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♪ >> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY,
WE'RE BACK WITH PHOEBE WALLER-BRIDGE, SAFELY ENSCONCED
IN HER BEDROOM IN LONDON.
LET'S TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, "FLEABAG," OBVIOUSLY, THE ONLY
PERFECT TELEVISION SHOW EVER MADE, BUT IT STARTED AS A STAGE
SHOW, AND I UNDERSTAND YOU BROUGHT IT BACK LAST YEAR, HAD A
SOLD-OUT RUN IN NEW YORK AND LONDON, RIGHT?
>> YES, YES.
>> Stephen: SO WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW THAT PEOPLE NEED TO
KNOW ABOUT?
I LOVE THIS IDEA.
>> SO WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW IS, WHEN ALL THE THEATERS CLOSED IN
THE U.K. AND I THINK IT WAS AROUND THE SAME TIME IN THE
U.S., WE WERE SORT OF -- ME AND THE "FLEABAG" TEAM TALKED ABOUT
WHAT WE COULD DO TO HELP THE COMMUNITY AND RAISE MONEY, AND
WE HAD IN OUR POCKET THE NATIONAL THEATER LIVE RECORDING
OF THE PLAY IN THE WEST END LAST YEAR.
AND THAT WAS ACTUALLY SCREENED IN CINEMAS BUT HASN'T BEEN ABLE
TO TO BE ON SILICON VALLEY.
SO EVERYBODY BANNED TOGETHER AND ALL THE PRODUCERS GOT INVOLVED
AND AMAZON CAME ON BOARD AND THEATERS ON DEMAND STARTED,ER
AND WE'VE NOW MANAGED TO PUT THE SHOW ONLINE THIS ONE RECORDED
PERFORMANCE ONLINE TO BE STREAMED FOR A MINIMUM OF FOUR
POUNDS, WHICH I THINK IS ABOUT $5, AND ALL THE PROCEEDS FROM IT
GOES TO CHARITIES WORKING ON THE FRONT LINE -- WORKING TO SUPPORT
PEOPLE ON THE FRONT LINE OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
>> Stephen: WHERE CAN THEY STREAM IT?
>> AMAZON PRIME.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
IN THE U.S.
AND IN CANADA, IT CAN BE STREAMED ON THE SoHo BHAND
WEB SITE WHICH IS A U.K.-BASED WEB SITE.
IT'S A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE FROM THE TV SHOW
BECAUSE IT'S A ONE-WOMAN SHOW.
IT'S WHERE THE WHOLE THING STARTED, SO IT'S A 17-MINUTE
MONOLOGUE BY ME IF YOU CAN BEAR IT, AND IT'S BASICALLY THE
ORIGINS OF THE TV SHOW.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT DARKER, A LITTLE BIT WEIRDER, A LILT BIT
RUDER THAN THE TV SHOW.
>> Stephen: I HAVE A CONFESSION TO MAKE.
I GOT THE LINK LAST NIGHT AND I HAVE NOT WATCHED IT BECAUSE
THAT'S MY STYLE WITH YOU.
BUT I WANTED TO WATCH IT BECAUSE MY WIFE SAID, OH, WE'VE GOT THIS
GREAT -- LET'S WATCH IT.
AND, AGAIN, MY DAUGHTER SAID, NO.
SHE SAID, YOU CAN WATCH IT BY YOURSELF, BUT YOU CANNOT WATCH
WIT YOUR CHILDREN BECAUSE, SHE GOES, IT'S A LITTLE DARKER, IT'S
A LITTLE ROUGHER.
>> SHE WATCHED IT.
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING IT.
>> Stephen: SO WHY IS THE STAGE PLAY A LITTLE BIT RACIER,
A LITTLE DARKER THAN THE SHOW?
BECAUSE THE SHOW DIDN'T SEEM TO BE PULLING ITS PUNCH.
>> YEAH, IT REALLY DELVES INTO THE PSYCHOLOGY MODE BECAUSE IT'S
A MONOLOGUE.
THERE'S A LOT MORE OF HER POINT OF VIEW AND THE HARSHER
PERSPECTIVE SHE HAS ON THE WORLD, AND SHE'S MUCH LESS --
THE CHARACTER -- I MEAN, IT'S SORT OF HARD BECAUSE SHE'S VERY
SEXUALLY CANDID BUT SHE USES IT IN A WAY TO CONTROL THE ENERGY
IN THE ROOM, A CHEEKIER ELEMENT IN THE TV SHOW.
IT'S ALL TIED INTO HER PSYCHOLOGY AND LACK OF
SELF-WORTH AND ALL THAT.
IN THE SHOW SHE'S MUCH SPIKEYER AND HAS PERSPECTIVES ON THE
WORLD AND PEOPLE AND SHE BELIEVES EVERYONE VALUES HER
ABOUT THE AND EVERYONE ELSE ABOUT HOW BEAUTIFUL THEY ARE.
AND SHE'S A PORN ADDICT.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF MORE UNCOMFORTABLE EVENT THAT HAPPEN
TO THE OTHER CHARACTERS IN THE SHOW ATTEND.
SO IF YOU WANT TO ENJOY THAT -- >> Stephen: I'M SOLD.
BY YOURSELF.
>> YEAH, WHICH YOURSELF.
>> Stephen: NOT WITH YOUR CHILDREN.
>> NO FAMILY AROUND.
>> Stephen: MM-HMM.
BUT THE REALLY WONDERFUL THING IS SO MANY PEOPLE WERE
TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO ENTERTAIN PEOPLE, AT THE SAME TIME TRYING
TO FIND WAYS TO RAISE MONEY, AND WITH THIS ENDEAVOR, WE THOUGHT
WE MIGHT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO BOTH.
WE'RE REALLY, REALLY EXCITED NOW THAT IT'S GONE ON TO AMAZON
PRIME TO SAY THAT THE MONEY WE'RE RAISING IS GOING TO THE
N.H.S., THE CHARITIES IN THE U.K., WE'RE GIVING SOME OF WHAT
WE RAISE TO BROADWAY CARES, WHICH IS A CHARITY IN THE U.S.
THAT RAISES MONEY FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST JOBS AND POTENTIAL
FUTURE PROSPECTS.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT THE THEATER COMMUNITY ISN'T JUST
THE GLITZ AND GLAMOUR OF THE WEST END.
IT'S NOT ALWAYS A GLAMOROUS FACADE, AND ACTUALLY IT'S
COMPANIES UP AND DOWN THE COUNTRY WORKING SO HARD TO BRING
COMMUNITIES TOGETHER.
IT'S THE PLAYS AT SCHOOL.
THE BEHIND THE SCENES, THE TECHNICIANS, THE STEP BUILDERS,
THE BOX OFFICE, EVERYBODY IS WORKING TOGETHER TO CREATE THIS
INCREDIBLE CULTURAL COMMUNITY.
AND WE WERE SO EMBRACED IN NEW YORK, WE JUST WANTED TO,
GROUP, GIVE BACK A BIT AT THIS TIME.
>> Stephen: THAT'S LOVELY.
THANKS.
>> Stephen: BEFORE I LET YOU GO, AND OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE UNDER
NO LEGAL OBLIGATION TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION, THOUGH, AS A
MEMBER OF THE TALK SHOW COMMUNITY, YOU ARE SWORN IN
RIGHT NOW.
WHAT IS IS THE BOX?
( GASPS ) >> Stephen: YOU DON'T HAVE TO
TELL ME.
YOU CAN'T.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK THE WOKS BOX IS?
YOU SLUMPED.
YOU'RE SO DISAPPOINTED.
>> Stephen: NO, NO, NOW I'M SORRY I ASKED.
BECAUSE IF I SAY WHAT I THINK THE FOX IS, I THINK THE FOX IS
THE HOUND OF HEAVEN.
>> OH, I WISH THAT WAS MY ANSWER.
>> Stephen: I FLED HIM DOWN THE NIGHTS AND THE DAYS, THE
LABYRINTHIAN WAYS OF MY OWN SOUL, I HID FROM HIM UNDER
RUNNING LAUGHTER.
YOU KNOW THE POEM?
>> YES, I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU WERE RECITING IT LIKE THIS.
>> Stephen: AT THE VERY END WHEN THE HOUND CATCHES THE MAN
IT SAYS OH FONDEST, BLINDEST, WEAKEST, IT IS THOU WHOM I
SEEKEST.
>> YES, CAN YOU DO THAT WHENEVER ONE ASKS WHAT I SAID, THE FOX.
>> Stephen: WE'LL HAVE THIS PRINTED OUT AND PUT ON A BLUE
CARD FOR YOU.
YOU CAN DISTRIBUTE IT TO PEOPLE.
PHOEBE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
IT'S BEEN A DELIGHT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: BEST TO YOUR SISTER.
>> THANK YOU, AND YOUR FAMILY.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU FOR GIVING US A PEAR TO OUR LEMON
TONIGHT.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME ON.
>> STEPHEN: "FLEABAG LIVE" IS AVAILABLE TO STREAM ON AMAZON.
ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TO CHARITIES SUPPORTING THOSE
AFFECTED BY COVID-19.
PHOEBE WALLER-BRIDGE, EVERYBODY!
THANKS, PHOEBE.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
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