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'The Color Purple' Cast Tests How Well They Know Each Other

The cast members of 'The Color Purple' test who knows one another best in this episode of Vanity Fair Game Show. They filmed together, but how much do they actually know about each other?

Released on 12/21/2023

Transcript

We're the cast of The Color Purple,

and today, we're gonna be testing how well we know

each other. Know each other!

[Taraji ululating]

For Vanity Fair!

With Vanity Fair! Yeah!

[Oprah] All right. [bright upbeat music]

Woo! All right.

My first question is,

what am I most afraid of?

Spiders.

Oh. Oh.

Cold weather. [Danielle laughing]

I lived in Chicago for how many years?

But you left there, but you left Chicago!

Okay, okay.

What am I most afraid of?

Harpo beating you.

[group laughing]

The dark.

That's close.

[All] Oh!

Dark parking lots.

Okay. Oh!

I think we knew who got that point.

[Oprah] Wow. Okay-

So you could not be in Scandal.

Thank you, next question.

If I had a theme song, what would it be?

♪ I'm every woman ♪

No, it has something to do with Tina Turner.

Yes.

I'ma say-

Simply the Best.

♪ Well, we're moving on up ♪

♪ Moving on up ♪

♪ To East Side ♪ ♪ Moving on up ♪

No, no.

I'm really surprised y'all didn't get this.

[Colman] Okay.

Look at me, my life, and what would my theme song be?

Hell No.

No. Oh.

[Colman and Fantasia laughing] I'm Here!

[Colman] I'm Every Woman.

Amazing Grace!

Oh! Amazing Grace!

I knew that.

We're thinking of the same songs.

I knew that. And you didn't know that.

If I were making an entrance

it would be I'm Every Woman.

Woo! Hey!

I get a point for that.

[Oprah] [buzzer chiming] Okay.

Okay. Last one for me,

[Colman] last one. Okay.

What is one meal I could eat forever?

Bread! Bread!

Bread?

I get a point! Can you give me a point.

I said that first.

Bread? [indistinct chattering]

We all get a point.

[cheerful upbeat music]

Okay, are y'all ready?

Yes.

You are not gon' get none of these.

[Colman] Wow, so much faith coming in. [chuckling]

What famous singing duo am I related to?

K-Ci & JoJo! K-Ci & JoJo!

I knew that too. I was first!

[Fantasia] You didn't know that.

I knew that. Yeah, I knew that.

What's my pet peeve?

Mean people. Mean people.

Oh! [Taraji and Colman cheering]

[Fantasia] [buzzer chimes] Yes!

See, can't you tell that we're thriple?

But wait, I didn't tell you that.

Hey, you said thriple and not a triple.

Triple. I never said that to y'all.

So, how did y'all, what made y'all-

We just know,'cause you're always talking about that.

We just know, you're a Cancer.

You didn't even say nothing, Corey!

You're just, [all laughing]

We know your energy.

You didn't even say nothing!

[Colman] He never said nothing.

[Taraji] Mean people. Mean people.

Mean people. [Danielle laughing]

Hit it, Tasia. Go, Tasia.

What's an item I took from Color Purple set?

A hat?

[Danielle] A fan. Shoes.

She don't even know. The little rattle.

The little rattle. Everything.

[Fantasia] God gave them to me, baby.

Everything.

The baby ratt-

No. The rattle, right?

No. Oh, oh.

Everything. You took-

Your wig! No.

The purse. You took...

No. That's all right.

[buzzer buzzing]

I took a couple of slips.

Slips?

That's what you took? [Colman cackling]

Yes. Oh my God.

They looked sexy, they were cute!

I could definitely see something, I mean...

A couple of grandma slips, like old lady slips?

No, some of them slips was cute!

[group laughing]

You're bringing them back? Come on, Colman, yo-

What, you're bringing them back?

[indistinct chattering] [cheerful upbeat music]

[Oprah] Ready?

This is gonna be the easiest question in the world

because everybody knows this.

In what city was I born and raised?

Philadelphia! Philadelphia.

[Colman] Philly! Yeah, that's right!

[Corey] Philly! Brotherly love.

Philly! Philly!

Brotherly Love. Philly!

That's good.

How many weddings have I officiated?

Eight! Two.

Seven!

Six, five, four. [chuckling] Four.

Three, two! Two.

Five. Five.

Five! [buzzer buzzing]

Four. 11.

11! 11!

You could have said one more with me.

I love you all. 10, I would...

This should be like the Price Is Right.

She is the closest. I was the closest.

I get the point.

She was the closest. 11.

11 weddings... It's the rules now.

I'm Pastor Domingo. That's what Shug does,

she changes the rules.

How many languages can I say hello in?

Five! Four.

No, 13.

You speak Spanish- 12.

Four. For every wedding,

11! Five.

Four.

Five.

I said, five! I said, four.

I said, five!

She won't get no more points-

I think you're making-

Hello- Uh-huh.

Bonjour- Uh-huh.

I'm gonna say, buenos dias. Okay.

I'm gonna say, kampai. Okay, uh-oh.

And the easiest one outside of hello...

That was four. Ola!

I said, ola. Oh, you said that one?

No, he hasn't.

Ola. [buzzer chimes]

Hosting more than that like Proust.

Okay. You know?

How well do you know Danielle Brooks?

[Taraji] Okay. [sarcastic chuckling]

Where did I grow up?

[All] South Carolina!

[Danielle] I told you, everybody knows this one.

[all laughing]

[Director] Which city?

Greenville. Greenville.

Everybody knows me, man!

I know the house number and the street you grew on.

No, he'll probably get everything right.

16. Corey can't play.

It's his best friend. They grew up together.

No, it's because I just told him this story about a tattoo

of 16, standing for where I grew up.

Anyway, what high school did I attend?

Governor School.

For Arts and Humanities!

Good job. You see, he knows.

They're best friends. This is a cheat.

That's not fair. Sorry-

Okay, I feel like you can't answer any of these.

Okay, don't answer this one. Okay.

Whose party did I show up to in a bathrobe?

Wait, I know this cause I feel like I was at the party.

Oh, you meant to show up in a bathrobe?

You cannot say it. I have to.

[Danielle] No, no, let them guess.

No, no, no, wait. You meant to do it?

I was at this party. I didn't mean to,

but I showed up to a very fancy party in a bathrobe.

I remember, wait, it was at...

Okay Corey. You were at the Jacksons.

Samuel L. Jackson. Yes, that's right!

[Corey chuckling]

You showed up in a bathrobe?

Yes, because I was staying at Gabourey Sidibe's house,

got locked out of her house in a bathrobe,

and I had to go get the key, and she was at the party.

And I was just gonna go get the key, Uber over there,

had no idea.

They're like, You should stay.

Come on, stay!

Here I got on my pink robe like, Oh my God-

[cackling] That's hilarious!

[Fantasia] Oh my God.

[Corey] She got in an Uber, in a bathrobe.

[cheerful music]

What play did I make my Broadway debut in?

[indistinct] Oh! No, no, no.

'Cause it was The American Airlines.

[Danielle] I do know. No.

Six Degrees? No.

Six Degrees, that's what I thought.

Can I say it now?

Yeah. Yeah.

Romeo and Juliette!

[Corey] Okay, okay. [buzzer chimes]

Romeo and Juliette.

Were you Romeo? No-

I was Tybalt.

Who is the first person I call when something big happens?

[Danielle] Danielle. Your mom.

[Colman] Your mom. Your dad.

God. Grandma.

[buzzer chimes] God.

Yay!

An then after that, Danielle.

[chuckling] And then, maybe Danielle.

You call Jesus on the main line?

[Colman chuckling] Tell him what you want.

What's my zodiac sign?

Libra? Lib-

That I don't know. [buzzer chimes]

Libra! Libra like Tracy. I know his birthday,

but I did not know signs like that.

Oh yeah, he a Libra. I got that one too.

[Corey] All right, that's okay.

I got that one too.

[cheerful music] [indistinct chattering]

[paper crumpling] Okay.

What country in Africa can I trace my lineage back to?

Nigeria. Ghana.

Ghana.

[Oprah] Liberia.

Angola. [buzzer buzzing]

Cameroon.

[All] Oh! [Taraji chuckling]

I wouldn't have got that one.

What is my favorite reality show?

Real Housewives of Atlanta.

You watch-

No, no, no. I mean.

Wait, don't tell us, don't tell us.

[Taraji] I feel some kind of way.

You don't be telling us this early!

I'm really feel some kind of way.

Let's see, what... But can we get a hint?

Guess it! Guess it.

Just guess, it's ratchet.

[indistinct] [buzzer buzzing]

Love & Hip Hop in Atlanta.

[All] Oh!

Yeah. But in Atlanta, right?

[Taraji] In Atlanta.

That's not that far away from Real Housewives.

[Taraji] It's not Real Housewives.

There's a difference. Okay.

Okay, I'm gonna give y'all one.

[Corey] One what?

In what film did I make my singing debut?

Hustle & Flow. Hustle & Flow.

Yeah! Yeah!

I froze up and I knew that!

Because her career is so long!

Hard Out Here For A Pimp, y'all.

♪ Hard out here for a pimp ♪

♪ Hard out here for a pimp ♪

Push it out, push it out!

[Oprah] Hard Out Here For A Pimp, y'all.

Push it out!

[all laughing] [indistinct chattering]

[Director] Now we'll announce the winner and who lost.

We know who it is. I think it's Corey.

No, it's Taraji.

Me and Taraji.

[Director] Taraji- Taraji!

[buzzer chimes] Oh, yes!

[Colman] [group applauding] Bravo!

I'll split the money with you guys.

[Director] I think we're done here, guys.

[group applauding] Thank you.

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