By
Alanah Eriksen
Last updated at 11:50 AM on 18th January 2012
The British contingent were out in force last night to support funnyman Stephen Merchant as he bought his comedy show to the U.S.
It was date night for UK-born actresses Kate Beckinsale and Emily Blunt who were accompanied by their American husbands her husband Len Wiseman and John Krasinki.
And Oscar-winning Colin Firth completed the star-studded ausience, not minding being the third wheel as he walked into Beverly Hills' Coronet Theatre with Emily and John.
Threes a crowd: Colin Firth joined Emily Blunt and her husband John Krasinki at Stephen Merchant's new stand-up show, Hello Ladies
Black attire appeared to be the uniform for the fivesome.
Date night: Kate Beckinsale and her husband Len Wiseman also joined the group
Celebrity friends: John and Emily appeared to be getting on well with the Oscar-winning actor
The couple seemed still so in love after nearly seven years of marriage, as they embraced one another after the show.
Funny: Stephen Merchant has bought his show, Hello Ladies, to Hollywood
Stephen Merchant, known for his collaborations with funnyman Ricky Gervais, who hosted the Golden Globes on Sunday, has brought his successful stand-up show, Hello Ladies, to the states this year.
Yesterday, he spoke about the difference between English and American audiences.
'In England, the audience can be quite surly at times,' he told the Los Angeles Times.
'You can walk on and you get the feeling that they are sitting with their arms crossed sort of, "Yeah, listen. It was raining, we had to park the car, so this better be funny mate".
'American audiences just seemed much more enthusiastic. like 'Yay! It's great, it'll be fun! Let's enjoy.'
Meanwhile, Colin Firth was surprised by talkshow host Ellen DeGeneres when she flew his Madame Tussauds wax figure all the way from London.
Still so in love: Kate and Len shared a intimate moment after the show
This way darling! Len leads his gorgeous wife out of the theatre
She was seen asking him: 'This is a very exciting thing. You have a wax figure in London, right?'
He replied: 'Yes, we have a museum. It’s legendary now, Madame Tussasuds. One of the first tourist attractions I visited I think, when I went to London.
'That was a big deal for me even before the Oscars. You wandered around these startlingly life-sized figures. And I remember thinking "What does to take to become one of these?" And I‘ve just become one.'
Here's looking at you: Earlier, Colin appeared on Ellen DeGeneres' show where she revealed she had flown his was figure all the way from Madame Tussauds in London
My twin: The statue looks remarkably like Colin
She asked him whether he had seen it yet, to which he said 'not in person'.
Ellen then revealed: 'We flew it in from London. I have to say thank you to Madame Tussauds. They actually helped us do this.'
The pair studied the lifelike figure and Ellen showed Colin it was wearing her Ellen boxers.
My special touch: The talkshow host revealed he was wearing her 'Ellen' boxers
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