Diane Kruger Was A Professional Mourner - The Graham Norton Show, preview - BBC One

[HTTS76]

English is not my first language and I can understand John Bishop just fine (have to listen closely though).

[Aimtofflan]

HAHAHA "Could you do an english accent" there is no way that was seriously meant! HAHAHAH

Event he germans fuck with the scousers! :D

[NasaCriminals]

this vid is supposed to be about Diane but this dude wont shut the fuck up

[sketchi93]

@NasaCriminals im probably stating the obvious but this was taken from a show where they all have a conversation so naturally they all will talk....

[NasaCriminals]

@sketchi93 come on dude dont act like an idiot. He is a control freak and he wants to take over the entire chat show

[M2drix]

If it takes your brother punching you in the face to get straight teeth more brits should consider it.

[lorenzo050008]

@TheDoosh79 You guys see our culture through our TV shows and media, but we get no media or TV shows from England. The only people who are ever British on TV shows are butlers.

[MyEpicTroll]

The different accents here in America are from Boston, Staton Island, New Jersey, southern states and over to Texas have country drawls or twangs with each deep south state varying the accent only in how much they slur and ramble sentences, and midwest accent.

There is hardly a difference at all between Californian and New York(outside the city) accent, and most of the other states sound the same.

[maram267]

I LOVE Diane

[java17]

I am a Hong Kong Chinese and I only missed a word or two John was saying...His accent is not thick already compared to Jamie Carragher's lol..

[TheB122sophieandnina]

I can understand John Bishop because i talk fluent Geordie (Up north accent) and no-one but my family and friends understand me. That's why on my videos i try my very hardest not to speak Geordie but sometimes i can't help it. My dad talks fluent in Geordie and so does me mam but i have a thick accent

[alibabahassan]

@TheB122sophieandnina i live in sweden and am finnish/english born and i understand every word aswell, maybe because i've just gotten used to the british accent(s)

[09KEVO09]

I can understand John Bishop, well I am a scouser.

[RegalChicken]

i can actually understand what John Bishop says! i'm not from liverpool but in my history class we had a liverpudlian, we even nicknamed her scouse!

[kosmos007]

the practicality in australia is if you are taking the mickey out of the eastern states you have to take a 3-4 day driving trip before you reach one another lol.

[ashj6094]

I would have guessed that John Bishop is Welsh or really Scottish haha

[FATLACE420]

British TV is so much better then the US. At least the Talk Shows. We might have better actual shows with episodes, like drama, crude cartoon shows(south park, family guy), and etc.

[sixamsedna]

@FATLACE420 that's true for not only British tv, but for European tv.

[djdiu]

@sixamsedna Only Americans that can understand other languages can appreciate European TV.

[Onailuj83]

John Bishop has a egg on his mouth!!! Kkkkkkkkkkkk

[MsSMz101]

i tried my best to understand him and i think i actually got the some of the jokes down....he lost me at the teeth part completely lol. dont judge me bt it sometimes is reall hard

[Halldisa]

COULD YOU DO AN ENGLISH ACCENT?!  stupid bitch

[bythefault]

I have a friend from York and when we met I remarked "oh that's close to the Scottish border." She replied indignantly that "no, there are three different accents between York and Scotland."

York is sixty miles from Scotland.

John Bishop's Liverpool accent is tough at times but I find Cockney rhyming slang nearly impossible to understand.

[Namaechan]

I'm from sweden, and i only missed about one or two words.... Then again, i FOCUSED.

[trev711]

She was amazing in Inglorious Bastards!

[Sunnihunnibunni]

For those of you who are British in these comments and are complaining that the German and American actors did not understand John Bishop, I once went to a summer camp in England and kids from England, Scotland and Wales were at it, I was the only person from Ireland there. Not only could they not understand a word I said, some of them did not even know where Ireland was on a map. I understand your annoyance, however, please think before you speak.

[whatdidsarahsay]

idiot woman

[Warregah7]

she has yellow teeth

[nelenafreak101]

Kristen bell look alike?

[WinterAffair]

It's Emily Fitch's Dad!!! "Don't get fit, get Fitch."

[yummmy1991]

the guy with an accent made my day

[CrUithNee]

"could you do an English accent?" hehehe

[MultiLespaulplayer]

Notice about 15 seconds into the video it looks like John Bishop has his eyes glued to Diane's legs. I can't say as I blame him though.

[hab123]

oh she is so beutiful  >>>>> go to troy

[WaterBottle1998]

I get told that my heavy Essex accent is really hard for people to understand is that true? Can someone reply!

[BinaryOpposites]

Aahahahaha I love the Scouse accent soooooo much...and John Bishop is amazing :D

[JULES84ThErIoUtH]

Hugh Grant @ 2:20 lol

[sarcasm0spasm]

I don't know who John Bishop is, but I like him!

[ketichini]

At first I was like "wtf is he saying?"

[mursumaha]

"she thinks I'm Bulgarian"

[heartears]

I understood every word that he said except that part in 0:50.

[ElizaMogha]

what's all that about prof mourning in the title? "could you do an english accent?" is the whole story here!! i felt sorry for him a bit, kind of embarrassing but he did well making fun of it.

phoney/ funny i had a bit of a problem distinguishing too

[TheDoosh79]

How come in the year 2011 that I, as an Englishman, know that an American from Austin (for example) doesn't sound anything like an American from Chicago? or that a Californian sounds nothing like a New Yorker?

Yet Americans still think we should all sound like Prince Charles or the Queen? Do they realise that the Royal family is actually German and that only old grannies in their 80s give two fucks about them?

"can you do an English accent though?"

"Yes, hows about go fuck your self"

[shizoid123]

You have to think about how much American culture gets exported to England, vs how much English culture gets exported to America. Of course you know way more about our culture and the way we talk.

[TheDoosh79]

@shizoid123 Yes because The Beatles never did much in America so you've probably never heard a scouser before, silly me.

[mpaulino]

@TheDoosh79 You mean a band that broke up 43 years ago is enough of an education for American audiences to recognize the differences between all the different British accents?

[djdiu]

@shizoid123 I get both cultures everyday and I understand both.

[KATEisFAB]

@TheDoosh79 Don't stereotype Americans. There are plenty of English folks who think all Americans sound alike, and plenty of Americans who think all Brits sound alike. I am an American who knows that there are plenty of accents throughout the UK, and I find it insulting that you think that just because I'm American, I'm also ignorant. I'm not.

[mpaulino]

@TheDoosh79 Our tv isn't as saturated in British shows as British television is with American shows. You know our accents because they're present in your media; the same cannot be said for us. It's really a very silly thing to take offense to.

[mpaulino]

@TheDoosh79 Also, Diane Kruger is a German.

[savvysearch]

@TheDoosh79 I wish I can see your face when I tell you Kruger is german NOT American. And in the year 2011, an englishman should be able to know a german accent and realize she isn't american when he hears one.

[TaylTube]

@savvysearch Are you talking about John Bishop? Because I believe he said "a German with an American accent..." (2:12)

[savvysearch]

@TaylTube I'm talking about the TheDoosh79 using Diane Kruger's mistake as an example of how Americans think all english people speak like Prince Charles, without realizing that Diane Kruger isn't American and has a mind but obvious german accent.

[mrbeanaswell]

@TheDoosh79 she's not american, she's german. and all she meant was a neutral english accent. if you weren't native german, you wouldn't understand a bavarian accent either....but I agree, the americans are incredibly naive and ignorant

[sirus804]

@TheDoosh79 WTF are you talking about? I'm American and I know how all of those people sound, plus how all those people look... None of Americans think we should sound like the Queen of England.. None of them could give a fuck... We're all human being.. Educate us all, and we will all advance.

[ClaraMonstret]

what is diane kruger wearing...!? IT'S AWESOME

[47sjm]

OOPS!

[47sjm]

This guy is really hilarious! I've watched this video several times and I still laugh.

Diane Kruger is absolutely drop dead gorgeous as usual.

[47sjm]

This guy is really hilarious! I've watched this video four or fives times now and it still makes me laugh. Diane Kruger is of course drop dead gorgeous as usual.

[tenaciousdane1986]

hahah diane kruger is funny, even though it wasnt on purpose.. :P

I'm danish and I understand him just fine..

[chickenemu]

Nothing beats British comedy.

[kamilasilver]

I dated someone from Nuneaton and I really think once you spend a good week with someone with a different accent, you can understand it quite well. I totally understood the man's accent. I understand that many other countries do not like americans and I can understand why. When most Americans come to their country, they are rude and arrogant. I am not that way and I know many others who are also not. It does not make me any better since my country is bigger than yours. I love other cultures.

[lizzy18darcy]

DIANE KRUGER IS GERMAN, NOT AMERICAN.

[TheBrokenFrog]

he sounds like willi from the simpsons so he must be from scotland.

[outofslumber]

@TheBrokenFrog

You need to get your ears tested. Thats like saying Poirot sounds Spanish.

[elizalovescharlie]

"could you do an english accent" lol

[colombiaparadise]

Can u do an english accent.

lol, he should've said, yes im doing one right now. lol

I can do a posh london accent, yes.

[TheGer0man]

I Think this Guy is from Scotland ? Its not easy for me to understand him . And yes Diane Kruger ist from Germany , exactly es I am ;-) .

[SR120]

@TheGer0man he said in the video he was from liverpool.

[lamestguyintown]

Americans are the most disgusting people in the world

[Slides2006]

@lamestguyintown She's German

[CarbonatedRain]

If you heard my accent, you'd know what a typical 'English' accent sounds like. I get asked to say 'Daddy, I want another pony' about once everyday...

[sak868]

@CarbonatedRain what?! ahahhaha

[imaof4]

Can you speak English? She meant can you speak posh. John Bishop tried, bless him.:) But he explained well that there are a plethora of accents in the UK, more there than throughout the entire English speaking world.

Don't know enough about Diane Kruger, but it does sound she's affecting an American accent - I'm assuming that's where she learned her English?

[greatworld1979]

I love Diane Kruger---she is so beautiful ...wow...love her..

[PompamooseMagique]

In all fairness, she's German, she probably can barely understand Americans! Let alone a Scouser

[MsLittlecandy]

@PompamooseMagique I agree, I'm german and I had to listen twice to it to understand it completely. We only learn the "clean" english and fill it with our own accent, so.... it's really hard to understand what he's saying :D

[Adoranger]

Oh, Diane. xD Why didn't you just ask for him to do an RP accent?

[DonnieFanDarko]

I don't feel bad that I can't understand people who have really deep accents even though they may be speaking the same language as me. I don't think it makes people stupid, it's just that they don't have an ear for accents. Some people do and some don't.

[pantstelly93]

"could you do an english accent?"

that's like me going to tennessee or somewhere down south and asking them if they speak american!

[gmaureen]

@pantstelly93 I actually had that experience. Couldn't undertand a word that was said to me. Had to get someone else to interpret. Up in them hills, you might as well be in a foreign country.

[pantstelly93]

@gmaureen my God; OK then what do you find easier to understand: Liverpuddlian or a southern-state accent

[Squishiefuzz]

i love this show

[alfonzie]

she is a godess,,..

[MrGish1]

@alfonzie ._.

[MrFrankMurphy]

Geez how thick can you be?

Speaking to an English man, who was born in England, raised in England and still lives in England and asking 'Can you do an English accent?'

LOOOOL

[kaziabir1]

@MrFrankMurphy She meant London accent I think or standard British accent that is...like less fancy....like Norton's accent isn't hard to understand but that guy's accent is kind of hard for us Americans to understand..about say 20% we don't..other 80% we do...

[sam8110]

@MrFrankMurphy Thats not thick. The "standard british accent" to them is like mine, southern. She didn't mean it quite like that, we all have slip ups.

[LittleDorrit4089]

Its a shame i'm gunna have to murder her... 1st coz she's so dam gorgeous, how can any of us girls compete with that?!... And she's sharin the sofa with john bishop and MATTHEW FOX OMW! (So glad he's on telly again i've missed him) ... But most importantly her boyfriend is JOSHUA JACKSON the hottest man EVER!

[BBblue87]

Lol, its true that all over Britain the accents are so varied, i have the standard 'english' accent (like the Queen) and I do have trouble with strong Scottish and Irish accents, but don't tend to struggle with the northern English accents (like John's here), West Country can be a pain though!

[Pilkingtube]

@BBblue87 Really, you seriously have trouble with a west country accent? That's not normal lol :P

[BBblue87]

@Pilkingtube Lol, its not like i need a translater or anything, but its the same with any strong accent that's not your own. I moved to Somerset a few years ago and you listen to some of the older generation or get a particularly strong Bristolian and you do have to pay attention.

[EllysaE]

John Bishop + hot

[guccilily]

omg diane!! i cant believe you asked him that,, stttiiiinnnkk

[prewtynevbear]

haha love this show!!

[yukitong88]

i love him hahaha

[rgrippen]

I feel like a rare American who can understand most British accents in full, and I roll my eyes at my fellow countrymen who need sub titles to understand people speaking the SAME language as them.

[Phan801]

@rgrippen seriously there are english subtitles in english shows bcoz oof the different accents ? :)

[rgrippen]

@Phan801 Sadly, it's true.... especially on the news. I think my local news put sub titles up when our local soccer team got a new coach from Scotland. I just sat there with my mouth hanging open when they did that, the sub titles I mean.

[TheSaintAza]

@rgrippen Haha indeed!

[thekat9900]

@rgrippen i feel the same. i only do subtitles to follow along with show every now and then not due to language

[rgrippen]

@thekat9900 I had to stop putting Closed Caption on, I spent too much time reading the screen, it got tiring.

[tommycdlee]

@rgrippen indeed, especially majority ppl learn american way english...u can tell how different it will b then..

[rgrippen]

@tommycdlee Soon all will be corrupted by the big bad TV chockablock full of American programs. Wait, I think that already happened!

[tumblebugbydand]

@rgrippen an american friend of mine pointed out to another american once that americans speak english, ENGlish as in the language of england. it didn't go down too well but was amuseing to watch lol i can see why some of our accents are hard but so are some american accents but i'd never dream of asking for suptitles or translations. then again i have american relitives and a crisp RP british acent which is very easy to understand

[rgrippen]

@tumblebugbydand That's like telling a little boy that his action figures are actually dolls.

[sak868]

@rgrippen lol such a sad state of affairs isn't it?

[rgrippen]

@sak868 Indeed. 

[Mychelebear34]

@rgrippen she's german, not British

[rgrippen]

@Mychelebear34 I'm aware of that, but Matthew Fox, her sofa mate, is American and he couldn't understand him full stop.

[richarldluva124]

@rgrippen on the contrary, i think british english is very different to american english. not only in terms of accent, but also slang, expressions, intonation, definitions of many words etc. (i have lived in the uk and america). i don't need subtitles but i understand why someone would.

[kustomkure]

@rgrippen well, I am not from USA but I definitely bend towards the American accent. And just as you I am able to understand pretty much every British accent there is. I can't say I like them all though. I love how Stephen Fry talks, that is kind of a boarder over which it becomes pretty gay and excessive in my opinion

[gradgurl2007]

@rgrippen - As an American who lives in the UK, I find this hard to believe. I have a hard time following Scottish accents and Yorkshire ones too. Especially when they're talking together. Scottish people speak very fast. I'm getting better at it.

[NotVerySophisticated]

@rgrippen She's German...they may be speaking the same language, but its her second.

[1423626]

@rgrippen she's not americain, she's german

[Alexfromherts]

@1423626 @rgrippen is talking about John Bishop's accent which, of course, is easy to understand for other British people.

[Cobrakay2003]

@1423626 if she's not americain, she is germain. roflrofllroflroflf

[Keeby12]

@rgrippen Good to know someone else feels that way. I think it's pathetic sometimes... my best friend can't understand our English 'language teacher' and half the time I have to tell her what he's saying.

[florencelovme]

@rgrippen I know Londoners who cannot understand the accents of Northeners. dont be so arrogant.

[ZaphHawke]

@rgrippen

Diane Kruger is German and Bishop has a very thick accent.

[TheHoliday555]

@rgrippen same language, different accent. Know you know that in our own country, we need sub titles for Americans speaking English from the south, northeast (brooklyn, New Jersey), Appalachians, etc. Don't be so sensitive lol

[southernbrooklyngal]

@TheHoliday555 well said, im from Mississippi but now I live in Brooklyn. when I got there I couldnt understand them and they couldnt understand me, but it was all love..

[southernbrooklyngal]

@rgrippen she is not american, and your comment is uncall for because in europe people do speak english but with different dialects, so get over yourself

[RIPBlackFrankWhite]

could you do an english accent? lol

[MysticalFlyingMonkey]

Lol, poor John no one understands!! xDD

[Zworykin]

Best part, "Do you actually understand what he says"