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- Hi, I'm Toheeb Jimoh.

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I'm in The Power, and
this is That's So Random.

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(upbeat theme music)

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You played Tunde on the New
Prime video series, The Power.

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Real quick, what's the premise of the show

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and where does Tunde fit
into the overall story?

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So, the premise of the show
is young women everywhere

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develop this ability
to generate electricity

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through their hands.

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And so almost overnight
they become the physically,

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superior agenda and it
flips the power dynamic

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between men and women on its head.

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And where does Tunde fit into this?

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He is an aspiring journalist

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who

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I don't wanna give too much away

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but he discovers this power
and almost breaks the story,

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almost accidentally breaks the story

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and then before he knows, it becomes

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like a major mouthpiece
for these new events.

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What excited you about playing Tunde

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and what are you excited

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for us to see about your
character forward slash the show?

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What excited me about playing Tunde?

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Well, firstly, he's a
Nigerian and you know

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at the early stages of my career,

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playing Nigerian was
something that I wanted to do.

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I wanted to be involved in
how Nigerian men were viewed

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in the media, and I wanted
to play a part in, you know,

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orchestrating that story.

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And so, yeah, I've had a great opportunity

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with Sam and Ted Lasso and
now with Tunde in The Power

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to be a part of that conversation

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and to frame the way that
Nigerian men are seen

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in the media.

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What was it like working
with popular actors

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like Toni Collette and John Leguizamo?

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I didn't actually have any scenes.

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I don't actually have any
scenes with John Leguizamo,

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so I haven't had the
opportunity to work with him.

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Toni Collette, on the other hand

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we do have one scene together

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and that was the most nervous
I've ever been on set ever.

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'cause she's like, you know,
royalty to the acting world.

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And you can tell immediately,

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like as soon as the camera

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turns on
(snaps finger)

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and she's looking

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you dead in the eye and she's speaking.

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It's like, okay, cool.

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Brace yourself,

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use all your acting juices
(laughs) and go crazy.

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But she's, you know a
brilliant scene partner,

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really generous,

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really

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intuitive and thought provoking

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and I had a blast working with her.

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I can't wait to do it again.

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Have you ever been electrocuted?

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No.

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No, I have not because I didn't play

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with forks and plug sockets
(laughs) when I was a kid.

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Do you have a favorite episode

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or scene from Ted Lasso, season three?

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Hmm.

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How do I do this without
giving any spoilers away?

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You guys are clever.

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You guys, you guys,

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you guys know what you do with
these questions, don't you?

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When

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the team find out about the breakup,

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the Roy and Keeley
breakup, and I just think

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it is a hilarious comedic
scene where everybody

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just kind of gets the wrong information

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and when we're trying to piece it together

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and then you've, you know, that pieced

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with everybody giving Roy the
every time that comes back,

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I think it's an area.

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So those are my favorite two bits.

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(bleep)

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- We've all been dumped
before right, fellas?

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(players muttering)

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- She didn't dump me.

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I broke up with her.

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(players murmuring)

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- What!

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(bleep)
- What song can you not help

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but sing out loud when it comes on?

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Can you sing a bit of it?

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I definitely will not
be singing a bit of it.

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(bleep) Do you know what,
like, I don't know why

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but the Pina Colada song.

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♪ If you like Pina Colada ♪

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That one.

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I like, that's

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when I'm like at work and I'm
thinking about other stuff,

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like that's the song that
I'll just end up singing

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for some reason.

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And it drives people insane
and I don't know why.

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I don't know where I got it from.

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I don't even know if I've
listened to the song fully.

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(bleep) We know Elizabeth was your queen,

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but who's the real queen?

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Beyonce or Rihanna?

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See, you lot trying to get me in trouble.

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(Toheeb laughs)

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I'ma go with Beyonce, man.
(ding sound)

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Like, I'm a Beyonce fan

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at heart

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and I know these Rihanna fans
are gonna come for me now,

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but I'm sticking with it, man.

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Beyonce.