Rose Matafeo Drunkenly Wrote Starstruck on a Long-Haul Flight

Rose Matafeo talks about drunkenly writing Starstruck on a plane, getting lost in New York City’s Macy’s and giving advice to children.
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[@Bdixon9158]

This feels like confirmation that Seth likes Taskmaster. He’s had so many former contestants on.

[@Wiley_Coyote]

Agreed. Although he also likes Kiwi guests overall too. Rhys Darby, Taika Waititi, now Rose...

[@umair111]

I'm watching the Rose season right now

[@Bdixon9158]

@@umair111 she has one of my favorite seasons of Taskmaster. She’s amazing.

[@umair111]

@@Bdixon9158 I dunno if you're in the UK but they're recording a new season in a month-ish

[@Bdixon9158]

@@umair111 I’m not so I’ll have to wait but that’s so exciting!

[@damianhill7762]

As a Brit who lives in NZ I am so proud of her - Amazing talent...

[@Roberto_79]

It’s so good to see Rose blowing up stateside… This Englishman is still laughing at her fabulous performance in one of our programs called “Taskmaster”😂

[@maxscameraguy]

SHID

[@VieenRennes]

LOVE LOVE LOVE HER. Keep her coming back on the show please!

[@thepianojuggler]

Woohoo! Go Rose!! Matafan for life!

[@coffeetea8577]

Love Starstruck! It’s like an opposite sex Notting Hill meets BBC Miranda and Rose is absolutely delightful in it! She looks so good here too, she’s killing this suit look! 🔥🔥🔥😍😍😍

[@aaalexadamsss]

love starstruck and rose!! so happy to see her on your show ☺️

[@cricketcricket91]

Sticky TV was one of the first shows i ever watched as a kid. Low budget local kiwi show. So bizarre to see it referenced here

[@caynebyron]

Oh man I haven't had Scumpy in forever.

[@primrose62]

LOVE that girl - she is so very talented and funny !!

[@philippebrehier7386]

Hey ! A jackal from France, here. 🙂 "Funny girls" on KZbin (an earlier show with her) is also worth a look. And guess what, it's funny. ;-) I think it would be fun to watch a bit with Amber and Rose. Please, let me dream. 🤩

[@RubyDoobieScoo]

Her stuff with Jono and Ben was good too, including the interviews she mentioned.

[@xenidus]

Yay Rose! I can't wait til James Acaster comes back in person as well!

[@melusanerivers8889]

That's Edward 40 hands in Missouri! We HAVE CULTURE!!

[@megand4222]

She's also great in Baby Done!

[@jimsmint]

I love these two.

[@nicolepsy]

Love Rose, wish I could watch her show

[@gigitastic90]

I absolutely fell in love with her on Taskmaster.

[@Katiedora122]

I love Rose!

[@meliza_susanti9487]

Love roseee❤

[@italiahockey]

So Edward Scissorhands was our in 1990 and Scrumpy cider in NZ came out in 1991.

[@mogrey8538]

Yay Rose!!!!

[@DonnellJones-en9om]

Love Rose, she makes me want to become a passport bro!

[@drawntowardmadness]

"Scrumpyhands" is called Edward Fortyhands where I'm from 😅

[@catytheredheadedalaskan8118]

So now, as a dedicated Jackal (who is still petitioning for Allison Janey to be our mascot), I have to ask: How *is* Seth? Baby sleeping yet? Boys happy? Work going ok?

[@RubyDoobieScoo]

Janney*

[@TheBankBand]

No questions about Taskmaster???? Shame! :)

[@cwnsport4751]

Late Night with Seth Meyers ☝

[@ninagray4441]

The term Scrumpy comes from the U.K. and is a form of strong/rough - artisan cider. Not a brand though a type/form.

[@upanbyudesign5323]

Its a brand here in NZ up there with Diamond White

[@gw3930]

J.K. Scrumpy's is also a cider brand from Michigan

[@Littlebitlizbit]

One of the best Taskmaster players of all time!

[@mem3926]

So Seth has never heard of Edward 40 hands

[@Muton230]

Wait, has Seth never heard of Edward Fortyhands? Sounds suspiciously like Scrumpy Hands...

[@Marieannification]

STICKY TV NO WAY!!,

[@Sileonex123]

Edward 40 hands

[@vaniprod]

We NEED to see more Seth interacting with NZers content please! I feel like Seth Goes Day Drinking with Taika and Rhys would be 100% Emmy winning material

[@maxscameraguy]

I'd watch that

[@Tonyhouse1168]

Lucy Lawless!!

[@gbskbe]

I'm telling you, whoever is in charge of booking guests is on a taskmaster binge

[@artspooner]

Who else has been on?

[@henrypicazo9193]

Who isn't on a Taskmaster binge?

[@jl5749]

@@artspooner James acaster was recently on

[@luciadilazzaro2285]

@@jl5749 and David Baddiel

[@lashier13]

Interesting. We always called that game "Edward Fortyhands."

[@awylatt]

same

[@mikeekto]

Same game but more lethal results. Two 40oz bottles of spirits vs two bottles of strong cider. Most who played ed 40 hands are no longer with us.

[@Rouxdeeroo]

Raced to the comments to find Edward Fortyhands

[@1979x1979x1979]

We called it the PBR challenge.

[@emilymaccarone4422]

@@mikeekto I’m sorry to hear that. I’d pour one out for your friends, but having booze bottles attached to your hands is absurd if they’re EMPTY.

[@byebye006]

Of all the shows Rose has been a part of, never in my entire life did I expect Sticky TV to be name-dropped on US television. Jono and Ben yes, but Sticky TV? Nope, never considered it.

[@Cobralalalala]

Awesome to see Rose on American TV! 🙂

[@thirtywhackstdd]

As someone from small town New Zealand I NEVER thought I would hear scrumpy hands be referenced on Late Night

[@KiwiFlashBang]

As someone from a small town in the middle of the North Island I've never heard of scrumpy hands until today. I think i need to go to more parties lol

[@snacklactus6703]

In America we call it Edward 40 hands

[@oksamuel]

I am surprised that no one mentioned Edward 40-hands, which is like scrumpy-hands with 40oz malt liquors. Was this just me and my friends in Iowa?

[@LittleQuestions]

same in OK!

[@themurph930]

Same in Massachusetts

[@MarieClaude]

We did this in Montreal. But it may have been introduced by American university students….

[@italiahockey]

Totally a north american thing. Mid 30s and my friends have done this forever.

[@emilymaccarone4422]

Florida, too. (Then again, you could say ‘that’s a drinking game where I’m from in Florida’ and probably not be wrong.)

[@TheCryptoNaturalist]

As somebody who knows Rose from her podcast Boners of the Heart and appearances on The Worst Idea of All Time, I had a weird, joyous reaction to seeing this. It was sorta like an old friend was suddenly on Late Night. Very cool. Yay Rose!

[@rawdog1999]

I think her appearance on The Worst Idea of All Time was the first time I heard of her. She was great and I've kept an eye out for her ever since.

[@anadvs1]

Yay fellow BotH listener!!

[@TimBatt]

Lol.

[@TheCryptoNaturalist]

@@TimBatt It'll be even weirder when you end up on the American late night shows, Tim.

[@indiarael1134]

This woman is a riot. More Rose Matafeo!

[@NewMessage]

Somewhere on the tweety, that girl is proudly celebrating that she got shouted out as 'the drunkest girl ever'. provided she remembers it, of course.

[@sophiealexander1073]

Never thought I’d hear scrumpy on Seth Meyers 😂

[@IsoaKavakimotu]

Can confirm, is our culture. Lived on Scrumpy at uni. LOL

[@leelee9421]

So proud of our Poly sister Rose Matafeo! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@caynebyron]

Man, Rose has been killing it since leaving NZ.

[@ericB3444]

Nobody knows what this is. Wake up and grow up at once.

[@stephencraig5938]

@@ericB3444 urm, she's a cult comedian in a hit show, got a second season and now she's doing the talk shows. You should pull your head in pal.

[@ericB3444]

@@stephencraig5938 son, they say she’s a waitress. Wake up.

[@stephencraig5938]

@@ericB3444 what's wrong with being a waitress panda bear? Everyone starts somewhere you nong.

[@RubyDoobieScoo]

@@ericB3444 she's not a waitress

[@tanyaldutton]

Love her and her Kiwi humour, love the show!

[@katiefromcolorado4972]

New fan! Rose is adorable. I’ll watch Starstruck now!

[@crimps321]

She is delightful and so is the show!

[@CTPillay]

Watched the first season and I’m so so happy that’s she’s getting such big recognition! She deserves it so much ❤️

[@davidbarger3786]

As an American lover of UK TV, it so cool to see Rose on all the American talk shows lately!

[@RecklessViolet]

Clicked on this by accident, and now definitely going to watch the show. The clip was funny. Her interview was hilarious and compelling. If she ever anxiously wanders through the comments she should know she did amazing!

[@peterobach4444]

Edward Forty Hands (tapes two forty ounce bottle beer in each hand)

[@TheMightyZack]

STARSTRUCK is an amazing show! So fun!

[@GABISNAIL]

I love seeing her on more US tv, her show is amazing, it would be great for people across the pond to see it too.

[@mockbeggar9641]

The first time I ever saw Rose was on that Bill Hader YT vid! Immediately knew she was a star

[@giiiddyup]

She is absolutely hilarious.. I saw her on the Graham Norton Show, I had never heard of her until then.

[@bingonamo7520]

Incidentally, this show is based on the fact that Rose and some other NZers were out in London one night, met a very famous American celebrity who of course had no idea who Rose was and that's how the idea for this show came about. But Rose has never said who that celebrity is and obviously is not going to use that person for publicity. Perhaps that person doesn't want that. Rose does really well in this clip with Seth and is really funny. I don't think she's done many talk shows. I often find talk show interviews pretty boring, but this was fun.

[@JG-kk1mr]

she's so lovely i don't blame james acaster for having a breakdown when she dumped him

[@ImekaSF]

I love Rose so much! She is so charming, and I loved her on Taskmaster.

[@elisam.2896]

Yes! More Rose, more Rose! You're an actual celebrity now too Rose!

[@nadinehughey8054]

So excited to see second season of Starstruck come out!

[@alex0589]

Who the hell is she and where has she been? She’s fkg great.

[@mightymiffed]

Not a correction but an addition; at university in Scotland we played the same ‘game’ as rose but with either wine or cider Wine was ‘Amy wine hands’ after the soul singer Cider was ‘Edward cider hands’ after the Johnny depp noir film

[@HighHeelKnight]

I love tall gals that still wear high heels! 👠📈😍

[@eliatitiimaea4575]

She is so beautiful and funny. That quick eyebrow flash at the end of the clip is so classically Samoan. Malo Rose!

[@simonrai4327]

i love her and show is so good! (already watched both seasons)

[@Piasays]

5:03 used to play a similar game in college called 40 hands. Where you tape a forty ounce beers to each hand and theres a competition to see who finishes first

[@randyangel9412]

She’s tall pretty

[@alexaraya2018]

her last name in spanish means, literally, Killer of Ugly or Kills ugly.

[@avivapeltin]

I love her!!!!! And her show!

[@libbykissick4382]

When she comes back her and Seth should go drinking 💜

[@simonrai4327]

this show is hilarious, must watch!! i would call it a modern rom com like broad city or master of none

[@abenhookostich4886]

how does Seth not know Edward 40 Hands?

[@nf2008bandgeek]

Oh, Edward 40-hands is scrumpy hands

[@Paigeakazam]

WE HAVE THAT IN NEW YORK ITS CALLED EDWARD 40 HANDS

[@mrsoup123]

Rose is the best

[@caynebyron]

Edward Scrumpyhands!

[@happycat7603]

Edward Fortyhands.

[@MyHouseOnTheMoon]

Edward Forty Hands

[@MrLadyPikachu]

FYI - Scrumpy bottles are 1 Litre each (2.1 US Pints). Playing a mix of Scrumpy and Possum (climbing a tree and not coming down until you've finished Scrumpy Hands) is also a very popular (and dangerous) NZ drinking game.

[@iammattbarker]

I have seen someone do Scrumpy hands. It didn't go well. One bottle of Scrumpy comes in a 1.25L bottle. The gag ended two hours later with a doctor considering the emergency room. Don't do it. It's not fun.

[@Sileonex123]

Edward 40 hands

[@123paramorefan]

PLEASE fix this thumbnail!!! She’s stunning and y’all chose the worst frame smh

[@Research0digo]

I wasn't aware her movie was made into a tv show - weird. So why is she doing press for a tv show? It was so precious of her to give #BillHader a kind nod ... notice she didn't give shoe- mur a grade. ;D #RoseMatafeo #Starstruck

[@philskrzyn]

Robbed on season 9, but Ed will NEVER be a taskmaster, or maybe he will and he'll kill it, i love them both

[@brandonfoster590]

So funny!! Love the starstruck 😍

[@dananabread6632]

❤️❤️❤️

[@iwanabeapiratear]

edward 40 hands!

[@mathemagician81]

I know scrampy hands by a different name...Edward Fortyhands (after Edward Scissorhands)

[@CocktailCommunist]

I felt this when watching the show, but now I have to say it. Why do they call it scrumpy hands and not Edward Ciderhands?

[@katemae1076]

So scrumpy hands is New Zealand Edward 40 hands?

[@andrewkiwi100]

Rose's speed dating bits are still on KZbin, definitely check them out!

[@waireads2712]

Never thought I'd hear Seth talk about Scrumpy Hands lmao 🥴

[@elizaheathen]

*Rose apparently doesn't know we have Edward Fortyhands here...*

[@SatounoKumo]

the trailers did it no justice, i thought it was full of cliches, turns out it was a perfect show

[@moihawk666]

anyone remember edward 40's hands? "scrumpy"

[@Look_At_My_Picture.]

Folks, there's an politician making jokes about other politicians.

[@not.gracey]

my fave kiwi right now

[@JithinJacob333]

Rose Matafeo on Seth Myers! Damn, girl! You go, girl!