“Stranger Issues” star Joseph Quinn simply made his discuss present debut — and virtually didn’t make it.
The British actor appeared on “The Tonight Present with Jimmy Fallon” for the primary time Monday to disclose he was detained at immigration on his arrival within the U.S. a day earlier.
Luckily for Quinn, his “Stranger Issues” character of Eddie Munson is universally adored — even by customs officers.
“I used to be taken into, I suppose what you might name it, was extra of a dungeon,” Quinn advised the host. “And I used to be requested to attend there for about 20 minutes after which I used to be summoned to this desk the place somebody requested me, ‘What are you doing in america, Sir?’”
Whereas followers love Quinn’s portrayal of metalhead slacker Eddie Munson, the character was solely launched within the fourth season and could also be onerous to establish with out his torn denims and lengthy trademark hair.
“Effectively I’m really right here to fulfill Jimmy Fallon on ‘The Tonight Present,’” Quinn stated he replied. “And he didn’t consider me. And one in every of his colleagues appeared over at me, checked out him, and stated: ‘Depart Eddie alone.’”
The primary agent, realizing who he’d been interrogating, then requested Quinn the one query “Stranger Issues” followers have been clamoring for: “Do you come again subsequent season?”
Quinn himself claimed to do not know whether or not Munson would return and stated he advised the agent as a lot. He was in the end given a stern warning earlier than having his passport returned: “You higher.”
In his dialog with Fallon, Quinn expounded additional on the fantastic thing about the “Stranger Issues” fandom. He stated he was moved by how strongly followers at Comedian-Con establish together with his character.
“I believe it’s most likely the truth that he’s an outsider, a little bit bit type of on the fringes of society,” stated Quinn. “It’s so shifting to see how a lot he means to folks.”
Quinn learn one in every of Munson’s monologues, switching accents from Scotland, Liverpool, Australia, New York Metropolis and Wales from one line to the subsequent.
Fallon reminded Quinn that his rendition of Metallica’s “Grasp of Puppets” throughout a significant “Stranger Issues” scene landed the track on the Billboard charts for the primary time in a long time. Quinn joked that he didn’t share any royalties, however did get a shoutout from his performing idol Jack Black.
Quinn advised Fallon he has “worshipped” Black since “Faculty of Rock” was launched in 2003. A heavy steel fan himself, Black spoke on the pink carpet for “Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight” about binge-watching “Stranger Issues” together with his son — and falling for Eddie Munson.
“It was fairly epic,” stated Black. “I used to be geeking out fairly onerous. After which I used to be like, ‘Why did you kill the heavy steel man? He was the most effective character!’”
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