♪ ♪ IS THERE HEY, EVERYTHING, WE'RE
PACK WITH THE LOVELY, THE TALENTED HUGH LAURIE.
WELL, HUGH, WHEN IS "AVENUE 5" COMING BACK, THE HBO SHOW?
>> WELL, THAT'S ALL COMPLETELY, HA-HA-HA-- UP IN THE AIR.
ONE OF THE OTHER TERRIBLE MISFORTUNES THAT BEFELL US LAST
YEAR IS WE HAD A BIG FIRE, SO WE LOST THE SPACESHIP.
IT ALL BURNED DOWN.
SO THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE TO REBUILD THAT THIS YEAR.
>> Stephen: LITERALLY THE SET BURNED DOWN?
>> YEAH, YEAH.
>> Stephen: A SHOW ABOUT A SPACE SHIP THAT GOES THROUGH A
DISASTER, HAD A DISASTER ON THE ACTUAL SPACE SHIP?
>> EXACTLY.
THE INSURANCE UNDERWRITERS I BELIEVE MIGHT HAVE SAID, "I CAN
JUST READ THE SCRIPT AGAIN?" IT WAS VERY PECULIAR.
BUT WE HAVEN'T YET REBUILT IT.
WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO REBUILD IT.
SO WE ARE-- WE ARE ALL JUST HANGING AND WAITING.
I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
WE WERE SUPPOSED TO START, I THINK, NEXT MONTH, BUT THAT
CAN'T REALLY HAPPEN.
AS YOU KNOW, A FILM SET IS NOT AN EASY PLACE TO MAINTAIN
DISTANCE.
IT'S HARD TO GET MAKEUP PUT ON YOUR FACE FROM SIX FEET AWAY.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
I-- MY SHOW, NO ONE IS EVEN ALLOWED TO MAKE EYE CONTACT SO
I'M FAIRLY-- >> RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT.
>> Stephen: FAIRLY SERIL ALL THE TIME.
>> THAT'S A REALLY GOOD IDEA.
LET ME MAKE A NOTE OF THAT.
>> Stephen: BEFORE I LET YOU GO, YOUNG MAN-- REALLY NICE.
THAT'S A LIMITED EDITION.
>> WELL, THAT'S A WAR ON!
I DO WHAT I CAN.
>> Stephen: LET ME-- LET ME ASK YOU, SINCE THIS IS MY
BIRTHDAY, SINCE YOU SORT OF ARE MY BIRTHDAY GIFT, I HAD YOU-- I
SAID, "HAVE HIM WASHED AND BROUGHT TO MY TENT."
LET ME ASK YOU-- LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION.
OF ALL THE WONDERFUL ROLES YOU HAVE PLAYED, DO YOU HAVE A
FAVORITE?
IS IT-- IS IT-- IS IT ONE OF THE PRINCES IN "BLACKADDA"?
IS IT WORCESTER FROM "JEAVES AND WOOSTER."
IS IT TOM JAMES?
IS IT THE-- I CAN'T REMEMBER THE CHARACTER'S NAME FROM "THE NIGHT
MANAGER."
IS IT FROM THE-- WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE--
>> I THINK IT WOULD HAVE-- I THINK IT WOULD HAVE TO BE-- I
THINK IT WOULD HAVE TO BE HOUSE.
I MEAN, I LOVED THEM-- THIS IS SUCH A CRUEL QUESTION.
I LOVED THEM ALL.
AND IT'S PARTLY YOUR JOB IS TO LOVE THEM ALL, IN A WAY.
I DID LOVE THEM ALL.
BERTIE WOO, OOSTER, BERPTY STILL MAKES ME LAUGH EVEN NOW.
BUT HOUSE I PROBABLY FELT LIKE WAS THE MOST THRILLING ADVENTURE
THAT I'D EVER BEEN ON AS AN ACTOR.
I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE.
I WAS SO LUCKY, SO LUCKY.
>> Stephen: AND HOW IS THE JAZZ PIANO COMING?
>> I AM-- WELL, I'M PRACTICING EVERY DAY, PLENTY OF TIME.
I AM PRACTICE AGO I SPLIT MY DAY BETWEEN PRACTICING THE PIANO IN
THE MORNING AND MESSING AROUND WITH POWER TOOLS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
>> AND I'M VERY AWARE OF THE-- IN FACT ONE MISTAKE IN THE
AFTERNOON IS GOING TO UNDO THE WORK I DID IN THE MORNING
QUITE-- QUITE -- >> Stephen: ON THESE-- ON
THESE?
>> YEAH, ON THESE PRECIOUS-- THESE PRECIOUS-- YES.
>> Stephen: I'M A SURGEON!
>> BUT THAT'S BASICALLY-- YEAH, THAT'S MY DAY.
BUT I LOVE IT.
THE PIANO IS A GREAT COMPANION.
>> Stephen: AS ARE YOU, HUGH LAURIE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING OUR COMPANION TODAY DURING OUR
CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN.
OUR BEST TO YOUR SON THERE ON THE FRONT LINES.
AND TO EVERYBODY OVER IN THE U.K.
STAY STRONG.
>> WELL, THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: STAY STERILE.
>> AND THE SAME TO YOU.
STAY STERILE, AND MANY, MANY, HAPPY RETURNS.
AND I HOPE YOU HAVE AN ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS DAY, OR
WHAT'S LEFT OF IT.
WHERE ARE YOU -- >> Stephen: IT'S 4:40 IN THE
AFTERNOON HERE.
>> HAVE A FANTASTIC EVENING.
AND MANY, MANY HAPPY RETURNS.
>> Stephen: THANKS SO MUCH.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> Stephen: YOU CAN SEE HIM IN "AVENUE 5" ON HBO.
AND NEW SHOWS IF THEY EVER START SHOOTING AGAIN.
HUGH LAURIE, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE BY BENJAMIN GIBBARD.