On The Box: The BritBox Podcast
Apr 27, 2026 · 51 min · 23 segments
We have a VERY special episode for you this week as we are joined by bonafide A-lister and British national treasure, Hugh Bonneville! The star of Paddington sits down with Edith and Michelle to…
Michelle CollinsHost
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Before we speak to Hugh, though, I wanted to ask you about comedy and him and comedy, 'cause I said at the start that, you know, something like W1A and this new show, 2026, it's a specific type of comedy.
It's a great question, and I would say that when I was watching it, it reminded me so much of the original UK Office.
But yeah, it's one of those things where you kind of laugh 'cause you're so uncomfortable by it all.
And yet we've all been in these situations for the most part, where we've worked in an office with incompetent people, or no one knows what they're doing.
Everyone's running around with their heads cut off and kind of pretending and sort of acting, even in an office setting, everyone's sort of acting a part anyway.
So I found it almost uncomfortable at times, but it was very, very funny, and he's wonderful.
And, um, what I love about the show is, is the amount of people that have come through that show that are now kind of like mega stars.
Um, Hugh's obviously done so much, you know, mega star in himself, but like Olivia Colman and Jonathan Bailey.
Before we speak to Hugh, though, I wanted to ask you about comedy and him and comedy, 'cause I said at the start that, you know, something like W1A and this new show, 2026, it's a specific type of comedy.
It's a great question, and I would say that when I was watching it, it reminded me so much of the original UK Office.
But yeah, it's one of those things where you kind of laugh 'cause you're so uncomfortable by it all.
And yet we've all been in these situations for the most part, where we've worked in an office with incompetent people, or no one knows what they're doing.
Everyone's running around with their heads cut off and kind of pretending and sort of acting, even in an office setting, everyone's sort of acting a part anyway.
So I found it almost uncomfortable at times, but it was very, very funny, and he's wonderful.
And, um, what I love about the show is, is the amount of people that have come through that show that are now kind of like mega stars.
Um, Hugh's obviously done so much, you know, mega star in himself, but like Olivia Colman and Jonathan Bailey.
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