[ APPLAUSE ] >>> WELCOME BACK.

>>> WELCOME BACK. OUR NEXT GUEST, JAMEELA JAMIL IS

OUR NEXT GUEST, JAMEELA JAMIL IS KNOWN FOR PLAYING THE

KNOWN FOR PLAYING THE SELF-OBSESSED AND SUPERFICIAL

SELF-OBSESSED AND SUPERFICIAL TAHANI.

TAHANI. >> IN THE SHOW, TAHANI MAY BE A

>> IN THE SHOW, TAHANI MAY BE A PHIL

PHIL PHILANTHROPIST, BUT IS A

PHILANTHROPIST, BUT IS A NAME-DROPPER.

NAME-DROPPER. >> A TRAIN, A CONDUCTOR, AT A

>> A TRAIN, A CONDUCTOR, AT A SAFE DESTINATION.

SAFE DESTINATION. I'M GOING TO TELL YOU SAME THING

I'M GOING TO TELL YOU SAME THING I TOLD PIPPA MIDDLETON BEFORE WE

I TOLD PIPPA MIDDLETON BEFORE WE WENT PARAGLIDING IN GIBRALTAR.

WENT PARAGLIDING IN GIBRALTAR. >> THIS NEIGHBORHOOD YOU BUILT

>> THIS NEIGHBORHOOD YOU BUILT IS A MASTERPIECE.

IS A MASTERPIECE. THE LIKES OF WHICH I'VE NEVER

THE LIKES OF WHICH I'VE NEVER SEEN AND I'VE BEEN TO JOHNNY

SEEN AND I'VE BEEN TO JOHNNY DEPP'S PRIVATE BIRD SANCTUARY.

DEPP'S PRIVATE BIRD SANCTUARY. >> JAMEELA, WELCOME.

>> JAMEELA, WELCOME. I ADORE THIS SHOW, "THE GOOD

I ADORE THIS SHOW, "THE GOOD PLACE."

PLACE." FOR FOLKS WHO HAVE NOT SEEN IT

FOR FOLKS WHO HAVE NOT SEEN IT YET, PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T GOTTEN

YET, PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T GOTTEN ON THE TRAIN, HOW DO YOU

ON THE TRAIN, HOW DO YOU DESCRIBE IT?

DESCRIBE IT? >> THIS IS A WONDERFUL COMEDY

>> THIS IS A WONDERFUL COMEDY ABOUT MORAL PHILOSOPHY AND TED

ABOUT MORAL PHILOSOPHY AND TED DANSON IS IN IT.

DANSON IS IN IT. KRISTEN BELL'S CHARACTER WAKES

KRISTEN BELL'S CHARACTER WAKES UP IN THE AFTERLIFE.

UP IN THE AFTERLIFE. SHE THINKS, I AM IN HENN.AVEN.

SHE THINKS, I AM IN HENN.AVEN. THERE WAS A CLAIREERICAL ERROR.

THERE WAS A CLAIREERICAL ERROR. SHE IS WRONGLY IN HEAVEN.

SHE IS WRONGLY IN HEAVEN. IT'S A COMEDY ABOUT HER LEARNING

IT'S A COMEDY ABOUT HER LEARNING TO BECOME GOOD TO BE GOOD ENOUGH

TO BECOME GOOD TO BE GOOD ENOUGH TO FIT IN WITH THE RESIDENTS IN

TO FIT IN WITH THE RESIDENTS IN THIS HEAVENLY NEIGHBORHOOD.

THIS HEAVENLY NEIGHBORHOOD. >> THAT HAS A LOT OF TWISTS AND

>> THAT HAS A LOT OF TWISTS AND TURNS.

TURNS. >> SO MANY TWISTS AND TURNS.

>> SO MANY TWISTS AND TURNS. AND THE SHOW IS PICKING UP.

AND THE SHOW IS PICKING UP. A LOT OF PEOPLE THOUGHT IT WAS

A LOT OF PEOPLE THOUGHT IT WAS TOO HIGH-BROW FOR NETWORK.

TOO HIGH-BROW FOR NETWORK. NOW, WE HAVE TWO GOLDEN GLOBE

NOW, WE HAVE TWO GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATIONS AND THREE CRITICS

NOMINATIONS AND THREE CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS.

CHOICE AWARDS. IT SHOWS THAT IT RESONATES WITH

IT SHOWS THAT IT RESONATES WITH THEM.

THEM. >> YOUR OWN STORY IS A GREAT ONE

>> YOUR OWN STORY IS A GREAT ONE FOR DREAMERS OUT THERE.

FOR DREAMERS OUT THERE. THE FIRST TIME YOU ACTED WAS IN

THE FIRST TIME YOU ACTED WAS IN THE ADOGS FORUDITION FOR THE SHO

THE ADOGS FORUDITION FOR THE SHO THEY WERE LIKE, DO YOU HAVE

THEY WERE LIKE, DO YOU HAVE ACTING EXPERIENCE?

ACTING EXPERIENCE? UH-HUH.

UH-HUH. I'VE BEEN THEATER IN ENGLAND.

I'VE BEEN THEATER IN ENGLAND. TECHNICALLY I WAS IN A SCHOOL

TECHNICALLY I WAS IN A SCHOOL PLAY.

PLAY. I WAS ON THE STAGE, A STAGE, IN

I WAS ON THE STAGE, A STAGE, IN ENGLAND.

ENGLAND. THAT WAS A BIG LIE.

THAT WAS A BIG LIE. BUT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO GOOGLE.

BUT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO GOOGLE. I THOUGHT I WOULD GO WITH IT.

I THOUGHT I WOULD GO WITH IT. SOON, MY SHOW LEARNED I HAD NOT

SOON, MY SHOW LEARNED I HAD NOT DONE ANY ACTING.

DONE ANY ACTING. BUT HE GAVE ME THE JOB.

BUT HE GAVE ME THE JOB. >> WAS IT A BUCKET LIST THING TO

>> WAS IT A BUCKET LIST THING TO COME TO L.A. AND START THIS NEW

COME TO L.A. AND START THIS NEW LANE?

LANE? >> I THINK I WANTED TO LIVE IN

>> I THINK I WANTED TO LIVE IN AMERICA.

AMERICA. I USED TO WATCH AMERICAN TV,

I USED TO WATCH AMERICAN TV, GROWING UP AS A CHILD.

GROWING UP AS A CHILD. LIFE PASSES YOU BY AND YOU

LIFE PASSES YOU BY AND YOU BECOME AFRAID OF LEAVING

BECOME AFRAID OF LEAVING OPPORTUNITIES, LEAVING JOBS.

OPPORTUNITIES, LEAVING JOBS. YOU BECOME -- YOU HAVE

YOU BECOME -- YOU HAVE FEARMONGERING.

FEARMONGERING. ESPECIALLY A WOMAN, A WOMAN OF

ESPECIALLY A WOMAN, A WOMAN OF COLOR.

COLOR. YOU FEEL FEARMONGERED BY

YOU FEEL FEARMONGERED BY SOCIETY.

SOCIETY. IT TOOK A LUMP THAT A DOCTOR

IT TOOK A LUMP THAT A DOCTOR FOUND IN MY BREAST TO GIVE ME

FOUND IN MY BREAST TO GIVE ME THE KICK ON THE BUM TO GO

THE KICK ON THE BUM TO GO FORWARD AND LIVE MY DREAM.

FORWARD AND LIVE MY DREAM. I HAD A WEEK WHERE I DIDN'T KNOW

I HAD A WEEK WHERE I DIDN'T KNOW THE BIOPSY RESULTS.

THE BIOPSY RESULTS. I MADE A LIST OF EVERYTHING THAT

I MADE A LIST OF EVERYTHING THAT I WOULD DO WHEN I HAD THE

I WOULD DO WHEN I HAD THE ALL-CLEAR.

ALL-CLEAR. I BOOKED A ONE-WAY TICKET TO

I BOOKED A ONE-WAY TICKET TO AMERICA.

AMERICA. I LEFT MY JOB AND I ENDED MY

I LEFT MY JOB AND I ENDED MY LOVELY RELATIONSHIP AND SAID

LOVELY RELATIONSHIP AND SAID GOOD-BYE TO ALL OF MY FRIENDS

GOOD-BYE TO ALL OF MY FRIENDS AND JUST MOVED.

AND JUST MOVED. >> WOW.

>> WOW. LOOK AT YOU NOW.

LOOK AT YOU NOW. >> HERE AM, YEAH.

>> HERE AM, YEAH. WITH MY FACE ALL OVER.

WITH MY FACE ALL OVER. >> YOU HAVE TAKEN A STAND ABOUT

>> YOU HAVE TAKEN A STAND ABOUT BODY-SHAMING.

BODY-SHAMING. LAST MONTH, YOU URGED PEOPLE TO

LAST MONTH, YOU URGED PEOPLE TO UNFOLLOW CELEBRITIES THAT ARE

UNFOLLOW CELEBRITIES THAT ARE SUPPORTING A CERTAIN DRINK.

SUPPORTING A CERTAIN DRINK. WHAT'S THAT ABOUT?

WHAT'S THAT ABOUT? >> THERE'S DETOX TEAS THAT ARE

>> THERE'S DETOX TEAS THAT ARE BEING FLOCKED BY CELEBRITIES

BEING FLOCKED BY CELEBRITIES THAT HAVE NO INTEGRITY.

THAT HAVE NO INTEGRITY. THESE DRINKS ARE LAXATIVES.

THESE DRINKS ARE LAXATIVES. THEY WILL MAKE YOU GO TO THE

THEY WILL MAKE YOU GO TO THE TOILET.

TOILET. THAT WILL GIVE YOU A FLAT

THAT WILL GIVE YOU A FLAT STOMACH FOR A DAY.

STOMACH FOR A DAY. AND THE NEXT DAY, YOU HAVE BOWEL

AND THE NEXT DAY, YOU HAVE BOWEL COMPLICATIONS.

COMPLICATIONS. UNFOLLOW THOSE PEOPLE.

UNFOLLOW THOSE PEOPLE. PEOPLE THAT SELL YOU RHETORIC

PEOPLE THAT SELL YOU RHETORIC ABOUT YOUR BODY IMAGE OR TOXIC

ABOUT YOUR BODY IMAGE OR TOXIC PRODUCTS THAT THEY DON'T KNOW

PRODUCTS THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS IN THEM.

WHAT IS IN THEM. UNFOLLOW.

UNFOLLOW. STAY AWAY.

STAY AWAY. BE SAFE.

BE SAFE. >> IT'S IMPRESSIVE THAT YOU USE

>> IT'S IMPRESSIVE THAT YOU USE YOUR NAME, YOUR CELEBRITY, TO DO

YOUR NAME, YOUR CELEBRITY, TO DO GOOD.

GOOD. WHERE DOES THAT COME FROM?

WHERE DOES THAT COME FROM? AND WITH BODY IMAGE, WHY IS IT

AND WITH BODY IMAGE, WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT?

SO IMPORTANT? >> I STRUGGLED WITH EATING

>> I STRUGGLED WITH EATING DISORDERS AS A TEENAGER, BECAUSE

DISORDERS AS A TEENAGER, BECAUSE OF THE TOXIC STUFF I READ FROM

OF THE TOXIC STUFF I READ FROM MAGAZINES AND I SAW FROM

MAGAZINES AND I SAW FROM CELEBRITIES.

CELEBRITIES. I WAS EASILY INFLUENCED AT THAT

I WAS EASILY INFLUENCED AT THAT AGE.

AGE. I WANT TO BE PART OF THE CHANGE,

I WANT TO BE PART OF THE CHANGE, NOT PART OF THE PROBLEM.

NOT PART OF THE PROBLEM. OTHERWISE, I'M GOING TO THE --

OTHERWISE, I'M GOING TO THE -- >> WELL, WE WANT TO THANK YOU SO

>> WELL, WE WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

MUCH. "THE GOOD PLACE" RETURNS