-Next guest tonight is a talented actress
you know from shows such as "8 Simple Rules"
and "The Big Bang Theory."
She both stars in and executive-produces
the limited series "The Flight Attendant,"
which premiers on HBO Max on November 26th.
Let's take a look. -Where are you?
-Uh, uh, I don't --
This -- This place is so pretty.
-Yeah? No, okay, that's not an answer.
Let's see.
Bangkok.
Oh, speaking of getting arrested in foreign countries,
do not get arrested there.
The laws are, like, Byzantine.
-Right. Uh, yeah.
How did you --
How did you know that I'm in Bangkok?
-Oh, when we took that girls' trip to Tuolumne,
and we turned on side something, 'cause, like, kidnapping.
And, um, yeah, you just never turned yours off, so...
Listen, you're not, like,
actually in trouble or something, are you?
-No, I'm, uh...
hung over in Thailand.
-Please welcome back to the show Kaley Cuoco.
Hi, Kaley!
-Hey, Seth! [ Chuckles ]
-It's so nice to see you.
I'm really excited about this show.
I watched the first episode. It's great.
But I do -- I want to ask --
I know you've been spending a lot of time quarantining.
How has life in isolation been for you?
-You know what? I think, like everybody else,
mine is surrounded by a lot of dogs and a lot of alcohol.
So it's been okay. -Uh-huh.
-You know? But, yeah, we're just hanging in there.
I feel like I've quarantined multiple times.
I've been in multiple places over the past few months.
And I've really given my all in quarantine, let me tell you.
I've been committed. -Well, society --
On behalf of society, I thank you for doing that.
You mentioned dogs. You adopted a dog recently.
Dumpy. Here's Dumpy for everybody.
-Yeah. [ Laughs ]
That is Sir Dump Truck.
I got him over the first quarantine, many months ago.
He was supposed to be a foster, and I turned into a foster fail.
I turned into a girl with a dog in a stroller,
which I really didn't want to become.
-And it should be noted, the stroller
is not just stationary as it is in the photo.
Here's a quick video of Dumpy doing his thing
in a moving stroller.
-No. [ Dumpy barks ]
Oh. You're really ferocious in this stroller.
[ Laughs ]
That dog could kick your ass.
-So, Kaley, tell us how...
You know, obviously, you mentioned
you didn't want to turn into that girl, and now here you are.
Do you notice -- Do you watch it happening in real time,
as you slowly realize "I am now a person
who has a dog in a stroller?"
-I didn't want to be that person.
You know, we have multiple dogs, none of which have strollers.
But I was in New York for so long, shooting.
And Dumpy was there, and he's older,
so I thought it would be easier to get out and get around --
right? -- in the stroller.
And the funny part is, he's a very scared dog.
He had a very traumatic life before me.
In the stroller, he has this bravery and self-assurance
that I've never -- As you can see, he barks.
He becomes completely aggressive in the stroller.
I don't know what comes over in his brain.
-Uh, well, you know what?
We gotta let Dumpy live his best life.
He has some paparazzi, as well, yes?
People are excited to see Dumpy on the streets.
-Oh, my God. I'm telling you.
So, we were in -- I was living in Tribeca,
which is a very -- you know, it's pretty bougie.
And there are a lot celebs around and papar--
not -- just a lot of paparazzi. And I realized,
every time I'd come down early in the morning
to take Dumpy out to the bathroom,
there was paparazzi. And I'm thinking, "Oh, my God.
oh, they just won't leave me alone."
Well, an article that came out a few days later,
that my girlfriend sent me, and it said,
"Dump Truck goes to the bathroom with blonde owner."
Had nothing to do with me. [ Laughs ]
They were there to see the Dumpy in the stroller.
-You know that means you have to get a T-shirt
that says "Blonde Owner," right? -"Blonde Owner." [ Laughs ]
-You gotta do it. You gotta make it easy for them.
-Yeah, no one cared it was me. They followed --
They were following us all over New York.
And I realized they were trying
to get all of the photos of Dumpy in the stroller.
He became an overnight success. -Hopefully --
Please do not allow your personal jealousy towards that
to drive a wedge between you and Dumpy.
I'm begging that of you. -I was pretty pissed.
Let me tell you. The narcissist inside me
thought everyone wanted to see me,
but I was sorely mistaken. [ Chuckles ]
-So, congrats on the show.
It's weird to say this show is fun,
because -- spoiler alert -- some very dark things happen.
But, tonally, it is -- I don't know.
There's a nice energy to it. I assume getting the tone right
was a massive part of the show that you're also a producer on.
-I gotta tell you, the amount of conversations we had
about the word "tone"-- -[ Chuckling ] Yeah.
-Over the last year, it's pretty --
I didn't think I could say that word so many times
or hear other people say that word so many times.
I wish I had picked a clearer tone of a project
for my first producing venture, but I picked a tricky one.
And, yes, it's definitely --
it rides a wave of adventure and sadness.
And, obviously, there's a brutal murder.
But since I can't help but be a little funny here and there,
it was definitely written in my voice.
-Yes, based on the episode I've seen,
you thread the needle very nicely.
And you also had to work around, like a lot of productions,
the pandemic we're living through.
You, sort of, got in just under the wire,
because you were shooting in Italy, right?
-We were shooting in Italy, yes. We shot in Thailand and Italy.
And then, in Italy, was in end of January,
right before things started shutting down.
So, and then, also, we had all these months off,
like everybody else. And then we just went back
and finished, which was also hilarious,
because the show takes place in winter in New York.
And we went back, and it was beautiful and summer.
And everyone in the background was wearing masks.
So it was a very strange trip.
When we looked at dailies, we were like, "Oh, my God.
That guy's got a mask on." And we're trying to, like, shift
how we were doing everything.
-And you have -- I think a lot of productions
have rules now about the number of extras you can have.
And you have to double up and use people more than once.
That must make things tricky, as well.
-We... [ Laughs ] So, yes. So, we obviously were trying
to minimize any new people in and out of our set.
So we had six extras that we used for 2 1/2 months.
And we kept putting them
in different wigs, different outfits,
kind of mixing and matching them.
On the plane, too,
because we had to have them enter the plane.
I was like, "These people are gonna look like they take
a lot of flights, if anyone notices."
But it was the only way we could do it.
So we -- we did our best. -You should do another show,
just about these six weird people
that are constantly going back and forth
from New York to Thailand. -[ Laughing ] Yeah.
-It would be funny. -It's looking very creepy.
It's very strange. But I could --
When I would watch dailies, I'm like, "Oh, my God.
You guys, we had those two people talk to each other
in the last scene. We gotta move them around."
-[ Laughs ] Well, it all worked out.
And now, we have, coming up, Thanksgiving,
which I think is going to be, obviously, tricky
and different for everybody this year.
You also have a birthday coming up.
Do you have any plans? Are you gonna --
Is it just gonna be you and Dumpy
scrolling through "Daily Mail" to see if
your pictures are in there? -I'm having a party
for like 200 people on my birthday.
-Oh, God. -I'm really excited about it.
-Hopefully, just 200 people who know a lot of --
have a lot of elderly friends. I think that's best.
-Oh, exactly. That's what I was thinking.
Yeah, for sure. for sure.
-Hey, thank you so much for being here.
Thank you for all your time in quarantine.
We do appreciate everybody taking it seriously.
Love to Dumpy.
We are hoping you can help us book him.
And all the best, Kaley.
-I didn't want that to happen. Thank you.
[ Both laugh ] -Be well.
The first three episodes of "The Flight Attendant"
will be available on HBO Max on Thanksgiving Day.
A great way to spend some time.