Jon Hamm & David Tennant Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRED

My name's Jon Hamm. And I'm David Tennant. And we're going to be doing the Wired Autocomplete interview. In Scottish. Ha ha! I will be playing Vanna White. And I will be playing Carol Smiley. That's right. The British version of Vanna White. Nobody gets that. What Jon Hamm? Should I do this? What is Jon Hamm drama teacher? I was a drama teacher. I think that's what they're getting at. And I also had a drama teacher. My drama teacher's name was Wayne Solomon. And when I was a drama teacher, it was in 1995 at John Burroughs High School. There you go. That's a pretty con... Those are answers to questions that no one was asking. Yeah. What happened to Jon Hamm's voice? Well, that's a very interesting story. What happened to your voice? No, I didn't know this. I had surgery on my vocal cords in 2013. Did you? Yes, I did. I had a polyp on my vocal cord that had to be removed. It was removed. And now I sound perfectly fine. Every day's a school day on this one. I'm telling you. What age is Jon Hamm? Well, interestingly enough, tomorrow's my birthday. It is! And I'll be 48 years old. He's very old. He's much, much older than me. Shut up. What high school did Jon Hamm... I'm going to guess it says go to. Yeah. There you go. Well done. John Burroughs High School. Yeah. St. Louis, Missouri. From 1983 to 1989. And then you went back and taught there. And then I went back and taught there in 1985. Yeah. Pretty cool. Yeah, it's pretty cool. Oh, and I named a theater after my theater teacher. Did you? Yeah, isn't that nice? Nice. I'm a nice guy. You are a nice guy. You make me sick. What TV show was Jon Hamm in? It's a small word. I think it must be. Yeah. Doctor Who. The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Very good. 30 Rock. Very excellent. Saturday Night Live. Also good. All right. OK. Is David Tennant... Is David Tennant Scottish? He's Scottish. Ish. Scottish. Is David Tennant related to Charlie Sheen? What? Is David Tennant related to Charlie Sheen? Well, yes. I mean, obviously. We're kind of... They're brothers. Who thinks that? Because you kind of look alike. Do we? Yeah. Charlie Sheen. I mean, you're like two and a half Charlie Sheens. Is David Tennant vegan? Why would anyone ask that? I'm not vegan. You can't be vegan. You're wearing Levi's. But I'm more vegetarian than I used to be. I think we all are. You know what I had last night? What? Gnocchi. You're crazy. No, it was delicious. Is David Tennant left-handed? Oh, now this I don't know. I've been to the tennis. Well, I did take that off with my left hand. You did. But I don't think you are. Principally, I'm this hand. All righty. Something David Tennant. Why David... How old David Tennant? Doesn't have a question mark. This is bad grammatically. How old David Tennant? I'm not quite as old as John Hamm. Were you born in 1971? No, I'm just a month behind you. April 18th. How old David Tennant? How old? John Hamm. Oh boy. I don't like this at all. I'm going to peel this while you sup your coffee. How did John Hamm... How did John Hamm and Paul Rudd meet? John Hamm and Paul Rudd met. Oh, this'll be a good story. A good friend of mine's older brother was his roommate in college. Oh. And so he came back from college for Thanksgiving or something like that and we all played Trivial Pursuit together. Okay. It was before the internet and things like Google. So you had to play board games. How tall is John Hamm? 6'1"? 6'2". He's 1 and a half. You round up. Okay. Why not? That's what I do. I say I'm 6'1". Always add an extra half inch. 6'3 quarter. Uh, where did John Hamm first work? My first job was as a dishwasher at Spiro's restaurant in St. Louis, Missouri. Are the dishes in a Greek restaurant harder to clean than the dishes of another? Break them. Where is John Hamm in Game of Thrones? Good question. Finally, a question I'd like to know the answer to. Where is John Hamm? Where's David Tennant in Game of Thrones? That's an excellent question. They hired everybody in Europe for that show. Not you. I'm like the only English actor not in it. You're not English. I'm not English, but I'm from England. I would have liked to have been in Game of Thrones. I could have ridden a dragon. Can John Hamm. Ride a dragon. T-shirt show up for that. Sing. Oh, let's find out. No. David Tennant, here we go. This is more exciting for me. David Tennant. Does David Tennant reply to fan mail? I'm going to take this one. Wow, go on. I bet he does. You know why? Time lords. They got all the time on their hands. Yeah. You know what I will do, though? And this is a good fan mail tip. I bet you'd do the same thing. If there's not a self-addressed stamp symbol up in there. It's over. Sorry, guys. It's over. Yeah. I can't be bothered. Yeah. Does David Tennant speak French? Oui. Yes. Did David Tennant speak French? Carry the Olympic torch? Only in Doctor Who, which, of course, is the real reality. Wait, but you did? There was an Olympic episode of Doctor Who? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Fantastic. We did the 2012 Olympics before we did the 2012 Olympics. Time lords. They do everything. Why did David Tennant change his name? Oh, actors union. This is all a lie? Yeah, it's all a lie. I'm David John McDonald from Paisley. Not anymore. Two actors unions on different sides of the planet made me change my name twice. David John McDonald. How to meet David Tennant. Oh, that's it. How to meet David Tennant. You just walk up and say hi. Yeah. And then don't waste his time. You'll have to find me now. You'll definitely have to find him. I keep moving, so I will make it difficult for you. Don't call him Tom Baker, though. I don't like that. I don't either. Is John Hamm. Is John Hamm related to Mia Hamm? No. Is John Hamm British? Absolutely not. Is John Hamm single? Is John Hamm a feminist? Sure. Is John Hamm a baseball fan? Yes. Look at that. That was really quick. Come on. We're hammering through them. What is David Tennant doing now? I'm sitting here answering these questions, and I'm going fast because we're running out of time. What is David Tennant in? Good omens. Amazon Prime Video. What is David Tennant's nationality? Scottish. I've met it already. Current freedom. And what is David Tennant's phone number? Oh, dear. That's a little personal. Yeah, let's move on. 9-1-1. What is David Tennant Hamlet? I don't understand the question. Who's David Tennant Hamlet? I would like to ask the internet to please use better grammar. Yes, please. Check your syntax. Check your grammar. Entering things into the Google search box. But we had a lovely time. Thank you. Cheers, internet.