Norwegian Actors' Playhouse - SNL

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  • @IamMagPie
    @IamMagPie 9 місяців тому +128

    As a Norwegian from Oslo I appreciate the fine acting in this play and I am very impressed with the perfect american accents of the actors.

    • @GUITARTIME2024
      @GUITARTIME2024 2 місяці тому +6

      As an American, I insist you call the barristers ! 😅

  • @ianspeight8313
    @ianspeight8313 7 років тому +4411

    previously, on "The Norwegians " .....
    "Søren! Whutt are youuu doing hirrrr?"

    • @1970boobear
      @1970boobear 6 років тому +104

      I knew you were the snowman, Devin!! 😅

    • @mdfogarty
      @mdfogarty 6 років тому +31

      Such a good comment I un-liked the previous ones.

    • @fredfinks
      @fredfinks 6 років тому +112

      I was gonna comment, 'Next on the Norwegafornians' but you already took a left on santa monica boulevard

    • @1970boobear
      @1970boobear 6 років тому +10

      Reminds me of the character from Family Guy that used to say "I was just about to bone my girlfriend..." 😅

    • @bakidk
      @bakidk 5 років тому +26

      "I was just fixing the snowmobile, Dan!"

  • @tolanstout
    @tolanstout 5 років тому +3080

    Entire sketch written around Fred's immitation of a Norwegian trying to speak with an American accent that used to crack up Hader when they were in make-up.

    • @dimitravasileiadou9771
      @dimitravasileiadou9771 5 років тому +28

      Really? That's funny😂 Did they say that in an interview?

    • @lashAR87
      @lashAR87 4 роки тому +10

      @@samspiano7070 that link has nothing to do with this video

    • @CollectorDuck
      @CollectorDuck 4 роки тому +53

      I can believe that since Fred is the only guy who is actually doing a hilarious accent. The whole sketch literally is just Fred's accent.

    • @TheKitchenerLeslie
      @TheKitchenerLeslie 2 роки тому +11

      They all sound like Peter Stormare.

    • @JOHNLARZONI89
      @JOHNLARZONI89 Рік тому +6

      @@TheKitchenerLeslie Ha ha ha. Peter Stormare is Swedish, and as a Swede, I can actually hear some similarity, yes.

  • @precursors
    @precursors 2 роки тому +373

    "I grew up in the streets of Times Square maaaan" 😂 Gets me every time!!

    • @robynmutema5830
      @robynmutema5830 Рік тому +3

      " every we look there was pollution"

    • @daveidmarx8296
      @daveidmarx8296 6 місяців тому +2

      How many run-ins with the Naked Cowboy this man must have had I do not wish to imagine!!!

    • @paulrichter2863
      @paulrichter2863 Місяць тому

      He should have put the accent on "Times".

    • @RideAcrossTheRiver
      @RideAcrossTheRiver Місяць тому

      They sound Canadian, to be honest.

    • @penpad_bts
      @penpad_bts 28 днів тому +1

      That brought tears to my eyes. Who the hell wrote this?

  • @eval_is_evil
    @eval_is_evil 4 роки тому +395

    "I want to speak with the BARRISTERS!"
    🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @NowUrJustIncoherent
    @NowUrJustIncoherent 8 років тому +5448

    I'm Norwegian, and an actor, and I'm never speaking a word of English with an American accent again 😂

  • @AndaWinata
    @AndaWinata 8 років тому +6622

    the dialogue sounds like Tommy Wiseau's "The Room"

  • @jefmaarawi
    @jefmaarawi 6 років тому +4206

    Can we just talk about how Fred Armisen is mind-blowing in this bit?

    • @colin72
      @colin72 5 років тому +91

      You posted this 1 year ago: 0 replies.
      Your answer: No we can not.

    • @Jananana.833
      @Jananana.833 5 років тому +79

      I feel like this skit was totally Fred armisens idea! It has him written all over it.

    • @MutarFuqueer
      @MutarFuqueer 5 років тому +2

      @@Jananana.833 Could be, or it could be just a ripoff of the Festrunk brothers skit from SNL when it was in it heyday.

    • @LadyVoldemort
      @LadyVoldemort 5 років тому +32

      He's the most talented SNL cast in his generation. 👍😆

    • @493HZ
      @493HZ 5 років тому +26

      @@LadyVoldemort He and Hader are tied imo.

  • @ydmf2
    @ydmf2 4 роки тому +84

    "I want to speak to the barristers". So good. 😂

    • @goombapizza6335
      @goombapizza6335 2 роки тому +6

      It's one of the best lines in the sketch. I'm sad that the audience seemed to miss that joke, maybe because most of us Americans don't know what a barrister is. Hell, I don't fully understand the whole solicitor/barrister system myself... Here we just have lawyers...

    • @zippyddudah
      @zippyddudah 2 роки тому +1

      Here we have litigators and transactional lawyers…roughly the same thing.

    • @th7079
      @th7079 Рік тому

      @@goombapizza6335 I don't get it

  • @chingizzhylkybayev8575
    @chingizzhylkybayev8575 8 років тому +973

    At "grew up in the streets of Time Square" I had to pause a video and give myself a good minute to shout-laugh it out.

    • @jschnei3
      @jschnei3 5 років тому +9

      @Zimmit's FunHouse Adventure Thanks, I was laughing so hard at the "streets of Time Square" line that I actually missed the follow-up line.

    • @hommi4273
      @hommi4273 5 років тому +15

      The area around times square was pretty rough for a long time tho

    • @Cactina
      @Cactina 2 роки тому +4

      "Everywhere we looked was pollution"

  • @AngelosLoukatos
    @AngelosLoukatos 8 років тому +6559

    American actors pretending to be Norwegian actors pretending to be American characters. Genius :)

    • @ChachaChapati
      @ChachaChapati 7 років тому +102

      Ryan Reynolds is Canadian, though. And Bill Hader as an American portraying a Brit. Still very funny.

    • @xJanetAlexandriax
      @xJanetAlexandriax 6 років тому +6

      How vanguard

    • @AdamLacy228
      @AdamLacy228 6 років тому +10

      SO meta! lol

    • @aayushagarwal5638
      @aayushagarwal5638 6 років тому +2

      Ya. Wanted to say that. YOu said it. :)

    • @alienz8641
      @alienz8641 5 років тому +6

      With one Canadian actor.

  • @peteandnina6609
    @peteandnina6609 7 років тому +853

    Why is no one even mentioning Hader’s damn near flawless English accent in this skit. Damn he is good.

    • @tracygilbert547
      @tracygilbert547 3 роки тому +89

      I’m English and Hader’s English accent sounds exactly like this skit to me!

    • @Schwaaaang
      @Schwaaaang 3 роки тому +50

      The irony of this comment being on this exact sketch is amazing 😂

    • @BruhMakesGlass
      @BruhMakesGlass 3 роки тому +56

      @@tracygilbert547 well that’s because it’s a west Minstencherchire accent and you obviously aren’t from west Minstencherchire or you’d appreciate the flawless accent

    • @chancemiller9340
      @chancemiller9340 3 роки тому +15

      Hader is basically doing Jeremy Irons with Hader's sense of humor.

    • @L_Martin
      @L_Martin 2 роки тому +12

      The only problem is his vowel-shift on the "A" is still American, but otherwise it's great

  • @tateyambrose7290
    @tateyambrose7290 5 років тому +81

    One of the very best SNL skits I've seen. Love Armisen's "I don't have a choice, you guy. I'm gonna throw you in with all the other robbers!"

  • @gerrynightingale9045
    @gerrynightingale9045 3 роки тому +65

    *This is being most perfect 'no accent' ever I have heard!* *It is most pleasing knowing of much hard work involved in speaking of 'American' perfectly so*

  • @MrMekmek29
    @MrMekmek29 6 років тому +414

    Bill Hader's voice is sooo good. I feel like watching a true crime episode back in the 80's

  • @NvardQueen
    @NvardQueen 5 років тому +1907

    This is how Hollywoodian Russian characters look to Russians lol

    • @Lootroq
      @Lootroq 4 роки тому +67

      I'm glad someone finally said it

    • @khrapov
      @khrapov 4 роки тому +17

      😂😂😂True
      Это правда

    • @JaqenHghar.
      @JaqenHghar. 4 роки тому +20

      I'm American but I agree. Its even worse if you watch anime dubbed in English and someone is supposed to be Russian lol

    • @JaqenHghar.
      @JaqenHghar. 4 роки тому +23

      We do yall dirty. Our bad lol

    • @mjv4960
      @mjv4960 4 роки тому +7

      Ahahahahahaha нажми эту красную кнопку, Борис.

  • @kennethsagers8576
    @kennethsagers8576 3 роки тому +103

    fred armisen carries this scene like its his child. Everyone deserves an A just for being in the room

  • @AurenGlytterkat
    @AurenGlytterkat 2 роки тому +125

    That last line about the Mexican ballet performing Kabuki Theatre was severely underrated, it went by so fast I almost didn’t catch it, now I can’t top laughing 😂

    • @goombapizza6335
      @goombapizza6335 2 роки тому +1

      It was even funnier than the rest of the sketch 😂

    • @clvrswine
      @clvrswine 11 місяців тому

      Please stop using underrated in any sentence when you don't have a clue what it means. Thanks.

  • @michaelrodriguez2597
    @michaelrodriguez2597 3 роки тому +52

    I'm sure that this has been commented on prior to my comment, but I love how Bill Hader's character gets more excited as he describes the play.

  • @Sumumabitch78
    @Sumumabitch78 8 років тому +362

    -Everwhurr we looked was pallootion...but I becaim a tough cop with a cigurrrat... Haahaha...priceless. Armisen will always be king of the silly exaggerated accents...

  • @militustoica
    @militustoica 3 роки тому +125

    My brother-in-law is Norweigan and I am American and I’m fucking dying at how well they are doing this.

  • @margaritam.9118
    @margaritam.9118 9 років тому +246

    I can't stop repeating that "Malbrrrrlro Cigarettes" thing :D

    • @lexxandera
      @lexxandera 9 років тому +4

      +Greta M. yeah, that is the best part, he he - 1:27

  • @Badgerthegreat
    @Badgerthegreat 5 років тому +2341

    It took me far too long to realize: the fact that Bill Hader's British host thinks these are flawless American accents, and a perfect portrayal of American life, is part of the joke. Very sly.

    • @AmandaFromWisconsin
      @AmandaFromWisconsin 4 роки тому +63

      I didn’t think about that at all until I read your comment.

    • @felixthehuman
      @felixthehuman 4 роки тому +40

      Hearing him say that reminded me of all the times I was like "Is that character supposed to be American?" when I was watching Midsommer Murders.

    • @RobMacKendrick
      @RobMacKendrick 4 роки тому +35

      Sort of like what passes for a "British" accent on American TV - or worse, an Australian accent. You can get away with a lot if there aren't many people in your audience who can tell the difference.

    • @Caffeine_Club
      @Caffeine_Club 4 роки тому +4

      I was like 666 🤘

    • @tyrant-den884
      @tyrant-den884 4 роки тому +11

      I just love how he says "Nor-waay"

  • @bbertisgod
    @bbertisgod 4 роки тому +53

    "Muh SUN is inno-SENT of THES!!!"

  • @dclarkmusic
    @dclarkmusic 6 років тому +414

    I love how Fred’s accents get increasingly ridiculous throughout his sketches

    • @JayDillDrums
      @JayDillDrums 3 роки тому +5

      Fred is just another level of comedy. Portlandia is genius. Lol

  • @BossBellini
    @BossBellini 8 років тому +1341

    Bill Hader's voice.

    • @laurih.t.8723
      @laurih.t.8723 7 років тому +39

      BossBellini .... He's a prince ❤

    • @kjamison5951
      @kjamison5951 4 роки тому +12

      He sounds like a young James Mason...

    • @ellie-tk4jy
      @ellie-tk4jy 4 роки тому +6

      yep im english. it's very good.

    • @boogermaiden
      @boogermaiden 2 роки тому

      Why can't he be a British character in a film

    • @FlorisV82
      @FlorisV82 2 роки тому +1

      NorWAY and OsLO

  • @Ceduria
    @Ceduria 7 років тому +632

    what it feels like watching a movie with "Russian gangsters" when actually knowing Russian.

    • @DrJ-hx7wv
      @DrJ-hx7wv 5 років тому +13

      "Russian" gangsters usually speak Yiddish.

    • @ShubhamBhushanCC
      @ShubhamBhushanCC 5 років тому +8

      @Somali Kid Tell that to the Israelis.

    • @ImNotaRussianBot
      @ImNotaRussianBot 10 місяців тому

      "Russian" or literally gibberish?
      Most "Russians" in American movies eitherprized how to say the sentences phonetically, between the accent and misplaced syllabic emphasis or literal gibberish. No language that exists, ever.

  • @rashaski
    @rashaski 2 роки тому +8

    My favorite part of watching these kinds of SNL skits is reading the comments from the people whose culture is being roasted. They always think it's hilarious and true. Warms my heart.

  • @mokrelnik
    @mokrelnik 5 років тому +553

    Sounds like The Norwegian Californians.

  • @JerryC25
    @JerryC25 7 років тому +309

    I wish there were 20 more of these skits

  • @NorthernHistory
    @NorthernHistory 10 років тому +2511

    I'm Norwegian, and this is hilarious and true.

    • @Epicaq
      @Epicaq 9 років тому +6

      Absinthevideo Absolutely :p

    • @OfficialJansen
      @OfficialJansen 9 років тому +24

      Actually Norwegian/American sounds way worse than this. Look up Petter Solberg speaking english. It's horrible.

    • @Thelavendel
      @Thelavendel 9 років тому +1

      +Absinthevideo word!

    • @caffi1
      @caffi1 9 років тому +12

      +Jan Aleksander Johannessen That's just one Norwegian.

    • @Gist432
      @Gist432 9 років тому +16

      +Absinthevideo SNL is great.. but this one, not so much (det høres ikke LITT ut som norsk aksent).

  • @RobCabreraCh
    @RobCabreraCh 5 років тому +28

    This is exactly what it was like growing up in a bilingual school in Mexico. This is the exact accent that everybody had.

  • @Calicocutpants
    @Calicocutpants Рік тому +103

    “I want to speak with the barristers!” 🤣🤣🤣
    The look on Kristen Wiig’s face when he said that. She is amazing as always in this sketch.

  • @gelatinskeleton8745
    @gelatinskeleton8745 4 роки тому +50

    This is easily one of the funniest sketches.

  • @raokland
    @raokland 5 років тому +116

    As a Norwegian, i can confirm that this is 100% correct.

  • @rosannakhatib
    @rosannakhatib 9 років тому +804

    Sounds like Tommy Wiseau's "American" accent hahah

    • @aspizak
      @aspizak 7 років тому +5

      true that, but he's polish

    • @GTA5Player1
      @GTA5Player1 6 років тому +25

      Adam S He is real New Orleans man!

    • @JohnDoe-rq9hr
      @JohnDoe-rq9hr 6 років тому

      Rosana Khatib i miss you

  • @Grasslander
    @Grasslander 3 роки тому +62

    Next, Russian: "I grew up in the Kremlin. I had tough life as a childhood, only vodka and cold potatoes. My dad drove a tank because we couldn't afford a car."

  • @cu7695
    @cu7695 6 років тому +21

    Just the idea of creating this sketch is genius. They nailed it !

  • @deeobrien5417
    @deeobrien5417 Місяць тому +1

    The way he says “I’m gonna throw you in with all the other robbers” pops into my head a strange amount and the Marlboro cigarettes, the accent is especially funny on those lines. Like pop into my head a a lot for a random sketch I found on UA-cam!

  • @jonathancarlson7901
    @jonathancarlson7901 4 роки тому +28

    “There will be no trace of an accent...”
    *remembers I’m watching an SNL skit* 👀

  • @arindamned
    @arindamned 6 років тому +225

    *I want to talk with a BARRISTER* ☺️

    • @herrwabbaloo937
      @herrwabbaloo937 4 роки тому +3

      Next time I pretend-threaten someone one, i’m gonna use that line.

  • @throfur3489
    @throfur3489 3 роки тому +32

    This is exactly how we talk when we do the GRÆFIITI

  • @ankeerex
    @ankeerex 4 роки тому +54

    "I grew up on the streets of Times Square man."

  • @VengenceBro
    @VengenceBro 3 роки тому +170

    Andy Samberg is not putting an ounce of effort to make himself sound Norwegian and still killing it

    • @kengruz669
      @kengruz669 3 роки тому +23

      if by "killing it" you mean depleting the energy from the sketch, yes- agreed.

    • @ericburton5163
      @ericburton5163 2 роки тому +10

      I think that Fred put's in the best effort here. But they are not trying to sound Norwegian. They are trying to sound like Norwegians immitating Americans. Fred's pronounciation of CAAWFEEE is hilarious because it's so true. I dont' think most Norwegians would pronounce coffee like that in English but whenever they make fun of Americans coffee is a go to word and they say it exactly like that. It would be like a Norwegian comedy show having Norwegian actors trying to sound like Americans trying to sound like British people. Lot's of either the Queens English or bad Cockney. The accent isn't supposed to be Norwegian, its supposed to be what Norwegians do when they imitate Americans.

    • @AmandaFromWisconsin
      @AmandaFromWisconsin 2 роки тому

      @@ericburton5163 You never mentioned how highly inaccurate Norwegians’ American accents are. You basically just said, “American coffee is terrible and all Americans are shit at imitating accents.”

    • @goombapizza6335
      @goombapizza6335 2 роки тому +4

      @@AmandaFromWisconsin To be fair, most Americans have exactly three English accents: Cockney, Posh, and RP. Also he didn't make fun of our coffee.

    • @ID-8491
      @ID-8491 Рік тому

      ​@@goombapizza6335 Good one :)
      It sounds like it's true too.

  • @alexsavage7145
    @alexsavage7145 4 роки тому +6

    2:40 "don't striiike me" 😄

  • @saaaamiimb
    @saaaamiimb 9 років тому +603

    Still waiting on the Mexican Kabuki theatre!

    • @Sh1r3l
      @Sh1r3l 7 років тому +28

      Sami M'Barek I'm Mexican and trust me, you don't want to see that

    • @hthumbs4072
      @hthumbs4072 7 років тому +14

      Merab Shirel I definitely would 😂😂😂

    • @madjack5497
      @madjack5497 5 років тому +7

      10 years later and I'm still waiting...😞🤕😢...😂😂😂😂😂

    • @robertchandler5055
      @robertchandler5055 5 років тому +1

      Watch LOS ESPOOKIES ,Fred's Mexican detective show,VERY REAL

    • @Sh1r3l
      @Sh1r3l 4 роки тому

      @eshel ahrak Yes, but still, trust me I'm Mexican 😬

  • @BigSirZebras
    @BigSirZebras 9 років тому +3149

    They are not trying to sound Norwegian, they are trying to sound like Norwegian's that are trying to sound like stereotypical Americans. They did a good job. Well, not Andy Samburg but the other three did great.

    • @isaacpritchard2606
      @isaacpritchard2606 8 років тому +73

      BigSirZebras agree samburgs pretty weak here

    • @allanhouston22
      @allanhouston22 7 років тому +61

      BigSirZebras Andy is generally very weak. I don't get how he can work on SNL.

    • @morrisal
      @morrisal 7 років тому +39

      I agree!!!! I mean, i have no idea why he got an Emmy at all... I like him, because he seems a nice guy, but as an actor, he is very weak and yet overrated.

    • @allanhouston22
      @allanhouston22 7 років тому +7

      morrisal mighty minority?

    • @morrisal
      @morrisal 7 років тому

      what do you mean

  • @mercster
    @mercster 7 років тому +83

    DON'T MAKE ME CROSS.

  • @taurusthefool
    @taurusthefool 4 роки тому +23

    Has a Yankees ball cap on.
    Also: Gets excited that the Pirates are ahead in the World Series.

  • @tuni16tuni
    @tuni16tuni 3 роки тому +5

    No matter how many times I rewatch this I always crack up at "My sOn is innocEeeeeeent"

  • @muffinman1
    @muffinman1 9 років тому +572

    it's not so much about the accent, it's the exaggerated behavior and Norwegian depiction of American stereotype.

  • @rickrose5377
    @rickrose5377 6 років тому +10

    "Gritty and real. I was moved to tears." -- Rex Reed

  • @odinsplaygrounds
    @odinsplaygrounds 6 років тому +44

    LOL As a Norwegian I can relate. Not very common, but there are some examples of Norwegian movies (or Scandinavian) attempted to speak English and pass it off as American. Maybe it worked for people in Scandinavia and Europa... but for anyone who knows how it's meant so sound like, it sounded ridiculous.

    • @amyellen3845
      @amyellen3845 4 роки тому +6

      If those movies are set in Minnesota, it may be plausible. The (very incorrect) stereotypical MN accent is supposed to be like a corrupted Norwegian accent.

    • @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823
      @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 3 роки тому +2

      @@amyellen3845 I always hear the MN one like Fargo.

    • @ericburton5163
      @ericburton5163 2 роки тому

      To be fair, most Norwegians I know speak English pretty well with what I call an "Internet English accent" in which the base is like the accent of a person from Iowa in the US but with some pronounciations and vocab from other English accents (both American and not). But this is the a great impersonation of someone who speaks English trying to impersonate Americans. The CAAWFEE was hilarious. Like it's based on my own American accent (from the Great Lakes region) but me saying coffee and me making fun of my own accent saying coffee sound way different. This is the typical mix of nasally Great Lakes accent and California accent that no one would ever have (maybe someone who moved from Ohio to California?) that has been exaggerated times 10. It's like how Americans also use a mix of the Queens English and Cockney exaggerated times 10 when doing British accents.

  • @penpad_bts
    @penpad_bts 28 днів тому +2

    I spent a week and a half in Oslo last summer. I couldn’t watch anything in English. I just couldn’t stop laughing. 😂

  • @Dreamfyre_
    @Dreamfyre_ 3 роки тому +7

    Out of all that, the “I grew up in the streets of time square” took me out 💀

  • @guidoguido2245
    @guidoguido2245 3 роки тому +12

    Andy Samberg’s "And I became his partner in this, YIEAOAH!" Is the highlight of the sketch

  • @jvvoid
    @jvvoid 2 роки тому +6

    Hader's accent is great but even better is his character's progressively more earnestly self-assured boasting each time we see him. Like they've achieved some sort of great actor victory.

  • @loknloll
    @loknloll 4 роки тому +12

    How Bill gets... more excited each time

  • @vshekar
    @vshekar Рік тому +3

    The cast of this era had amazing abilities, especially Armisen and Hader

  • @wa11pon33
    @wa11pon33 5 років тому +28

    “Oh slapmefive”- Ryan Reynolds

  • @kiwiflowers9475
    @kiwiflowers9475 6 років тому +92

    "The streets of Times Square"

    • @jmann6130
      @jmann6130 4 місяці тому

      Had no idea Times Square was a city 😝

  • @Amphibiot
    @Amphibiot 9 років тому +2262

    I'm offensive and i find this norwegian.

    • @guitarreilly
      @guitarreilly 9 років тому +15

      +Amphibiot yawn

    • @morrisal
      @morrisal 7 років тому +25

      Literally LOL'ed at this comment

    • @amalzuhair4495
      @amalzuhair4495 7 років тому +7

      Boy you sure were ahead of your time now everyone is offensive

    • @c.s.7266
      @c.s.7266 7 років тому +1

      Amphibiot Lmao!

    • @nebulousisgod
      @nebulousisgod 7 років тому +2

      Any sketch with a foreign theme and you’re sure to find someone in the comments making this lame joke. Sorry guy,l

  • @user-jc6ic7wn6y
    @user-jc6ic7wn6y 8 років тому +76

    That's basically how they talk on the BBC radio dramatization of anything as Americans.

    • @GGiblet
      @GGiblet 5 років тому +3

      Pretty much, yeh

    • @jeannettebrown8460
      @jeannettebrown8460 3 роки тому +1

      Yep, we don't use the word barrister.

    • @militustoica
      @militustoica 3 роки тому +1

      What gets me is when they have actors playing as Americans speaking during WW2 or the Cold War.
      “The Sah-viets will beat us there if we don’t move quickly!”

  • @rdanielr93
    @rdanielr93 4 роки тому +8

    ”I grew up in the streets of Times Square maaan” 😂

  • @lasvegasira
    @lasvegasira Рік тому +11

    This sketch is far funnier than the audience indicated. A bad audience can kill the greatest sketches.

  • @sgtsantiagousmc79
    @sgtsantiagousmc79 5 років тому +58

    I love that the Norwegians posting find this skit just as hilarious as I do. Whenever they do British skits this never happens. 😂😂😂😂

    • @nkt1
      @nkt1 5 років тому +4

      That's because they are trying to do British accents, which Americans are rarely able to master, rather than mangling the American accent as shown here.

    • @AmandaFromWisconsin
      @AmandaFromWisconsin 5 років тому +11

      @@nkt1 - Or because Brits take themselves too seriously.

    • @nkt1
      @nkt1 5 років тому +2

      @@AmandaFromWisconsin Nonsense. Most British comedy is Brits taking the piss out of themselves. It's a national pastime. However, we watch a *lot* of American TV and films, which often feature very poor attempts at British accents, and it's just really unpleasant to listen to.

    • @gllyflower
      @gllyflower 4 роки тому +5

      @@nkt1 And we have to endure Benedict Cumberbatch and Helena Bonham Carter and Michael Sheen and Dominic West. All truly dreadful accent-wise. Some pull it off, yes, just like some Americans pull off a British accent. But I wish everyone would just stick to what they are. Yes, we'd lose Idris Elba on Oz and Tom Holland as Spiderman, but somehow I think we'd live. Also just by numbers alone there are TONS more Brits making the attempt than the reverse...

    • @MichaelPoage666
      @MichaelPoage666 3 роки тому +2

      @@gllyflower OMG, I just had a flashback to whatever the hell accent Daniel Craig was trying to do in "Knives Out." Lol, sounded like Foghorn Leghorn imitating Colonel Sanders.

  • @LAkadian
    @LAkadian 2 роки тому +21

    I have serious clinical depression and I keep coming back to this sketch. I love Ryan and Kristen in it. All roles were played well but those two just got me particularly. I wanna see Ryan and Kristen on SNL with Bill Hader because I just feel a great energy with those three.

    • @markferguson1496
      @markferguson1496 Рік тому +1

      I've only seen this sketch once, right now, and Ryan putting his face right next to Kristen's boob is fantastic. Hystical, under the radar, sketch.

    • @iliketowatch.
      @iliketowatch. Рік тому +1

      That's an awesome testament to the power of comedy. 😆 Wishing you all the best.

    • @LAkadian
      @LAkadian 6 місяців тому +1

      ​@@iliketowatch. Thanks! Hope you're enjoying life too!

  • @ilarimanninen7021
    @ilarimanninen7021 7 років тому +9

    2:25 Perfect Nord accent from Skyrim 😄

  • @UnitedAirlines4Life
    @UnitedAirlines4Life 3 роки тому +2

    Lmao the new Siri “American Voice 3” sounds exactly like this.

  • @joeyshoe9095
    @joeyshoe9095 4 роки тому +97

    This was perfectly believable until the Pirates won the World Series....

    • @PutinsMommyNeverHuggedHim
      @PutinsMommyNeverHuggedHim 4 роки тому +3

      I know right lol

    • @neilgow77
      @neilgow77 3 роки тому +6

      Ooh, that burns. You just wait! Someday, we’re going to be, you know, not bad or something…

    • @joeyshoe9095
      @joeyshoe9095 3 роки тому +2

      @@neilgow77 hey man. I’ve been a Prates fan since the Willie Stargell days. I just can’t accept that when this was made we were enduring 20 years of losing seasons.

    • @joeyshoe9095
      @joeyshoe9095 Рік тому

      @@neilgow77 hey now I’ve been a Pirates fan for 40 years. My dad gre up in western PA and talked with pride about seeing Bill Mazeroski and Roberto Clemente play at Forbes field.

  • @puffinpie
    @puffinpie 3 роки тому +5

    I grew up in the street of Time Square. 🤣🤣🤣

  • @number.one111
    @number.one111 7 років тому +601

    bill hader + fred armisen + kristen wiig + ryan reynolds =

    • @nottheoriginalhandle
      @nottheoriginalhandle 6 років тому +48

      number one What about Andy Samberg lol

    • @chokinonashes61
      @chokinonashes61 6 років тому +12

      Chris Webster
      I think Andy is very hot!

    • @marygrace5612
      @marygrace5612 6 років тому +3

      S1l9o9a0n and you sound like a shit person.

    • @sloan_9026
      @sloan_9026 6 років тому

      Mary Grace Timmerman Thanks Miss Timmerman- JEW

    • @tjp2109
      @tjp2109 6 років тому +3

      "I didn'tah makeah ah graffiti". Lol

  • @areyoufriendly
    @areyoufriendly 4 роки тому +5

    SNL needs a lifetime achievement award for their wig game. They’re always so good, and there’s probably like two skits that don’t utilize wigs for the characters.

  • @2mttp
    @2mttp 5 днів тому +1

    As a Dane, I can say that for the first time in my life, I understood what a Norwegian was saying 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
    Nooo. There is only love for our Norway brothers in arms ❤

  • @littbitterst2328
    @littbitterst2328 3 роки тому +9

    I'm Norwegian..and I'm dying!!!! 🤣🤣🤭🥰

  • @CrisWhetstone
    @CrisWhetstone 2 роки тому +4

    I love how Ryan Reynolds nails this like he's been part of the case for years.

  • @vitaliep
    @vitaliep 7 років тому +7

    This is freaking amazing, I'm still cracking "slapping everything five"

  • @creedor
    @creedor 2 місяці тому +2

    As a Norwegian I can confirm that this is scaringly accurate🤣

    • @GUITARTIME2024
      @GUITARTIME2024 2 місяці тому

      Im American, and I can confirm the total accuracy. Call the barristers ! 😅

  • @josiahfadder
    @josiahfadder 3 місяці тому +1

    Wiig nearly killed me. I don't know how this sketch came about but it was gold

  • @bmanlocksmith
    @bmanlocksmith 3 роки тому +44

    Norwegians effecting an American accent sounds similar to the accent in the Californians sketch.

    • @steellegacy1984
      @steellegacy1984 3 роки тому

      Indeed

    • @jamesmcbeth4463
      @jamesmcbeth4463 3 роки тому

      It's easier for me to understand the Norwegians

    • @TatankaTaylor
      @TatankaTaylor 3 роки тому +2

      That was the point. The accent in the Californians is an exaggeration of a very particular accent from a very specific area of California. They reused that accent here because foreigners usually try to do that accent to sound American. In the UK, it was popular to try and imitate a Texan or Southern accent to play Americans on their telly.

    • @bmanlocksmith
      @bmanlocksmith 3 роки тому

      @@mohenn22smith27
      1. affecting
      /əˈfektiNG/
      adjective
      touching the emotions; moving.
      2. effect
      /əˈfekt/
      verb
      gerund or present participle: effecting
      cause (something) to happen; bring about.
      "nature always effected a cure"

    • @bmanlocksmith
      @bmanlocksmith 3 роки тому

      @@mohenn22smith27 so the American accent was emotionally touched by the Norwegians you say? How affectionate of them! Seriously though, we can all Google definitions nowadays but some people prioritize being an incompetent grammar nazi over double checking the facts i suppose...

  • @toddysurcharge771
    @toddysurcharge771 5 років тому +41

    I think the only hint that this wasn't "done" by Americans was them having the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Yankees....

  • @CoryFalde175
    @CoryFalde175 5 років тому +45

    A bunch of New Yorkers cheering for the Pittsburgh Pirates, seems legit

  • @loooony92
    @loooony92 5 років тому +2

    As a Norwegian living in the states, I have to re-evaluate my entire speech pattern now. Yeeaah

  • @billybones1694
    @billybones1694 3 роки тому +1

    Fred understood the assignment. No question.

  • @mjelves
    @mjelves 3 роки тому +43

    As a norwegian, I find this highly hilarious!

  • @clintsumalpong9083
    @clintsumalpong9083 7 років тому +17

    Not gonna lie, I wanna see the Mexican ballet perform kabuki theatre

  • @kristillery9022
    @kristillery9022 3 роки тому +9

    I so wish Bill Hader played a Norwegian actor in this

  • @jamesthompson6774
    @jamesthompson6774 Рік тому +1

    The part about the Pittsburgh Pirates winning (or even being in) the world series does more to underscore the fictional nature of this bit than anyone's accent (or lack thereof).

  • @hanjun941
    @hanjun941 3 роки тому +1

    Notice how as the seen progresses, the accent gets heavier and heavier, hilarious!

  • @c4n0
    @c4n0 3 роки тому +4

    its been years now and im still waiting for the mexican ballet to perform kabuki theatre

  • @8bitGoan
    @8bitGoan 5 років тому +22

    Reminded me of those "Foreign guys who have been living in the United States almost long enough to sound American" from family guy.

  • @geminigirl7857
    @geminigirl7857 8 років тому +12

    one of their best skits. ryan reynolds is great as well. slap me five LOL

  • @rickrose5377
    @rickrose5377 5 років тому +2

    Remarkable. If I hadn't been told, I would have thought these actors were straight from the streets of the Large Apple!

  • @Tuzotonics
    @Tuzotonics Місяць тому +1

    Now I want to see the Mexican ballet perform kabuki theater.

  • @enthusiastic-scav8595
    @enthusiastic-scav8595 3 роки тому +3

    "I'm goin to thlow you in with all the othel lobbers"
    Kristen Wiig jutting her jaw desperately trying not to laugh

  • @liliannguyen1467
    @liliannguyen1467 8 років тому +731

    I'm from Norway, we are worse than that😂😂

    • @ericragnar3069
      @ericragnar3069 8 років тому +38

      You don't look Norwegian....

    • @noaegyo
      @noaegyo 8 років тому +162

      +Eric Ragnar Nationality obviously isn't the same thing as ethnicity.

    • @ThunderPants13
      @ThunderPants13 7 років тому +56

      She's Vietnorwegian.

    • @GROENAASMusic
      @GROENAASMusic 7 років тому +2

      Actually it varies from person to person.

    • @MsMinoula
      @MsMinoula 7 років тому +5

      I find the norwegian accent in English really really really cute ^_^

  • @herenomore3167
    @herenomore3167 5 років тому +12

    My biggest fear is realising my american accent sounded like this all along

  • @kevinac4397
    @kevinac4397 Рік тому +1

    I wish snl was still like this

  • @shawnadenney8098
    @shawnadenney8098 3 роки тому +1

    Can we just take a moment to drool over Ryan Reynolds.

  • @NibberKSmooth
    @NibberKSmooth 7 років тому +4

    Brilliant acting and delivery all round.