICE AND WELL-MEANING
PERSON CAME UP TO ME TO GIVE HIS OPINION ON SOMETHING I SHOULD DO
IN FRONT OF MY SHOW.
IN FRONT OF YOU, I TURNED TO HIM AND SAID "NOT NOW!
"AND BY THE TIME I TURNED BACK TO YOU, YOU HAD MOVED ON TO MORE
GLAMOROUS FIELDS.
>> ALL I REMEMBER AT THAT POINT IS THERE WERE SOME CHEESE
TOASTIES GOING AROUND AND BY THAT POINT, IT WAS ALL EYES ON
THE TOASTIES.
WITH YOUR "NOT NOW" WAS PROBABLY THE THING I WAS DOING BECAUSE I
WANTED THE CHEESE TOASTIES.
>> Stephen: WHERE ARE YOU RIGHT NOW?
>> I'M IN BED IN LONDON.
>> Stephen: IN THE U.K.
I DIDN'T NEED TO KNOW -- YOU DIDN'T NEED TO GET TOO SPECIFIC.
>> IT'S LATE.
>> Stephen: I REALIZE THAT.
HOW ARE YOU H HOLDING UP IN THE U.K.?
YOUR QUEEN GAVE YOU A MOVING SPEECH.
WAS THAT EFFECTIVE WITH THE PEOPLE THERE.
>> SHE BOSSED IT ON THAT SPEECH.
>> Stephen: SHE WHAT?
HE BOSSED IT.
I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER SAID THAT BEFORE.
I'M ALREADY REGRETTING SAYING IT.
>> Stephen: SHE BOSSED IT OKAY.
SHE ROCKED IT!
>> IT WAS REALLY EXTRAORDINARY BECAUSE WHATEVER PEOPLE THINK
ABOUT THE QUEEN OR THE ROYAL FAMILY OR THEIR PLACE IN THE
WORLD, THERE WAS A REAL MOMENT OF GRAVIDAS WHEN SHE SPOKE TO US
THAT WE ALL SORT OF NEEDED.
SHE ENDED IT WITH THE MOST EPIC SENTENCE.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE SEEN IT.
>> Stephen: I HAVE.
WE WILL SEE OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY AGAIN.
WE WILL MEET AGAIN.
IT WAS SO BAD AS.
>> Stephen: THAT'S A GREAT CALL BACK TO VERA LYNN FROM
WORLD WAR II.
IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
>> IT WAS BEAUTIFUL, YEAH.
IT WAS VERY, VERY MOVING.
>> Stephen: SO WHO ARE YOU TUCKED AWAY WITH RIGHT NOW?
ARE YOU WITH FAMILY?
WHO ARE YOU HAPPENLY STUCK WITH?
>> I'M VERY HAPPILY STUCK WITH MY SISTER AND WE HAVE BEEN VERY
CIVILIZED.
>> Stephen: OLDER SISTER, YOUNGER SISTER?
>> YEAH, OLDER SISTER BY ABOUT 18 MONTHS, SO WE'RE PRETTY CLOSE
IN AGE.
>> Stephen: DOES SHE BOSS YOU AROUND?
>> HONESTLY, WE HAVE BEEN SO GOOD.
WHEN WE WERE TEENAGERS, WE PROMISED EACH OTHER WE WOULD
NEVER LIVE WITH EACH OTHER BECAUSE WE WORRIED WE WOULD
PROBABLY KILL EACH OTHER.
WE STARTED LIVING TOGETHER A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND IT
WASN'T BLISS.
THIS TIME WE'VE HAD A GOOD TIME.
WE'VE HAD TO HAVE CODE WORDS IN THE HOUSE.
>> Stephen: FOR WHAT?
LIKE -- ( LAUGHTER )
BECAUSE WE HAVE ONE COMMUNAL SPACE AND OUR BEDROOM.
IF SHE CAME INTO THIS ROOM NOW, SHE WOULD LOOK AT ME AND GO,
LEMON?
WHICH MEANS, CAN I COME IN?
OR ARE YOU WORKING?
AND IF I GO, LEMON...
THAT MEANS GET OUT.
I'M WORKING.
AND IF I SAY PEAR?
THAT MEANS, SURE, COME IN AND HANG OUT.
I DON'T KNOW WHY WE LANDED ON THOSE.
>> Stephen: I LOVE A FRUIT-BASED SYSTEM.
>> WHAT DO YOU GUYS DO?
>> Stephen: WHAT DO WE DO?
WELL, MY DAUGHTER IS THE ELDEST CHILD IN THIS FAMILY, AND MY
WIFE AND I ARE BOTH YOUNGEST CHILDREN, AND, SO, MY DAUGHTER
NATURALLY TELLS US WHAT TO DO.
SO SHE HAS ENGAGED A CHORE CHART FOR US.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, THERE WAS A FAMILY-WIDE EMAIL TWO DAYS AGO
EXPLAINING WHAT IS FILTHY, WHAT NEEDS TO BE CLEANED, AND,
BASICALLY, PRIORITIES -- PRIORITIES, SHE'S HERE.
SHE WON'T COME ON CAMERA.
BUT SHE IS 100% IN CHARGE OF, YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNAL BATHROOM.
WHY AREN'T WE WIPING DOWN THE WINDOW FRAMES?
THE PORCH IS A MESS.
>> SHE DELEGATES.
'S GREAT.
SHE DOES THE WORK HERSELF FIRST, THEN DELEGATES TO OTHER PEOPLE.
IF WE JUST DO WHAT SHE SAYS, THINGS GO BETTER BECAUSE SHE
ACTUALLY KNOWS WHAT SHE'S TALKING ABOUT.
>> YOU HAVE A NATURAL LEADER.
EAH.
SHE LEADS BY EXAMPLE.
I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE DOES IT ALL HERSELF FIRST.
THAT IS A CLASSY DICTATOR YOU HAVE IN THE HOUSE THERE.
>> SHE CALLED YOU A CLASSY DICTATOR.
>> OH, THANK YOU.
VERY NICE.
OKAY.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE FINDING THEIR INNER CHEF WHILE THEY
QUARANTINE ARE.
YOU COOKING?
>> I AM.
I HAVE HAD THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIENCE WITH MY
KITCHEN OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS.
I REALLY ENJOYED COOKING BUT I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO A HUGE
AMOUNT OF THINGS SO I STARTED EXPERIMENTING AND THE FIRST TWO
WERE ABSOLUTELY A DISASTER.
MY SISTER HAS TO BE THE TASTER.
I'VE GOTTEN THE HANG OF IT AND IT'S ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT NOW.
>> Stephen: DO YOU HAVE A GO-TO DISH?
>> I DON'T REALLY HAVE A GO-TO DISH.
I HAVE A GO-TO COOKERY BOOK.
WHICH IS SIMPLE.
NOT WHY I CAME ON THE SHOW TO PROMOTE THAT.
>> Stephen: WE'LL BOOK-END NEXT.
>> YOU'RE A KEEN COOK.
>> Stephen: I ENJOY COOKING MAYBE MORE THAN I'M GOOD AT IT
AND I LIVE WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE NICE TO ME SO THEY SAY THEY
ENJOY IT.
>> THAT'S GOOD.
>> Stephen: PHOEBE, WE HAVE TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK,
BUT PLEASE STAY IN YOUR BEDROOM BECAUSE FOLKS, WE'LL BE BACK
WITH MORE PHOEBE WALLER-BRIDGE.
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