A New TV Comedy from Patrick Stewart and Jonathan Ames

The Leonard Lopate Show | Aug 11, 2015

Actor Patrick Stewart discusses the new series he stars in, “Blunt Talk,” along with the show’s creator and show runner, Jonathan Ames. The show follows Walter Blunt (Stewart), a British import to the U.S. on a mission to impart his wisdom and guidance on Americans. As a nightly cable news host, Blunt is happy to share his opinions on how his new compatriots should live, think, and behave. Besieged by network bosses, a dysfunctional news staff, numerous ex-wives, children of all ages, and his own well-intentioned, but sometimes misguided decisions, Blunt's only support is in the form of the heavy-drinking, devoted manservant he transplanted from the U.K. The series will premiere August 22 on Starz.

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