everyone at showtime was extraordinary. it allowed us to be free and make our own interpretation.were never going to take history and try to duplicate it. for a modern audience. we had to interpret it in a way that was faster and pacier. we had to cut the boring parts of history. we have to speed everything up. tavis: you have to cut the boring parts but you are immensely aided and abetted by the fact that king henry viii was quite the character. >> he was quite a man. he had a lot to teach people. he had a lot to teach his own people and teach history right now. how things are run and political mistakes and certainly, lots of marital mistakes. he was just a really interesting character to play. he is very fast and very exuberant, and in his quieter time, you get -- he is more powerful when he is quiet than when he is allowed. it is his loudness, he knew that being the head of state was about being on stage the whole time, it is about bamboozling your audience into believing what ever you could provide for them. so whenever he had a big marriage or a birth or baptism or something,

i wanted you to tell us about "united states of tara." >> sure. >> it's on showtime.people every week and i play her younger sister who doesn't get it, and -- yeah. >> jimmy: we have a clip of you in "united states of tara." rosemarie dewitt. >> um, tara, you know what? maybe today -- maybe today -- i don't really care about any of that. >> well, maybe today i don't want to see mom and dad. >> what are you saying? please, lady. just put on a simple frock and sit there, okay? you don't even have to smile. >> good, because i don't want to. >> good, don't! oh, god! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: it's fun times. "united states of tara" airs mondays at 10:30 on showtime. rosemarie dewitt, everybody. come back whenever you want to, please. we'll be right back, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> jimmy: welcome back, everyone. our next guest is a very, very funny comedian who is recently featured on comedy central's hot list and was named one of "variety's" ten comics to watch. give it up for kumail najiani, everybody. ♪ >> hey, guys, how is it going? [ scattered ap

they also have a serious called "bs" on showtime.tress and comedienne, one of the funniest movies "hangover" and "diary of a wimpy kid" and a correspondent on "the daily show." all right, guys. as we mentioned, the creators of "south park" are being threatened with possible assassination because their show included a representation of the prophet mohammed. here's a clip from that episode. >> you said you wanted [ bleep ]. we got him for you. >> we have no way of knowing if [ bleep ] is really in there. it could be a trick. >> it's no trick, dude. my friend and i went to the store and brought him out here. >> then have him step out of the bear costume. you have until the count of ten. one -- >> don't do it, randy. if [ bleep ] is seen we could get bob. >> idiot. if he isn't seen, we are definitely about to be bombed. >> three. >> all right, all right. stop. we'll do what you say. >> i'm sorry, [ bleep ]. will you please step out of the bear costume? ♪ >> larry: okay. fair, unfair, funny, what? penn? >> well, i don't think we -- any of