Diane Morgan On Comedy, Cunk and becoming a robot in Ann Droid

**SPEAKER_1** (0:00)
We're mirroring each other.

**Diane Morgan** (0:01)
Yeah, look at that.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (0:03)
My dogs do that. Like, wherever they...

**Diane Morgan** (0:08)
Have you ever done that to a cat, wink to a cat and the cat will wink back?

**SPEAKER_4** (0:12)
Try it. That's not true.

**Diane Morgan** (0:13)
Try it, it's true. It's absolutely true.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (0:18)
If you wink to a cat, it'll wink back?

**Diane Morgan** (0:20)
If you, you know, if it's your cat, I think if you just do one to any in the street, they won't do it, but if it's your cat, just wink at your cat, that's all I'm saying.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (0:29)
Have you, has this actually happened to you in real life?

**Diane Morgan** (0:31)
All the time. Even cats that aren't mine do it back to me.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (0:35)
Wink back at you?

**SPEAKER_6** (0:36)
Yeah.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (0:38)
Sorry, can we look at this up, please?

**SPEAKER_6** (0:40)
Would you be able to send us a clip of it afterwards?

**SPEAKER_1** (0:43)
A clip of me?

**SPEAKER_4** (0:44)
I haven't got a cat anymore.

**SPEAKER_1** (0:45)
This is years ago.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (0:48)
By the way, Ben, can I just say your tone there was a little bit aggressive.

**Diane Morgan** (0:51)
It was, wasn't it? I noticed that.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (0:53)
Oh, so you haven't got a cat?

**SPEAKER_6** (0:54)
Well, I just say it sounded like it's something happening all the time with your cat. But if you haven't got a cat.

**Diane Morgan** (0:58)
It happened a lot when I had a cat. But, you know, they don't last forever.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (1:03)
Cats can wink or slow blink back at you. Yeah. His friendly IQ is often called a cat kiss and shows trust, affection and a relaxed mood.

**Diane Morgan** (1:16)
It's empathy. They empathize and they go, Yeah, I get it.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (1:20)
Shit, isn't it?

**SPEAKER_4** (1:21)
I get it, mate.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (1:22)
I get it, man. I know exactly. I'm a cat. It's a nightmare. Well, thank you, Diane. I'm so sorry that we immediately fact-checked what you said.
It's quite a front footed start from us, I'd say. But anyway, welcome to the podcast.

**Diane Morgan** (1:39)
Hello, I'm Diane Morgan and I'm going to be on the Romesh Ranganathan Podcast.

**SPEAKER_7** (1:49)
It's The Romesh Ranganathan Show.

**SPEAKER_8** (1:55)
Oh, shut up, Romesh.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (1:57)
My guest today is a BAFTA and Emmy nominated actress, comedian and writer with an unrivaled talent for deadpan comedy. I said deadban, didn't I? With an unrivaled talent for deadpan comedy, she's brought to life some truly iconic characters including Liz in Motherland, Kath in Afterlife, Mandy in Mandy and of course, the legendary Philomena Cunk in Cunk on Britain and many others. In her latest show, Ann Droid, she plays a social humanoid robot. She will not go gentle into that good night. It's Diane Morgan, everybody.
Thank you. How are you? It's a delight to have you on.

**Diane Morgan** (2:30)
I've been looking forward to this.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (2:32)
You're beloved. Do you feel beloved?

**Diane Morgan** (2:34)
No. Well, I have lots of nice people that come up to me, but I don't constantly feel beloved.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (2:42)
No.

**Diane Morgan** (2:43)
Do you feel beloved? You're beloved.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (2:44)
No, I don't feel beloved.

**Diane Morgan** (2:45)
You don't feel it, do you?

**Romesh Ranganathan** (2:47)
No.
No, I don't feel beloved. I think I would mainly focus on the negatives, I would say.

**Diane Morgan** (2:53)
Yeah, you do.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (2:54)
You just can't help it, can you? I think it's healthy too as well.

**Diane Morgan** (2:58)
Yeah, I do. Keeps you down to earth.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (3:00)
Yeah.
But you are beloved. And the last time we were together, well, actually the last time we were together was the, I think it was the press, the press day, wasn't it? Where we were all kind of segmented off into different kind of groupings that, I don't know how they decided those groupings. Who were you with?

**Diane Morgan** (3:17)
I was with Bob and Maisie.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (3:22)
I was with Sam Campbell and Roisin. This was the last one laughing, press day, press, was it a junket? Was it a junket?

**Diane Morgan** (3:31)
I think it was a junket.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (3:32)
Yeah, yeah.

**Diane Morgan** (3:33)
Sam Campbell's a lot different, isn't he, than he was on the show.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (3:38)
Had you met him before?

**Diane Morgan** (3:39)
Never met him, didn't know the man.

**SPEAKER_6** (3:41)
No.

**Romesh Ranganathan** (3:41)
Had you watched any of his stuff?