ALMOST THOUGHT MAYBE YOU WOULDN'T MAKE IT TODAY BECAUSE

IS THIS TRUE, THERE IS A FLU EPIDEMIC GOING ON AT THE BIG

BANG THEORY?

>> YEAH, EVERYONE ON THE SHOW IS BADLY SICK.

EVERYONE HAS THE FLU SO WE'RE DOING SCENES IN SURGICAL MASKS.

>> James: THERE IS EVIDENCE OF SUCH THING.

LOOK.

ALL WITH THEIR -- NOW, DO THESE ACTUALLY WORK?

THESE THINGS?

WHEN I SEE SOMEONE IN AN AIRPORT -- TAKE IT OFF.

SHUT UP.

>> THIS IS LIKE AN AMERICAN THING.

WHEN I MOVED HERE IN '99, IF I GOT A COUGH OR A COLD, PEOPLE

TREATED ME LIKE I HAD THE PLAYING.

IN INDIA, WE'RE HUGGING EACH OTHER, MAKING OUT, DOESN'T

MATTER IF YOU'RE SICK.

A-CHEW!

(LAUGHTER) YEAH, EXACTLY.

>> James: DO YOU GET SICK VERY OFTEN?

>> I'M INDIAN SO I HAVE PERPETUAL DYSENTERY.

(LAUGHTER) I WAS BORN WITH IT.

>> James: WELL, YOU'RE RIGHT.

PEOPLE ARE TERRIBLE ABOUT ANY SORT OF FORM OF -- PEOPLE GO,

OH, DON'T COME NEAR ME.

>> YEAH.

>> James: I WAS GOING TO SHAKE HANDS WITH SOMEONE WHO HAD A

COLD AND HE SAID, OH, I HAVE A COLD.

I SAID, I DON'T MIND.

HE SAID, BLUETOOTH IT.

SO WE PUT OUR HANDS LIKE THIS AND WENT -- SO I WENT ALONG WITH

IT.

>> IS HE A FRIEND?