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

My name's Jon Hamm.

And I'm David Tennant.

And we're going to be doing

the WIRED Auto-complete Interview.

In Scottish.

Ha ha!

[rock music]

I will be playing Vanna White.

And I will be playing Carol Smillie.

That's right. The British version

of Vanna White.

Nobody gets that.

What John Hamm. What John Hamm.

Should I do this? What is John Hamm

drama teacher?

[Both] 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--

Those are answers to questions that no one was asking.

[David laughing]

What happened to Jon Hamm's voice?

Well, that's a very interesting story.

What happened to your voice? Did you hear this?

No, I didn't know this.

I had a surgery on my vocal chords in 2013.

Did you? Yes, I did.

I had a polyp on my vocal chord that had to be removed.

It was removed and I [chuckling] sound perfectly fine.

[David laughing]

It's an everyday is a skill

beyond this. I'm telling ya!

[Both] What age is Jon Hamm?

Well, interestingly enough tomorrow is my birthday.

It is! Yes,

and I'll be 48 years old.

He's very old. First hint, 1971.

He's much, much older than me.

Shut up.

What high school did Jon Hamm,

I'm gonna guess this, go to?

Yeah, there you go.

Well done. I was right.

John Burroughs High School.

St. Louis, Missouri from 1983 to 1989.

And then you went back and taught there.

And then I went back and taught there in '95.

Yeah. Pretty cool.

That is pretty cool.

Oh, and I named a theater after my theater teacher.

Did you? Yeah, ain't that nice?

Nice.

Yeah, I'm a nice guy.

You are 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.

[David laughing]

The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

Very good.

30 Rock. Very excellent.

Saturday Night Live. Also good.

Mad Men.

All right. Okay.

Is David Tennant.

Is David Tennant.

Is David Tennant Scottish?

He's kinda ish.

Ish, Scottish.

Is David Tennant related to Charlie Sheen?

[Jon laughing]

What?

Is David Tennant related to Charlie Sheen?

Well, yes.

I mean, obviously.

We're kind of-- They're brothers.

Who thinks that?

'Cause you kind of look alike?

Do we?

Yeah. Charlie Sheen?

I mean, you're like

2 1/2 Charlie Sheen. [David laughing]

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?

Ooh, now this I don't know.

I'll be interested

to find out this. Well, I did take

that off with my left hand. You did?

But I don't think you are. Principally,

I'm this hand. A righty.

Something David Tennant.

Why David--

[Both] How old David Tennant?

How old David Tennant? How old?

Doesn't have a question mark.

This is bad grammatically.

How old?

I'm not quite as old as Jon Hamm.

Were you born in 1971?

No, I'm just a month behind you, April 18th.

How old, David Tennant?

How old?

Jon Hamm. Oh boy.

I don't like this at all.

I'm gonna peel this while you sip your coffee.

How did Jon Hamm. How did Jon Hamm.

And Paul Rudd meet?

Jon and Paul Rudd met. Ah, 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 Jon Hamm?

Six one?

Six two.

It's one and a half.

I round up. Why not? Okay, true enough,

that's what I do, I say I'm six one.

Always add an extra half inch.

And three quarter.

Where did Jon Hamm first work?

My first job was as a dishwasher at Spiros Restaurant

in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Are the dishes in a Greek Restaurant harder to clean

than the dishes of another?

Great.

Where is Jon Hamm in Game of Thrones?

Good question!

[boastful laughing]

Finally, a question I'd like to know the answer to.

Where is Jon Hamm?

Where's David Tennant in Game of Thrones?

It'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 mean from England.

I would've liked to been in Game of Thrones.

I could've ridden a dragon.

Can Jon Hamm...

Ride a dragon?

Ride a dragon?

Sing? Oh, let's find out!

No.

[laughing]

David Tennant.

This is more exciting for me.

David Tennant.

[Both] Does David Tennant.

Reply to fan mail?

I'm gonna take this one.

Wow, go on. I'll bet he does.

You know why?

Time Lords.

They got all time on their hands.

Yeah.

You know what I will do, though

and this is a good fan mail tip.

I bet you do the same thing.

If there's not a self-addressed

stamped envelope in there, It's over, it's over,

Sorry, guys. it's over.

I can't be bothered. Yeah [laughing]

[Both] Does David Tennant?

Speak French?

[answers in French]

Maybe. 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 a Olympic episode

of Doctor Who? Yeah!

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?

[Jon gasping] Ooh.

Actors' Union.

This is all a lie.

Yeah, it's all a lie.

I'm David John McDonald from Paisley.

Not anymore.

Two, two actors' unions on different sides

of the planet made me change my name.

Twice!

David John McDonald.

How to meet David Tennant?

Oh, there' not, that's it.

How to meet David Tennant?

How to meet David Tennant?

You just walk up to his house. Yeah.

And then don't waste his time.

You have to find me though.

You 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 mind that.

I don't either.

Is Jon Hamm. Is Jon Hamm

related to Mia Hamm?

No.

Is Jon Hamm British?

Absolutely not.

Is Jon Hamm single?

[Jon groans]

Is Jon Hamm a feminist?

Sure.

Is Jon Hamm baseball fan?

Yes, look at that.

That was really quick. That's how fast we do it.

Come on, come on.

We're hammering through them.

What is David Tennant doing now?

I'm sitting here answering these questions

that I'm going fast 'cause we're running out of time.

What is David Tennant in?

Good Omens!

Amazon Prime venue.

What is David Tennant's nationality.

Scottish! We've met it already.

Come on, freedom!

Oh boy. And what is David Tennant's

phone number?

Oh dear.

That's a little personal.

Yeah, let's move on.

Nine, one, one. [David chuckling]

What is David Tennant Hamlet?

I don't understand the question.

What is David Tennant Hamlet?

[David laughing]

I would like to ask the internet

to please use better grammar. Yes, please.

Check your syntax.

Check your grammar. When entering things

into the Google Search box.

But we had a lovely time.

Thank you. We sure did.

Thank you.

Cheers, internet.