jesse armstrong was against it. adam mckay was for it. they decided, no, he's got to be american. more americans than anything. yeah, okay. so we did it. then in the first episode, born in quebec, canada. so that's fine, quebec, canada. vermont, yeah, okay. so i went through nine episodes. on the ninth episode, peter friedman, who plays frank, who i keep firing and rehiring, he comes up to me, you know they've changed your birthplace. and i said, what do you mean they've changed my birthplace? he said, yeah, you're no longer born in quebec, canada. i said, where am i born? he said, hang on. he took out his device. here we are, dundee, scotland. and i said, but that's where i was born. what's going on? [ laughter and applause ] >> jimmy: it had to have been coincidence. >> i went up to brilliant jesse armstrong. >> jimmy: creator of the show. >> fantastic. and i said, what, what, what? he said, we thought it would be a little surprise. i said, a surprise? you've just done my head in for nine episodes. >> jimmy: so then you go there to shoot. >> i go there to shoot. >> jimmy: is tha