As a Scotsman I can confidently say I've never heard anyone do a Scottish accent quite as good as Stephen Fry does. That bit right at the end was perfect!
I'm quite prepared to believe that. I'm constantly surprised by how clever a mimic he is. As a kiwi, I'm no expert on Scottish accents - although there's still a fair few of them here - but, he's almost the only person l've ever heard who can do a New Zealand accent without sounding Australian. 😁
This ability to do different voices and accents is why he's so good on the Harry Potter audio books. He did his McGonagall accent at one point in this video.
I'll second that. I wouldn't even attempt to pull off a convincing Glaswegian accent, as the Fryster does fairly successfully. As a general rule, if you're English, you shouldn't either unless, like Stephen, you're a professionally trained actor.
My first thought was, "There's no way that he's actually producing that Scottish accent, right?!" As a Scottish person, he gets the accent seal of approval.
Well, I'm a laydee. So ... no. But more important is the fact that you had such scope for comedy with that question and all you could come up with was that! :P
I once took a trip around Ireland under the auspices of the University of California at Berkeley. We were visiting various archaeological & historical sights. Most of our Professors had very distinct Irish accents. But we had one lecturer at Trinity college (I believe he was from Dublin) who, too our untrained, unfamiliar American ears, sounded very English. Not just English, but quite posh English. We finally worked up the gumption to ask him about this & he laughed. He said he frequently heard this from American students, but that, when he went to English universities too present papers, he was teased about his "broad" Irish brogue.
I see that your time at UCAL didn't sharpen your reading comprehension either. I never said, or implied, that you were making an argument. I simply pointed out that the time you spent there, which you so proudly included in your story, didn't help your English skills. Sorry if that bothered you so. I am older than you and haven't forgotten my grade school English lessons, so it strikes me as odd that you have forgotten yours.
@@mathewfullerton8577You may not have forgotten your 'grade school English lessons' but, you appear to have forgotten your manners. It's considered terribly bad form to correct people in comment threads, unless they specifically request it. You may well be proud of YOUR time spent at grade school and your recollection of lessons learned there but, frankly, you come across as a tiresome prick. DO try and find a better hobby, won't you‽
i've lived in glasgow my entire life and i've never encountered a deep fried sausage kebab, and i've eaten just about every kind of turgid crap you can buy at 3am on a night out!
Come on Queenie - SIR Stephen is long overdue. One of the nation's greatest living treasures with a facility for language unequalled - except possibly by Bill Bailey.
Funniest thing about this. 0:48 - beardie bloke (sorry, can't remember his name) going "which part of Scotland is that?" is usually the perfect put-down when anyone's trying to do an impression of another accent. Say it to Stephen fry and it becomes *cue anecdote* (and a load of very impressive, very specific accents).
As a Texan, I don't see anything crazy about that food. We deep fry everything. Twinkies, bacon, twinkies and bacon, breaded twinkies and bacon, pickles, breaded pickles and twinkies with bacon, and so on.
the last time i was up the road - the local chip shop shop was deep frying cream eggs they keep them in he freezer so they are hard before getting covered in batter then chucked in the fryer ,i gave them a miss but have tried the mars bar its fine, but the toffee has the same temperature as molten lava
Totally bemused at the people who seem to think that a "bewildering array of Scottish accents" means "Oh he's making fun of our accent"... EVERYONE who speaks has an accent. It's part-and-parcel of speech.
Deep fried Mars Bars were a very a popular thing for a very short amount of time. I remember as a kid I saw them everywhere, then wham, they were gone - like Kaiser Soze.
"MY DEAR, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I HAVE NO ACCENT, WHATEVAH!" was clearly being channeled when Dame Maggie Smith had to say, "Me? I haven't a snobbish bone in my body!" ✌🏼
The Heart Attack Grill in Vegas has a "Quadruple Bypass Burger" that has 8,000 calories, served with "flatliner fries" cooked in lard, beer, and tequila. There are also places in the South that serve deep-fried mayonnaise balls. 'murica.
I'm from Morningside, and there was that kind of old lady there in the past, and in fact still is! Im a professional comic book writer and my next book is an autobio one called 'Once upon a time in Morningside'
I couldn't stop myself laughing when I went to Canada and was offered something called a Ke-BOB. I was on my knee's in an underground shopping center in Toronto crying, something called a 'peace officer' kindly asked me to vacate.
Well, to be exact, they are the same race as in they are white people, but the English are Saxons, while the Scottish are mostly Celts, probably with some Viking-blood mixed in there too! ;)
@darkmater4tm stoner does mean junkie, but he didnt say stoner he said "stawnur" so it would rhyme with dawn-hur (hur as in ben hur or hurr derp) it comes from the word "stander" which is a synonym for erection. with a strong glaswegian accent it becomes "stawnur"
@tubertomp It would be if more people watched it on the rare occasions it came along American TV is dictated by ratings SO MUCH MROE SO than in the UK, so all people gotta do to see more of something is watch it more when it actually shows up
What the guy said about giving it a special name, it would actually sell. It was on Penn and Teller's show Bullshit. They had a 'chef' that took Mcdonald's, Taco Bell, and other fast food, mixed them together and made them look 'nice'. Everyone who ate these concoctions thought them great and believed them to be low in fat and calories. All just from a name and how it was presented.
"It sounded more Scottish than the worst Glaswegian drunk in a Soho doorway."
Classy, off-the-cuff proze, that.
Anyone else think his Scottish accent made him sound like Billy Connolly?
GlaswegianNut Yes.Very similar to Phil Cool doing Billy Connolly.
"Oh, I must tell you..."
All of his Scottish impressions do.
That's what he was going for with the last one.
As a weegie that kebab sausage sounds amazing lol
As a Scotsman I can confidently say I've never heard anyone do a Scottish accent quite as good as Stephen Fry does. That bit right at the end was perfect!
Johnny Lee Miller in the Trainspotting films
aye that breathy accent is one i'd hear plenty amongst my family
I'm quite prepared to believe that. I'm constantly surprised by how clever a mimic he is. As a kiwi, I'm no expert on Scottish accents - although there's still a fair few of them here - but, he's almost the only person l've ever heard who can do a New Zealand accent without sounding Australian. 😁
He often sounds like Billy Connoly with mild laryngitis. :P
***** ;p
Billy Connolly sounds like Billy Connolly with mild laryngitis
Victor Vaiopoulos is that a Stalag Luft reference?
This ability to do different voices and accents is why he's so good on the Harry Potter audio books. He did his McGonagall accent at one point in this video.
That's a good Billy Connolly impression there at the end.
Holy Highlands, you're absolutely RIGHT! That's actually what Billy sounds now. LOL!
How the hell did Stephen manage to sound just like Maggie Smith??
Tis a talent, darling.
Really spot on, amazing.
he got in touch w his inner Maggie
@@phastinemoon When discussing Stephen Fry, one could also say "Tis talent, darling." :) The man is pure, unadulterated talent.
And as soon as Maggie Smith learned that accent, she would use it for almost every other film she made!
Stephen trying the Scottish lady sounds exactly how Maggie eventually did McGonnagall, uncanny!
Also sounded like Robin Williams’ Mrs Doubtfire.
does a better scottish accent than me, a scottish person.
I'll second that.
I wouldn't even attempt to pull off a convincing Glaswegian accent, as the Fryster does fairly successfully.
As a general rule, if you're English, you shouldn't either unless, like Stephen, you're a professionally trained actor.
lol
Just do a LImmy
@@00bean00 Waa-aah
My first thought was, "There's no way that he's actually producing that Scottish accent, right?!" As a Scottish person, he gets the accent seal of approval.
Stephen Fry is a living legend; I admire him infinitely.
I've never heard a better Scottish accent from an English person in my entire life. Bravo
Love his Scottish Accent, I am from Glasgow and him saying Gobshite is PERFECT :D Love it
His Glasgow accent is just a Billy Connolly impression. A pretty decent one
I love the amount of my fellow Glaswegians who watched this and just thought "wow, I've never actually had one of these".
same goes for a deep-fried mars bar
Stephen Fry totally pins the Scottish accent. My already massive admiration just grew even more.
Well, I'm a laydee. So ... no. But more important is the fact that you had such scope for comedy with that question and all you could come up with was that! :P
Meh.
Pml. Now THAT was funny.
Mr Fry does amazing impressions
I once took a trip around Ireland under the auspices of the University of California at Berkeley. We were visiting various archaeological & historical sights. Most of our Professors had very distinct Irish accents. But we had one lecturer at Trinity college (I believe he was from Dublin) who, too our untrained, unfamiliar American ears, sounded very English. Not just English, but quite posh English. We finally worked up the gumption to ask him about this & he laughed. He said he frequently heard this from American students, but that, when he went to English universities too present papers, he was teased about his "broad" Irish brogue.
Dan Cole Well, your misuse of "too" in place of "to" (twice, so not likely a typo), makes me question the high rating U Cal-Berkeley usually receives.
I see that your time at UCAL didn't sharpen your reading comprehension either. I never said, or implied, that you were making an argument. I simply pointed out that the time you spent there, which you so proudly included in your story, didn't help your English skills. Sorry if that bothered you so. I am older than you and haven't forgotten my grade school English lessons, so it strikes me as odd that you have forgotten yours.
@@mathewfullerton8577You may not have forgotten your 'grade school English lessons' but, you appear to have forgotten your manners. It's considered terribly bad form to correct people in comment threads, unless they specifically request it. You may well be proud of YOUR time spent at grade school and your recollection of lessons learned there but, frankly, you come across as a tiresome prick. DO try and find a better hobby, won't you‽
When he did the lady's voice he sounded like Mrs doutfire and when he did the gravly voice he sounded like bill connlly lol
Got to say I want one of those saucissons en croute avec le coulis superbe. That would soak up some booze at the end of a night, no doubt.
That's quite funny to write here!
Thanks for uploading this. I remember seeing it on TV at the time and being absolutely helpless.
this clip is dripping with the most pure form of epic awesomeness
That penultimate accent was a perfect Jacob Rees-Mogg
I love QI because Stephen manages to make learning stuff really fun and interesting
Very cool. Thanks for uploading that for us to enjoy!
i've lived in glasgow my entire life and i've never encountered a deep fried sausage kebab, and i've eaten just about every kind of turgid crap you can buy at 3am on a night out!
Same man never heard of that
Well, if you really want to swallow some turgid crap, I would suggest visiting an SNP rally. :-D
Stephen is excellent at accents. Truly.
That Maggie Smith was spot on
Come on Queenie - SIR Stephen is long overdue. One of the nation's greatest living treasures with a facility for language unequalled - except possibly by Bill Bailey.
And a criminal record for fraud and theft. Might be holding it up.
He may have turned it down.
@@theradgegadgie6352
He'd fit in well with many of those promoted to the HoL for services to political party funds. Make him a Lord.
@@anonUK True. He wouldn't be the first. I doubt he would though.
The refined accent reminded me of Robin Williams in Mrs. Doubtfire.
Mr.Fry..what a magnificent man,what a genius !!!
Hilarious! Thanks so much for the upload. :D
Stephen's accent is absolutely spot on! :-)
Funniest thing about this. 0:48 - beardie bloke (sorry, can't remember his name) going "which part of Scotland is that?" is usually the perfect put-down when anyone's trying to do an impression of another accent. Say it to Stephen fry and it becomes *cue anecdote* (and a load of very impressive, very specific accents).
His accents are amazing!!! XD
1:42 He sound like Jacob Rees Mogg
Yup! Or Malcolm Rifkind
"I know you aye"
Thats the bit i always remember and laugh about to myself
i love that maggie smith story lol
1:35 -- He sounds like the brain gremlin XD
"I'm advising my clients to put everything they have into canned food and shotguns!"
Pfft, a mere 1000 calories? Try the kapsalon, a dutch kebab creation with 1800 calories.
is it the size of a singular sausage? if not, fuck up
As a Texan, I don't see anything crazy about that food. We deep fry everything. Twinkies, bacon, twinkies and bacon, breaded twinkies and bacon, pickles, breaded pickles and twinkies with bacon, and so on.
@karezza6. I have not laughed at a post so much in my entire life! Seriously THE funniest thing I have read all week! Well done.
the last time i was up the road - the local chip shop shop was deep frying cream eggs they keep them in he freezer so they are hard before getting covered in batter then chucked in the fryer ,i gave them a miss but have tried the mars bar its fine, but the toffee has the same temperature as molten lava
As a south side Glaswegian who has lived in Morningside, he's pretty bloody bang on!
I think his scottish accent sounds distinctly like billy Connolly 😄
wow you're smart
@Krynarn He really does.
How does he get that rasp?...
Is that Collaterlie Sisters?!
Totally bemused at the people who seem to think that a "bewildering array of Scottish accents" means "Oh he's making fun of our accent"...
EVERYONE who speaks has an accent. It's part-and-parcel of speech.
@TheGreatMon However, could you explain the "blooming onion"?
Yes.
The stonner supper is one of the greatest inventions ever.
Stephen Fry: He can do anything.
His Billy Connelly is VERY good! (for a Sassenach)
Clicked for the lemon jelly profile pic 😍
Deep fried Mars Bars were a very a popular thing for a very short amount of time. I remember as a kid I saw them everywhere, then wham, they were gone - like Kaiser Soze.
a lot of places do a "hoggie wrap" which is donner meat, chips, and cheese, in a wrap... never tried it but perhaps it about time
@tubertomp As an Irishman who once watched 5 minutes of "America's Got Talent", I can safely say we all do.
i had no idea this was stephen fry..he played reaver in fable..cool
these guys have never seen epicmealtime
@EricAurumSkagg Yus, and I love him too!
Hahaha I live in Morningside and it's true!
"MY DEAR, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I HAVE NO ACCENT, WHATEVAH!" was clearly being channeled when Dame Maggie Smith had to say, "Me? I haven't a snobbish bone in my body!" ✌🏼
1:45 That accent sounds just like Tim Curry as Frank N Furter
I did not realise my C.O> was scottish he was that posh
That sounds fockin delicious
yaaay, someone making sense in a youtube comment!! a very rare thing.
I actually love the Scottish accent
The Heart Attack Grill in Vegas has a "Quadruple Bypass Burger" that has 8,000 calories, served with "flatliner fries" cooked in lard, beer, and tequila. There are also places in the South that serve deep-fried mayonnaise balls. 'murica.
@Finzed1 what other simon is there that pretends he's a dwarf and digs a hole?
I'm from Morningside, and there was that kind of old lady there in the past, and in fact still is! Im a professional comic book writer and my next book is an autobio one called 'Once upon a time in Morningside'
0:48 - He thought he was simply going to mug Fry off with the standard put-down way to stop someone doing accents. Got more than he'd bargained for.
nah sounded genuinely inquisitive, no bite in the delivery
I thought a stoner might have been when your lunch feels like a stone while travelling through your digestive tract.
Fair play, that's a fine cast if Scottish accents. Although , I am English so what would I know!
Stephane Fry is a very funny man somehow reminds me of Sir Peter Ustinov, both very well spoken Gentlemen.
Both wonderful raconteurs
which episode is this?
@Bucketheadhead
you mean a Glaswegian one?
The Scottish accents I heard were the Mrs Doubtfire, the Sean Connery and the Billy Connolly.
haha, I thought the first time he did the accent it was the Morningside one!
I couldn't stop myself laughing when I went to Canada and was offered something called a Ke-BOB. I was on my knee's in an underground shopping center in Toronto crying, something called a 'peace officer' kindly asked me to vacate.
There was a Billy Connolly moment there!
Arthur Smith should be on TV more these days.
@Cyllid Exactly. However I am 5'7", 110lbs. I am not obese, therefore I can eat it.
Well, to be exact, they are the same race as in they are white people, but the English are Saxons, while the Scottish are mostly Celts, probably with some Viking-blood mixed in there too! ;)
Surprised Doon didn't know that because she's pretty damn good on Two Doors Down
The last accent of Stephen's sounded like Johnny Vegas..I think its him I'm thinking of (the guy from the PG Tips ads)
Stephen Fry looks like he should be Prime Minister
I think he played the British prime minister in one of episodes of 24
Who doesn't crave our approval?
@darkmater4tm stoner does mean junkie, but he didnt say stoner he said "stawnur" so it would rhyme with dawn-hur (hur as in ben hur or hurr derp)
it comes from the word "stander" which is a synonym for erection. with a strong glaswegian accent it becomes "stawnur"
@gentlerobot yep- totally.
@tubertomp It would be if more people watched it on the rare occasions it came along
American TV is dictated by ratings SO MUCH MROE SO than in the UK, so all people gotta do to see more of something is watch it more when it actually shows up
All Stephen Fry has succeeded in doing is sounding like Billy Connolly!
Gods, that's so true. And from a midwestern state that even seems somewhat dull compared to the horrors I've heard of.
stephen fry's scottish accent at the beginning sounds EXACTLY like my grandfather
Haha Stephen sounds like ma wee granny and come to think of it every old person I know lol
SOUNDS DELICIOUS!!!
What the guy said about giving it a special name, it would actually sell. It was on Penn and Teller's show Bullshit. They had a 'chef' that took Mcdonald's, Taco Bell, and other fast food, mixed them together and made them look 'nice'. Everyone who ate these concoctions thought them great and believed them to be low in fat and calories. All just from a name and how it was presented.
I love when he does a posh accent and it's just him
I actually think his Scottish accents were pretty much spot on.
I'm a Glaswegian born and bred.
Best QI moment
Billy Connelly calls Fry and mentions a certain Isreali Prime Minister. Benjamin Netanyahu.