Alan Cumming details wild night with Emma Stone that got crashed by a music legend
Alan Cumming details wild night with Emma Stone that got crashed by a music legend
Raechal ShewfeltFri, February 20, 2026 at 10:05 PM UTC
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Alan Cumming and Emma Stone in 2015
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If Alan Cumming ever wants to hang, say yes. The host of The Traitors has some stories.
When asked about the wildest celebrity experience he's ever had at his New York City establishment Club Cumming, he had quite the response.
"Once, Emma Stone called me up," Cumming said in a recent conversation with First We Feast. "I'd been in this film with her about Billie Jean King. She played Billie Jean King, and she and Billie Jean were at Paul McCartney's concert at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn and were gonna come over for a nightcap. Cause Billie Jean King had never been."
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Stone portrayed the tennis great in the 2017 film Battle of the Sexes, while Cumming appeared as tennis official Ted Tinling. The movie depicted King's famous 1973 tennis match against tennis player Bobby Riggs, who was played by Steve Carell.
Cumming recalled having told patrons at his club that the stars were on the way.
"Be cool," he instructed them.
And then Cumming learned that the women would be bringing a very famous plus-one. They had gone backstage to meet the former Beatle, and he'd wanted to know what they had planned for the night. McCartney then wanted to go, too.
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"So, three black SUVs arrive to our tiny little club," Cumming said. "It's like a joke: Paul McCartney, Emma Stone, and Billie Jean King walk into a bar."
Something even more mind-blowing happened next.
"It was one of the nights where people get up and have a sing, and there's a guy playing the piano," Cumming remembered. "I said to Paul, 'Would you like to sing a song?' And he went, 'No! I just spent three hours singing at the Barclays Center.' And I was like, 'Alright, that was a yes or no question.' And then he must have felt bad, cause he said, 'But I'd accompany you, if you'd like, Alan.'"
Cumming absolutely did want McCartney to accompany him. The La La Land actress joined the two.
"Emma Stone and I got up on stage and sang 'Part of Your World' from The Little Mermaid," Cumming said. "And Paul McCartney accompanied us on a harmonica. Dreams do come true."
Sir Paul McCartney performs in 2018
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Per an October report from Deadline, Cumming's nightclub is set to star in an upcoming docuseries about the goings-on there.
"My vision for Club Cumming has always been to create the ethos of old New York nightlife: A place for all ages, all genders, all colors, all sexualities, where kindness is all and anything can happen,” Cumming said in a statement. "It's a cabaret club but also a dance club, a drag club, an art club, a community center, a safe space – it's whatever the LGBTQ+ community needs and wants it to be. I'm so happy that World of Wonder and WOW Presents Plus is making this show about our Club Cumming tribe and showcasing the talents and the stories and the lives of these queer icons of tomorrow."
Watch Cumming tell the story about his famous guests in the video above.
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