Our boy had two lines written for him on that card and he made the most of it and stole the entire scene!!

Hugh Bonneville still sounds like he's an aristocrat from a period drama, except now he's a captain of industry in New York.

Hugh immediately went full Rockefeller-capitalist for this scene 😂

" Yeah ,hey guys ,that may be hard to achieve" I went nuts ! 😂😂😂😂

Nearly spit out my beverage when Allen spoke. The wait is worth it.

Leech: the gay flight attendant Dockery: valley girl Bonneville: juror #3 in 12 Angry Men

THAT'S TALENT. No small parts, just small actors. Took two lines and made that scene. And threw in "Who are you wearing?" 😄 Wouldn't be surprised if he got hired after that👍💛

The "Yeah hey guys" came out of nowhere and now is tattooed on my brain forever 😂😂

"Yeah, hey, guyssss?" xD I lost it. He sounded like Tim Gunn.

It wasn't just the accent. It was also the exaggerated facial expressions and the hand gestures. These are good actors.

I love how Hugh bellowed "Do you think that's wrong?!" right in Michelle's face, and she didn't even bat an eye. LOL

I like how Allen Leech's way of acting American is acting camp.

It turned into Housewives real quick with the american accents lol .

THE ‘HEY GUYS’ GOT ME

Damn, those three actually nailed their American accents!

Lol at those saying those are not good American accents. They were deliberately using cliched American accents! That was part of the joke. Trust me, if they wanted to fool you with an American accent, without being tongue in cheek, they could do it. There are a number of American actors who can do English/British accents, but I think British actors find it easier to do American accents because (a) they grew up with American movies, in a way many Americans don't grow up with British movies, (b) someone with a RP accent (BBC English / the Queen's English) find it easier to "add" an American accent, whereas Americans find it more difficult to "remove" their accent to sound British RP, (c) British actors tend to be terrifically well-trained and there is an excellent tradition of acting schools and repertory performances that make them very rounded performers, (d) American producers love hiring Brits because they tend to be cheaper and more conforming than some bigger American actors, so British actors get a lot of real-world exposure to American culture and film-making, and (e) Brit actors want to make it in America in ways most American don't want or need to make it big in the UK, so they don't bother to develop a British accent. I would also add that Brits are renowned for their natural acting ability, sense of humour and irony, for playing a role, and for using linguistic skills to say one thing and mean another. As John le Carré said, the English, above all nationalities, make excellent spies. Thus ends my essay.

That moment when Downton Abbey turned into Dynasty.

A New York tycoon a valley girl and a gay guy all walk into a bar......

maybe it's just the expressions they're making, but has anyone noticed that when british people do american accents, they make slightly harsher/scrunched up faces, and when american people do british accents, they sort of raise their eyebrows and make their face kind of smoother? idk, just me?

Michelle Dockery’s laugh when Allen Leech spoke was Golden!!!

Hugh did a classic upper class American accent from the 50s which was pretty accurate. Michelle did valley girl and the other guy did Protect Runway lol

"Mary, who are you wearing?"

The last time I took students to Europe, I was walking down a street in London with some of the kids when we passed a British mom walking in the other direction (rather quickly) with her eight year old son. Just as we passed them, he was saying, "But Mummy, I promise I won't do it again!" (Say that with your very best high BBC accent!) I could see that my students were trying hard not to laugh out loud while we were still close. Once we got a bit further down the block, one of the girls said laughingly, "Somehow I didn't think people who sounded like that when they talked COULD misbehave!"

Hugh Bonneville has an American accent, but an American accent from the time of Downton Abbey.

And in one instant.... Downton Abbey becomes a comedy

Hugh Bonneville still sounded classy with the American accent.....

The wife and I started binge watching the show last month, and it vastly improved our grammar and diction. True story.

PBS presents a all new show: the real housewives of Downesty

did Allen learn to do an American accent from watching project runway exclusively or something?

My parents watched the whole show, they now insist on being called MaMA and PaPA, or my dad prefers His Lordship

I didn't see Allan Leech coming with that one! It's amusing until his line, then it just gets hysterical!

I love the knowing look Michelle gives Allen at 1:40, and then she bursts into laughter.

The American version: Downtown Cali

"mary, what are you wearing?" 10/10 best line, 101% on rotten tomatoes

That's what makes Downton so appealing. I love the accents, the countryside, the afternoon tea, the outfits, amazing ❤

OMG! I lost it when Branson came in😂😂😂. If you love Michelle Dockery as much as me, hopefully you have seen Good Behavior. It was only 2 seasons, but it was incredible because of her.

British, Irish, Australian and New Zealand actors are exposed to far more American film and television than the other way round, and so can more easily imitate North Americans. As Irish comedian Tommy Tiernan said when he first met an American "It was like talking to the television"

whoa an accent change just turned it into cheap American daytime television

“Mary, who are you wearing?” 🤣🤣🤣

As someone who started out her life with a British accent and now has an American one, I find this hilarious!

Apparently: 1 in 3 Americans is a loud mouth, 1 in 3 Americans is a valley girl, and 1 in 3 Americans is a gay fashionista.

omg Allen! lol he only had 2 lines but he made the whole skit for me XD

This was so enjoyable. You guys are fantastic to transform so quickly not just accents but values. Brava-o!

I didn’t know how silly the American accent is until now 😂😂😂

I also love Michelle's reaction when Allen talks.

"Mary, who are you wearing?" I can't even XD I'm cry laughing right now XD

Funny how Michelle's voice change from a deep British voice to a nasal American one 😄

Love it, and very timely. We just finished binge watching Downton Abbey, including the movie. Hugh sounds a bit like Judge Smeels on Caddyshack.

This scene would have been complete if Hugh had a cigar in his mouth, Michelle had bubblegum and Allen... the latest fashions from Milan.

Their versions of american accents are hilarious

"Downton Abbey" with American accents is called "The Gilded Age".

allen’s american accent was definitely worth the wait 😂

She sounds like Reece Witherspoon!! 😂😂

Tonight on the Late Show, Colbert interviews Tim Gunn, Hilary Banks, and Fred Flintstone.

No matter how many times I watch this it never fails to make me laugh!

OMG! I was smuckling at Michelle and Hugh's exchange...then Allen chimed in and I completely lost it 😂😂😂 Bravo👏🏽👏🏽 you guys

I like that they imitate the dumbest American accents they can.

It's amazing how a change in the accent of a language such as English can make you sound so much less intelligent at a moments notice.

"Mary, who you wearing?" I can't 😂Best.Line.Ever.

This should have been a lot a lot longer

It's so funny to me how British actors can switch to an American accent and sound perfect yet when American actors try to speak on a British accent they sound like a cartoon! 😜

Love Downton! Just shows how good the actors are, they didn't just adopt the American accent, but the gestures and personalities. Never fails to impress how American actors can adopt upper class British accents too, really impressive. ( this is coming from someone who sounds like Billy Connolly, so.....I guess I have to adopt the famous words of Oscar Wilde. Be yourself- everyone else is taken).

Allen sounded like one of the gay dudes from American Dad

All they need to do is talk about freeways and we got ourselves an episode of "The Californians" right here. :)

wow, their 'murican accent is so much better than most americans doing british accents. lol

I just need to say, this was hilarious and they are excellent actors :D

They were all great, really funny. It's great too to see how well they are get along.

"mary, who are you wearing?" tim gunn is that you

Thanks - loved these actors. They are terrific...

Michelles choice to go Southern Californian is what really makes it!

Interesting to note the choice their accents and what that means as far as their impressions of Americans. Hers sounds like a whiney valley girl, Hugh's sounds like a gruff dad and Allen Leech's sounds oddly whiney and feminine.

Apparently Allen can only do an American accent if he's also doing a Tim Gunn impression! lol

That was great.🤣🤣🤣🤣 Lady Mary was the best with her Valley Girl head swinging attitude.

Michelle and Allen are treasures.

1:49 Allen looks so proud of himself that he did such a good accent it's so cute

he looks like Niall Horan

I finally finished binge watching all seasons on Netflix and this is the first video afterwards and I must say, this floored me! Great work!

Sounds like a scene straight outta Schitt’s Creek 😂 I love that show!

Michelle Dockery goes full valley girl I love it

It's funny how some British celebrities do a generic American accent, and some of them do a specific dialect. (Valley girl, southern, etc.)

Such amazing and talented actors!

Love her raspy laugh and great sense of humor. You can definitely tell all 3 are out of their comfort zone.

I watch this video a lot and it never gets old. Downton was such a serious show so it's great to see the cast being so silly.

I’m really impressed how well they ditch the British accent and adopt an American accent.

I really love this actors 😂

Lady Mary's American accent is from 1990. Lord Grantham's accent is from 1890. They've gone both forward and backwards in time simultaneously.

Hugh just turned into a deeper, warmer-voiced Tom Hanks 😂

I cannot believe that voice is coming out of Allen's face. It just sounds so wrong.

Elizabeth McGovern watching at home: “Amateurs.”

These actors are so good, loved this bit

Possibly the best thing I've ever seen

That thing is hilarious. These are very good actors

Can you imagine Neil Armstrong as British, "Teleho old bean, 30.seconds of fuel left, crikey id better find a landing spot. That's one small step for me and one giant leap for her Majesty"

I think Michelle Dockery nailed it with our accent when she said "Down'on"

I wondered what will John Oliver sounds like in American accents

Hugh would make a great starship captain on Star Trek

As a Cuban English teacher l would like to highlight that it was a treat to my ears having watched the entire series,my hearing skills were substantially honed,as were my manners and my political debates,the American characters in the series (being also first rate American actors) also displayed a highly educated, appealing American accent hard to come by these days.

Michelle was hilarious in her Funny or Die skit where she played a detective. She also did an American accent in the skit.

Why is Hugh channeling 1920s transatlantic vibes

At least Hugh Bonneville got right how incredibly LOUD United Statians are.