Top 10 Brits Who Failed to Crack America
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- They're big in Britain... but not in the U S of A! For this list, WatchMojo UK counts down the most high profile celebrities never to have replicated their fame in America. Including TV chefs, A-list pop stars and a certain TV presenting duo from Newcastle...
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#Cheryl #RobbieWilliams #MaryBerry - บันเทิง
I've never understood why some of these people are popular in the U.K. either.
Amazes me how that no talent James Cordon managed it.
box ticking...if you look at the actual numbers, he's not doing that well.
He just keeps getting shoved in things. Nobody is ever happy to see him.
He was funny in Gavin and Stacey. The Yanks like him cos he looks like he's well into Mc Donald's.
James Corden actually knows how to make Americans laugh who wouldn't otherwise like British humor.
I guess his 'humour' and personality is well suited to Americans. He certainly appeals to the Ellen DeGeneres type crowd.
I dimly remember Cheryl singing completely flat and tunelessly at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee bash, in 2012, and being completely upstaged by Grace Jones giving a perfect rendition of 'Slave To The Rhythm', whilst simultaneously keeping a hula hoop in motion. Grace was 63 years old at the time.
Oof!😂
@@56postoffice - Sad, but true.
Artists are artists. Dolled up people who appear on TV aren't.
It's the PROJECTS that please NOT the people.
When will egocentric prats who enjoy a little success somewhere understand THAT.
The only person presented here who is an artist id Robby Williams.
Sorry he didn't succeed in the USA because he deserved to, unfortunately he went out there and expected to be a star within a week .... He acted like one in anycase.
It was his own (and his producer's) fault.
That one with Jamie Oliver being a proper little girl makes me laugh everytime!
That’s because you’re an asshole!
Me too! 😂
@@JoelWende Hahaha, oh sorry, did I offend you? let me just take my cup of lefty boohoo liberal tears and leave you alone!
That was quite girly. And I genuinely like the guy. I really like what he is trying to do.
He's a let down to the country 🏴🇬🇧
Cheryl was replaced because people couldn't understand her accent. I was living in Canada then, and my partner at the time was looking at her like she was speaking a different language 😂😂. She was replaced by Nicole shertzinger or however you spell her name
My first thought was that Americans wouldn't get a Geordie accent so both Cheryl and Ant and Dec would just sound weird to them.
Americans love British accent as long as it's London/Essex/posh
To be fair most Southern /Midlands people in UK can't understand geordie
@@x_Toni_x and not a soul around can decipher brum ahahaha
It took me a couple of years, but this little Aussie has learnt to grasp a Geordie or a northern England accent very well.
Thanks to all the programmes I love to watch that is made in the UK. I actually love a northern accent now, very much.
I do still struggle though, with a very broad, thick Scottish or Northern Irish accent. I still need captions or rewind with them. Sorry to anyone who this applies to. But they'd probably say the same about my strong Aussie accent, too. No posh Aussie accent here LOL
Not just Robbie. Gary Barlow should have made it big here, too. Take That as a group had no chance, because Howard said he "can't be arsed."
Love both of them
Americans don't get British humor.
*America* :loves Mr. Bean and Monty Python.
I'm American and my friends and I grew up on Monty Python! We would have watch parties, buy pizzas and soda, and laugh our ass off all night, haha. Good times...
@@aznate27 Americans like some British comedy. Monty Python is physical comedy, so it's popular across a wide demographic. Most UK comedies don't do well in the US.
Monty Python was simply an update of the Goons. British humor isn't British humor any more either. Its a lot more American. Its nastier and more parochial. The goons and the pythons were never nasty.
Wow, look at that there are exceptions to that generalization. What a mindfuck.
There is far more to British humour than Mr Bean and Monty Python.
There's The Goodies, The Young Ones, Black Adder, Are You Being Served?, Some Mothers Do Have 'Em, George and Mildred, Love Thy Neighbour, Ab Fab, Fawlty Towers, The Might Boosh, The IT Crowd, etc, etc.
The extensive catalogue of Carry On movies. Although I much prefer the ones with Sid James, Joan Sims, Kenneth Williams, Barbara Windsor and Hattie Jacques.
I could go on and on about the many UK tv shows and movies I grew up watching in Australia, and still love watching all these years later.
I'm proud of some Aussie tv shows and Aussie movies. But I can't get enough of British tv these days.
2:14 I’ve met her. She’s so nice. Not bitter about Eastenders at all. “Thanks for all your support!” she said to me.
I didnt even know ant n dec had a show in America
Neither did I. I thought they only did one American appearance as joke auditioners on American Idol.
"multi talented lady" Kelly Brock? never in the history of the world has the talented been used to describe Kelly Brock
The Saturdays, Katie Melua, Paloma Faith, Billie Piper, Atomic Kitten and solo Spice Girls
I don’t recognize most of the names you threw out there but do you mean Billie Pipers music career or acting career? I didn’t know she tried to break America for her singing. I think the only thing Americans might know her for is Doctor Who and to a lesser extent, Secret Diary of a Call Girl. I love her completely but yeah she’s not a household name here.
@Cameron Hawthorn Yes they failed to crack the US as solo artists. Geri’s debut album did ok and Melanie C’s song I Turn To You was a big club hit but that was it. Emma Bunton promoted her second album (including the rude Howard Stern interview) in the US but it didn’t do well neither did her last one. Mel B had a semi dance hit when she was an AGT judge. Victoria almost attempted to crack America with a second album but it got scrapped. I guess you could say they’ve all cracked the US as celebrities/TV personalities but not in terms of musical success
@Cameron Hawthorn Mel C’s album charted outside of the Top 100 and Free Me charted at #30 on the Heatseekers chart. That’s hardly a hit, only Geri’s album did well in the states, and I’m not shaming them for underselling. I’m a big fan and wish their solo material was more appreciated in the US. Fair enough that they didn’t intend to crack the US but that still doesn’t mean that they didn’t manage to do so.
@Cameron Hawthorn You edited your comments too. I edited it after I saw you edited your original comment, and before you replied again.
@Cameron Hawthorn I’m not saying they failed musical success as a group. They were obviously internationally successful. I was referring to their solo musical careers hence I said “solo spice girls” in the first place.
I moved to the US in 2001 when I was 12. I still remember the excitement I got lending my new friend my Robbie CDs. Now all these years later she’s the only person I still keep in contact with from grade school and she still enjoys his music
When you're an American, like me, who enjoys the British sense of humor, we don't get why so many Americans don't like it or get it. Mary Berry is popular in the US on our educational TV stations we call PBS.
In Robbie's case, the only time Americans heard of him was when "Rock DJ" was shown as one of the most controversial music videos in an MTV special.
And to think they tried to compare him to Elvis what planet were they living on
Bionic Woman was not Michele Ryan's fault. They tried to make it dark and edgy, which was in a complete opposite direction of the original.
Plus, the writers' strike at the time didn't help either. When I heard she got the part, I was so overjoyed. Her American accent was very good.
@@56postoffice Agree. It was a huge move at the time too - a Slater girl from Eastenders in a main role in a huge US TV series was really unprecedented at the time especially with Ryan also being fairly inexperienced and still young.
I'm gobsmacked Jamie Oliver ever made it in the UK, yet alone America!
I remember his little flurry of activity here in the US. I did watch his show a few times, then lost interest. They’re all the same? He’s boring? The food was? I don’t know why exactly, I can’t put my finger on it. . I love British shows, in general.
If they don’t appreciate British humour it’s their loss. Love David Williams Matt Lucas and Jamie Oliver. We are lucky to have them.
I agree. I'm American so I have to seek out these shows elsewhere because I don't watch television. American shows are centered around generic a** reality television. My mom started me on British television when I was a tot. I was a kid watching Benny Hill, Keeping up Appearances, Eastenders, and Footballer's Wives and my fav bands are British. We all can't be blamed for unfortunately being born where we were born.
@@ghettohoney1028 Fellow American also raised on British shows such as A Bit of Fry & Laurie, Red Dwarf, Fawlty Towers, Black Adder, etc. A lot of people I know can't understand the accent and have no idea what's being said. Hubs and I went to England with another couple and I had to play "translator" for the couple the entire week.
Jayanthi Lameer - You love David Walliams so much that you can't be bothered to spell his name correctly? 0:35
@@celticwolff5429 it’s a predictive text error
Not really Oliver. What’s he given us?
Don't worry America ever since Jamie Oliver banned turkey twizlers in the UK we hate him to.
Ainsley Harriott was hilarious. Bummed he didn't become bigger here in the states. Robbie Williams put out a lot of really good songs. Also should have been bigger here
I’m surprised that y’all didn’t mention Lenny Henry’s attempt at American success when he did “True Identity” for Disney and how they were so sure of its success that they contracted him for a 3-picture deal but when it failed, they nixed it and he returned to the UK where he made “Chef!”, which was a semi-response to his time here in America.
Don't blame you not using Cheryl's last name, it changes so often...
A few American friends of mines who lives in Boston with my Irish friends who were originally from Ireland (were I'm from by the way) are a huge fans of Ant & Dec. Even though Ant & Dec did tyred to break into America with their show Wanna Bet? but they're still loved worldwide by fans.
You need to add Harry Hewitt to the list.
I liked Ainsley Harriott, I would watch replays of his morning shows late nights before bed. And I loved Can't Cook, Won't Cook on BBC America
Michelle Ryan did exceptionally well to land such a big role in the US - it was an unprecedented move at the time and a monumental step-up. It's not like she was fishing to conquer the US. The show's demise wasn't her fault either.
*they don't understand me, because they don't know why I'm here*
Steps couldn't crack America either, despite opening for Britney
Top 10 episodes of Inside No 9 please!
Yes, an excellent series.
Kelly Brooks made guest appearances on Smallville
As an American that happens to be a total Anglophile, I'm a fan of some of these people. I personally love Ant and Dec but I can't see them becoming popular in the US. The problem with Cheryl was not only that no one could understand her but also they didn't respect her talent. Little Britain, Jamie Oliver, and Robbie Williams all had the exact same problem they came across as incredibly arrogant and condescending. Not a recipe for success in America. I saw someone wonder how James Cordon pulled it off and the answer is he comes across as humble, self-deprecating, and sweet, might be a total lie as I've heard rumors he is a dick in real life but that isn't the image he gives off Plus carpool karaoke is what really put him on the map.
I'm rather surprised about Matt Lucas & David Walliams.
Before I saw this video, I was kind of thinking about David Essex and Gerry Anderson.
Americans probably think the UK is just a tiny little island of insignificance, it’s suits me because America and the UK are polar opposite when it comes to style
The reason why Cheryl and Robbie didn't make it is because they got arrogant
I'm sure oasis tried as well with the same result for the same reason
Arrogance has absolutely NOTHING to do with it. 🤣🤣🤣
Plenty of arrogant celebs in the U.S and they're still big, rich and famous.
Next Video idea: Top 10 Brits Who Failed to Crack Canada
Failed to crack Belgium: John Cleese
Oh yeah sounds great 😕
Ainsley Harriott is a really nice guy probably just the time slot
I thought “Millennium” charted higher here than “Angels”
How can anyone not like Ant and Dec???!
I have never liked Ant and Dec no talent, dont watch them ever and I am not the only one nobody I know likes them👎👎
ugh, Robbie hurts....despite his tepid reception here, i was a HUGE fan, bought three of his albums, but then i read in an interview how bitter he was about not breaking through here, how you'd never find his disc in a record store again unless he left it there and i felt this slap in the face as a Robbie fan. Haven't been able to enjoy him the same since.
I saw him live at the end of his world tour in Melbourne. It was shite
@@zapkvr that sux too lol
@@zapkvr
I saw him in Melbourne also.
I actually thought he was fantastic.
And his performance at the AFL Grand Final, including with Delta Goodrem, was great. And I'm not usually a Delta fan, either.
I don’t think it’s always that Americans do not get the “uniquely Britain humor” since plenty of British shows have a cult following in the USA. Oftentimes the startup audience would already been familiar with the original and were not very interested in a rehashed American version. Also I think sometimes producers fail to understand what actually makes the British shows appealing to Americans.
It's one thing to have a cult following.
It's a whole different thing to have A grade popularity status with well over 50 or 100 million Americans.
Americans have always been hung up on their own style of comedy.
It's rare for great British shows, or shows from any other country, to make it huge in the U.S.
It's even rarer to see the U.S take on a show that is a hit in the UK, and put their own spin on it and make it big in the U.S.
No, I'm afraid to say that most people in the U.S just don't get UK humour.
And who cares really if anyone makes it big in the U.S anymore.
So many wonderfully talented people are making a name for themselves in so many other countries.
"Making it big in the U.S" is not the badge of honour it once used to be.
Dribbling and drooling Jamie is the worst
Just looking at this list makes me feel more positive about the American public
at least the eighth doctor adventures continued in the big finish adventures.
Honestly Americans are lucky that Ant and Dec didn't go down very well.
Considering Jamie Oliver is a chef he couldn’t crack an egg let alone America!
America didn't need more boy band guys like Robbie Williams in the 90s. If anything, Pulp should have been number 1, that's a band that should have broke America. Unfortunately, they might have been TOO British
Matt Lucas was in the 25th anniversary of Les Miserables and Tim Burton’s Alice in wonderland
He is anything but a failure in America
And in random TV shows like an episode of community
For what it worth, I like Robbie Williams
I’m surprised this list broke the UK
Boyzone didn't catch on either. I had already seen them on an Andrew Lloyd Weber special and first singer who died, he's all smiles at the cheering and screaming, then I saw them on Rosie O'Donnell and nobody was cheering. Rosie did nothing to work up the audience to cheer for them, and first little fella looked confused no one was cheering.
The second soloist tried to put some energy behind his singing but still nothing.
Totally flat.
Had Rosie known the lead singer there was gay, she'd have worked the audience up into a screaming tizzy.
Another bunch of arrogant morons
Where's the credibility in becoming famous because you appeared on one of those daytime shows.
Mainstream bubblegum pop artists. Woo Hoo! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Cheryl Tweedy was axed from X-Factor USA because the American didn't understand her Geordie accent.
Lucas was in Tim Burton's Alice in wonderland you dope
Ainsley become a living meme.
HEHE BOI!
For years, I thought that Ant and Dec were Scottish because of their thick accents. I never got why people complained about Cheryl's accent. Also, I just realized that conservative writer Ben Shapiro looks almost exactly like Robbie Williams.
Shapiro looks NOTHING like Williams
@@zapkvr This would be Robbie Williams, the British pop star, not Robin Williams, the actor.
*#1 doesn't count because Robbie did had 2 hit songs in the U.S. #1 should have been Ricky gervais, or Richard ayoade.*
Most actors from EastEnders too.
Tommy Fleetwood.
Jamie oilver cant be suprised people don't want him there
Really bad timing for an ad at now you said ant and then cut for an ad for a.programme about Jimmy Saville it looke like you said ant and Jimmy lol
Jamie Oliver - oh dear!
American humour just isn’t as good as British , I just feel that’s why British comedies will never be big the US
Disagree. Can't get funnier than Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm or South Park. It's just different. And yeah, we all love Monty Python.
Comedy isn’t objective
I'm from the US and I love British Humour. It's fucking great. I love my US comedy too but British Humour is amazing af.
It's not "worse". It's just a different kind of humor. The general brainwashed American attitude to life is the major barrier to many Americans getting British humor.
Craig David is absent from the list, hardly surprising though seeing as he’s so insignificant anyway and easily forgettable.
...and shit.
It's easy for someone like Jamie to have time to cook with his years of experience and unimaginable wealth.
He’s rich because he worked his a** off to get there. He wasn’t born rich. I’m not a fan either, he’s just ok, but he did work hard.
@@mangot589 My point still stands
@@mangot589 tell that to the staff and suppliers he didn't pay when he blamed it on the 'BREXIT'
@@mangot589
I agree.
Jamie didn't become a chef because he had the wealth behind him from the very beginning.
He tries to create budget friendly meals on some of his tv programmes as well. Yet. there are still some jerks that want to attack him, simply because he's grown a big bank balance over several decades of working hard at it.
it doesn't take a lot of money to have a little care and thought in what you choose to cook and eat.
egos feeding egos
INNIT!!!
I don't know if anyone, including many Americans, know this, but American Southerners say something almost identical to that, but we put a D in place of the first N.
Sorry but Jamie just drives my husband crazy.
Little Britain stopped because the pair fell out...
Jamie just blame it on the 'BEXIT' Oliver!
As an ex-pat American I can tell you why the failed to crack America. We can't understand them. American understand RP, Cockney and Scouse (The Beatles). They don't like to work hard, wouldn't read subtitles, and can't be bothered to understand Geordie, Estuary, and silly English voices. You need to be exceptionally good, and these acts are not exceptional good.
You really have to be an American who grew up listening to English accents like some of my generation did in the 80s to really understand them naturally.
Their loss
George Michael was far bigger than Robbie Williams. And he failed to conquer because of his Sony lawsuit was symbolic to corporate America
I'm actually happy that Jamie Oliver didn't make it over there. as I'm happy that some of his businesses have gone bankrupt. although I feel sorry for the staff, I just think that J.O. is a completely self-righteous dictator, who thinks everyone should live their life the same way, eat the same thing blah blah blah. leave people to live their own lives as they see fit
If he had his way, all school children would be eating grass and parents that didn't comply would be jailed!
He does come across as a pompous git.
He makes suggestions and pushes for a few healthier changes to peoples diets.
And people act like they're not having a smidge of sugar in anything anymore, because Jamie Oliver killed the entire global supply of all things sugar, and he's been judge and jury and locked up so many parents.
Talk about being ridiculously overdramatic. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Calm down, kiddies.
You're still allowed to get fat on sugar and chow down on fast food, whilst plying your kids with the same crap.
And no-one is planning to lock any parents up, for goodness sake.
Jamie Oliver failed the uk as well
Who cares if one doesn't crack it in the U.S.
Years ago it may have been a badge of honour.
Nowadays, the U.S celebrity scene is becoming flooded with far too many D grade reality celebs. Cheap, tacky singers that are just about flashing skin, etc.
The credibility of the U.S celeb status is just not as spectacular as it once was IMO.
America ☹️
I lived this these shiws
Oh that thumbnail of Jamie Oliver pouting just pissed me off. The man’s tenuous grasp of English annoys me so much I can’t stand looking at him.
America is like a different universe compared to the rest of the world
Should Paul McCann really be in the list wasn’t him it was the lousy script
Loose woman!! Hahahahhaha
I'm Australian, and the only two Brits I recognize on the list are Jamie Oliver and Robbie Williams.
Im Australian and you need to get out more
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Pog
Chiff Richard tryed and failed as well, Jamey Oliver well enough said preaching on how we should eat not his business.
I “discovered” Sir Cliff back in 2012 on TH-cam and even tho he had a brief US moment in the 70s, with a couple of top ten hits, cohosted Solid Gold a few times, and was the 6th video when the new channel MTV premiered, he never sustained the fame he’s achieved in the rest of the world (in the U.K., 3 top selling recording artists, Elvis, Beatles, & Cliff). But, thanks to him, I’ve now actually traveled to quite a few foreign countries (to see him in concert) that I might never have seen if it wasn’t for him!
Offering advice on what people should be eating.
Boo Hoo.
Stick to chowing down on burgers and slurping fizzy drinks all day long.
No-one's stopping you, precious.
Nah. Number 1 is James Corden.
bionic woman was cancelled due to the writers' strike.
The writers strike isn't still going or anything.
Poor ratings was the reason they decided not to carry on with it any further after the strike ended.
I'm sure to receive some ridicule for this viewpoint, but I liked the reboot of 'The Bionic Woman', despite what the critics said. This version of the TV show worked for me, on two levels: the improved special effects and - more importantly - the performances, particularly Michelle Ryan. She did a better job in the role of Jamie Somers than Lindsay Wagner. It's a real shame the show failed.
Comparing the original show that rated highly back in the day, with the updated version that failed miserably in the ratings.
If it weren't for the popularity of Lindsay Wagner, then there would have been no reboot for Jamie to even apply for, let alone fail at.
Jamie Oliver was funny. You cook a bit of food mate.chill out.
1st 1st 1st😉😊🤍
I must be American because I don’t like ainsley as well
I am not keen on him either👎
Did u know Charlie Chaplin founded Universal Studios?
United Artists.
@@leebritnell2405 I'll have a look.
@@leebritnell2405
I see Ethan never came back after he had a look. 😜
I think Americans like rude brits or some colonial fetish. I wonder about Yanks who failed in Britian or British versions of American shows that failed in the UK
There are a number of UK remakes of American shows that failed immensely. Those of us who are American and grew up listening to all the UK shows we could get ahold of on TV or video are different than the average American.
@@jwb52z9 well my interested is piqued, what US shows did the Brits remade than tanked?
Personally I am sad that Jamie Oliver and Ant & Dec didn't make it in the US. They took James Corden off our hands, so take them too. We don't need them here.
I think it’s fair to say Americans hate Geordies and fair play we don’t like them either 🤣
Hate is a pretty strong word to use for people that have not directly harmed you a lot, in any way, shape or form.
I can't stand Jamie Oliver and his pretensions ass. He is so out of touch with reality it's astounding. He likes to talk about how people should change their eating habits, but fails to remember that the healthier you eat, the more expensive it gets. It's very easy to criticize people on their actions when you stand tall and rich in your little throne. And don't even get me started on his teeth.
No such thing as unique British humour, especially for native English speakers. I’ve heard that rubbish excuse before. It’s either funny or it’s not and if a British show doesn’t get traction in the States, it just isn’t funny. Simple as.
You've not paid attention properly if you think British humor isn't a "different animal" in comparison to American humor in general.
I'm glad Robbie Williams didn't I can't stand him