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'The White Lotus' Cast Test How Well They Know Each Other

The stars of 'The White Lotus' 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? Director: Jameer Pond Director of Photography: AJ Young Editor: Louis Lalire Talent: Jason Isaacs, Leslie Bibb, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sarah Catherine Hook, Sam Nivola, Carrie Coon, Natasha Rothwell Producer: Emebeit Beyene Production Manager: Andressa Pelachi Production Coordinator: Elizabeth Hymes Talent Booker: Lauren Mendoza Camera Operator: Marques Smith Sound Mixer: Gloria Marie; Justin Fox Production Assistant: Lauren Boucher; Hollie Ortiz Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin Post Production Coordinator: Rachel Kim Supervising Editor: Christina Mankellow Assistant Editor: Billy Ward

Released on 03/10/2025

Transcript

What happened to your shirt? Is that the first question?

Uh.

He looks so cute. Leave him alone.

Thank you Leslie.

I support his outfit, I support.

He looks sexy and gorgeous.

[cheerful music playing]

Hey, I'm Jason Isaacs.

and these cool kids are the cast

of White Lotus, season three.

And this is the Vanity Fair Quiz Show.

Oh you did that so quick. That was very good.

Thank so much, you know.

Okay, go.

[cheerful music]

So, my first question is

who is my favorite Harry Potter character,

besides my own?

Wait, say that again.

I have a feeling it's Draco. Your son.

I feel like it's your son.

[cast] Draco.

Hermione?

Carrie Coon has it right because Hermione.

[group cheering]

Because she's the smartest wizard,

because I have two daughters and there we go.

Oh, okay. No, fair enough.

What is my go-to karaoke song?

What? Your go-to Karaoke song?

We Are Family, We Are Family.

[singing] We Are Family

That's so not my go-to. That one died.

Bruno Mars, Bruno Mars!

You love Bruno Mars!

Oh, I love how excited you are.

Absolutely wrong. Anybody else?

Bruno Mars is what you always sing.

It's Purple Rain because it's a very narrow range.

Purple Rain.

And then, finally, online there is a fan campaign

to cast me as a certain X-Men character.

It's been going on forever

because they think I should be it.

Thanks very much fans.

Whoever you are, many of you.

Magneto? Yeah. Magneto.

What he said?

Yeah is that the bald guy?

God, it's killing me because you got it right!

And it's Magneto.

Hey I got it right,

I didn't even know what I was saying.

Okay get up! Get up!

[cheerful music playing]

Which cast member would I call to bail me out of jail?

Not the character.

Not the character. Amy Lou.

[Patrick] I was gonna say someone else,

but I don't know if it's a secret?

It's either Amy Lou, Walton or Carrie

or Michelle Monaghan.

You've said three names!

You can't have all the cast. Half the cast.

So everybody.

It's Amy Lou.

It's Amy Lou.

[cast cheering]

I traveled with her. She's really good.

What item did I take from the White Lotus set?

Ooh, I would say bathrobe.

I, yeah, I was gonna say the bathrobe too.

No, but the from the set?

No, I remember you took something.

I'm feeling shoes.

Everything. What didn't you take?

Shoes? She didn't even have shoes.

[Leslie laughing]

Oh the shade!

Nothing!

I didn't even take the back of my chair.

I wanted a piece of the art that she created,

our production designer did these amazing things.

[Patrick] The tapestry.

But I couldn't take that in carry on.

It was too large. I took so much stuff.

Well, yeah, me too.

We got towels, bathrobes, shoes.

Blender. [cast laughing]

I am scandalized.

Wait you took sets or you took hotel stuff?

No, no. The White Lotus branded stuff from the set.

When we were finished with it.

You took the White Lotus branded stuff

I thought that was illegal.

You guys, I'm afraid you missed the theme of the season.

[cast laughing] Kleptomania.

Okay. What was the occupation of Christine Everhart?

My character, from Iron Man?

Journalist. Journalist.

Reporter. I've never seen that.

I want it to be more specific.

'cause journalist is not enough.

I want the name of the magazine.

The name of the magazine.

Vanity Fair? Is it Vanity Fair?

[Cast] Vanity Fair. [cast cheering]

Six wins, six wins!

Yes. Vanity Fair.

Very good. [Sarah Catherine cheering]

What cinematic universe do I share

with Reese Witherspoon?

Oh, oh! Cruel Intentions!

[screaming] Yes!

Wait you can't scream until we all give the answer.

But you all just shouted it.

You screamed.

It was easy!

Cruel Intentions.

What color are my eyes?

Oh, no.

[Jason] That's a nightmare, what color are your eyes?

Brown, Brown. Like Hazel.

[cast] Hazel.

Did everyone guess?

Hazel, guys.

Who the fuck said brown?

Me. Patrick!

Hazel.

I feel like we all get a point.

Yes. I agree.

No!

Aren't you colorblind?

No?

[cast talking over each other]

Okay, next question.

How did I celebrate after I booked the White Lotus?

This is fun.

Oh? And none of you know.

The drug version? Did you go on a trip

with your sister? No, your mom?

No. None of you are gonna guess,

none of you are gonna guess.

You're in Toronto.

You went on a silent retreat.

You went out to see a movie with your dad.

Something with your dad.

Okay, well you're kind of close, but-

You were with your dad in the truck.

Well, I was with my dad. Well, Sam was with me today.

Wait, but no, none of you're gonna get it.

Should I just tell you?

[Leslie] Go. It's really sweet.

I watched School of Rock with my family.

[cast awwing]

Explain why?

'Cause of Ned Schneebly.

Because Mike White wrote it.

I was like, we should watch School of Rock.

Because it's one of my favorite movies

[cheerful music playing]

On which social media platform do I have a shared account

with my husband?

Zero. Gram.

The Gram!

No, I don't think you have a shared, maybe twitter.

LinkedIn?

MySpace!

Either Twitter or Facebook. Grindr!

I say Twitter. Playbill?

Wait. Google Scholar.

Google Scholar? Nice.

Letterboxd.

[cast cheering]

Over 10,000 Blu rays.

This is gonna be very revealing, for you.

Which trait do I have the most in common

with my character, Lori?

Oh dear. Not a drunk.

Not a drunk.

You live in New York?

Very good dancer?

Good dancer? This is so nice.

Wears sunscreen?

I feel like-

Go on.

Dramatic pose. Go on.

Well, I'm going between loyalty,

and how smart she is.

Oh, that's so nice. I just said that I complain a lot.

But thank you so much.

That was really actually a lovely exercise, for me.

Can you add New York at least? Throw me a bone.

New York is good.

Yeah we'll make it New York.

Give Sarah Catherine a point.

Gimme a point.

She's a New York City complainer,

that's the same thing.

Yeah, it's the same thing.

Oh, okay. If I had a chance, you guys will never get this.

Who would I play in a biopic?

Me. Catherine Hepburn.

Should I give you a hint? Think more literary.

Like Virginia Wolf. Oh. Yeah, that's me done.

Doesn't mean you can't do it again.

No, no.

One of the Bronte's. I don't know.

I already did that in a play, but good guess.

That was good.

It's so unfair. Edna St. Vincent Millay, sorry.

Poet.

See, remember when I said smart?

There we go.

[cheerful music playing]

What happened to your shirt? Is that the first question?

[cast laughing] He looks so cute

leave him alone.

Thank you Leslie.

I support his outfit.

He looks sexy and gorgeous of course.

Okay my first one is,

what is my favorite cartoon character?

I have to think for a second.

Popeye. Oh well, jeez.

We're gonna have to guess with you?

Well I, well he just said to wait to write it down!

I don't know, don't listen to me.

Okay, okay, okay. I'll write it down.

Giving him ideas! Roadrunner!

Tom from Tom and Jerry? I don't know.

Jerry from Tom and Jerry?

Do you even know what cartoons are?

[Natasha] The Flinstones?

I watched this with my brother all the time growing up.

One of the uh. SpongeBob.

Yeah, there we go.

Yes! I got it. Sponge Bob.

Sponge Bob with Patrick Starfish.

[casting agreeing] Sponge Bob.

Okay, so I should write it down first.

[cast laughing]

Was I supposed to do this ahead of time?

There's no rules, Patrick.

Okay. I'm gonna make this a two part question.

I'm gonna make it more interesting.

What was my nickname growing up?

And what was my nickname on set?

[Cast] Fedora P.

or Protein P.

Protein P.

Aquatic P.

Aquatic P.

[cast laughing]

Breakfast P. Patrick Star, right?

Patrick Star? Patty?

Patty Melt? Patty Cake? Pat?

Pat. Wow. You're two for two.

[cast cheering] Three points.

Patty Cakes.

Okay. What is the first thing I do

when I get to a new hotel room?

Talk. Cook.

You talk to the cook .

And go to the chef and talk.

[Cast] [shouting] Look at the menu!

Look at the gym! Look at the gym!

What is it Patrick? You're playing hard to get.

Oh it's The minibar. I go right for the mini bar.

[cast] Oh.

For the snack, not the drinks.

Why are you all set to empty the mini bar?

But you're right.

I do go and check out the buffet

and then I do check out the gym.

Everybody gets a point. Everybody gets a point.

[cheerful music playing]

Name a sketch I wrote

while working at SNL?

[Carrie] Oh no.

Wait I didn't know you worked at SNL.

They don't know me.

[Sam] That's awesome.

I thought this was your first job?

You know, I am like a Swiss Army knife.

Don't watch, It's not on in England.

It's a sketch called, I Made It.

It was the monologue for Taraji B. Henson.

No big deal.

[cast] Oh! shit!

Alright. Everyone's impressed.

Like genuinely. I love that.

Totally impressed.

No, not at all. No. It was a musical number.

Who was my favorite character in season one of White Lotus?

[cast] Tanya. Oh, Jennifer.

We know that.

Everyone's got it.

We all get a point.

I don't know if you guys are gonna

get this, but if I was the subject of a Comedy Roast,

who would I want to host?

Mike White.

Bingo.

[cast cheering] Good job!

One thousand percent. One thousand percent.

[cheerful music playing]

What is one thing I always take from my hotel room?

Ashtray.

[laughing] Ashtray!

He stopped smoking.

Good job, kid.

I don't think you take anything.

Memories.

Memories.

The hat? Sandals?

No, memories. Toothbrush

The sandals?

I guess nothing.

[cast cheering] That's my thing!

Wait, I said nothing too.

Besides the White Lotus,

what is my favorite HBO show of all time?

I don't think you watch television.

I don't watch television.

I don't think you do, yeah.

He's a movie boy.

Yeah, I wrote one down. I would say Six Feet Under.

Game of Thrones.

No, he's not fantasy. Okay. I don't know.

I don't know.

Sex in the City!

No. I do love Sex City, but no.

No, come on.

It was Hacks.

[cast] Oh!

That makes sense. Yeah that makes sense.

Great show, great show. Hacks on HBO?

Mhmm. Yeah, it's HBO.

Which actor inspired me to start acting?

Your dad? Your mom?

No, neither.

James Dean?

Christopher Walken? That's a good guess.

I think it was an older actor that none of us know.

It's, I'll give you a hint.

Montogmery Cliff? It is a French woman.

Isabelle Huppert?

No, no. I know her name. I forgot. Juliette Binoche

Yeah!

[cast cheering]

Nice job SC, you might win! Thank you!

You can see the trifecta of the three.

I know, we know each other too well.

[Jason] Juliette Binoche. Beautiful.

Nobody knows each other better than the three.

Than the three of us.

I also feel like I know a lot that's not on the cards.

That's more, you know.

[cast agreeing]

There are other things to us, at least three things.

[Natasha] Yeah. That's true.

[Producer] The winner,

[cast drum rolling]

[Producer] Sarah Catherine.

[cast cheering]

Lemme ask something.

Did she win by one point?

[Producer] She won by two and a half.

Who's second?

Listen, I pay attention to my peers.

[Producer] Sam and Leslie are tied.

[cast cheering]

That was the Vanity Fair Quiz Show,

this is the cast of White Lotus of Season three.

[cast cheering]

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