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took off her knee pads,

got off her skateboard and said,

"**F*** you. *** you!"

Thank you. Wow, great crowd, wow!"

- [Interviewer] What

a rousing performance!

- Alright, Joe!

- [Interviewer] Alright?

- Alright. Just how we say hello here.

- [Interviewer] Oh! Alright,

well here to ask you 73 questions...

- Alright.

- [Interviewer] So, what material am I

walking on right now?

- This is a rehearsal

of Fleabag, the play.

- [Interviewer] And what's the

of this theater

that were in right now?

- This is the very same space I ever

the first preview of Fleabag.

- [Interviewer] And

what's the most memorable,

theatrical moment that

youve in the theater?

- In quite an early performance,

I was performing right here,

and there a girl sat in the front row,

who laughed so hard at a

joke that her boob came .

- [Interviewer] Ok, then!

Well, Fleabag is now a massive

hit - and I'm a huge fan.

- Thank you.

- [Interviewer] Where did the concept

for the show come from?

- I it was really inspired

by the cynicism I was feeling

in my twenties, and then

also wanting play a character

I can really relate to,

and also a touch of female rage.

- [Interviewer] would

you define female rage?

- Uncontrollable, violent, female anger.

- [Interviewer] And Killing Eve

is show that I'm a big fan of.

- Thank you.

- [Interviewer] How would

you condense that

into a quick little sound bite?

- Murder, murder, hair.

- [Interviewer] Now, which do you -*%-

writing from multiple points of view

or writing from a singular point of view?

- do like writing from

a single point of view,

because it means you really have to

delve the psychology of one person.

- [Interviewer] And how

different or difficult was it

to write without acting it?

- It was kind of a relief to begin with,

but then I did start miss it.

- [Interviewer] When

talking about Fleabag,

I heard you said it was hard

to not at the camera.

Does it feel good to be in

front of the camera again?

- What you mean?

This is not...

this is just your face

isn't it? Can you feel that?

[Interviewer] I was just testing you.

Of course it's my face.

There's no camera here.

- Should move on?

- [Woman] See you tomorrow!

- Bye guys!

Thanks so much.

Great pretend .

- [Interviewer] So, Fleabag is a show

that I binged recently.

What's a show that youve recently?

- Homecoming

- [Interviewer] Whats'

your dream role in life?

- I'd really like to someone

who's brought up in the wild,

like raised by animals.

- [Interviewer] What's your favorite

in the English dictionary?

- Trumpet!

- [Interviewer] Favorite

podcast in the podcast pantheon?

- " and Shame"

and "Guilty Feminists."

Just anything with the word guilt in it.

- [Interviewer] Favorite ?

- René Magritte.

- [Interviewer] Favorite artistic moment

in the history of all art?

- the history of all art?

F*** you.

- [Interviewer] What's your

favorite British idiom?

- Never a gift horse in the house.

In the house?

In the mouth!

- [Interviewer] Favorite American ?

- I'm just gonna circle back.

- [Interviewer] Biggest difference

between American and British humor?

I think if it's really truly funny,

there really shouldn't be a difference.

- [Interviewer] What's one

fans will be shocked

to learn about you?

- I didn't write any of it.

- [ ] Would you

consider a stand-up ever?

- Yeah.

- [Interviewer] Can you tell me a joke?

First hurdle.

- [Interviewer] Phoebe, you are staging

the world's biggest art heist.

What lie do tell the security guard

to let you into the museum?

- I am the main security guard.

- [Interviewer] So I can

see youre on your way out.

What do you have planned

for the of the day?

- I'm gonna go into the Fleabag edit.

It's the final day.

- [ ] Oh, I

cannot wait for that.

You find yourself on a plane,

do you take the window aisle seat?

- Window.

- [Joe] You find yourself on a train,

are you riding backwards forwards?

- Forwards.

- [Interviewer] How do you unwind?

- Oh, sleep.

- [Interviewer] Who your

favorite designer right now?

- Galvan, who designed my

amazing liquid red thing

from the Golden .

- [Interviewer] Who is the

most stylish fictional person?

- Villanelle.

- [Interviewer] Who is the

stylish real person?

- Bill Nighy.

- [Interviewer] What would you consider

to be your beauty ?

- Don't overthink it, but also, eyebrows.

- [Interviewer] Can you

tell me a PG-rated version

the most R-rated story that you have?

- Oh wow. I did do a play here upstairs

I was in a bath, naked with somebody

for...

I don't think there is a PG

version this story actually.

Let's move on.

This is Maddie who played

Fleabag in the tour.

- [ ] Oh, very cool.

- Hey Maddie!

- [Interviewer] Hey Maddie!

- Hi!

- [Interviewer] Favorite

youve ever received?

- Build your own gingerbread house,

I got this on Christmas from my mom.

Then I also got a very beautiful bracelet.

- [Interviewer] Oh, that

sounds really, really nice.

- box office...

- [Box Office] Bye bye.

- See you.

- [Interviewer] Favorite

gift youve ever ?

- I gave my brother a record

and I had recorded all

of his friends singing

Birthday and sending lovely messages

to him on it.

I was really chuffed at that.

- [ ] Whats'

your biggest pet peeve?

- Rudeness.

- [Interviewer] Ok, I see

the work station over here.

Can you tell me what youre'

currently working on?

- No, of course not.

- [Interviewer] What words

describe your writing process?

- Panic, panic, hope.

- [Interviewer] And

what is a crucial

to your creative process?

- Panic and hope.

- [Interviewer] What would you say

to in a creative rut?

- Read

and walk around.

Get out of bed,

and call

who can complain about your rut too.

- [Interviewer] Ok,

show me a hidden talent.

- you ready?

- [Interviewer] Yes.

- And then...

- [Interviewer] What?

Ok, that is weirding out.

- Creepy?

- [Interviewer] Yes. Tremendously so.

What's the best description

of London that youve ?

- That it's a lovely country.

- [Interviewer] What's your

favorite thing about SoHo?

- Oh ! People just open doors to you

whenever you want to leave the room.

Thank you!

The noses of Soho.

- [Interviewer] And whats'

the most English thing

that I can do while I'm ?

- Apologize for everything.

- [Interviewer] Whats'

your favorite insult?

- Can you bleep it out,

'cause Americans really

don't like this word.

C***

- [Interviewer] Oh, we bleeped it out.

Favorite ?

- We write to taste life twice.

- [Interviewer] Which

is the hardest to nail,

imitations accents?

- Imitations

- [Interviewer] Are

you good at imitations?

- No.

- [Interviewer] I '

believe it for a second.

And youre pals with Donald Glover.

- Yeah.

- [Interviewer] Whats'

like to work with?

- He's an adorable little kitten.

- [Interviewer] Can you

tell me something him

that absolutely no one in the world knows?

- No, why would I do that?

[Interviewer] Ok, so we have

a British red phone booth.

- Yes!

- [Interviewer] People don't actually

use these anymore, right?

- Oh they do,

but mainly to urinate

and to call up .

- [Interviewer] You said

Fleabag is not autobiographical,

but what would you say are your

biggest

with her as a character?

- Deep down she's a hopeless romantic.

- [Interviewer] And whats'

your thing about her?

- She lives to make you laugh.

- [Interviewer] And its'

going off-Broadway-...

Yes!

- [Interviewer] Will this be

your first time performing

on stage in New York?

- .

- [Interviewer] Who is someone

you'd love to see in that audience?

- Glenn Close.

[Interviewer] What dating

advice would you give to anyone

who's single right now?

- Always smell good.

- [Interviewer] What's the worst

first date youve ever had?

- Someone who was more

boring than they hot.

Does that make sense?

- [Interviewer] Yeah, kind of.

- Oh!

- [Interviewer] What

you like to be remembered for?

- My favorite lamppost.

Making people laugh.

- [Interviewer] And would

you ask 73 questions to?

- UmRasputin,.

- [Fan] Oh my gosh! Oh hey, Phoebe.

Hey!

- Love the show.

- Thanks so much, thank you.

- [Interviewer] Do you normally...

- Fans.

- [Interviewer] get

recognized on the street?

- Ah, yes

- [Interviewer] Peaceful

ambience have here.

How do you handle pressure in your career?

- I think I feed off it.

- [Interviewer] Do you

have any regrets in life?

- No

- [Interviewer] What is

some of best advice

that youve ever given or received?

- Um, my mom's always

given me the best .

And there's one in particular

when I remember

she said to me when I was younger,

"One day darling youll walk into a room

and therell be somebody there

who youre very attracted

and you might just want to

have sex with them immediately,

and they might to have

sex you immediately,

but that doesn't mean you have to."

- [Interviewer] That's good advice!

Now, what's best advice

that youve completely ignored?

- Don't eat that.

- [Interviewer] What's a question

you detest being asked?

- What's it like being a woman in comedy?

What's it like being a

in this industry?

What's it like being a woman?

- [Interviewer] What's a question

that you be asked more?

- Um, are you a model?

- [Interviewer] Do you want

me to ask question?

- Go on.

- [Interviewer] Alright,

so were in a park...

It's a lovely park.

Tell me something a little

bit about this park.

- This is where I always

end up after Pride.

- [Interviewer] Where

did you grow up, Phoebe?

- I grew up in Ealing.

- [ ] How do you

describe your upbringing?

- Loud, loving, and flatulent.

- [Interviewer] Look at that

dog you, that's so cute.

- Aw! Are you doing

something behind my back?

- [Interviewer] Morning person

night person, what are you?

- Night.

- [Interviewer] Pilates or yoga?

- Yoga.

[Interviewer] Jogging or swimming?

- Jogging.

- [Interviewer] Very random -*%-

were at a party, it's good party,

karaoke happens. What do you do?

- Take it very seriously.

- [Interviewer] And heard you have a

theory about song selections...

- Yeah, I think you can

tell an awful about -*%-

- [Interviewer] That guy's loving it.

- ...you can tell a lot about a person

by how they conduct themselves

in a karaoke session.

- [Interviewer] What would you pick?

- "'"He's Tramp," from Lady and the Tramp.

- [Interviewer] Oh,

that's a good selection.

When in doubt, you

always go with Frank Sinatra

I guess, right?

Phoebe! Last question.

Before you head to your ,

would you be available to give

some feedback on a script?

- Oh yeah, sure.

- [ ] I wasn't talking about me

- Oh no. Oh wow! Look at that!

- [Interviewer] I'm really of it

- Oh my God, you should

be. That's so exciting!

- [Interviewer] Super exciting!

Joe! So good,

I will give you encouragement and read it.

- [Interviewer] Thank you.

- really will, God, I', so excited,

thanks so much.

- [Interviewer] It's just a draft.

- can't wait to read it

- [Interviewer] It's just a draft!

- This is so great!

- [ ] Ok!

- Bye.

- [Interviewer] Thanks, Phoebe. Bye bye.

She's going to love it...