This series is so educative. Thanks to it I learned that Michellangelo's David has no anus.

Legend

i believe it is spelled "edible"

No, it's definitely anus.

How are they even filming that? Are all of her interlocutors so good actors, on top of being real specialist, that they (usually) can keep a straight face through the entire experience??..

She’s amazing!

Is this streaming anywhere? I've watched episodes on YouTube but I know I haven't seen all of them.

You actually see one of them crack in the video, and Cunk admonishes her in character. I think Diane does a lot of work probably before and during to help her interviewees try to keep up with her. And there probably is a fair amount of cracking, but they edit that out. Diane is probably one of the most amazing 'straight' actresses out there in comedy.

prob iplayer?

I believe they are real experts but before they do the interview the production will tell them to answer as if Philomena was a child asking questions

She's great, my favorite is the Camelot bit

It's sad that this is probably the last set of interviews she'll give in that persona. Like Ali G, she's too well known now.

Yeah, but I watched a whole bunch of little reels from her interviews yesterday and today (either there was a reddit wave, or my youtube recommendations felt my interest, or both) - and most people don't seem to be cracking up! Like the dude from the "Soviet onion" clip, for example

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9J9xq0MM8Q

How do they do it I wonder? Or is it really all editing :)

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Nono I get that, mentally, at the dry intellectual level. But still it's amazing that they get enough "straight face" material to make a final cut like that; it still probably takes lots of acting from the people being interviewed :)

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The experts being interviewed are all so polite. Kudos. Cunk is a gem.