“You Moved Me Greatly” - Stephen Sondheim To Hannah Waddingham After She Sang “Send In The Clowns”

Emmy Award-winner Hannah Waddingham shares a fond memory of working with theater legend Stephen Sondheim. Stick around for more with Hannah Waddingham and watch her new film, “The Fall Guy,” when it hits theaters on May 3rd.
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[@petroskatsilieris1897]

Oh man ... She is a whole lotta woman. And a wonderful person as well. Wow

[@maggieholt6778]

Sondheim being moved by your performance enough to cry has to be the pinnacle of achievement. What could top that?

[@ericminch]

Depends on why he was crying.

[@jandreid2023]

@@ericminch Sondheim told her why he was crying. Didn't you listened?

[@melanies.6030]

​@ericminch That might've been funny if we didn't already know the "why".

[@bluebellbeatnik4945]

oral sex from frank sinatra? a nice chocolate bar? a date with cookie monster? lots of things, really.

[@fezzik7619]

@@jandreid2023*listen

[@Martinbeef]

She’s a brilliant actress and a very kind person. What you see if what you get.

[@taejasper1343]

*Is!

[@kevinlance1813]

We love her at our house and fell hard watching her role on Ted Lasso. Now we are finding out what a diverse talent she is and the incredible performing range she has.

[@cynthiacopland8634]

Goddess on Earth 🌍 🌏 🌎! Thank you, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 for this beautiful gift 💝

[@BasesLoadedLacquer]

if y'all haven't watched her "home for christmas" special, stop what you're doin & go watch it nooooowwwww. she is absolutely brilliant. voice of an angel. it's not an exaggeration when i say that i've watched it over 40 times. lol

[@lowmoon9025]

What an absolute Goddess!

[@WillowEtain]

She is such a ray of sunshine! I just love her.

[@keithkoenig5320]

It's hard NOT to love her! She's awesome!

[@KCNwokoye]

Stunning and talented. She's so delightful and full of gratitude.

[@taylorchen678]

and altitude

[@micca903]

She’s crazy talented, I wonder why she’s not been a bigger star before this. She’s 50 now, it’s not like it used to be in terms of the expiration date on an entertainment industry career but it’s such a waste of talent. She can do it all.

[@peteycat1105]

What a great guest. She's a real Star.

[@sadielou1808]

What an absolute charmer without a shy bone in her body! Love it!😊

[@eddyk3]

I first saw Hannah Waddingham years ago in small british sitcom 'Not Going Out'. Now she's an Emmy award winner, appearing on the Stephen Colbert show and acting opposite Ryan Gosling.

[@LincolnWorld]

We live in some difficult times, but at least we are alive at the same time as these 2 mega-talents!!

[@jeanneragonese709]

I had the good fortune to see that production of A Little Night Music in London. She was amazing!

[@countzer0408]

Hard to believe she’s the same person who rang a bell and shouted “SHAME” at Cersei Lannister in GoT. She is a knockout, wow.😊

[@Bilbologna]

HOLY SHIT

[@martinedwards2004]

OMG, that’s her in the Shame gif. I didn’t recognize her until now.

[@HermitOnWheels]

She’s the reason I binged Lasso the second time. 🥳🤟💞

[@annedootson6456]

Or in Spamalot

[@maryroberts589]

She also did an fantastic Christmas special! ❤

[@venuswashington5518]

She is so beautiful 😍

[@lashendawest7509]

We love hannah waddingham and stephen colbert

[@danielachamorro8783]

The high note at the beginning! ❤ I’m obsessed with her

[@cindy_kbt]

Love her. I can’t wait to see her in this movie!

[@Atom63-f3y]

What a beauty

[@kimmileusnic3249]

She is great.

[@islandyyt]

I love Hannah. Best personality ever!

[@davidsalter4204]

Saw her in Spamalot on the West End. The best thing about the show (by far)

[@cnunesoregon]

I loved her hosting Eurovision. She was fabulous!!

[@aa6777]

I saw her in A Little Night Music at the Garrick (London West End). That performance will forever be in my top 5, and I've seen hundreds of shows. I cried and I laughed, sometimes simultaneously. It was an unforgettable night.

[@my_freelance_life]

I am so in Love with this woman 😍 Her talent is astounding.

[@StewChicken42]

As she was walking to the couch I was like "I wish I could hear her sing again"... 😏♥

[@wendydabee]

I fucking LOVE this woman. I literally can't get enough of her!

[@CWazBroadwayBandGeek]

She gives Golden Retriever energy and I love her. 🥰

[@natevankoevering2423]

Right now she is the number one person in Hollywood, I would love to meet in person.

[@trillium.3.24]

Such a talented woman!!

[@aschneider70]

A force of the nature!

[@roadrider_2771]

I LOVE HER!!!! 🥰😍🥰😍🥰

[@alydematti]

Such a radiant, gorgeous woman! ✨

[@davidgray3321]

This lady is a fabulous singer, her mother I believe was also a very talented singer it’s in the genes. All the best from the U.K.

[@karenross3457]

Now that is a movie star!

[@lauryn716]

An amazing actress & singer but I’m always stuck on how gorgeous she is 😭

[@billberndtson]

Along with tsunamis and the Aurora Borealis, Hanna is a perfect example of why we invent gods.

[@Ohana9999]

She's a DOLL!!!❤❤❤

[@kenga6deuce]

what an entrance!

[@Monika-mh2je]

" I'm earthy " 😂😂😂 I'm going to use it.

[@senguptasayn]

She was fantastic in Sex Education.just loved her.

[@jwilliamcosby]

This woman was made from a special part in heaven! Good Lord...! Crushing hard! ❤😍💐

[@Maxineventham]

I first saw this lovely lady in tv series 🇬🇧 Benidorm Very Talented 👏 👏 🎉❤

[@TSIRKLAND]

"Overgrown Barbie doll built like a brick sh*t house." LOL!

[@jsharp3165]

And she KNEW that was her! That's the kicker. She knows she's a goddess. She's paid her dues in plenty of bikinis and lingerie on BBC comedies.

[@Countfoscolikesmice]

3:03 I would watch an entire series of that character

[@sheillaallen2538]

Love her

[@donaldwilson9583]

Stunning!

[@yurielcundangan9090]

Anyone else love hannah?

[@smokejc]

no

[@richhenneberry1691]

Hell yeah!

[@travismiller1640]

Of course!!!

[@wrghty]

We love her in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@rsmith2320]

Love her!

[@rickabyg7914]

What a delight!

[@GoondocksCastle]

Stephen Sondheim is probably about the only person you would want to interrupt your performance because of ugly crying, whoa.

[@FotomanCalgary]

The cast of Ted Lasso are all so talented, yet to me, she is just absolutely stunning. Mainly, because you can tell she's her authentic self in interviews. Absolutely brilliant actress with so much talent.

[@Gr8Layks]

Colbert’s interview skills are like no one else’s … thank goodness. 🥱

[@flashflame4952]

She is gorgeous,, funny and so talented.

[@jeswilde6188]

I friggin LOVE her :)

[@Sam-kh2zh]

Oh Lord ... that Woman!!!

[@evelyntan5588]

She has such presence!

[@maureenparker6185]

I have such a love of Sondheim after being introduced to him by watching The Late Show. And my favorite is song is "Send in the Clowns".One of our Community Theatersb featured Sondheim ba year ago. Again, Thank you Stephen

[@davidabbett7011]

Love, Love, LOVE ❤

[@dihboas]

One day I mentally casted her as Emma Frost and now I cannot live with the idea that it'll possibly never happen

[@TheRedStateBlue]

she looks like a viking queen.

[@mardigrasbeads]

Yes! Those beautiful arms!

[@sunnytyler001]

My fancast for the Goddess Freyja :D

[@DSAK55]

Barbie built like a brick shithouse

[@Me97202]

She’s so perfect, it’s almost like she was genetically engineered or AI.

[@PAVEL-JAKL]

She's gorgeous..😍

[@Mia7189]

Hannah Waddingham is my girl crush. ❤❤❤

[@JustOddStreams]

I love her, I feel like something about this interview just screams Deliria 😂.

[@alanaj5]

She seems lovely. I’ve only seen her present Eurovision.

[@nicolasa.q3301]

She is fiiiiiiiiiiiiine

[@touchztone]

I love that she was told she can’t say sh!t so she just says sh!t again. 🤣

[@ericminch]

Loved the kisseys at the end!

[@TSIRKLAND]

"I'm Earthy."

[@HumanCapybara]

Literal goddess.

[@Tao_Tology]

-Literal goddess- literal film and stage and tv star

[@claudiahumphrey2163]

❤

[@artomelets]

Can we take a moment to also appreciate Ryan Gosling’s arms?

[@trillium.3.24]

Gah, right?!

[@davidsalter4204]

More than a moment!

[@matthewmangum6320]

She’s an Alpha tigress! 🐅

[@emmgeevideo]

"Did you ever work with Stephen Sondheim?" Asked so innocently after reading it from the blue card.

[@riahthebee]

Hannah for Joanne when? We need this to happen.

[@davidedemurodominijanni9889]

I'm 50, she's 49... and I have quite a weakness for women in my age range... I actually didn't know Hannah Waddingham, aside her role I just found out she played in GoT _{what a SHAME I didn't!}_, but I'd say I found her extremely charming... and I definitely love her overwhelming personality! I just wish I met more women like her in my life. Well... at least the right one!

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

Now, THAT is a WOMAN! DAY-YUM!

[@ChipCain]

What. A. Women. ❤️

[@raykobialka6666]

Hachi machi!!

[@jamesmaness6308]

My god, I am so very attracted to this woman ❤ She's amazing!

[@EnglishMike]

She is quite the ham...!

[@Ainar86]

I'm having the same reaction rn as some people had to the vampire lady from Resident Evil! XD

[@heathercornell7184]

Please tell me she is as lovely in person.

[@whatstheword3161]

I only watched Ted Lasso because of her in season 2

[@neilwaldock6272]

Why were the band playing "Love Never Dies" from Love Never Dies when she made her entrance? Was she in it?

[@Tao_Tology]

"I know what that music was."

[@sgrib03]

The song was originally in the musical A Beautiful Game which Hannah was in. ALW repurposed it for Love Never Dies.

[@neilwaldock6272]

@@sgrib03 Thank-you, now it makes sense. He does like to repurpose his songs!

[@tonelocrian]

that's a whole lotta woman :) ❤

[@13thHourCreations]

I'm pretty sure she was introduced by the band with Love Never Dies, a song by Andrew Lloyd Webber ❤❤❤❤❤

[@bigj5880]

Shes a dime piece and im in love lmao

[@ChrisSmith-lo2kp]

tall women rock

[@keefsmiff]

Her best work was in "Benidorm" 😊

[@Mgh-r]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ hiiiiii ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ thank uuu ❤❤❤❤❤

[@GuitarFuel]

My gosh ... she's a smoke show!

[@TheSolidfoxhound]

*MOTHER*

[@Jimunu]

Eurovision big gal?

[@Jimunu]

She and Amanda from Smosh should stand next to eachother

[@CyclingSteve]

That's her, I've not seen her other work.

[@icsbay7932]

She's nothing less than devine

[@tonyperkins-stocktonhearin1190]

She is the female “Paul Rudd”……. No one dislikes her!

[@SeanCSHConsulting]

Slayer.