S20.E09: Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Jamie Oliver, Will.i.am, Emeli Sande

[Athena]

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Graham is joined by Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence and Jurassic World star Chris Pratt who both star in sci-fi romantic thriller Passengers. Plus singer Will.i.am and celebrity chef, restaurateur and activist Jamie Oliver. With music from Emeli Sande, who performs Breathing Underwater.

[Bruinsfan]

That "drink and hope I don't say anything silly on national TV. [gulp] Oh well." bit had me laughing harder than anything on Saturday Night Live last night. Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt were both made for Graham's talk format!

[dubbel zout]

Will.i.am was kind of a dud. He needed Miriam Margolyes. Hee.

I liked Jennifer Lawrence's befuddlement about 3-D printers. Her reaction to hearing about Jamie Oliver reading the Hunger Games book was so sweet. And what a great story.

Emeli Sande has an amazing voice.

[attica]

I love Sande. I wish she'd make a splash over here.

I kind of wanted Graham to ask Will where he left his llama, given his getup. But I say that with affection. I loved Will's getup, and I kind of covet that poncho.

"I'm not a detective!" when the Red Chair person was cagey about her employment details delighted me. I mean, really, people, you volunteered for this! And you know what Graham asks everybody, so if you don't want to out yourself, prepare a quip or a lie!

[maraleia]

Jennifer has the cultural sensitivity of a gnat. Her story about the Hawaii stones was offensive as fuck.

[raezen]

When you hear nothing but how charming your verbal diarrhea is for 5 years you probably come to expect a lot of leeway.

[califred]

Why she chose to share that story about Hawaii which from what I read got her in a lot of hot water when it happened is beyond me.  I've recently moved here and wow talk about culturally insensitive on her part.

[Quof]

The "hot water" happened after she told the story on Graham, no one knew about it until then.

[MissLucas]

This is the second time I saw Lawrence on the show and I think she fared much better than last time. I had the impression that somehow Pratt was a calming influence.

[kat165]

I thought Lawrence was rather subdued for her. Although I didn't hear the Hawaii story because I fell asleep right when the camel dude came on. I woke up during the song portion. :) Btw, I did not understand the punchline of the first red chair story. Does anyone remember enough of it that they can explain?

[attica]

The original riddle was "How do you circumcise a whale?" When she tried to tell the joke later, she answered the question with "You send down five skin divers." The correct answer should have been "You send down foreskin divers." Geddit? Four/Fore? Geddit?

[Bruinsfan]

I somehow missed the Hawaii story, though I don't recall leaving the room while the show was on. What happened?

[dubbel zout]

Did the Hawaii story make it into the BBCA version of the show? Because I don't remember it, either.

[sugarbaker design]

I missed it too, and I watched the whole show on BBCAmerica.

[kat165]

Thank you, Attica. You tell it much better. :) Or maybe it helps to see the words
written rather than spoken.

What was the Hawaii story? Maybe BBCA did cut it out. And here I thought I'd
been napping and that's why I missed it.

[dubbel zout]

11 minutes ago, kat165 said:

Or maybe it helps to see the words written rather than spoken.

I didn't get it until I saw it, either. The Red Chair lady also put the emphasis on the wrong syllables, which made it a little tricker. 

Edited December 13, 2016 by dubbel zout

[kat165]

Now I'm baffled as to why she didn't get yanked. :) (or whatever the handle pulling is called)

[FormerMod-a1]

I think because she was just so clueless.  

[dubbel zout]

The joke itself isn't terrible.

[attica]

Here's the background of the Hawaii story, which did indeed get snipped from the BBCA air. She has since apologized.

[kat165]

Thanks, attica. Interesting.  I understand about the disrespect, no excuses for it. But I am wondering if this is just another example of Lawrence's bad timing, inappropriate behavior, obliviousness, etc. It's often hard to tell if she just has chronic foot-in-mouth disease/can't read a room or if she just doesn't give a shit who she offends.
 

[Athena]

2 hours ago, kat165 said:

It's often hard to tell if she just has chronic foot-in-mouth disease/can't read a room or if she just doesn't give a shit who she offends.

Depending on situations, it could be both. I don't think she's an offensive person generally, but there are times when she seems to really not care. However, I think she often speaks without thinking.

[sum]

From what I remember nobody was too bothered on the original show. In fact, Graham, the co-guests and the audience all enjoyed it a lot, which is why it was featured as one of the highlights on its official Youtube channel. I didn't find the story itself funny anyway but then also felt it was inappropriate. Eh, maybe I'm being oversensitive. Just now I learned that was what caused the recent controversy. 
So it wasn't a case of not being able to read the room. She probably thought she was just her usual mischievous self like in many of her anecdotes. Not that it makes it ok though. She has her charms but could be too crude and ignorant to the outside of her bubble.

[theatremouse]

10 hours ago, kat165 said:

Now I'm baffled as to why she didn't get yanked. :) (or whatever the handle pulling is called)

Graham looked at the couch, sort of asking them what they thought, and Lawrence must've either said or indicated to let her walk. I didn't hear it/couldn't tell exactly what it was (or if the others reacted otherwise), but when Graham turned back he said "Jennifer Lawrence says you can walk" and then didn't flip her.

[kat165]

Thanks, theatremouse. Now that you say this I remember it.