( APPLAUSE ) MY NEXT GUEST STARS IN THE
ANTI-ROMANTIC COMEDY "YOU'RE THE WORST," ON FXX.
PLEASE WELCOME CHRIS GEERE.
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( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> WOW!
>> Stephen: THANKS VERY MUCH.
NOT EVERY GUEST COMES ON AND GETS FUNCY WITH THE BAND WHEN
THEY CROSS BY.
>> HELLO, EVERYONE.
>> Stephen: VERY NICE PEOPLE.
YOU SAW US CROWD SURFING.
I KIND OF WANT TO HAVE A GO NOW.
>> Stephen: WE'LL GET THERE.
I GET THERE.
ARE YOU READY TO BE INNOCENTLY GROPED?
>> YEAH, I KNOW.
DID THEY REALLY?
I IMAGINE PEOPLE OUT THERE GOING, "OH, NO."
>> Stephen: I DIDN'T FEEL ANY HESITANCY AT ALL.
>> YEAH!
>> Stephen: IT WAS LIKE WE WERE ALL AT THEATER CAMP
TOGETHER.
IT WAS FANTASTIC.
SPEAKING OF WHICH, YOU HAVE BEEN AN ACTOR SINCE YOU WERE A KID,
RIGHT?
>> YEAH, PRETTY MUCH.
I MEAN, I COULD HAVE GONE TO UNIVERSITY TO DO GRAPHIC DESIGN
OR I COULD HAVE GONE TO DRAMA SCHOOL.
SO I CHOSE THE JOB THAT WASN'T VERY SECURE AND BECAME AN ACTOR.
>> Stephen: THAT'S LIKE BEING A DAREDEVIL CHOOSING TO BE AN
ACTOR.
>> PROPER JOB OR NOT A PROPER JOB.
YEAH.
I WENT TO DRAMA SCHOOL FOR THREE YEARS, VERY LUCKY, MOVED ON TO
THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY FOR A YEAR.
>> Stephen: WHAT DID YOU GET TO DO WITH THE SHAKESPEARE
COMPANY?
>> THAT WAS GREAT.
>> Stephen: THAT'S CLASSY.
>> RIGHT.
>> Stephen: THAT'S SUPER CLASSY.
>> I WAS DOING "ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL" WITH JUDI DENCH.
IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE PLAY AND WE GOT TO PERFORM AT THE SWAN
THEATER AND AT THE WEST END, AND I WAS SPEAR HOLDER.
( APPLAUSE ) >> THAT WAS ACTUALLY THE THE
NAME, "SPEAR HOLDER."
>> THAT WAS THE THING.
YOU KNOW THERE'S THAT JOKE SECOND SPEAR HOLDER FROM THE
LEFT.
WELL, THERE WERE FOUR SPEAR HOLDERS AND I WAS SECOND FROM
THE LEFT.
SO I'M HOLDING ON TO THAT.
I WOULD MIX IT UP EVERY NIGHT, KIND OF PUT THE SPEAR IN THE
DIFFERENT HAND.
>> Stephen: TO EXPLORE THE CHARACTER.
>> TO EXPLORE THE CHARACTER.
AND I HAD ONE LINE.
>> Stephen: YOU HAD A LINE?
WHAT'S THE LINE?
>> "THE LORD CALLS FOR YOU."
REMEMBER, YOU HAVE 175 SHOWS, SO THERE'S ONLY SO MANY WAYS YOU
CAN SAY, "MY LORD CALLED FOR YOU."
AND OTHER DAYS, "MY LORD CALLED FOR YOU!"
>> Stephen: "MY LORD CALLS FOR YOU."
>> THE OTHER ACTORS WERE LIKE, "WHAT IS HE DOING?"
IT WAS WONDERFUL.
I USED TO SIT IN THE WINGS AND JAWCH JUDI DENCH AND SEE HOW
INCREDIBLY FOCUSED AND INCREDIBLE SHE WAS, EVERY SINGLE
SHOW AND THE AUDIENCE LOVED HER.
SHE'S STILL A GREAT FRIEND NOW.
I FEEL VERY LUCKY THAT'S THE I STARTED.
>> Stephen: ONE OF MY FIRST PROFESSIONAL JOBS WAS A SPEAR
HOLDER, TOO, IN "ANTONY AND CLEPAT RAT."
>> YOU'RE A FELLOW SPEAR CARRIER?
>> Stephen: A FELLOW SPEAR CARRIER.
>> HOW ART THOU.
>> Stephen: IT WAS IN "ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA."
I DIDN'T HAVE A LINE.
I WAS ONE OF THE GUYS WHO CAME IN WHEN ANTONY STABBED HIMSELF
"LET US BEAR HIS BODY FORTH, "BUT I DIDN'T GET TO SAY THAT
LINE.
AND THE ARMOR THEY GAVE ME WAS TOO BIG AND IT ACTUALLY HIT ME
MIDTHIGH, AND WE HAD TO HOPE THE CURTAIN FELL BEFORE I KNELT ALL
THE WAY DOWN OR ELSE IT WOULD HIT MY THIGH AND TURTLE UP OVER
MY HEAD.
IT HAPPENED ONCE.
I GOT ALL THE WAY DOWN, AND I COMPLETELY DISAPPEARED.
WELL, THE SHOW IS CALLED "YOU'RE THE WORST."
ARE YOU THE WORST?
BECAUSE IT'S SORT OF A ROMANTIC COMEDY.
>> IT'S A ROMANTIC COMDIERK BUT I THINK IT CHANGES DAILY.
THESE ARE FOUR VERY DAMAGED INDIVIDUALS, AND WE EXPLORE THE
REASONS WHY THEY'RE DAMAGED.
AND IT'S A FANTASTIC COMEDY THAT'S VERY, VERY-- IT'S A REAL
LOVE STORY THESE DAYS.
IT'S VERY HARD TO FIND LOVE IN THIS CURRENT CLIMATE.
AND WE REALLY EXPLORE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DATING ONLINE
AND BEING PRESENT WITH THE FRIENDS THAT YOU'RE IN.
>> Stephen: AND HOW HARD IT IS TO EXPRESS THAT YOU LOVE
SOMEBODY.
>> YES, AND IT'S REALLY HARD FOR THESE PEOPLE.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE A CLIP TO SHOW-- YOU HAVE A CLIP AND WE'RE
GOING TO PLAY IT.
>> THAT'S HOW IT WORKS.
>> DRINK!
WHOA!
I AM HAMMERED!
ARE YOU HAMMERED?
YOU'RE THE BEST.
I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE MY BOYFRIEND.
LOOK, I KNOW WE WEREN'T GOING TO SAY IT, BUT SCREW IT.
I LOVE YOU, JIMMY.
>> I LOVE YOU.
>> I KNEW IT!
>> PSYCHE, NICE TRY, DUMMY.
I'VE HAD FIVE SHOTS.
I COULD FLY A PLANE AFTER FIVE SHOTS.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
>> HE'S SO MEAN!
>> Stephen: DO YOU WANT TO FIND SOME LOVE RIGHT NOW?
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: LET'S GO SURF.
COME ON.
>> YES!
♪ ♪ ♪ >> Stephen: CATCH THE NEW SEASON
OF "YOU'RE THE WORST" ON FX.
CHRIS GEERE, EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS.
LET'S GO!
COME ON!
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