Why have we had to wait so long to learn the true story of King George VI's stutter and the man who helped him overcome it? Blame it on the hardiness of his wife, Queen Elizabeth II's mother. As Colin Firth explained on 'The Daily Show,' "Our writer [of 'The King's Speech'], he himself suffered from a very severe stutter, and those broadcasts kind of gave him hope."He later wrote to the Queen Mother, "asking for her permission to tell this story." He was instructed to wait till after her death, as "the memories of these events [were] still too painful. And so he waited... and waited," joked Firth. She passed away in 2002 at the age of 101.
Intro - Colin Firth Impression
Jon performs an inspiring scene from "The King's Speech" when the Germans were bombing Buckingham Palace.
As host of the Colin Firth Film Festival, Jon calls "The King's Speech" the finest thing he's done.
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omg two of my favorite men together <33
King Firth is so charming!!
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