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  • -I got to say congratulations because I saw this.

  • You've just become a British citizen.

  • -That's right.

  • And that's Freddie Mercury there.

  • I brought him with me.

  • Yeah, because my brother and I were born in the '60s,

  • and so our mother's English.

  • And so there was this whole thing that they would not let

  • the kids of that time become dual citizens.

  • And then they finally, like, revoked that.

  • So my brother did it like 10 years ago.

  • And I started to get nervous.

  • So, I was like, "If I have the opportunity

  • to have another passport..." -'Cause that window might close?

  • Yeah. -Yeah.

  • -That's kind of cool, though. Collect as many as you can.

  • -Yeah. [ Laughter ]

  • -Why not, man?

  • -So I was like, I think this would be a great thing.

  • My mother became a citizen when Clinton was President.

  • And she was sworn in with thousands and thousands

  • and thousands of people.

  • And it was extremely emotional.

  • And they played "I'm Proud to be an American."

  • -Sure.

  • -♪ Proud to be an American

  • And everybody -- Like, I was bawling.

  • It was insane.

  • And then I go to this little office in Century City

  • with like 19 other people who came in from,

  • like, Las Vegas or whatever.

  • And there was this guy and he looked at me.

  • He goes, "Pam!"

  • And I was like, "What?"

  • And he was like --

  • It was one of the writers from "King of the Hill."

  • And, like, you can't, like, find a consulate anywhere.

  • But he and I applied at the same time.

  • So it was kind of a random English awakening.

  • -I don't know if a lot people know that you are the voice

  • of Bobby from "King of the Hill."

  • [ Cheers and applause ] -[ as Bobby ] Yes, sir.

  • -That's amazing. -Yes, sir. Yes.

  • I can't believe I'm on "The Tonight Show."

  • I'm in Hollywood. [ Cheers and applause ]

  • I got the Roots and Questlove.

  • -[ Laughs ] Oh, my God.

  • I mean, what an unbelievable, really, career you've had.

  • -[ Normal voice ] It's like a weird -- It's a weird career.

  • -How do you get into the voice thing?

  • -I started doing voices when I was younger.

  • I would imitate cartoons.

  • My mother would, like, put me to bed.

  • And she would do accents with me, because she's English.

  • So she would do, like, any kind of accent.

  • -Yeah. -Tell me stories.

  • And, you know, like I would watch, like, "The Wacky Races"

  • and "Snagglepuss" and I -- -"Snagglepuss."

  • -"Snagglepuss exit stage left.

  • We've been ousted, dismissed, defied even."

  • [ Laughter ]

  • But I remember that -- -I love "Snagglepuss."

  • -Nobody remembers. -It doesn't matter.

  • -We remember. -I remember. It's the best.

  • -How old is everybody? -I love "Snagglepuss."

  • -Whatever. [ Laughter ]

  • But yeah, it's something that was -- I was able to

  • pay my rent, put food on my table doing voice-over.

  • And I wasn't getting -- I couldn't get arrested, like,

  • on-camera or any kind of acting job.

  • -Well, you're definitely getting arrested now in a good way.

  • -Thank God.

  • -"Better Things." -Yeah.

  • -You won a Peabody Award. -Yeah.

  • -I mean, this is, like, seriously this --

  • It's a great show. [ Cheers and applause ]

  • -You don't know what that is. -It's a great show.

  • It's a great award, by the way.

  • It looks cool. That's a cool award to have.

  • -That was an amazing place to be because we were in a room

  • with like -- Ava was there, and, like, all these CNN heroes.

  • And I was with these war correspondents.

  • Like, it was important.

  • -But how are you doing all this?

  • How are you writing all of this and directing

  • and producing and starring in it

  • with keeping the quality up?

  • -You know, I mean, I'm in it.

  • So I'm there already.

  • So I figure I might as well direct it.

  • And then I figure might as well write it and run it.

  • -I'm sure. Yeah, might as well.

  • Yeah. -You know?

  • I mean, it's not -- it's not as hard

  • as being a single mom to three girls.

  • So that was kind of my boot camp.

  • -There you go. Yeah.

  • -Yeah. -Absolutely.

  • And it is based on your life.

  • -Yeah. Right? I have the English mother.

  • I have the three girls.

  • And it's been kind of an incredible thing

  • because I'm a journeyman actor.

  • Like, I have been kicking around since 11 years old.

  • And so I would have actors come on my show that I love,

  • like Diedrich Bader and -- you know, who I've been working with

  • for years in animation studios,

  • doing voices and things like that.

  • And so, I would keep them in the back of my head and say,

  • "One day if I'm a boss, I'm gonna put you in my thing."

  • And so, I have these people come on, and they're like --

  • They walk around the set.

  • They're like, "Yo, Pam. This is you?"

  • And I'm like, "I don't even know. It's us."

  • So it's like -- It's really, like,

  • one of the regular guys kind of.

  • -Winning? -A little bit.

  • -Good for you. That's a great story. Yeah.

  • -Thank you.

-I got to say congratulations because I saw this.

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