-So, congratulations on the new show.
-Thank you. -This is a -- a show
that addresses a lot of serious issues...
-Yes.
-...things like fat shaming and bullying.
It's, also -- obviously, we can tell from the clip.
-Yes. -There's a lot of humor in it.
-Yeah. We're constantly straddling that line
between totally inappropriate
and being very grounded and real.
-And there also was some --
the trailer, when the trailer first came out, there was --
there was not only a lot of buzz about it,
but there was some pushback, as well.
People were a little upset... -Yeah.
-...by what they thought the show was gonna be,
based on the trailer. -Yeah. Well, and -- and --
you know, I would never want to take that away from people.
People's reaction is -- is what they feel inside.
And I totally, totally get that.
But, you know, it kind of goes to the fact
that they're judging a book by its cover.
And it's a minute and 28 second trailer,
and there's 12 more hours of TV that --
that, you know, make up for that.
[ Laughter ]
And -- But I get it,
because there were parts of the trailer, I think,
that we all felt were like, "Oh, okay."
But I also think that the size of the backlash was --
was very telling
because it was, like, the size of -- of the wound.
-Sure. -I mean this is --
We're in a shaming time.
We shame everybody for everything.
-Yes, it is a national pastime now.
-We -- yeah. We -- [ Laughter ]
Exactly right.
And -- And I love this character so much.
-It's a really fun of -- is a Southern character.
It feels like -- -Yeah.
Her name is Coralee Armstrong. She talks like this.
She's got really big hair and press-on nails.
And, you know, to be given this gift of --
of a role at post-40, when you hear so much --
I mean, my whole career has been about, like,
"You better save your money
because you'll never work after 'Who's the Boss?'"
[ Laughter ] Or, you know,
"Yeah, you better save your money,
'cause you'll never work after 'Charmed,'" you know?
Or -- Or after 40, you know, seems to be the -- the talk.
-You must have -- if you've been listening,
you must have so much money. [ Laughter ]
-It's all under my mattress.
-Right, exactly. [ Cheers and applause ]
-All under my mattress.
Um, yeah.
But so, so, to be given this gift of a role at 45 years old
that's, like, so juicy and so wonderful and fun to play
and just, you know, to be able to be funny is great.
-Yes. -I love it. You know.
-Well, and -- you know, certainly, you know,
we've alluded to the times we're living in.
It's nice to do something fun.
It's nice to do something you enjoy doing.
You are also very politically active.
-Mm-hmm. -And I guess now --
[ Cheers and applause ] Yeah. Give it up.
[ Cheers and applause continue ]
-I mean, look...
-I guess they're guessing that --
politically active in a way they like.
That's -- [ Laughter ]
-Yeah. Yeah. Thank you. I appreciate that.
But I found out today --
actually, you told me when you were in the dressing room --
that Don Jr... -Yeah.
-He, like, quote-tweeted me today.
-Yeah. -Which is very exciting for me
because I've been trying to get someone's attention
in that administration.
And I feel like I've finally done it.
-Yeah. -But I just -- I don't know.
I just feel like I'm in some sort of alternative reality
with, like -- like -- right? -Yeah.
[ Cheers and applause ] -We're like,
and I feel like more people just need to say it.
Like, this -- this place where asbestos is --
is okay and healthy
and, like, plastic guns are a good idea.
You know? Like... [ Light laughter ]
-A little bit of asbestos... -It never hurt anybody.
-Mwah, perfect. Yeah. -I know.
[ Laughter and applause ] You know, that you --
you hear these -- these news stories, like,
that are so horrifying,
and you think, "Please, let there be some good news."
And then you find out, like, the LeBron James news.
-Yeah. [ Cheers and applause ]
-And you're like, "This is amazing!"
-Yeah.
-This is $50 million dollars of his own money.
And the news kept getting better.
There was, like -- There was a food bank.
And he was gonna send all of these children to college
and pay for them -- you know, the scholarships.
-Yeah.
-And I go to sleep, and I'm like,
you know, I, like, get under the covers
and I'm all -- I'm so happy,
'cause there's something to be happy about.
And I wake up in the morning and that...
-Yeah. -Yeah.
[ Laughter ]
-Sorry. Uh, uh.
...tweeted, like... -Yeah.
-...you know, just awful remarks
about LeBron James doing something fabulous.
-Yeah. Just takes it away. -Just takes it away.
-Yeah. -So, it's -- it's all very hard.
And I do feel like we're living in an alternate reality.
-But I want to say -- I want commend you for something
because, obviously, we live in this moment now
where a lot of people are trying to find ways to be helpful,
try to find ways to be activists.
You've been -- for a very long time,
you have been driving people to the polls.
Has it been like 20 years now... -Yeah.
-...that this something you do on election days?
-Definitely before social media. -Yeah.
-Yes. Yes. [ Cheers and applause ]
Well...in 2000,
when Gore had the election taken from him,
I was enraged,
and that sort of motivated this -- this incredible passion.
And I think that -- I think it's -- it's --
there's a very romantic idea of small-town politics
that people don't really realize.
I think we look at this -- this big umbrella of, like,
the federal politics and these policymakers,
but, really, it starts on such a local level.
-Sure.
-And to be able to volunteer at that level
and really spend time in the communities,
see what, you know,
affects people negatively and positively,
why they're voting the way they're voting,
and driving people to the polls
and giving them that -- that opportunity
has just been one of the greatest joys of my life.
And -- And it's especially important now.
[ Laughs ] -It is.
-I've done it for every special election this --
this entire 18 months. -[ Laughs ] That -- That --
-I'm a really good driver. [ Cheers and applause ]
-And I know my way all around Alabama.
-Oh, really? Well, that's fantastic.
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