British actor Paapa Essiedu and star of the Royal Shakespeare Company's "Hamlet," who gets some unsolicited advice about performing the role. Tim Minchin, Benedict Cumberbatch, David Tennant, Rory Kinnear, Sir Ian McKellen, Dame Judi Dench, and King Charles himself all give it a try.

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