-My first guest tonight executive-produces and stars in
the new series "The Flight Attendant,"
which premieres Thanksgiving Day on HBO Max.
Here is Kaley Cuoco!
Oh, wow! -Hey, guys.
-It's so good to see you. -The fans go wild.
-I know. My gosh. -It's so weird.
Hi, Jimmy!
-Thank you for coming on the show.
I appreciate this.
And I'm psyched about "The Flight Attendant."
-Thank you.
-Before the pandemic, though, you were filming
"The Flight Attendant" all over the world.
-Yes. Yes, it's quite an international show.
We were in -- Before the pandemic, obviously,
we were in Thailand and then we were in Rome for a while.
So right -- In January of last year.
-You were telling me that in Italy, though,
you actually felt -- You felt like you were becoming
more like your character.
-I... [ Laughs ]
-You have to tell the story,
'cause it's just, like -- It's awesome.
-So, my character, Cassie, is kind of a hot mess --
a fun hot mess.
Loves to drink, loves to party.
So, one night in Rome, me and the cast decided to go out
and be like, you know, one of the locals.
So, we were with a couple guys
that lived in Rome and knew the town.
So they brought us to this amazing club.
Very small club. Again, locals.
Like, no tourists.
The place was very small. You're packed like sardines.
The music is, like, loud, bumping.
I'm like -- I had never been to anything like this before.
I walked in, and my first thing that I clocked
in this very small club were open candelabras.
So, like, imagine -- You know, like "Beauty and the Beast."
Like, open flames. -Right. Okay. Yeah. Sure.
-Right? So I'm like, "Wow, that's --" And I clocked it.
I'm like, "That's got to be --
That's got to be a little dangerous."
So we walk in, and, like, "Eh, more shots, whatever."
-Yeah, it's like, "Yeah, we're too concerned in America.
Come on. Let's be European. This is cool."
-"Stop being so worried, Cuoco."
So, I'm sitting there. I'm looking at my girlfriend.
I'm sitting at the bar and I'm sitting at a tall chair.
And there's so many people.
And, all of a sudden, my girlfriend --
I see her eyes go big, and I smell smoke.
And I look around and I'm like, "Do you smell that?"
And she goes -- And I see her, like, motion that it's me.
Out of nowhere, this man comes from behind me,
which I still don't know that my hair
is the one that's on fire.
My hair has now caught on fire.
This man comes. I think he's attacking me.
And I go, "Oh, my God! This man..."
And I start hearing, in the club, people chanting,
"Fuoco, fuoco, fuoco!"
And I'm like, "Oh, my God.
Not only is my hair on fire,
everyone in this club is recognizing me."
They're, "Cuoco, Cuoco, Cuoco!" -"Cuoco, Cuoco, Cuoco!"
Yeah, they're attacking you. -They're attacking me.
And I'm like, "Oh, my God.
Like, I'm too famous to be here."
Like, the narcissist in my brain.
I'm like, "You guys, we have to go."
And they're like, "But there's fire."
And they're trying to put the fire.
And I'm like, "Guys, please no pictures."
And I'm hearing, "Fire."
And I'm like, "I know I'm on fire.
Aah! We got to go. We got to go."
So, finally, I realize it's my hair.
I'm thinking they're telling me I'm on fire.
Like, "Hey, baby, you know, you're on fire."
And I'm like -- My hair had completely caught on fire.
-Uh-huh.
-This man, who I thought was attacking me in a club in Rome,
was actually saving my life.
So, when we leave, me and my friends --
we're all talking about it.
"Can you believe that happened?"
Like, "I can't believe I survived that.
Like, my hair. We're shooting tomorrow."
So, we're with a couple Italian guys.
They're like, "Yeah, everyone was yelling 'fire' in the club."
And I was like, "Well, no, they were yelling 'Cuoco.'
And he goes, "Well, they were yelling 'fuoco,'
which means 'fire' in Italian."
And I was like, "Wait.
They weren't calling my name in the club?"
-No one cares. -No one knew who I was.
And I was convinced --
I'm telling you, one-letter difference -- fuoco.
-And you're like, "Whoa, they're attacking me.
No paparazzi, please. Yes, of course.
We're hot. We're hot. We're on fire. Yes."
-We laughed for days, 'cause they were like --
And they walked by -- A couple of guys that I worked with
that were were like, "Hey, Fuoco."
Like, it became a joke on set, and they called me "Fuoco."
And I was like -- It was pretty insane, yeah.
-Well, I'm happy you survived all of that
and thank that man who saved you and saved --
-I was so mad at him.
But now, you know, at least I can announce that he saved me.
I really thought he was attacking me.
But, yeah, he saved my life and my hair,
and I owe him a lot.
-Do you want to tell everyone what
"The Flight Attendant" is about?
-Yes. It's about a boat captain. I'm kidding.
It's about -- "The Flight Attendant" is about
a stewardess who lives her life internationally, named Cassie.
She's, kind of like I said earlier, a hot mess,
loves to drink, has a lot of issues,
but she's a blast to be around.
And, you know, she goes home with a passenger,
very good-looking passenger, for her one night off
in Bangkok, in Thailand.
And she wakes -- They have a wild night.
They get completely blackout, the time of their life,
and she wakes up next to his dead body.
And her life is just hell for the next eight episodes
and trying to figure out who did this and exonerate herself
and also learn -- It gets pretty dark as the episodes go
and kind of learning about herself and her past.
-I want to show a clip.
Here is Kaley in "The Flight Attendant"
on HBO Max.
Take a look at this.
-Where are you?
-Uh, I don't -- 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. Yeah.
How did you --
how did you know that I'm in Bangkok?
-Oh, when we all took that girls trip to Tulum,
we turned on our "find friend" thing
'cause, like, kidnapping,
and, 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.
-More with Kaley when we come back.
Stick around, everybody. -Whoo!