Kaley Cuoco Is Tired of the 'Big Bang' Stairs

James asks Kaley Cuoco about her hit show "The Big Bang Theory" coming to an end and learns she really, really wants the elevator fixed -- the stairs have become cumbersome.
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[@paulgee4336]

They should find out that the elevator has worked all this time, but Sheldon disabled it because he has a fear of elevators.

[@rhetawestbrook8628]

Paul Gee ..could be..lol

[@vx7678]

There was a blast in the elevator. Check out that episode!

[@SaifKhan-es9kl]

@@vx7678 which one?

[@reiner808]

S.3 E.22

[@jrasicmark1]

I love that one too! Great ideas here!

[@pamelareyburn1063]

The last scene of the last season....the elevator dings and they all get on and the doors close....

[@ondraondra6731]

and then it plummets down the elevator shaft, killing them all ...

[@gashugicedron2724]

That would leave me in tears! I always get teary with every end anyway, I mean this comes from a guy who cries over fifty shades freed's ending lol

[@mauve9266]

😭😭😭

[@Olivia_4444]

damn goosebumbs

[@sssophie9292]

pamela reyburn oh man. I might actually tear up. I haven't watched it in a couple years but I watched seasons 1-5 a *lot* back in the day so it feels super nostalgic

[@worf7271]

The elevator will probably be fixed the moment they are done hauling all their boxes down the stairs when they move out in the final episode *laugh track*

[@marymi2001]

Worf it’s not a laugh track ;)

[@alanverastigue5389]

Or maybe they end going down

[@Hacate]

It is. They have a live audience and where necessary they add additional laugh track.

[@marymi2001]

Hacate nope there’s NO laugh track at all. if the live audience don’t laugh, then the writers change the script on set in front of the audience.

[@blittster]

This guy sitcoms.

[@GeneralG1810]

12 years late and she's still a smoking hottie

[@kolipokithebold4765]

Eh...

[@th529]

Why western men dress modestly while women are forced to wear shortest possible clothes?

[@RuanAntunes7]

@@th529 no one forces them lol

[@th529]

@Bernhard 3003 They are indeed forced to wear that. Producers keep such conditions. We are aware of #MeToo movement in your culture.

[@th529]

@@RuanAntunes7 I am talking about the overall culture and mindset.

[@jennifersman7990]

Penny's last name should also be revealed in the last episode

[@junglejim8781]

It's now Hofstadter, obviously. But there are rumours of early scripts giving her the title of "london" as her name... so Penny London is quite possible

[@sterben4958]

jennifersman it’s hofstedar now

[@narata1541]

@@sterben4958 We know (looks at comment before yours).

[@katecosettevocals]

OMG HOW DID I NEVER KNOW WE NEVER KNEW

[@Quembembole]

You guys realize a woman can get married and keep her last name, eh?

[@emilys.1385]

I’m impressed with Joel McHale for being able to sit there and listen to them talk about Big Bang getting 12 seasons on a network when community could barely get 5 after being burdened with sharing a time slot with them.

[@vivekmenon2862]

Woah I was waiting for this comment😂😂

[@2AForever-wi8yj]

they ruined the great indoors when they stopped mocking the snowflakes and started making mccale the butt of the jokes

[@telectronix1368]

Tbf Dan Harmon did himself and the show no favors wrt getting more support from the execs.

[@WitchKing-09]

As much as I miss community, I'm okhay with the seasons that we got. With everything going on behind the scenes, it's a miracle that show wasn't abruptly cancelled. And as always #sixseasonsandamovie

[@jbettar]

😂😂

[@LePetitDoll]

Tired of the stairs? For 1 million per episode I'd walk up a skyscraper everyday. Edit: By the way, i was being sarcastic. I knew what she meant.

[@leahsynge8817]

PetiteDoll she doesn’t get one million mate

[@stipem]

Leah Synge she gets 900k

[@leahsynge8817]

Stipe Milardović it’s actually 400,000

[@stipem]

It' actually not...thats the salary for Bernardette and Amy.

[@axle2327]

Leah Synge as of March 3 2017 it was $1,000,000 per episode for kaley. They all took a pay cut after this to bring everyone else up to equal. Probably around $900,000 per episode.

[@zhiyingdi3720]

Wow, that Big Bang clip was really really short. Blink and you'll miss it.😉

[@nadia.1233]

I didnt even see one 😊

[@mdudegamer]

Before I watched the video I assumed that was a joke about how quickly the big bang is estimated to have happened.

[@LayllasLocker]

bahahhahaah

[@robertcolontonio7775]

I think maybe Raj finally found that black hole.

[@tinaandersen3270]

Good to know. Thank you

[@brooklynd2654]

Kaley's face when Joel said he'd replace Jim Parsons. LOL!

[@sssophie9292]

Brooklyn D didn't go down very well did it 😂

[@velvetsky5117]

That joke fell flatter than pancakes. No one can duplicate or recycle Jim Parsons brilliance on TBBT.

[@devanujdeka8943]

@@velvetsky5117 Joel was very clearly building up to the "Bazinga!" and most viewers + Corden completely missed it 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@jisc]

Watching during coronavirus lockdown. I wonder how Sheldon would react to this pandemic.

[@thaddeusolczyk5909]

@Jerome C Something like this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGW6Y6ujps-prpY

[@joysofjoe4906]

Oh that would be the end for Sheldon

[@kainkabil6393]

told you so

[@charlesbyers7668]

Sheldon: I avoid going out in public unless absolutely necessary, and when I do I stay at least six feet away from other people at all times. Amy: I'm glad you're being careful about the pandemic. Sheldon: Pandemic?

[@eden9688]

‘Would like the elevator to get fixed’😂

[@zufengliu1694]

I would like Howard to get he’s PhD

[@ostryjanusz]

His

[@kshitijshah5958]

Cut him some slack, he was an astronaut

[@iqraa7592]

Howard the MIT engineer, they had him and he couldn't fix it 😂😂

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

Lol)

[@reynaldoflores9353]

he tried to fix it when they're trying to bring the time machine upstairs and he said he could fix it but when he take a look at it he simply said "no it's broken"😂

[@iqraa7592]

@@reynaldoflores9353 I loved that episode!!!😂😂😂 At least we can say he "tried"

[@kelvinktfong]

They threw a bomb into the lift. Lucky the building didn’t collapse around the shaft

[@iqraa7592]

@@kelvinktfong and Sheldon saved them all when Lenerd said they had time but got rid of it in the lift, hence breaking it😂

[@RogerGarrett]

The Last Episode: They all move out of their apartments and we see a new group of people moving in, the entire cast from Friends.

[@rohaanmuzaffar3187]

you look like professor proton

[@fuck_youtube_handles]

It should be the other way around since friends was before the big bang theory.

[@abdullahamalkhan6632]

Ew

[@wordwariii687]

I love this idea Remake of Friends.

[@eeeloise05]

0:06 kaley looks like she's gonna cry here and it breaks my 💓. I know the show ended I while ago now but I'm still obsessed 😂

[@DwynTwo]

Lol English isn't my mother tongue, so I thought "The Big Bang Stairs" was an analogy for her being tired of her career in Big Bang or something like that, and then it turns out she literally meant the stairs

[@boringperson-zb8vy]

You are too intelligent to speak English.

[@jamesgibson142]

Mother Tongue? bro you've watched a little to much Game Of Thrones.

[@DwynTwo]

+James Gibson I don't watch it at all lol like I said, English isn't my first language, no idea how common or uncommon "mother tongue" is

[@alexanderfahrner8293]

@@DwynTwo guess it depends from which language you`re translating it to english, in german it would be "Muttersprache" (wordly translation: Motherlanguage). So my mind would go there first aswell. Dictionary says: native language Muttersprache mother tongue Muttersprache You just used a proper synonym and did nothing wrong. Also you should watch Game of Thrones! :-)

[@DwynTwo]

Funny, German is actually my first language! Thank you :) Yeah, I heard a lot about this show, maybe I'll try it out haha!

[@amritpreetsingh5541]

Who knew they would actually take her suggestion :”)

[@ryanjones7285]

I remember being all excited back in 2007 when I heard that Kaley was in a new TV show after 8 Simple Rules and Charmed had ended and tuning in the first night it premiered. I can't believe it's been 10 years since then.

[@treatsandtravels06]

I hope the last episode the last scene ..... the elevator doors open and stays open - giving us all hope

[@rocketlaunch99]

Let it die for God's sakes.

[@vicadventures2967]

That b great something like that to happen and Stewart for some reason to come out the elevator lol

[@scratlivesmatter3991]

Kaley saying "its time to ,I guess, move onto other things" is a clear indicator she wasn't ready for the series to end.

[@devernepersonal3636]

yet it was said in articles that they all agreed they were ready to be done.

[@bigboiiiii7764]

There's 0% chance they wanted to leave a $1 million per episode paycheck. I don't believe any of them wanted to leave.

[@da96103]

Actually only Jim Parsons want to leave. The rest wants the money.

[@anm0086]

Galecki is directing a semi-religious show, it’ll go 2 seasons max. Kaley is over-the-hill for Hollywood and really stopped acting on the show awhile ago & is too old to pro compete in her horse stuff for too much longer, and the other 4 are considered outliers or “character” actors due to their looks and won’t ever get what they’re getting on this show in material or pay

[@da96103]

Anm X I think Helberg has shot in a career in comedy and music films. He's pretty good in Florence Foster Jenkins.

[@ROSESnROT]

My dad is 97, and every night, he wastches Perry Mason. This show will be my Perry Mason when Im 97. I never get tired, and I laugh every time like it's the first time I've seen it. This show is also a time capsule of that time period. I really do. I hope one day they will continue to film as older. That would be so amazing.

[@Orelion]

Don't worry Joel, you were in a much better yet short lived show yourself that will be remembered fondly by fans for ages.

[@arcticlemonade1095]

Won't we all love the elevator to be fixed...

[@BitSmythe]

1:40 “let’s take a look at that clip”... and this KZbin quits?

[@AnnaLizzyRose]

I know right!! I hope that elevator gets fixed too! haha

[@sanctuaryism]

why??? I love the green stairs...

[@lindapindabelinda3570]

Fixing the elevator could be an excellent end to a very long running gag. I will miss the set the most. It always had the coolest stuff.

[@EllieC130]

People may not like the show but god damn, that must be depressing saying goodbye to working with the others all the time.

[@brunomacio6876]

dont worry they are rich

[@aliali-hd8vz]

@@brunomacio6876 yeesshh not everything's about money if u really enjoyed working with ur co workers for years

[@moon3145]

Miss this show :') Hope the cast is good. Made lots of memories watching this❤

[@maheshudupa944]

Oh! I read Kaley Cuoco is tired of the Big Bang 'stars' and came here...

[@landry2611]

Kaley at 0:45 **hahaha....i make the same amount haha oh god what do i do**

[@Zack-xz1ph]

I've always been a fan of this show, since 2007 when I was in middle school! The years have flown by, but the show has been ready to say goodbye for a few seasons now. Qapla', my friends. Qapla'!

[@Nayops24]

Kaley’s so talented and stunning like always♥️👏🏼

[@acapavlovic8524]

If you didn't know, they always go upstairs on the first floor, over and over, not the forth.That's why she said that.

[@danmanuel3463]

I love Bigbang Theory!!! I am from the Phils and it's only this year that started watching the previous seasons and I really enjoy watching them!!!

[@Silver-_-13]

Lol the elavator did get fixed 😂

[@mhp7690]

Whether you hate it or love it you're gonna get goosebumps when it curtains close on the finale.

[@saraswatisamant4577]

Mrs cucco...she is so good in her in acting...over here in this interview also she is nailing it...with her acting...

[@LetsbondStateBoardCBSEICSEISC]

Penny please don't exhausted.. We love you guys so much.. especially you Penny.. pls give us another few seasons..

[@flvvrboy]

i am so sad 😢 last season 😭😭😭😭

[@AdligerBengel]

Same and i live in germanie so by the time i get to see it I'll probably already know everything about the end because it'll bee all over sozial media

[@nancyhillyer8359]

Me too.

[@kimreithel4310]

Me too

[@vatsaljadav5528]

Really?

[@aryanshrivastava8312]

Lmao they actually fixed the elevator

[@crazedmartinez]

It should end with them moving out and as they walk down the stairs they see the elevator getting fixed ...

[@prakhar7321]

0:05 correction : tarak Mehta ka ulta chashma an Indian series is the longest running series in the history, and its still running

[@differentplanetentertainme4130]

Ever heard of Days of Our Life

[@Manulajes]

Hyeah, like that that guy could replace Jim Parsons. lol 🤣

[@sarobensaroyan649]

what a beautiful person Kaley is...inside and outside

[@skitrip2948]

She carried the show on her own ! What an actress bridget . A very talented actress and a beautiful woman .

[@ojjii_ojjii]

And they did fix it. So cool! Lol watching this now does feel like time travel.

[@GahsGirl93]

So no ones going to mention the guy poking up from behind the couch at :52 seconds 🤷🏻‍♀️😂

[@millerhxc]

haha it does look like that but it's just McHale's hand.

[@OhcoChildPlease]

Because it's just the guy's hand.

[@HighPokerChessPL]

PENNY & THE LAWER FROM COMMUNITY.. TOGETHER?.. WHAT THE HELL DO THEY HAVE TO DO WITH EACH OTHER??

[@fansv9]

Abed is that you?

[@MrVladPasca]

It's one of the timelines

[@me6182]

That BAZINGA 😂

[@audreylowhc]

I thought the title said Big Bang stars

[@jasminealsf]

Audrey Low 😂 SAME

[@nicholasbrown4030]

Same 😂

[@DJ-vg1pr]

One of the stars of one of the greatest sitcoms of all time! I’m obviously talking about Joel Mchale

[@dltd12342]

Joel McHale is a superb actor, he's just sitting there all chill while they talk about TBBT; Community was the better show imo.

[@YS-ig4fp]

0:09 It's always sunny in Philadelphia: hold my beer

[@vaishnavimatti2508]

I don't care how much money they paid her, she did a great job playing Penny and so did everyone else on the Big Bang. Love the show! Absolutely amazing😁

[@andrewmwells9606]

I love how Craig Owens interviews Penny from BBT!!

[@웃긴민트]

It’s fixed finally🤣🤣

[@diylifehacks9278]

I would love the elevator to open and penny saying the dialogue that nothing has changed and all of them walk the stairs with their boxes becoz they are moving apartments...and the camera last scene is showing the open elevator door closing again....perfect ending...

[@trendiiemeen]

so she was giving us a spoiler as a joke lol

[@MalpasDan]

Was hoping Joel would say something like 'well people were way sadder when my sitcom ended'

[@raymondmati9192]

look at how they both turn there heads at the same time I am dead

[@tunderdiamant8651]

Honnestly everyone that watched the show knows that the end must be the elevator getting fixed.. I mean it's just obvious that this show should end that way...

[@chelseacanales8763]

Glad Kaley isn’t the only one who would want the elevator to get fix.

[@wessamhamadneh9877]

Love her personality !!!

[@JohannoCeno67]

Poor Joel, He's just way too underrated 😂😂

[@bomat761]

If you bother to do a video that ends in a clip, you show that clip.

[@markbleichwehl]

Before she got a job as a pill sales person. How the hell did she pay the rent of her apartment on a waitress salary in LA?

[@gilinatanel1646]

Sheldon 🌚

[@abhirupchakrabarty9918]

I started watching the show just after looking at you babe and then get obsessed to it . The best Sitcom TV show ever made .

[@jamesallan2075]

0:35 ill leave that there

[@sal-g7]

“bazinga” *HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA*

[@wenukabandara6164]

Joel looks so confused “how did that plot continued for 12 seasons and Community just got cancelled after 6 seasons.” #sixseasonsandamovie

[@jbettar]

Wait we didn’t get to see the new episodes..

[@Hacate]

Calling it, elevator will get fixed and they'll instantly, accidentally, break it again.

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

Lol! Probably!)

[@monsep]

Damn I was really waiting for the clip 👀

[@justzay7416]

*No offense but nobody can replace jim as Sheldon!!!* ❤💜❤💜

[@khonshu456]

Great Clip

[@julelol1502]

Well and it did get fixed

[@keurikeuri7851]

I remember noticing that there was only one floor being used and they were just replacing the door numbers every time they changed floors. I always thought of how it would be tiring for the cast that they have to go back up the stairs in order to make it look like their going down.

[@brucish]

i read "stars" lmao

[@axel_r_]

"How would you like the series to end?" "With a Big Bang!"

[@bebo5558]

Intellectual scientific men all around and we can't get the elevator fixed? Sheldon: I've got an idea, let's put in a transporter!

[@sushilbhandari4068]

Host - tell me Penny starts talking Host interrupts 🙄

[@mewtheorangecat38]

Little did she know, it started working in the end.

[@punjabi670]

Just love her

[@jamescarson7532]

i misread the title as stars and I was like ooooooo gossip and then i read it again and i got sad.

[@SuperHappyNotMerry]

Hearing --Jeff-- Joel say bazinga half mockingly gave me life and made me feel betrayed at the same time

[@garysimons1608]

Was a great show - gave me a lot of laughs.

[@dustindyson5280]

The good news is I get more hits of a e cig lol joke!

[@CommenceComments]

I wanted to see the clip.

[@superkids-abhiramshruthi9138]

Best show ever

[@adriannaferreira8007]

I love her shirt. Anyone knows where is it from?

[@jaynuslin5568]

Damn two of my favorite shows tbbt and community are gone. Sad.

[@connorcobb5122]

I think that they should have all the main characters of each season in the last episode at some point.

[@SinghChronicless]

0:55 Sheldon : ... also Sheldon: ... Was that sarcasm ?

[@diehardrvdfan22]

Yes, but mixed with genuine concern.

[@silvrbck1]

Kaley is around age 35 and still a stunning beauty.

[@TomasJansen05]

Clicked for Kaley Cuoco, stayed for Joel McHale

[@RogerGarrett]

The Last Episode: The elevator doors open. They all walk in. And fall to their deaths down the elevator shaft.

[@callum0592]

Two of the greatest sitcom in TV history Friends and Big Bang theory. Let’s hope we see a Big Bang Movie

[@l.r.5255]

Gonna miss it😪

[@toddbeaton1512]

kaley cuoco is so amazing

[@Olivia_4444]

i really want to see something with the five of them though. Yes we love Amy (and Bernadette) but the original 5 are what make the show what it is.