Ronna & Beverly love Britain
Published: Thursday 13th June 2013
Jessica Chaffin and Jamie Denbo, who play chat show hosts Ronna & Beverly, tell us why they love Britain...
Anyone who keeps up with R&B knows we're mildly obsessed with the UK. This isn't our natural American exuberance getting the better of us, or what we like to call 'The Epcot Effect' ("Everything is so quaint -- I feel like I'm at Epcot Center."). We speak from actual experience.
We've been fortunate enough to spend a shitload of time over here in the last couple of years - and though we always welcome a bit of sunshine when we return to LA, it doesn't take long before our thoughts return to the cream teas and picturesque countryside of your fair land. Not the toilets. We hate the toilets. But, then, so must you people, or the streets wouldn't be so soaked in piss.
We think of London as a home from home. We also think of it as a place where it feels like a hooker has been murdered in every doorway, and that's fine with us. We're pretty comfortable here. Not so comfortable that we'd dare give a cabbie directions, but comfortable enough to take your very finest citizens to task on our show Ronna & Beverly. Some of you may know us from Sky Atlantic, or our podcast (The Ronna & Beverly Podcast - clever, right?). For those that don't, the experience has been described as "relentlessly entertaining" and "like suffocating in your Bubbie's bosom." We've also heard "bloodsport" tossed around. Win-win-win.
This week we are "interviewing" a number of real catches! Amongst them is Allen Leech from Downton Abbey (Ronna: "Fabulous, excuse me"), Natalie Dormer from Game of Thrones (Beverly: "Beautiful breasts")... and Terry Mynott (R&B: "If you say so").
There's sure to be a spoiler alert or two, a lot of talk of landed aristocracy, pre-pubescent dragons, and - we're hoping - impressions of both! The best part about playing triple threats (Old/Jewish/Mothers) is that we basically have license to say whatever we like. Making Alfie Boe sing the song from Aladdin and telling Jon Hamm he smells like "scotch & testicles" spring to mind as examples. It's gonna be a lot of that.
They haven't turned us away at immigration yet, so either we're doing something right, or the UK has an unspoken quota on Jews that needs meeting. Either way, we're thrilled to be back. Nothing could keep us from our adopted nation. Where the people are magnificent, and there's a cream for every occasion. Not even the toilets.
Ronna & Beverly are at the Soho Theatre until Friday 14th June. Details
To find out more about Ronna & Beverly visit ronnaandbeverly.com
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