Madonna Asked Benedict Cumberbatch If That Was His Real Name _ The Graham Norton Show

Were you in a punk band when you were on the same... Were you backstage with Madonna when you were in a punk band? Uh, the punk band was in Atlanta, Georgia, when I started out. But Madonna stuff, that was New York in the early 80s. And was she, like, a fan of yours? Uh, no, she was a fan of no one's but Madonna's, yeah. She's only a fan of hers, yeah. And still today, still today. Didn't you audition for Madonna, Benedict? Oh, God, yes, I did. And, uh, yeah, she just sort of came in breezily, very late, and had a clipboard in her hand and said, yeah, Benedict Cumberbatch, is that really your name? And I went, yes, it is, Madonna. I didn't get the part.