- HOW IS THE SHOW DOING?
I MEAN,
IT MUST BE SO FUN,
BECAUSE Y'ALL KNOW EACH OTHER
SO WELL,
AND YOU'RE SUCH A GREAT GROUP
OF PEOPLE INDIVIDUALLY, SO...
- THANK YOU.
WELL, YEAH.
I MEAN, WE'VE BEEN ON THE SHOW
FOR 8 YEARS NOW--8 1/2 YEARS.
IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE.
[cheers and applause]
IT'S LIKE A FAMILY,
YOU KNOW?
YOU CAN SIT
WITH A FAMILY MEMBER FOR HOURS
AND NOT FEEL LIKE
YOU HAVE TO SAY SOMETHING,
SO IT'S REALLY--
WE'RE REALLY BLESSED.
- YEAH, IT IS LIKE
A FAMILY.
AND I KNOW
YOU LOST SOMEBODY RECENTLY.
DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT?
- YEAH.
SADLY, A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO,
WE LOST ONE OF OUR CAST MEMBERS.
THE LADY WHO PLAYS
HOWARD WOLOWITZ'S MOTHER,
WHOSE VOICE YOU HEAR
ALL THE TIME--
SHE'S THE LOVELY LADY
IN BETWEEN ME AND MELISSA.
SHE'S THE ONE
WHO ALWAYS SAYS, "HOWARD!"
ON THE SHOW,
YOU KNOW,
AND SHE'S FAMOUS
'CAUSE OF HER VOICE.
SHE, UNFORTUNATELY, LOST--
LOST HER BATTLE
TO CANCER.
SO WE WILL MISS HER,
AND SHE'S A LOVELY LADY.
THE ONLY PERSON I KNOW
IN LOS ANGELES
WHO DOESN'T DRIVE.
FOR 30 YEARS,
SHE DIDN'T DRIVE A CAR,
SO SHE WOULD TAKE THE BUS
TO WORK ON "BIG BANG."
THERE'S A BUS STOP
RIGHT OUTSIDE WARNER BROTHERS.
AND SHE WOULD SIT THERE,
AND I WOULD
PICK HER UP SOMETIMES,
'CAUSE WE USED TO LIVE CLOSE
TO EACH OTHER.
AND SHE WOULD ALWAYS SAY,
"I DON'T UNDERSTAND
HOW PEOPLE RECOGNIZE ME
FROM MY VOICE,"
AND I'M LIKE--
I DON'T EVEN WANT
TO TOUCH THAT.
BUT, YOU KNOW,
SHE HAD A LOVELY SMILE.
AND WHENEVER YOU ASKED HER
HOW YOUR DAY WAS GOING,
SHE'S LIKE,
"THERE'S NOT ANOTHER PLACE
"I WOULD RATHER BE
THAN HERE,
SO THE DAY IS GOING LOVELY,"
AND THAT'S TRUE.
LIKE, HER SPIRIT WILL LIVE
WITH US ON SET FOREVER.
- WOW, WELL,
WE'RE SORRY TO HEAR IT.
SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS.
