In anticipation of the upcoming How I Met your Mother series finale, James Lipton will welcome the show’s cast to a special episode of Bravo’s Inside the Actors Studio on Thursday, March 27 at 8pm ET/PT.
Josh Radnor, Neil Patrick Harris, Alyson Hannigan, Jason Segel and Cobie Smulders will discuss the Emmy-winning CBS comedy‘s sometimes rocky nine-year history, reveal their all-time favorite scenes, answer Lipton’s questions as themselves and as their characters, and more.
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Highlights include:
“I’m confused by all of this because I thought I was coming here because the “Actors Studio” was a euphemism and I was looking to get inside of it.” — Neil Patrick Harris speaking as Barney Stinson
“Marshall and Lily are based on [show creator] Craig [Thomas] and [Thomas’ wife] Rebecca. I think when Carter [Bay, the series’ co-creator] and Craig went to Rebecca … Rebecca said the only way she would agree to it is if they cast me as her. So I owe her everything.” — Alyson Hannigan on being cast as Lily Aldrin
“We’ve gone through a journey together…I mean it’s the longest relationship I’ve ever had, surely…I learned a lot about the kind of man I wanted to be being around Alyson.” — Jason Segel on working closely with Alyson Hannigan
“Barney is so flirtatious as a character that it was sort of inevitable that we were going to at least sleep together. So I’m surprised and very excited that we’ve ended up here, and getting married.” — Cobie Smulders on her character Robin’s upcoming nuptials to Barney
“I’ve always loved [that] it’s not a cynical show. It’s a show that lets people love each other, and express that love. The whole point of the show is about love and the search for love…and it’s also about family…a kind of modern family.” — Josh Radnor on How I Met Your Mother.
How I Met Your Mother fans can also commiserate with their fellow HIMYM faithful and bid a public adieu to the show by using the hashtag #HIMYMFarewell on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram posts which will appear on CBS’ official How I Met Your Mother farewell site
Inside the Actors Studio featuring the cast of How I Met Your Mother premieres March 27 at 8pm ET/PT on Bravo.
The How I Met Your Mother series finale will air Monday, March 31 at 8pm ET/PT on CBS.
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