Fred Armisen Does Impressions - Scottish, Texan and More!

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6 жыл бұрын

Portlandia creator and SNL alum Fred Armisen displays his talents for impressions and accents.
Fred Armisen, Tig Notaro and Marc Maron were featured panelists at The Connecticut Forum, "Laughter, Anyone?" on Saturday, November 18, 2017, moderated by Colin McEnroe.

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@kangelface1995 6 жыл бұрын

I’m so surprised someone asked him to do a Corpus Christi accent and he knew it

@bpchris1 6 жыл бұрын

Im from corpus and he did good lol

@codeman4546 6 жыл бұрын

From Corpus. Awesome.

@iwillnever4getu 5 жыл бұрын

dude right? didnt expect that one

@nspector 4 жыл бұрын

Oh, it was right? So cool.

@stormcorrosion176 4 жыл бұрын

That body o christ hit

@TheSalinasProject 6 жыл бұрын

He deadass did a corpus accent

@kikic.6950 6 жыл бұрын

CCbeast got me dead he was spot on 😂😂😂

@nspector 4 жыл бұрын

That's so cool. I didn't know which of the Texas ones were good or not.

@brayleebrown6018 4 жыл бұрын

@@kikic.6950 For real

@stacietexify 3 жыл бұрын

Oh man... I'm from corpus. Dead on

@unbindingfloyd 5 жыл бұрын

Damn. As a Texan myself, his accents are right on. Especially Dallas and Amarillo.

@carolinemillington4933 2 жыл бұрын

My GOD!!!! I grew up in Houston and Fred really hit the nail on the head! I never realized we have such a lovely whisper to our accent 😍🤣😍🤣

@emmarose6590 5 жыл бұрын

Coming from a Texas native from Dallas “this is pretty darn good”

@Christina_320 Жыл бұрын

Fred Armisan never fails to impress. A humble yet brilliant and talented comedian.

@Flosseveryday 6 жыл бұрын

Whe he said "Dallas" he sounds like every male news anchor in Dallas.

@bosstalksports4916 6 жыл бұрын

Dallas Bank Robber facts

@keisreeman 6 жыл бұрын

Dallas Bank Robber like every anchor come out of anchor school what's gonna get a anchor job.

@MangoDoodler 4 жыл бұрын

sounds straight up like Pete Delkus

@karenstark9235 4 жыл бұрын

so true! i’m a Dallas native so I was hoping he’d do more. very funny though.

@joewalsh8217 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve lived here for 23 years and I deff say Dallas that way

@sydney287 6 жыл бұрын

As a Texan this is amazing and I want to hear more Texan accents:)

@heidimsw 6 жыл бұрын

I really liked his different Scottish accents, but I LOVED the Mexican vs. Cuban accents in Spanish. Fabulous! Plus, his Spanish sounded good and was grammatically correct. Kudos, Fred!

@lebastar 6 жыл бұрын

I´m mexican and he´s waaaay off. Still enjoyed it tho

@marcelagarcia3925 6 жыл бұрын

His Mexican sounds a little Dominican... in any case the "x" is too much on an "h" instead of a "j"

@omarvenzor278 6 жыл бұрын

lebastar depends on what part of Mexico. I have family that sounds like that. BUT, that’s just the accent portion, the pronunciation was a little off and sounded as Marcela said, more Dominican.

@baws28 5 жыл бұрын

His Scottish was poor at best.

@robertoramirez3811 4 жыл бұрын

Didnt sound Mexican to me

@laurenmatal353 4 жыл бұрын

I can watch Fred Armisen all day

@yousephkarouni9540 6 жыл бұрын

As a Houstonian . . . he did well.

@smoreno3 6 жыл бұрын

Youseph Karouni sure did

@carolmichonne5788 6 жыл бұрын

Houston is made up of a lot of foreigners and non-natives. You hear the least amount of Texas accent anywhere in Texas.

@Mizzelphug 6 жыл бұрын

Most of us here don't pronounce the H though: "U-stun." Then the prison gang took it to the next level and made it "U-stone."

@hismajestykingcharlesiii497 6 жыл бұрын

Mirrorz H-Tine

@BTB1337 6 жыл бұрын

Everyone in Houston prounounces the H it's just a soft H except for in Humble where it's simply Umble. New york is really bad about saying howston

@joust2063 6 жыл бұрын

I can’t believe how accurate the Corpus Christi one was.

@fandude7 5 жыл бұрын

Fred is awesome. A treasure.

@kaleyissotrill4488 6 жыл бұрын

I have never heard anyone differentiate, much less nail the different Texas accents.

@squatch545 3 жыл бұрын

Is there an El Paso accent?

@HessianHunter 3 жыл бұрын

@@squatch545 I think an El Paso accent is probably just Spanglish

@chriscraft77022 6 жыл бұрын

im from houston, TX and YES

@Lellobeetle 6 жыл бұрын

I'm also a native of Houston and I did not think his Texas accents were correct in the slightest. And, Houston is more serious than Dallas.

@MaileyMcAslan 6 жыл бұрын

Eh. I mean I couldn’t speak nuttin but Texas, but it was aight.

@dannehsg978 6 жыл бұрын

Lellobeetle probably just the people were there around you

@Smellohwell 5 жыл бұрын

I'm also from houston and I vote NO

@cheesyname6926 5 жыл бұрын

Depends on what part of Houston, but I live in Fort Worth so what do I know?

@YourFellowRNRSisterFan98 Жыл бұрын

My moms from Glasgow she came to the USA to South Carolina in the 70’s. So I can say the accent is pretty spot on. He did great on all the accents.

@jami376 Жыл бұрын

Nah it's no really, it sounds more like an east coast accent or one outside of Glasgow. He's got a good Scottish accent though!

@kirkjorgensen7724 5 жыл бұрын

I’m from Corpus Christi, TX! Wow. A rare mention.

@blahaaaaaaan 2 жыл бұрын

He hit Texas right on!

@littlebish24 3 жыл бұрын

Omg, the surfer edge to CC. I live here and he totally nailed some of the surfers I know!

@CamilaDuffo 6 жыл бұрын

His Latino impressions- 😲😲😲😲😲😍😍😍😍

@RichardSkolek 5 жыл бұрын

Incredible. Even his observations on Spanish are spot on!

@canaisyoung3601 2 жыл бұрын

It helps that he's part Latino (his mom is originally from Venezuela and he was raised in Brazil for a time. Even though Brazil has Portuguese as its main language, there were probably a nice chunk of Spanish speakers living there).

@galejandro2003 Ай бұрын

to be fair, the mexican sounds a little more like puertorican or central american

@Deguello23 3 жыл бұрын

I'm from Corpus and have lived in Austin for ages. Both were dead on.

@bherrera0165bh Жыл бұрын

Born and raised in Austin and I say "fun" like that, although not as exaggerated as that. He's crazy good

@StylistFia127 3 жыл бұрын

Listen, we all know Fred is a freaking lovable genius, so this vid is just another great example.

@patriciakunz1198 Ай бұрын

Fred Armisen is wonderful!!!!

@sumzzz1649 4 жыл бұрын

I’m Texan and this is accurate 😂😂

@sirwoodofeast9497 5 жыл бұрын

He hit Corpus right on the head. Perfect.

@Eddie4518 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. This guy’s a freaking wizard at accents, wanna know how he does it? Can imagine him being in his room just learning each city of the world via tape recorder. Repeating each syllable en rote! I’m an actor and learn accents regularly and it’s bloody hard. 😂

@blu3j00Ls 5 жыл бұрын

I love you and your talent, Fred Armisen!!

@susanbloodgood3572 4 жыл бұрын

After living in Massachusetts for a short time, and calling back home ( Wisconsin) First time I heard our accent, it floored me, drive back a few years later and could hear the difference between Millwaukee, Madison and La Crosse, Love the Scottish Accents

@rmleider 2 жыл бұрын

I wholeheartedly love fred going back and forth mexico and cuba

@kiera6298 6 жыл бұрын

I'm from Houston and I didn't really notice that we talk like that but we do 😂

@thecaitlinlane 6 жыл бұрын

He must have done a really good job with Dallas, because I couldn’t even tell that he was doing an accent during that part it sounded so normal to me. He also did a good job with Amarillo- reminded me of my relatives that live out there.

@slabkrew19 2 жыл бұрын

The fact that Marc Maron even knew about corpus makes him my new favorite comedian

@Daveglorious 4 жыл бұрын

Wow that Melbourne nuance was remarkable, I live here.

@Seashellsbytheseashore21 2 жыл бұрын

Damn the Dallas is spot on. Sounds just like my family

@ignatiusjk 5 жыл бұрын

WOW!!!! That is amazing.

@gyanw9612 5 жыл бұрын

His Australian accent is good. I’m Australian and usually with Australian impressions it’s like - Wha-a-at that sounds nothing like anyone I hear in Australia.

@JdDiehl 6 жыл бұрын

His explanation for not doing Jamaican was hilarious lol

@coolcoconuts4453 4 жыл бұрын

I think he's done this cleverly, he's mastered or least has a very good grip on all the accents from regions that he could feasibly come from if you just saw a picture of him without hearing him speak. He could feasibly come from Scotland or Russia or Germany or Australia but it's amazingly hard to believe that he's native to Vietnam or Jamaica

@nathanstrubhart Жыл бұрын

Absolutely nailed Corpus Christi.

@DippinSauc 6 жыл бұрын

He's really so good. Take a vow Fred

@jssangel416 6 жыл бұрын

All these people criticizing and nitpicking and I'll bet most of them couldn't even come close to hitting the mark with these accents. The man is talented and his attempt at all these accents is impressive. Jeez, do you people realize how many accents and dialects there are in this world? Who the hell can do a spot on impression of any and all accents on request? Give a little credit and stfu.

@fametypebeat2909 3 жыл бұрын

Literally the best

@ayokay123 3 жыл бұрын

Fascinating and entertaining skill.

@crashstitches79 5 жыл бұрын

Born and raised in Dallas and have lived out west. Armisen is a fucking genius.

@kashifwattoo9387 4 жыл бұрын

Master of his field. 🙏

@HotStrange 6 жыл бұрын

Southern California sounded a bit like John Wayne in the end.

@crunchmcm8780 Жыл бұрын

Man this guy is amazing

@hectorrodrig 4 жыл бұрын

He is amazing!!!

@tinawashburn5898 5 жыл бұрын

He is amazing😃

@ignatiusjk 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing.

@3rdcoast94 4 жыл бұрын

My mom was raised in Houston when she gets mad or says my full name she kinda whispers it and yells it at the same time lol

@angelaroberts7473 5 жыл бұрын

Omg he got us in Houston spot on!

@hannathompson7998 3 жыл бұрын

when I first watched this years ago I didn't know who Tig or Marc were... now I'm huge fans of both and am like holy shit they're all in one video, I've got to see the whole thing!!

@tino911123 3 жыл бұрын

A GREAT TALENT THIS GUY

@nitroxylic 6 жыл бұрын

*TEXAS!!!!* those were all spot on omg lol!!!

@duckydae 6 жыл бұрын

His Edinburgh accent is on point, but his Glaswegian really does sound like someone trying to do the accent and it comes across more Shrek-like.

@Burgmannn 5 жыл бұрын

Wait a minute, Shrek doesn't have an authentic Scottish accent?

@canaisyoung3601 4 жыл бұрын

No, it's Mike Meyers repurposing the accent he did for this short-lived SNL sketch called "Scottish Soccer Hooligan Weekly".

@DavidByrne85 3 жыл бұрын

Glasgow sounds more like somebody from Forfar. A bit like saying 'Belfast' then doing Limerick. Not too good

@NothingHumanisAlientoMe 2 жыл бұрын

Aye the Glesga is a bit daft

@asc4096 2 жыл бұрын

The way he says 'wider' is what gives it away. It sounds completely eastern. I know because I live in the North East and for years I've been hearing that pronunciation. For Glasgow it needs to be said as 'wiyeeduuhr' not 'weydeur'.

@bielsabas4407 5 жыл бұрын

Wish this was video was longer, he's so good at impressions, it's fun to watch.

@soth1sol 5 жыл бұрын

it's a staple of his talents as an impressionist. he does it a lot. have fun: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/btunjNKQssWtZYU.html

@axe2grind244 Жыл бұрын

He does a stand up bit where he has a large map and he does a city from every state lol. It’s so ridiculous 🤣

@gormangranston4075 6 жыл бұрын

I'm from Houston and he was pretty accurate!!!

@jamesliston5693 3 жыл бұрын

The dude is amazing

@sydney287 6 жыл бұрын

OMG! He's fantastic haha

@bruceleroy849 4 жыл бұрын

He’s so good lmao

@geofforey8704 6 жыл бұрын

Brilliant.

@satchemo24 4 жыл бұрын

That's pretty damn good!

@commanderpipi1youknowfromp730 3 ай бұрын

Just awesome 😂🎉🎉🎉

@shaywalters7807 6 жыл бұрын

I love Fred😄

@fdwal76 11 ай бұрын

Fred is a true artist !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@dsanford12 6 жыл бұрын

Fred is a genius !

@Charliebird87 4 жыл бұрын

I came here after doing a search for an impression of Tig Notaro. Still not disappointed. Some day maybe Kate McKinnon will do one.

@marselmusic 5 жыл бұрын

1:46 that joel osteen accent lmao

@Erika-om5cn 6 жыл бұрын

He’s the best.

@jordanhedington2421 6 жыл бұрын

Fred Armisen is easily the best impressionist and accent expert I’ve ever seen

@takinisurvivalchannel3812 5 жыл бұрын

Have you have seen a movie with Daniel Day-Lewis ? Gangs of New York...There will be blood...Last of the Mohicans...Lincoln. Different period American accents... but he is from London, lives in Ireland.

@CityThatCannotBeCaptured 6 жыл бұрын

Veeeery good.

@katiee4396 3 жыл бұрын

These Texas accents are impressive

@edrodriguez4822 6 жыл бұрын

Fred is a genius.

@deedeeblanscet4433 4 жыл бұрын

I can’t believe he brought up Amarillo! He’s spot on, by the way.

@chrisjaybecker 5 жыл бұрын

What most people don't get about Fred is that there's a huge amount of "put on" in what he does. If he doesn't know an accent, for example, he'll just fake it, then he'll throw in a few specific details to sell it. It's all done with a wink and a nod. It's like he's saying, "I can't believe they're buying it."

@heidimsw 4 жыл бұрын

Exactly! I recall seeing another vid of him, where he got caught off-guard and was stumped. I don’t remember where he was, but he actually said, “I can’t do that one!”

@joeking5679 4 жыл бұрын

@@heidimsw It was where he couldn't do Jamaican on Conan's show but it was for the reasons he described on this show

@heidimsw 4 жыл бұрын

@@joeking5679 Yes, I went back and watched the old vids and I saw that one.

@chalbgewachs1 5 жыл бұрын

His Texas impressions are spot on. As soon as I heard each one he so right.

@rsfarris86 5 жыл бұрын

Casey Halbgewachs I disagree. I was born and raised in Houston, but also lived in the hill country for 10 years. I thought his Dallas accent was the only one that was close haha!

@dannehsg978 6 жыл бұрын

Omg Dallas is spot on

@DekkarJr Жыл бұрын

anyone else on a Fred Armisen rabbit hole?

@Neokretai 4 жыл бұрын

The Glasgow accent was defintely off, sounded more like he was from Fife. Still pretty decent attempt by American standards.

@rrrqqqrrr 6 жыл бұрын

That cuban accent thougghhh

@jeffbehringer1262 7 ай бұрын

From Houston area all my life but traveled all over the state, and honestly it’s hard to say if he sounds correct since it sounds like an impression. You’d almost have to be an outsider who listens to a lot of Texans talk to say it sounds right. To me all his other impressions sound spot on but to people from those areas he may not. Californians will always be hilarious.

@jennym007 4 жыл бұрын

So clever...😃👍🏻👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@linda4426 4 жыл бұрын

The accent in San Antonio (my hometown) is influenced a lot by the military presence there, along with the Hispanic population. So, the accent in San Antonio is almost non-existence (well, to me anyway HAHA!). My sister has a strong San Antonian accent. She says, "Thank YEW!" and I tease her about this. But it's slower rhythm wise. People here in south Texas can usually tell if you're from north Texas, West Texas, or East Texas. North Texas is, as you say, more "serious and business like". West Texas has the strong drawl, and East Texas is more "southern." But, of course, I love hearing these accents since it tells me that you pay attention to people and since I love my state, I love that you pay attention to the people here. I lived in Michigan for 18 years and noticed how the accent there seems heavily influenced by the Irish who settled there in the 1800s. The accent there is very nasal too and I tried to imitate this way of speaking. I notice, for example, that they say "hunnerds" instead of "hundreds" and "avery" instead of "every." I can always tell if someone is from Michigan.

@cloverg7 11 ай бұрын

😂 brilliant

@thadiussean9133 5 жыл бұрын

to the people commenting on the accuracy of his accents: he's making them up

@kingkebo3960 5 жыл бұрын

Thadius Sean false, he’s a trained actor. They have dialect coaches and everything. He knew the difference between Glasgow and other Scottish accents.

@GMOFoodsaregood 5 жыл бұрын

King Kebo of course there are some differences, but that’s not the point of his joke. The joke is that he’s convincing large numbers of people that he’s an accent wizard. He’s actually just using a stereotype of the people of a given city (“loud”, “reserved”) to convince large numbers of folks that he’s really doing what he’s claiming he’s doing.

@fancysfolly554 5 жыл бұрын

Houston accent is whispering because it’s so hot and humid here it’s hard to get the words out...

@blueman1470 11 ай бұрын

I was born and raised in Los Angeles. That is a small percentage of Orange County residents.

@craigblyth783 4 жыл бұрын

bloody hell...his switch from Glasgow to Edinburgh and back again was on the f.....g nose

@logangastrock1922 6 жыл бұрын

The Dallas one was on point

@ms-nl5io 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah Yeah Yeah. He just keeps discussing discussing discussing the accents than actually speaking them. He just does a word or two and the audience bursts into applause.

@masercot 6 жыл бұрын

Vietnamese is startling when they hit an "ng" and do that hard "guh" sound.

@LadiesDayOut 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent Spanish accents!

@booradley0x0 6 жыл бұрын

Sydney and Melbourne are spot on

@marafolse8347 5 жыл бұрын

The moment that austin accent starts you knows hes watched Slacker 😂

@Fififogone 4 жыл бұрын

Mara Folse or had a Shiner Bock with my neighbor.

@TimSchmidt_art 4 жыл бұрын

He nailed Austin

@cal1001970 5 жыл бұрын

His Jock was spot on.

@kenbrohere 4 жыл бұрын

I'm from Houston and he just sounded like a guy who's never visited Houston.

@dtx378 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a mexican dude from corpus christi and I dont think I've ever heard anyone in my city talk like that lol...maybe down on the bay at the T-heads lol