PartyLines- photographs by Patrick McMullan

Do you feel it’s a little tricky to exercise free speech when you’re a celeb, that you have to censor yourself so as not to alienate fans? “Yeah. We live in a time where you’re one tweet away from ruining your life. That’s why I don’t have a Twitter account.” —BOBBY MOYNIHAN

—LIAM NEESON

Since tonight is about free speech, what is your favorite swear word? “Fuck. I just like it, and it annoys people, and I was brought up as a middle-class wanker with middle-class people, and it really annoyed them. They said I showed a lack of vocabulary, but it’s an increase of vocabulary, because I also know all the swear words in French.” —EDDIE IZZARD

—JASON SUDEIKIS

What’s your favorite swear word? “Probably cockfuck. I always like terms. ‘Fuck your dickhole’ is a favorite of mine, used mostly while playing video games.” —TARAN KILLAM

—RACHEL DRATCH

Can you remember a time you exercised your right to free speech? “There was one time in college, where somebody dared me to speak out to a professor who was horrible. So I stood up and yelled, ‘You suck!’ I don’t even remember which class. That says a lot about my college experience, that I don’t even remember which class that I yelled at the professor.” —HANNIBAL BURESS

—REGGIE WATTS

Since tonight’s all about free speech, what’s your favorite swear word? “I’m going to go with cunt, because I feel like it does what all good swear words should do, which is hit a nerve. And it tastes delicious.” —CHRIS O’DOWD (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for Amnesty International)

—ALEXI ASHE AND SETH MEYERS

Favorite swear word? “I don’t swear! [Grins mischievously.]” —RASHIDA JONES

—NAZANIN BONIADI

How long did it take you to perfect your Jay-Z impression? “I would say three years, and I’m still working on it. There’s still stuff I can learn even today, now that he has this kid. The way he holds his girl up, I’m probably going to be impersonating that, like Nants ingonyama.” —JAY PHAROAH

—EVAN RACHEL WOOD