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1. Lady Gaga and Jonathan Ross
Transcript of chat show interview on Jonathan Ross Live with Lady Gaga
following a performance by Lady Gaga of her song Brown Eyes
Key:
JR = Jonathan Ross LG =Lady Gaga
A = member of audience
[ ] : contextual information
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| : overlapping speech
(.) : micropause
(1) : pause with number of seconds indicated
emboldened words denote stress
[Lady Gaga walks onto stage and is greeted by Jonathan Ross who leads her
round to the sofa]
JR: hi there it‟s Lady Gaga [audience cheering and clapping] mistress of the quick
change (.) wow mind that step (1) that was fantastic (1)[inaudible] it‟s Lady Gaga (.)
doesn‟t she look (.) spectacular [leads LG round to sofa]
A: [shouts out] love you Gaga
JR: wow you‟ve got to love Gaga (.) you really do push the boat out congratulations on
this [inaudible] tonight that actually isn‟t a working telephone up there though is it
LG [lifts hand piece from “telephone” hat and talks into it] hello [JR laughs] hi Jonathan
[laughs and turns to look at him] how are you
JR: I‟m very well (.) you don‟t have to use the phone it‟s OK (1) come on you cheeky
minx look what we got you
LG: thank you [turns to audience]
| it‟s so sweet isn‟t it in my dressing room isn‟t that nice | [looks at JR and stops
talking]
JR: | we got you a new teacup to replace the old one isn‟t that | nice of us ladies and
gentlemen to replace the one that was stolen by me when she came on last time [LG
laughs] um er look, what a great what an incredible year it‟s been for you because
when you were on last time I think people (.) were coming to terms with who you are

2. they were beginning to enjoy your music but you were sort of seen as a bit of an
oddity (2) would that be fair do you think (.) background
LG: I guess so |yeah|
JR:
|OK | and now I think they maybe came to wonder what all the fuss was
all about and now they love what you do
LG: oh thank you thank you so much
JR: It must be very satisfying for you
LG: hmm well I really love my fans (.)[cheering from audience] I really love my fans I
know (.) one of the most exciting moments has been (.) just this past week I played
the O2 Arena and it was (1) sold out with the most beautiful amazing costumes and
dancing and sweating and singing and I just love my fans so much
JR: but that‟s what‟s the incredible thing is „cos at I‟ve only seen photographs of this I‟m
going to go and see you „cos you‟re coming back here in May I think for some more
dates (.) hmm but you see people go to the Lady Gaga concerts dressed not really
like you but you kinda inspire them to to become glamorous I guess to be there‟s
some people there (points to photograph on screen)
I I know that looks like that looks like an outtake from Little Britain or something but
there‟s just (1) a couple (laughs) but people just go crazy |don‟t they | and | I guess
that makes | part of the fun of the
|they‟re great|
LG:
mesmerising|
|they‟re
JR: whole |show| the whole thing |it‟s| them as well hmm you won three Brits this year
LG:
|yes|
|yes|
or you were awarded three Brits two Grammies is that right?
LG: yes two
JR: that‟s incredible
LG: thank you (.) [to audience] he‟s so nice this year [audience laughs]