( APPLAUSE )
EVERYBODY!
HEY, EVERYBODY!
FOLKS, MY NEXT GUEST IS AN EMMY AWARD-WINNING COMEDIAN WHO
CREATED THE BRITISH VERSION OF "THE OFFICE."
YOU'VE SEEN HIM IN MOVIES INCLUDING "HOT FUZZ," "LOGAN,"
AND "JOJO RABBIT."
HIS COMEDY SERIES, "THE OUTLAWS," RETURNS NEXT WEEK FOR
ITS SECOND SEASON.
PLEASE WELCOME TO "THE LATE SHOW," STEPHEN MERCHANT!
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>> Stephen: ALWAYS NICE TO MEET A FELLOW STEPHEN.
IT'S A "PH"RIGHT?
>> ROCKING THE PH.
IT'S NICE TO MEET AN AMERICAN WHO DOES THE "PH."
>> Stephen: "V" IS LAZY.
>> "V" IS COMMON.
>> Stephen: I'M GOING TO ASK SOMETHING OBVIOUS, HOW TALL ARE
YOU?
>> 6'7".
>> Stephen: THOSE OF US WHO AREN'T-- LIKE, I DIDN'T QUITE
MAKE SIX FEET AND I WANTED TO SO BADLY.
THOSE OF US WHO AREN'T IN THE 6 CLUB, WE'RE LIKE,s, WHAT'S IT
LIKE TO BE SUPER TALL LIKE THAT?"
WHAT'S IT LIKE?
>> ONE OF THE DIFFICULTIES PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE, WHEN
YOU'RE 6'7--" THIS IS SERIOUS-- I HAVE TO BUY CLOTHES FROM A
SPECIALIST SHOP, A NUMBER OF SPECIALIST SHOPS.
>> Stephen: IT SOUNDS LIKE YOUR CLOTHES ARE ORTHOPEDIC.
>> THEY MAY AS WELL BE.
BECAUSE THE COMPANIES KNOW YOU HAVE NO OTHER OPTIONS THEY COME
UP WITH NAMES THAT ARE ACTUALLY INSULTING TO THE CUSTOMERS.
I'M NOT JOKING, THIS IS A REAL COMPANY WHERE I BOUGHT THIS POLO
SHIRT.
STEPHEN, WOULD YOU READ THE NAME OF THE COMPANY THAT MADE THIS
POLO SHIRT?
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: THE NUMBER 2 TALL."
>> "2 TALL."
>> Stephen: MIGHT AS WELL SAY, "YOU HAVE A PROBLEM."
>> IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.
IMAGINE IF THERE WAS A CLOTHING BRAND CALLED 2 FAT.
IT WOULD GET RIGHTLY BANNED.
22 PAUL.
I MAY AS WELL BUY THE JEANS FROM LANKY WANCHGER.
IT'S LIKE I'M BUYING MY CLOTHES FROM A SCHOOL BULLY.
>> Stephen: WHERE DID YOU GET THAT OUTFIT?
CIRCUS FREAK.
>> EXACTLY.
I'VE NEVER BEEN-- IN A WAY 2 TALL AT LEAST IS BETTER BECAUSE
NOW YOU CAN BUY THE CLOTHES MAIL ORDER AND SMUGGLE THEM INTO THE
HOUSE.
BUT WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, I HAD TO GO TO A BRICK-AND-MORTAR STORE
IN THE U.K., AND THIS WAS A STORE CALLED "HIGH AND MIGHTY."
YEAH.
AND YOU'D GO IN THERE AND, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE 16 OR 17, AND YOU'D
GO INTO THIS STORE AND THERE WERE REALLY THIN GUYS AND REALLY
BIG GUYS.
IT WAS LIKE SHOPPING IN A HALL OF MIRRORS.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
AND I REMEMBER YOU WOULD BE TO THE MALL WITH YOUR FRIEND, AND
THEY WOULD GO INTO ABERCROMBIE AND FICH, AND I DIDN'T WANT THEM
TON WHERE I WAS SHOPPING.
"I'M OFF TO BUY SOME BALLET TIGHTS.
YEARS LATER I DID AN VIERNT FOR A MAGAZINE IN THE U.K., AND THEY
SAID IS THERE ANYTHING YOU DON'T LIKE?
I SAID I DON'T LIKE THE STORE HIGH AND MIGHTY BECAUSE THEY
SELL EXPENSIVE CLOTHES AND THATD THEY'RE NOT VERY NICE AND WELL
MOVIE.
THE WOMAN I'M WORKING WITH GOES TO THE CHECKOUT LADY AND SAYS
I'M BUYING THESE CLOTHES IF THE ACTOR DOESN'T WEAR ALL OF THEM
CAN I RETURN SOME?
THE WOMAN BEHIND THE COUNTER SAID-- I'M NOT MAKING THIS UP--
"WHO IS THE ACTOR YOU'RE BUYING FOR?"
AND THE WOMAN SAID, "I CAN'T TELL YOU."
I'M NOT MAKING THIS UP.
FROM BEHIND THE COUNTER, A LAMINATED COPY OF THE INTERVIEW,
WHERE I HAD SLAGGED OFF THE SHOP, AND SHE HELD IT UP AND
SAID, "IS IT HIM?" AND THE COSTUME LADY, "YEAH."
"WE DON'T SELL TO HIM," AND SHE SLAMMED IT ON THE TABLE.
IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE.
>> Stephen: WOW!
>> UNBELIEVABLE.
I FELT LIKE I WAS ON SOME KIND OF REGISTER.
>> Stephen: WOW.
>> THANKFULLY THE SHOP WENT OUT OF BUSINESS IN THE END.
HERE WE ARE.
>> Stephen: THERE YOU GO.
SO YOU'RE ON NOW SEASON TWO.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: OF "THE OUTLAWS."
RETURNS NEXT WEEK.
YOU'RE A COCREATOR.
TELL THE PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T SEEN IT WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
>> IT'S A SHOW ABOUT SEVEN PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMMITTED
VARIOUS TYPES OF CRIMES AND THEY'RE ASSIGNED TO THE TASK OF
DOING COMMUNITY SERVICE TO PAY BACK THE COMMUNITY.
>> Stephen: SURE >> AND THEY FIND A BIG BAG OF
MONEY, AND THEY END UP GETTING INVOLVED IN A KIND OF CRIMINAL
CONSPIRACY, WHILE ALSO GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER.
AND IT'S A KIND OF DRAMA.
IT'S A THRILLER.
IT'S A COMEDY.
AND IT STARS MR. CHRISTOPHER WALKEN, AMONG OTHERS.
( APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: THERE'S YOU.
THERE'S YOU.
RIGHT THERE.
I HAVE A PHOTO HERE OF SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED ON SET, AND I'M
HOPING YOU CAN EXPLAIN THIS FOR ME.
THIS IS NOT A STUNT.
>> NO, NO, THIS IS -- >> Stephen: WHAT HAPPENED
HERE?
>> SO THIS IS OUR... THIS IS OUR COSTUME TRUCK.
WE FILMED IT IN MY HOME TOWN OF BRISTOL WHICH HAS A BIG RIVER
RUNNING THROUGH IT.
AND I WENT INTO SET ONE DAY TO FIND THAT COSTUME TRUCK IN THE--
HALF SUBMERGEED IN THE RIVER.
AND THAT'S JUST FOR MY SHOES, THAT TRUCK.
AND, YEAH, WE'RE GENUINELY NOT ENTIRELY SURE HOW IT HAPPENED.
I'M NOT IF YOU'RE AWARE DURING BREXIT WE COULDN'T GET TRUCK
DRIVERS.
WE HAD TO CALL IN A LOT OF FAVORS AND THAT WAS DRIVEN BY MY
GRANDMOTHER.
AND SHE'S A DEMON ON THE MOBILITY SCOOTER.
>> Stephen: HOW DID YOU FIND OUT?
DID YOU SHOW UP TO WORK AND IT WAS THE RIVER?
>> YEAH, I WISHED I HAD PAID FOR CATARACT SURGERY IN BOTH OF HER
EYE S.
>> Stephen: WAS ANYONE HURT?
>> NO ONE WAS HURT, AND THE COSTUMES WERE RUINED AND THERE
WAS NO HIGH AND MIGHTY SO I WAS DONE FOR
( APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: THIS IS-- I DON'T WANT TO SHOW THIS YET.
I DON'T WANT TO SHOW THIS YET.
BUT IS IT TRUE CHRISTOPHER WALKEN PAINTED OVER AN ACTUAL
THINK ABOUTSY?
>> I'M FROM BRISTOL AND BRISTOL IS THE HOME OF BANKSY'S ART.
HIS ARTIFICER APPEARED IN BRISTOL.
WE THOUGHT IT WAS A FUN IDEA.
IN THE SHOW THEY'RE RENOVATING A BUILDING AND THEY'RE PATIENTING
THIS BUILDING AND WE THOUGHT WOULDN'T IT BE FUN IF WE
UNEARTHED A BANKSY.
AND SOMEBODY SAID WHAT IF WE TRY TO CONTACT THE REAL BANKSY AND
GET HIM TO DO A REAL PIECE OF ART FOR THE SHOW AND ASK
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN TO PAINT OVER IT.
WE MANAGED TO FIND SOME GO-BETWEENS AND GOT WORD TO
BANKSY.
AND HE SAID, "IF I'VE GOT TIME I'LL DO THIS."
WE SHOWED UP ONE MORNING, AND THERE WAS AN ORIGINAL BANKSY
PAINTED ON THIS BUILDING WE WERE USING AS A SET.
WE COVERED IT UP, HID IT FROM THE CAST AND CREW.
SIX WEEKS LATER I WENT TO CHRISTOPHER'S TRAIRL AND SAD,
WE'VE HAD A BANKSY HERE FOR SIX WEEKS.
YOU'RE GOING TO PAINT OVER IT.
NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT IT."
AND WE HAD ONE SHOT TO GET IT RIGHT AND WE GOT IT AND WE
INCLUDED IT IN THE SHOW AND WE KEPT IT SECRET.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE THE CLIP RIGHT HERE.
♪ THEY WORK SO HARD UNTIL THE SUN IS GOING DOWN ♪
>> UNDER 10 KILLOS ARE YOURS.
>> IT'S GRAFFITI.
>> HE SAID TO PAINT OVER ANY GRAFFITI.
>> IT'S AWFULLY GOOD.
>> LESS DEBATING, MORE PAINTING ♪ THAT'S THE SOUND OF THE MEN
THEY'RE WORKING ON THE CHAIN GANG ♪
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: BEAUTIFUL.
I LOVE IT.
>> ISN'T THAT GREAT?
>> Stephen: STEPHEN, LOVELY TO MEET YOU.
>> THANKS SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME.
>> Stephen: SEASON TWO OF "THE OUTLAWS" PREMIERES AUGUST 5 ON
PRIME VIDEO.
STEPHEN MERCHANT, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.