Rob Delaney on Living in London and Carrie Fisher

>> Jimmy: WE'RE STARTING TO LOOK
LIKE STUNT DOUBLE AND FRIEND OR
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> A LITTLE BIT, A LITTLE BIT.
>> Jimmy: HOW ARE YOU DOING?
VERY GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> GREAT TO SEE YOU.
>> Jimmy: I SAW THE FIRST
EPISODE OF YOUR THIRD SEASON OF
"CATASTROPHE."
IT'S VERY, VERY FUNNY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Jimmy: EXPLAIN WHAT THE SHOW
IS ABOUT FOR THOSE WHO DON'T
KNOW.
SEEMS TO ME YOU'RE TRYING TO
CONVINCE PEOPLE NOT EVER TO GET
MARRIED OR HAVE CHILDREN.
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> NO, IT'S NOT AT ALL.
I'M MARRIED IN REAL LIFE, I HAVE
KIDS AND I LOVE IT.
BUT IN THE SHOW, YEAH, I PLAY AN
AMERICAN ADVERTISING EXECUTIVE
FROM BOSTON.
I GO TO LONDON ON A TRIP.
I MEET AN IRISH TEACHER PLAYED
BY SHARON HORGAN WHO I WRITE THE
SHOW WITH.
WE HAVE INTERCOURSE FOR ONE
WEEK.
THEN SHE GETS PREGNANT.
WHEN WE FIND OUT, SINCE WE'RE
NOT LITTLE KIDS, WE DECIDE TO
HAVE THE BABY AND BECOME A
FAMILY.
AND THEN TERRIBLE THINGS HAPPEN.
>> Jimmy: YEAH, YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: YEAH, A LOT OF
TERRIBLE -- HOW MANY KIDS?
>> IN REAL LIFE I HAVE THREE
BOYS.
>> Jimmy: THREE BOYS.
>> 6, 4, AND 2.
>> Jimmy: THEY'RE YOUNG TOO,
YEAH.
>> YEAH, YEAH.
MY HOUSE IS LIKE A ZOO ON THE
OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN THAT'S BEEN
FORGOTTEN.
IT'S JUST A NIGHTMARE.
>> Jimmy: ARE YOU NOW -- BECAUSE
I REMEMBER A FEW YEARS BACK YOU
WERE MOVING TO LONDON TO SHOOT
THIS SHOW.
>> YES.
>> Jimmy: IT WAS LIKE YOU WERE
MOVING THERE JUST TO DO THE
SHOW.
>> YES.
>> Jimmy: NOW TECHNICALLY DO YOU
LIVE IN LONDON?
>> I 100% LIVE THERE.
I JUST REMEMBERED THIS BEFORE I
CAME ON.
WE I TOLD YOU I WAS MOVING TO
LONDON YOU SENT ME AN E-MAIL,
PROBABLY THE LONGEST E-MAIL I'D
EVER RECEIVED, ALL YOUR FAVORITE
RESTAURANTS IN LONDON.
I'VE BEEN THERE THREE YEARS AND
WE'VE NOT CHECKED THEM ALL OFF.
MAYBE 40 LEFT.
>> Jimmy: GOOD REVIEWS?
>> THEY'RE WONDERFUL.
>> Jimmy: I'M A LITTLE BIT OCD.
WHEN I SAY LATE BIT I MEAN A
LOT.
I'M GLAD YOU'RE EATING.
PEOPLE THINK THE FOOD IN LONDON
IS BAD BUT IT'S NOT.
>> APPARENTLY IT USED TO BE NOW
IT'S NOT.
THE GLOBAL CAPITAL AND THE FOOD
IS AMAZING.
>> DO YOU LIKE LIVING THERE?
>> LOVE IT, YES.
>> Jimmy: DO YOUR SONS LIKE
LIVING THERE?
>> THEY REALLY DO.
>> Jimmy: DO THEY GO TO
BUCKINGHAM PALACE?
>> YEAH, FROM TIME TO TIME.
WE RIDE DOUBLE DECKER BUSES
EVERYWHERE.
>> Jimmy: FOR REAL?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THEY'RE LITTLE BOYS SO THEY LOVE
IT.
SINCE I MOVED, IT'S STILL NEW TO
ME, SO I STILL LOVE RIDING THEM.
IF YOU GO TO THE DOCTOR, THEY
HAVE NHS.
IF YOU GO TO THE DOCTOR AND SAY,
SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH THEY, ME
FIX IT.
NOT LIKE HERE, WE'RE GOING TO
NEED YOUR MOTHER'S ATM PIN CODE
AND WE'RE GOING TO DO A RETINAL
SCAN AND FIGURE OUT -- GIVE US
ALL YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBERS.
THEY JUST FIX YOU.
IT'S NOT FREE, YOU PAY WITH YOUR
TAXES, BUT IT'S AMAZING.
>> IT'S KIND OF FREE?
>> YOU DON'T PAY WHEN YOU'RE
THERE SO YOU GOR-GET YOU PAY FOR
IT.
>> Jimmy: LIKE GOING ON A
CRUISE, IT'S ALL-INCLUSIVE.
>> YEAH, YEAH.
>> Jimmy: YOU CAN GET WHATEVER
DISEASE YOU WANT.
>> YEAH.
I WAKE UP, I'M SAD, I'LL GO TO A
DOCTOR.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: AS AN AMERICAN YOU
ENDORSE THEIR HEALTH CARE
SYSTEM?
>> OH, LIKE CRAZY.
>> Jimmy: REALLY?
>> ABSOLUTELY, YEAH.
>> Jimmy: WE'RE INCLUDED?
LIKE IF I WERE TO GO OVER
THERE --
>> JUST GO, YEAH, YEAH.
>> Jimmy: THEY WOULDN'T SAY,
WELL 82 UH GOT TO PAY US, YOU'RE
FROM A DIFFERENT COUNTRY?
>> THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO.
BUT THEY WOULD FORGET.
HONESTLY.
>> Jimmy: REALLY?
>> IT'S SO NOT IN THEIR DNA.
HERE, I MIGHT NEED AN MRI ON
YOUR KNEE, AND PHYSICALLY YOU
GET A STOMACHACHE, BECAUSE YOU
CAN'T PAY FOR IT EVEN IF YOU
HAVE INSURANCE.
OVER THERE, YEAH, IT'S FINE.
DO BOTH!
THIS ONE HURTS?
WE'LL DO BODY, THAT'S FINE.
>> Jimmy: THAT'S AMAZING.
DO THEY HAVE DENTISTS?
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE TEETH?
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> OKAY, SO -- THEY TOTALLY DO.
>> Jimmy: THEY DO.
>> BUT IT IS CORRECT, THEIR
TEETH ARE KIND OF --
>> Jimmy: IS THAT NOT INCLUDED?
>> IT IS INCLUDED.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY.
BECAUSE THAT ADMINISTER ROW
TYPE, I LOVE LIVING THERE, AND
THEIR TEETH ARE A MESS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: WHAT IS THE WORST
THING ABOUT LIVING THERE?
>> OKAY, THIS IS THE WORST PART.
WE KNOW IT RAINS THERE, RIGHT?
IF YOU WENT AND GOT RAINED ON
YOU WOULDN'T BE SHOCKED.
YOU WOULD BE SHOCKED THAT IN THE
SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR, WHICH IS
HOW LONG WINTER IS THERE, THE
SUN SETS AT 2:30 P.M.
LONDON, I DIDN'T KNOW THIS, IT'S
IN THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.
BUT IT'S NOT FREEZING BECAUSE
THE JET STREAM OR GULF STREAM
EMPTIES OUT THERE.
SO IT'S WARM BUT IT'S IN NORWAY.
SO THEY NEED MORE SUNLIGHT.
THEY NEED TO FIX THAT.
>> Jimmy: IS IT GOOD -- IF YOU
WANT TO PUT THE KIDS TO BED
AFTER LUNCH, SEEMS LIKE --
>> HAPPILF OF THE YEAR YOU CAN.
THE OTHER HALF OF THE YEAR
THEY'RE UP UNTIL 11:00 P.M.
>> Jimmy: I LIVED IN SEATTLE AT
ONE TIME AND IT WAS SIMILAR TO
THAT.
KIDS WOULD BE PLAYING AT 10:30
AT NIGHT BECAUSE THE SUN WAS UP.
>> THAT'S NONSENSE.
>> Jimmy: IT'S COMPLETELY
UNACCEPTABLE.
YOUR MOM ON THE SHOW WAS CARRIE
FISHER.
>> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: THE LATE GREAT CARRIE
FISHER.
SHE PLAYED -- YOU CAN CLAP IF
YOU WANT.
[ APPLAUSE ]
NOW SHE WAS A WRITER AS WELL.
DID SHE HELP YOU WRITE THE SHOW?
I KNOW YOU AND SHARON --
>> IT'S FUNNY.
BECAUSE SHARON AND I ARE LOVELY
PEOPLE.
LAUGH L[ LAUGHTER ]
BUT VERY DESPOTIC WHEN IT COMES
TO THE WRITERS.
ACTORS ARE LIKE, WHY DON'T WE
SORT OF DO THIS?
WE'RE LIKE, WHY DON'T YOU DO IT
THE WAY WE WROTE IT?
EXCEPT TO CARRIE FISHER BECAUSE
SHE'S FUNNIER AND SMARTER THAN
ANYBODY IN THE ZIP CODE.
SHE'D DO WHATEVER SHE WANTED AND
IT WAS AMAZING.
IN THE SECOND SEASON OUR KID HAS
A CHRISTENING PARTY.
SHE WANDERED AROUND THE BACK IN
OTHER PEOPLE'S SHOTS, SINGING A
SONG SHE'D WRITTEN THAT DAY
ABOUT AREOLI, THE DOCTOR WORD
FOR NIPPLES.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL, IT'S ABOUT
NIPPLES.
SHE'S AT A CHRISTENING WALKING
AROUND DOING IT, LIKE TRY TO
STOP ME.
IN THE SHOW, WE KEPT IT.
SHE'S JUST AMAZING.
>> SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAD NO
CHOICE, SHE'S IN THE SHOW.
YOUR COSTAR AND COCREATOR SHARON
HORGAN, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING
THAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED 20
YEARS AGO, YOU MET ON TWITTER.
>> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: SOMETHING GOOD CAME OF
TWITTER, THE ONE GOOD THING THAT
CAME FROM TWITTER, YEAH.
>> Jimmy: HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?
>> I WAS A FAN, SHE'D MADE
AMAZING SITCOMS IN THE UK.
>> Jimmy: RIGHT.
>> AND I WAS A FAN OF THEM.
SHE HAPPENED TO FOLLOW ME ON
TWITTER BECAUSE OF SOME FART
JOKE I WROTE OR SOMETHING.
I WROTE A MESSAGE, I'M CRAZY
ABOUT YOU!
SHE WAS LIKE, OKAY.
THEN GRADUALLY WE BECAME
FRIENDS.
AND THEN AFTER A WHILE WE
DECIDED TO WRITE A PILOT
TOGETHER.
>> Jimmy: DID YOU DID DECIDE
BEFORE MEETING EACH OTHER?
>> NO, WE MET A COUPLE TIMES AND
OUR FAMILIES MET EACH OTHER AND
STUFF.
I WOULD GO DO STANDUP IN LONDON,
SHE'D COME OVER HERE AND WORK ON
SOMETHING.
WE SORT OF WOULD CROSS PATHS.
JUST ENJOYED EACH OTHER'S SENSES
OF HUMOR?
AND YOU SAY, I'D LIKE TO HAVE A
COUPLE OF TV BABIES WITH YOU?
>> JUST A COUPLE.
>> Jimmy: THAT'S UNBELIEVABLE.
THE SHOW IS FUNNY.
THE THIRD SEASON COMES OUT APRIL
28th.
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Rob Delaney on Living in London and Carrie Fisher

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