Julia Davis on Human Remains, Working With Daniel-Day Lewis and Touring With Steve Coogan

[@Drinckx2]

She's a brilliant actor and writer. The darkness of her humour is utterly brilliant. She should be more visible in film and TV.

[@heatrayzvideo3007]

Julia is one of the greatest comic actors ever. ❤

[@sirskullington9213]

Came on to say the same. Simply brilliant!

[@wcfields547]

And writers

[@dirtysolarremix]

The Best💯

[@bsways]

She’s funny but I wouldn’t go that far. She’s a bit of a one trick pony I think. She’s like Jill Tyrell in every role

[@LiquidSpiral]

She’s just the best

[@samueljweston]

Nighty Night is one of my all time favourite comedy shows. It’s perfect.

[@greggharmston8992]

Human Remains is one of the greatest and most slept on series ever. Like, it should probably be in a museum as an example of comic acting or just acting in general.

[@Smudgie]

For me it's the best thing they have ever done.

[@ackerjawaka1966]

​@@Smudgieagreed 😜

[@matthewh5862]

She's great, could definitely go for another Nighty Night.

[@markdaly1648]

She is too controversial for TV. And definitely pushes things like her lesbian comedian Sally4ever. Which was she said very controversial. Sm would kick up a storm about her work today

[@matthewh5862]

@@markdaly1648 unfortunately you're quite right, mores the pity. I'm not sure she herself would want to approach it subtlety for modern audiences either.

[@jg-im4px]

​@@markdaly1648 you mention her being controversial for TV and how social media would kick up a storm and simultaneously mention Sally4ever her recent show which was on TV and successful 😂

[@bsways]

@@jg-im4px sally4ever had some good moments but it was all a bit toilet humour

[@Daniel111916041]

​@@bswaysit won comedy of the year though so it was definitely received well 💁🏼‍♂️

[@pgbear]

Wonderful interview between two old friends. Julia Davis is beyond brilliant.

[@dantaylor1724]

Human Remains is timeless and should be better known, love it !

[@wonderwoman5528]

Rob seems totally at home with this interview, such great chemistry. You can tell they’ve had a great friendship. Julia has been such a role model with her characters and writing style.

[@andrewbrockway5857]

Julia Davis is utterly superb - so talented and so so funny. Rob is a legend too.

[@stephenphillipsmith]

Julia is amazing. I love how they all started out. We need a new series written by and staring her. She's always exciting to watch.

[@terryhaircastle5702]

Nighty Night and Sally4Eva are two such series

[@lukebarton5075]

Check out camping too - oh wow!

[@jonmurray2350]

Surely Julia Davis working with Mark Gatiss was one of the funniest male/female pairings in British comedy & would have been worthy of a mention.

[@john8451]

It may have been mentioned if he hadn’t skipped over Nighty Night! 😐

[@michaelwincott]

Can Rob bring her back for a part 2? She is SO good.

[@NattyNickDxB]

Yeah they should be longer. Podcast should be minimum an hour!

[@philnewton-england7795]

Awwww superb. Human Remains was absolute genius. One of the very few shows that genuinely had me crying with laughter. Please do some more - the character possibilities are endless.

[@ollieoleary]

Totally agree! And it's so overlooked, a cult favourite it'll always be I guess.

[@ackerjawaka1966]

One of my favourite comedys of all time and you are right it is pure genius, the writing and acting is top notch...in fact that is due for another watch 😜

[@ackerjawaka1966]

I had to order the dvd coz i couldn't find it in any shop, cost about £20 and worth every penny 🍀 the 2nd dvd with the outtakes are so funny, Julia Davies spends most of the time pissing herself laughing 😂

[@philnewton-england7795]

@@ackerjawaka1966 Doesn't she just. I love the hoover bit outtake. All superb

[@ackerjawaka1966]

@@philnewton-england7795 in the actual series you can see her shaking 😜 i am not kidding the first time I saw an English squeek I was on the floor laughing 😂 imagine what it's like at Julias house with her and Julian Barrett 😜 have a look out for a movie she did called brakes, it's f-cking amazing 🍻

[@rory4605]

I love Julia Davis in everything, but her characters in Jam were absolutely bloody terrifying and hilarious in equal measure. That woman who wants to make friends so deliberately injures a cyclist to start a conversation and pretends to be a police officer telling a woman her son's died then offering her tickets to Cats.

[@marknewbold2583]

Blue Jam

[@kieranwhite6647]

'Have you caught me?' and then that chilling laugh...

[@Alien937]

Didn't recognise her, with her new face😢

[@derpleyew]

Lucy Tiseman! The laugh she does when she’s running over to the person who falls off their bike is hauntingly creepy 💀

[@angeloddrev]

I love these podcasts, thank you for making them! I live one road away from "Uncle Bryn's" house my entire life and if ever I pass that house I smile! Fun fact, the way Bryn pops in the back of the house would be such a walk for him, he'd have to go down, across, up the back lane, quite the effort when he could just pop in the front door. Also, when Gavin rings Smithy & begs him to come to the stag do with Bryn, Smithy makes a fuss about not wanting to travel from England but he's actually talking from a parked car outside my house. Which is a 1 minute drive to Gavin. Love knowing things like that! Amazing show that brought a lot of fun and light to this town ♥Have been a fan of Julia and Julian Barratt for years, everyone on these podcasts are so talented! It's so fun to hear them talk candidly. Was good to see Julian in Killing Eve, he nailed that role. My ex who was a stunt man in the Hollywood industry introduced me to The Mighty Boosh, absolute legend of a show. Keep up the good work, Rob!

[@kylowhen2639]

Zzzz

[@heeeeeresrossy]

I just finished watching 'Nighty Night' for the 4th time & this popped up! Perfect comedic timing 😊

[@stevecox7075]

Finally! ❤ Julia is brilliant! Please do a Part 2.

[@markdaly1648]

I agree more stuff to talk about. Like gavin and Stacey

[@Grammarlings-cf8yw]

Lizzie and Sarah which was not picked up by the BBC is absolutely class... hillariously funny and so dark. Great Pilot

[@FrankNFurter1000]

I have rewatched that pilot endlessly! It's fantastic.

[@lukebarton5075]

If you’ve not seen the Black Sugar pilot check it out.

[@jakegodfrey4320]

Been waiting for this, Julia hardly ever does interviews! Human Remains is genius and the two of you need to write together again!

[@markjones127]

So funny and they have such great chemistry together, I could watch them chat all day!

[@deanedge5988]

Without a doubt the most brilliant and frightening guide across the tightrope is Julia Davis and this is a revealing insight into where it comes from. We all wait trembling for the next dose of bubbly milk....

[@suparasukkasem3319]

I've never heard of Human Remains before so have been on a Human Remains binge the last 24 hours. Rob is incredible on that and the bloopers usually have Julia cracking up at the things that come out of Rob's mouth. I can't believe I 've never watched this before but also it's great to have a whole season of classic tv to watch.

[@rjw4762]

Yes, it's a hidden gem. In one naughty episode, Rob's character was performing oral sex on Julia's. She said "Do you HAVE to wear your glasses when you're doing that to me !?" He said "You know full well I need my glasses for close-up work".

[@shaolinpunkFTW]

Human Remains was class!

[@chrisw9643]

I love Julia Davis ! In everything she does especially nighty night

[@MrUmandMrEr]

Just saw on IMDb it IS her birthday…Merry birthday Julia! 25/8 🎂🍾🥳🥦❤️💃

[@graciehughes4359]

I could have listened for hours!!!

[@upendasana7857]

..also Julia seems remarkably "normal"for playing characters which are some of the darkest,practically sociopathic types,always found her terrifying !!

[@ricardoroberto7054]

Got Human Remains on dvd when it originally aired. It's criminal how it's been forgotten. Amazing characters. Funny yet tragic. We still use the catch phrase "Alright darling?" "No" "Good" 😅

[@TheThebrocks]

Camping was brilliant

[@samanthab1923]

Watching it now 😂

[@gentleken7864]

I don't know why but the way she delivered 'even when he went off to be a cobbler' was so funny. She even broke into a slight west-country accent to do it.

[@LT-kq4uv]

Adore Julia Davis!

[@iany8230]

Nighty.Night outtakes 🎉 are worth watching as Julia has such a brilliant sense of humour!

[@frankrobyn-fuhrmeister7774]

She is brilliant.Lovely and witty. Loved both togehter in human remains. Got that shipped to Germany.

[@fraser8364]

please bring julia back! she’s so talented

[@suparasukkasem3319]

Please bring back Nighty Night Julia, one of the funniest shows ever and some of the lines are still stuck in my head ...... the poop like a baby otter and you had to break its back with a clothes hanger .... everyone on that show was incredible.

[@vicky_webcatuk]

Ive just watched Sally4 Ever, hilarious, and very extreme indeed in places 😂

[@stephenwest673]

This woman has dark humour,which is the best imo, off to a tee, she is absolutely brilliant in everything she does ❤️

[@amayah4391]

So hard to get an interview with her! So lovely to see her

[@daddylongles]

Such a coincidence. Started watching Nighty Night this week (19 years late!!). Nice to know that Julia is nothing like "Jill"!! Lovely video as always Rob!

[@owencampbell8799]

There’s a bit of Jill in her. Must be to write such dark material. Really funny lady.

[@getheroutofthetruck]

Julia is one of the all-time greats.

[@DennisNelson-ee2il]

I'd love to see Julia work with Diana Morgan,two comedy geniuses.

[@layalabi1667]

Thank you!! That was brilliant!!!

[@zamiadams4343]

You and Julia were amazing in Human Remains, please give us more please!

[@brucemateer2630]

Loved this all some more Julia please 🎉😂🎉

[@neilaspin008]

A true genius. Her Sylvia Plath in Psychobitches was truly amazing.

[@danieladams9950]

This was perfect

[@vandalfinnicus1507]

Sadly, Human Remains is not available where I catch my shows, but big fan of Nighty Night, Camping and Sally4ever. Plus Big Train and Jam too.

[@ViewerNumber9]

It's on KZbin for 99p per episode....Its worth it if you're a fan ❤

[@vandalfinnicus1507]

Thanks, but I'd rather get the dvd, which I can then watch the necessary number of times, which may be an unreasonable number.@@ViewerNumber9

[@chrisdoe8192]

Wish this had gone on for hours

[@owencampbell8799]

Nighty night first series is brilliant.

[@jamesdevlin7446]

My fav series ever. Second series was awful.

[@owencampbell8799]

@@jamesdevlin7446 totally agree 2nd one is terrible. Shame.

[@xtraspecialmango]

Doesn’t get the credit for creating some of the darkest British comedy ever 😎👍

[@schtat]

all hail the queen 😍

[@bsways]

Human remains was brilliant. So hilarious.

[@jameswalker3484]

Rob, this is wonderful. Thanks so much. Please do more with Julia if you can.

[@peterwomersley]

loved Julia Davis NightyNight ; Camping etc Very funny and suggestive

[@DaddyMorphosis]

If you havent seen Camping, treat yourself, it's demented and she's incredible!

[@derpleyew]

Just finished watching it for the third time, that finale is so chaotic i fucking love it

[@DaddyMorphosis]

@@derpleyew I'm gonna watch it again this Christmas. A demented treat. She's so good

[@marthamydear5869]

Oh isn’t it wonderful!!!

[@LoremIpsum1970]

Can we have a Part II, please!

[@colinjames6152]

I hardly recognised her. Utterly brilliant writer, performer and producer. Human Remains has stood the test of the time.

[@sacredgeometry]

She is a brilliant comedian and comedic actor.

[@marthamydear5869]

My favourite person ❤❤❤

[@klaxonklaxon]

That was good .I liked that

[@thereal_kpatz]

Nighty night, Human remains and when she was on Big train , brilliant.

[@superman00001]

Mrs. Philips. Extraordinarily resistant to hypnotism.

[@neilbuchan-grant2328]

Absolutely brilliant episode!! She's so good! ❤

[@jamesm529]

Hi Rob. Do you read these? I'm not sure you'd have the time. But if you do, it would be great if you read this. If you actually are reading this right now, then thank you so much. Anyway, I do have a question. I've been watching Human Remains again since listening to your interview with Julia. I last watched when it first came out all them years ago. I am wondering where you filmed the series? Do I recognise places around South Wales? Or am I just imagining it. I'd love to know. Thanks Rob. I've always loved your work. Love Marion. 😂

[@ThePhobicFlyer]

I watched some vids of you and Julia on YT of some really early home improv stuff. Really really good stuff and it was clear the chemistry you both had then. I loved Julia's glasses....😀

[@stevej1154]

Yes, I know what a parking meters are!

[@derpleyew]

It’s worth more than that it’s worth about twelve thousand pounds

[@MelissaHyde-b8j]

human remains js genius. julia & rob’s improv for that series was hilarious. they’re almost burdened by being known as bryn and dawn from gavin and stacey as they’re so talented beyond that

[@Camille_Anderson]

Human Remains & Nighty Night are my absolute favourite & i will be buried with my Blu-ray copies, just in case God's not got any handy when i get there. Facebook "grewps" provide us with the outlet for our obsession. Those two shows are the funniest of all time. 💯🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏👏

[@markr002]

Human remains series 2 please. ❤️

[@polyglotuk]

Quite frustrated listening to this. It felt like the Rob Brydon anecdote special. Love Julia and wanted to hear from her. Maybe she needs a lot of coaxing?

[@lebadass]

Such an underrated talent ❤

[@LT-kq4uv]

She’s a BAFTA winner and multiple nominee.

[@lebadass]

@@LT-kq4uv still underrated ❤️

[@LT-kq4uv]

@@lebadass With respect, that’s not really underrated. Her work is recognised by the highest level in the UK.

[@hellodavey1902]

What?! I literally bought Human Remains on Amazon ages ago…didn’t watch it for like 2 years..then 2 days ago decided to finally watch it all in one go. 2 days later JD on the podcast. God, coincidence or Algorithm!? 😂

[@daviebananas1735]

You think the algorithm can release new interviews to suit your tastes at the time? It’s not the matrix.

[@derpleyew]

Telling people “I just bought human remains on Amazon” is a great perk too, I managed to creep some people out with a Facebook status.

[@hellodavey1902]

@@derpleyew lol, just saw it

[@swooningtree]

I watched this hoping for some new favourite quotes and got them with "I gave Dale Winton his first oyster/I bet you did" and "I put a small bag over its head and put it in the fridge"

[@gwynevans6440]

Best settle up now Rob, otherwise it just gets nasty.

[@alexandriarousseau7239]

How many of those have you had Sue?

[@ViewerNumber9]

😂

[@Camille_Anderson]

Eating up your feelings?

[@MizziProductions]

If we weren’t where we are with comedy, and people weren’t so easily upset, I’d push for series 3 of Nighty Night. But you have to toe the line with comedy now, otherwise it just gets ugly.

[@shapecatfilms7592]

Sally4Ever was just Nighty Night, only the character's name was Emma and not Jill.

[@MizziProductions]

@@shapecatfilms7592 Wrong comment. 😅

[@shapecatfilms7592]

@@MizziProductions I'd personally love an actual 3rd series of Nighty Night, but I fear that it would be as dreadful as Sally4Ever was.

[@MizziProductions]

@@shapecatfilms7592 OH. I understand now, sorry. I haven’t seen Sally4Ever.

[@simonarcher1510]

I love that Rob corrected Julia’s grammar. 🤓

[@johnricercato740]

And then said ‘I was sat’ instead of ‘I was sitting’. I thought she might correct HIM.

[@owencampbell8799]

Yeah he said done when he should have said did. Annoyed me he’s correcting her.

[@iainmacdonald3571]

Interesting interview

[@ruigen8046]

God Rob - let her speak

[@TheDinnermoney]

The King of Light and the Queen of Darkness but in a Yin Yang sort of way.

[@MrUmandMrEr]

Julia, I'm glad you liked your birthday gift. We should settle up now, otherwise it just gets nasty...

[@ViewerNumber9]

😂....I make sure I shoehorn that phrase into most days conversations. Whether comprehended by others or not ( always the latter btw).

[@Camille_Anderson]

Hope you don't mind me splashing out £19.99 for that book, Cath?!

[@annawilkin9067]

Was listening to the slightly cryptic (maybe???) show in the park and enjoying it when was interrupted by one of those annoying Ads which, believe it or not, turned out to be 'a dark ballad' by someone with an Italian accent doing an impression of Nick Cave in the style of Count Dracula - a full length anime with hellfire themes - no credits for the maker anywhere though. Then in my history I couldn't find the podcast again until later on. Found it now though. tx

[@swooningtree]

Because he's so good at doing loads of accents, I thought his characters with broad Welsh accents were just acting (and I guess they are lol) but I had no idea Rob Brydon was actually Welsh ha

[@Camille_Anderson]

Did Rae ever get her cruise???🤣🤣🤣🤣💚💚💚💚

[@LockStoppageSandwich]

Hey Rob, ……………more ‘TRIP’ related work in the pipeline ?????

[@GavTatu]

she looks quite different, i almost wouldn't have recognised her !

[@kelpkelp5252]

Yes, I know what a parking meters are.

[@flynnbobs3054]

Spinderlero 😂

[@Camille_Anderson]

Lady Di 🙏🙏😇😇😇

[@Seggy75]

He hasnt put a foot wrong - Julia 'Even when he went offer to be a cobbler'.

[@portland-182]

Danny was ze best Lady Macbeth I ever see... Yeah, thanks Rudy

[@senorharry9275]

“Hands up who’s got wood?”

[@markandresen1]

Had no idea Julia had a subtle West Country accent.

[@lafreewaylafreeway]

Did not recognise her AT ALL!!!! Omg😮😮 I had to google her to make sure she was the women from Nighty Night…..

[@VAPIDISM]

I loved Nighty Nighty, she is hilaire

[@hoisin75]

Human Remains and Nighty Night are some of the most shockingly hilarious shows ever televised. Just brilliant. The BBC would NEVER risk it now

[@LulaJake]

And yet they rent it out here on YT.

[@miltonwaxman9718]

It must've been a close call for Julia, working with Rob was marginally better than working alone. 😄

[@jonhowe2960]

I would like to register a complaint vis-a vis the killing of the bird. It is quite clear from the story that no opportunity was taken to kill a second bird.

[@ClaireMcD]

If you have audible listen to ‘Dear Joan and Jericha’ with Julia and Vicki Pepperdine. Hilarious and very rude.

[@Grammarlings-cf8yw]

Did he get onto Hunderby, she got a BAFTA for that.

[@charliejoseph6465]

First name: Daniel-Day Last name: Lewis