Does Lady Gaga actually have a good poker face? Lady Gaga takes Vanity Fair's infamous lie detector test. Is it true that she once wanted to perform inside of a vending machine? What is the longest time she's spent doomscrolling on TikTok? If she were to delete one song from her discography, which one would it be? Is she more of a Glinda or an Elphaba?
Director: Jackie Phillips
Director of Photography: Ricardo Pomares
Editor: Michael Penhollow
Talent: Lady Gaga
Lie Detector Operator: Stephanie Jackson
Producer: Emebeit Beyene
Production Manager: Andressa Pelachi
Production Coordinator: Elizabeth Hymes
Talent Booker: Lauren Mendoza
Camera Operator: Brooke Mueller
Audio Engineer: Justin Fox
Production Assistant: Lauren Boucher; Spencer Mathesen
Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Additional Editor: Paul Tael
Assistant Editor: Fynn Lithgow
Director: Jackie Phillips
Director of Photography: Ricardo Pomares
Editor: Michael Penhollow
Talent: Lady Gaga
Lie Detector Operator: Stephanie Jackson
Producer: Emebeit Beyene
Production Manager: Andressa Pelachi
Production Coordinator: Elizabeth Hymes
Talent Booker: Lauren Mendoza
Camera Operator: Brooke Mueller
Audio Engineer: Justin Fox
Production Assistant: Lauren Boucher; Spencer Mathesen
Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Additional Editor: Paul Tael
Assistant Editor: Fynn Lithgow
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00:00I wanted to perform inside the vending machine.
00:03That sounds like I might have said that.
00:06I believe that I might have said that.
00:08I don't remember, though.
00:09She's being truthful.
00:11Oh, good throw up.
00:13I'm gonna throw up.
00:15Lady Gaga, we've brought you here today
00:18to take a lie detector test.
00:19You will be hooked up to the machine and ask questions.
00:22Oh, I'm not hooked up yet.
00:23Okay, I can relax.
00:26Are you ready?
00:26Yes, I'm ready.
00:30You're the famous Stephanie.
00:32The famous Stephanie meets another Stephanie.
00:37Oh my God.
00:40I'm gonna start by asking a few questions
00:42to get a baseline for the machine.
00:44Please answer honestly.
00:46Okay.
00:46Is your name Stephanie Joanne Angelina Germanotta?
00:49Yes.
00:51Are you from New York City?
00:52Yes.
00:54Are you ready to take this lie detector test?
00:57Yes.
01:00No.
01:02Yes.
01:04I gave two answers.
01:05I can't do that.
01:06Are you nervous?
01:07Yes.
01:10So you don't have a good poker face.
01:13I actually don't have a good poker face, no.
01:15I don't think, do I?
01:17The machine is detecting some deception.
01:20So I do have a good poker face, thank you.
01:22And the machine has been calibrated.
01:24Let's start with your career.
01:26The music video for your song Telephone
01:28said to be continued at the end.
01:31Will it ever be continued?
01:34Yes.
01:35When?
01:38I don't know.
01:40Will this person be in it?
01:45Maybe.
01:48You being truthful.
01:49I can't keep the picture of Beyonce, okay.
01:53Is it taking forever
01:55because of scheduling conflicts with Beyonce?
01:57No.
01:59Be honest.
02:00Have you ever answered the phone and said,
02:02sorry, I cannot hear you.
02:04I'm kind of busy.
02:06I feel like I might have actually done that before,
02:09but maybe not.
02:11I'm so bad at this.
02:12I just said yes and no and maybe.
02:14It looks like you're being truthful.
02:15Okay.
02:16That's good to know.
02:18Speaking of to be continued,
02:20what happened to this person?
02:25Oh.
02:28This person is no longer with us.
02:35One of your first TV appearances
02:37was on the reality show The Hills in 2009,
02:39where these women acted as PR at one of your concerts.
02:43Do you remember their names?
02:46That's Lauren.
02:49I don't.
02:52Whitney?
02:55Did they do a good job?
02:56Is that the wrong name?
02:57Oh my God, I hate this.
02:59This is hard for me.
03:02Did they what?
03:03Did they do a good job?
03:04Did they do a good job?
03:06Yes.
03:07Stephanie, is that true?
03:09Inconclusive.
03:13Do you think Lauren should have gone to Paris?
03:16I don't remember what that means.
03:19Maybe?
03:20Is maybe?
03:21I can't answer maybe.
03:22You're doing a great job.
03:23Okay, but maybe is not an,
03:24isn't this a yes or no thing?
03:26You want to try to stick to yes or no.
03:27Okay, I'm sorry.
03:28As best you can.
03:29I'm so sorry.
03:30Speaking of reality TV,
03:32would you ever say yes to being a Real Housewife?
03:35No.
03:36Not even after this tribute to you
03:38on Real Housewives of New York City?
03:41That would make me feel scared,
03:43to like being on reality TV.
03:45This makes me feel scared.
03:47Be honest.
03:48Are you excited about a whole new cast
03:50for Vanderpump Rules?
03:53No.
03:54Yes.
03:56No.
03:57Inconclusive.
03:58Oh.
03:59Who will you miss most from the original cast?
04:01Oh.
04:07Sheena.
04:08You famously arrived at the 2011 Grammys
04:11inside of an egg.
04:12Do you still have the egg?
04:13Yes.
04:14Where do you keep it?
04:15In my archive, with my clothes.
04:18Is it true you also wanted to perform
04:20inside of a Doritos vending machine
04:22at South by Southwest?
04:23I wanted to perform inside the vending machine?
04:26That sounds like I might have said that.
04:29I believe that I might have said that.
04:30I don't remember though.
04:33She's being truthful.
04:36Do you have a thing for small, enclosed spaces?
04:39No.
04:40Do you get claustrophobic?
04:42Do I get claustrophobic?
04:43Yes.
04:44Yes, depending on what I'm doing.
04:47I'm kind of okay in latex.
04:51You're headlining Coachella this year,
04:52and you've promised a night of chaos.
04:54Would a night of chaos include no sleep,
04:56bus, club, another club, another club,
04:59another club, plane, next place,
05:02no sleep, no fear?
05:03Yes, that might be several days of chaos.
05:07Do you remember saying that?
05:08Yes, I do remember saying that.
05:10And I remember my hat.
05:14What were you referring to?
05:17Yeah, I mean, that was what my life was like at the time.
05:21Does this audio come up a lot
05:22on your own TikTok For You page?
05:26Sometimes.
05:27What's the longest you've been on TikTok in one sitting?
05:33Four hours of doom scrolling.
05:36She's being truthful.
05:37You've recorded over 150 songs in your career.
05:41Would you say you love them all?
05:43No.
05:44If you had to choose one to delete from your discography,
05:46which song would you choose?
05:48I don't really know, like,
05:49I don't know how I would choose.
05:51Is there one song you'd like to erase from memory?
05:58Not from memory.
06:00What was that?
06:02You're fine.
06:03The needle just leapt up the thing.
06:07Ah, ah, ah.
06:10Do you have any regrets about this collaboration?
06:14No.
06:15Would you work with Kermit again?
06:16Yes.
06:18I love Kermit.
06:19That is the truth.
06:20Was there any jealousy involved
06:22when that collaboration expanded?
06:28Maybe a little.
06:29She's iconic.
06:30Love you, Miss Piggy.
06:32Is this what inspired your SNL digital short
06:35with these people?
06:40No.
06:41No.
06:41No.
06:42No.
06:43No.
06:44No.
06:46The, Kermit and Miss Piggy?
06:49It was a three-way.
06:50Oh my.
06:54No, they were not related.
06:57You call your team of creative collaborators
06:59the House of Gaga.
07:01Is the House of Gaga more powerful than this house?
07:07Yes.
07:09She's being truthful.
07:11Speaking of, you've said father, son,
07:14House of Gucci was a prayer you ad-libbed on set.
07:18Do you think Ridley Scott owes you a writing credit?
07:20No.
07:22Inconclusive.
07:23Oh, Ridley.
07:26Hi.
07:29As a former Ridley Scott collaborator,
07:31have you gone out to support Gladiator 2 yet?
07:34Not yet.
07:35So are you a fan of this person?
07:38Yes.
07:39Do you like his short shorts?
07:41Yes, I do.
07:42Yes.
07:43Truthful.
07:45So you like him more than this person?
07:49No.
07:50Oh, I love them both.
07:51Oh my God, I answered.
07:52Oh my God, I answered.
07:54Love, Pedro.
07:56Let's move on to your life.
07:58The internet is divided over the lyrics to Just Dance.
08:01At the beginning of the song, are you singing Red Wine?
08:04No.
08:06I'm saying Red One.
08:09That is the truth.
08:11How do you order red wine at the bar?
08:13With maraschino cherries and Diet Coke.
08:15Truthful.
08:17You have incredible presence,
08:18but you're only five foot two.
08:20Would you say good things come in small packages?
08:23Yes.
08:25So bigger isn't better?
08:27Bigger is sometimes better.
08:30What about diamonds?
08:31Does size matter?
08:32No.
08:37Is it true what they say?
08:38That diamonds are a girl's best friend?
08:40Not my best friend.
08:43Just a close friend?
08:45A friend.
08:47A former classmate of yours at NYU
08:48said that during lunch every day,
08:50you would, quote, play the piano
08:52and sing Wicked at the top of your lungs.
08:55Can you confirm or deny this rumor?
08:57That is a confirm.
09:00Are you more of a Glinda or an Elphaba?
09:02I think Elphaba.
09:04Is performing at lunch totally on brand
09:07for a musical theater kid?
09:09I think so.
09:10For me, it was.
09:12I'm sweating.
09:14Now, pop culture.
09:17This actress shouted you out
09:19on her Oscar acceptance speech.
09:22Olivia Colman.
09:23Did you know that was gonna happen?
09:24No.
09:26That was so fun.
09:28Will you return the favor if given the chance?
09:31If I see her in the front row, I would.
09:34Did you make eye contact with her
09:35so she would shout you out?
09:36No, I was in the front row.
09:38She was right, I don't know.
09:39I don't think so.
09:41I mean, no.
09:43She's telling the truth.
09:44Do you ever get stage fright?
09:47Yes.
09:49Are you scared right now?
09:50Yes, that was true, wasn't it?
09:52That was.
09:53Yes, I'm shaking, I'm sweating, I'm shaking.
09:55This is not for me.
09:57Is there anyone you'd be nervous to perform in front of?
10:01Yes, many people.
10:03Sometimes I just feel nervous to perform,
10:06because I care.
10:07You've said that you have a 40,000 square foot
10:10storage space where you keep every outfit you've worn.
10:13Is this dress in there?
10:15Yes, or it's in Vegas at a museum.
10:20But I think it, is it an archive?
10:22Do you know?
10:28Would you wear this look again?
10:33Yes, I love that look.
10:35Are those hard to walk in?
10:37Those are the hardest ones to walk in.
10:40I can walk in them.
10:42Would you use them to reach things on high shelves?
10:45Maybe, yes, that seems resourceful.
10:48Practical.
10:49Your stage name is a reference
10:51to the Queen song, Radio Gaga.
10:53Have you ever had the desire to change your name?
10:55I think so.
10:58Because I did.
11:03Right?
11:03Maybe I didn't want to.
11:05I feel like you know the truth about my soul
11:08that I don't know.
11:10I want to know if I'm being honest.
11:13Right now you are being honest.
11:14Okay.
11:16Your real name is Stephanie.
11:18Who is allowed to call you by your real name?
11:21I let a lot of different people call me Stephanie.
11:23It's not like a rule, really.
11:26Can Stephanie call you Stephanie?
11:27Yes.
11:29Hi, Stephanie.
11:30Hi, Stephanie.
11:31You famously wore a dress made out of raw meat
11:33to the 2010 VMAs,
11:35and that has since been preserved into beef jerky.
11:38Would you wear raw beef as contour again?
11:43I don't think so.
11:45No.
11:47Inconclusive.
11:48Oh, well, that was a surprise.
11:53When you accepted your award that year,
11:54you asked this person to hold your meat purse.
11:57Do you think this brought you closer to her?
12:00I think so.
12:01In the moment.
12:03In an episode of RuPaul's Drag Race,
12:05it took the queens a while to accept
12:07that you were the real Lady Gaga.
12:09Does that happen often?
12:11No.
12:13I don't think so.
12:14Have you ever been mistaken for another celebrity?
12:17Yes.
12:19Who?
12:20Gwen Stefani.
12:22By a stripper.
12:24Did you go along with it?
12:27I don't really remember.
12:28I laughed.
12:29I thought it was so funny.
12:31Was going on Drag Race more or less fun
12:33than this episode dedicated to you?
12:39Oh, they were both fun.
12:43Drag Race was really fun because I got to go.
12:46This is fun too.
12:49So you did like your episode on Glee?
12:51Yes.
12:53So would you say you were a Gleek?
12:57What is it?
12:57Yes, I'm a Gleek.
12:58I love Glee.
12:59I love all the actors on Glee and I love the show.
13:03She's telling the truth.
13:04Okay, final question.
13:07Did you lie at any point during this lie detector test
13:10and we didn't catch you?
13:11I don't know.
13:12I feel like I was asked some things
13:14that I felt I was being truthful.
13:18But maybe you know.
13:20What do you know?
13:21I know that you're being truthful right now.
13:23I know that you're being truthful.
13:24I know that you're being truthful.
13:26I know that you're being truthful right now.
13:28Oh.
13:29There can be a hundred people in a room
13:31and 99 of them don't believe in you.
13:34Would Stephanie be the one believer?
13:36I think you do believe in me right now.
13:38Absolutely.
13:42So serious.