Catherine Tate - the offensive translator

[@MsRaluKara]

I wonder how many times they had to shoot this scene. It's impossible to stay serious.

[@luciejuraskova6023]

I thought of this too! I'm close to laugh my head off everytime I see this video! :-D

[@sinaidabacharles9421]

Ralu Kara o

[@panic5779]

You can see them all trying not to

[@cyberhermit1222]

Northern English sounds just like the farmer in Shaun the sheep

[@ElvarMasson]

Until they were happy, I'm assuming 😉

[@notleks2411]

You can tell the last guy was trying not to laugh. xD

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

Bad Wolf Entertainment yet the Chinese lady gave the most hate filled look! Perhaps that's how she stopped laughing.

[@valentinaflores1937]

Lmao

[@sophie.1]

🤣💯

[@GeeCeeWU]

Catherine nearly lost it a couple of times also.

[@nicolasparoche2166]

Eyes of the last personn were laughing,

[@nixin6090]

As an Italian, the Italian impression is impeccable and indistinguishable from the real language

[@daddystu7046]

She sounded like Captain Bertorelli.

[@Whatever-gx3un]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqHCgmSCeryqj5o part 2

[@georgethakur]

WHADDA mistake to make-a!@@daddystu7046

[@user-bu9ju5ic9h]

Besides it’s the hand gestures that hold the true meaning.

[@PinkPanther4958]

As a British person i can 100% confirm that this is how we translate.

[@Jefff72]

You have given us, Americans, the English language, Shakespeare, the Magna Carta and now this... Thanks!

[@plusultra6199]

@@Jefff72 And you still can't speak the English language properly.

[@DFlemming]

Perhaps the English need to learn some languages!! I doubt they will. Buy hilarious sketch!

[@andymcnab1764]

​@@DFlemmingWhy would we, we would never get to use it? We dont get tourists (apart form London/Scotland) and most of us can't afford to travel abroad. Even if I could it would be for two weeks.

[@Whatever-gx3un]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqHCgmSCeryqj5o part 2

[@zolluuu]

I love the look of self-confidence and pride on her face after she insults each one.

[@usathorner609]

I don't see any insult in it

[@jillian5582]

@@usathorner609 I mean it’s a comedy sketch and it isn’t real(I think it’s hilarious)but imagine someone doing this in real life. This would be extremely insulting especially now with the woke culture. How can you say you don’t see anything insulting about what she’s doing?

[@prismaticmarcus]

@@jillian5582 she was just translating. you've really got to admire her language proficiency

[@Dylord21]

@@jillian5582 Woke culture does not get to dictate what is insulting and what isn't. If that's your meter, then get ready to walk on eggshells forever because one day everything will be insulting according to wokism.

[@steveblundell7766]

@@jillian5582 I don't see anything insulting, its amazing she can translate into so many languages, we should admire her not get offended

[@gabbzthe1st984]

As an Italian I can confirm her translation was impeccable!

[@redsquirrel1086]

What does she say? 😃

[@pauljordan4452]

There are a few distinct words in there.

[@giacomoculcasi6331]

@@redsquirrel1086 i heard "ma che dici ?" Which means "what are you saying?"

[@friedchicken1]

she said: "ndeeee, maronn onnei la manìci, e la lanoma...noo ehh. E cosa ta dici, va Luigi"

[@redsquirrel1086]

@@friedchicken1 My Italian is extremely limited but I think she was ordering a Big Mac, Medium Fries and a Strawberry Milkshake.

[@eronblue3098]

As a Chinese person, I was thoroughly impressed by her mastery of Mandarin! Such proper tones and perfect enunciation✨ //edit: sarcasm😭

[@MasterBait1]

That‘s stereotypical Cantonese

[@malcolmabram2957]

我可以确认她说的是普通话

[@Whatever-gx3un]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqHCgmSCeryqj5o part 2

[@letterstoic]

@@MasterBait1wrong, Cantonese is deeper and sounds less flat, more rounded.

[@swearimnotarobot3746]

I loved the ambassador’s look of dread and humour

[@rico879]

As Spanish speaker I got every single word she said and how refined it was!

[@richardromagnolo9047]

It took me a few views to realize that she was making fun of the lisp used by Spaniards, not the Spainish language. Truly hysterical

[@Chazbc]

When the TARDIS's translator malfunctions.

[@KL9702.]

Bahaha, best comment

[@Bardlythebard]

It's because she forgot how the translate works...

[@michaelthomson1855]

Chazbc yes... it goes horrendously racist and doesn't realize that it's not the 1960s any more

[@michaelthomson1855]

Dragon Ball fighter Channel i know i'm only joking

[@jeffaffa3412]

Chazbc Lol

[@thehow2Collection]

I'm from Africa and I approve this translation. We will hire this woman as our international affairs translator.

[@bryonbiondolillo6545]

I know exactly who can do the sign language interpretation...

[@50PullUps]

Which continent in Africa?

[@JH-of1xz]

I thought africa was a continent.

[@wolftal1178]

!?!😆🤣😝😂😅😀😁😃😄

[@daeph123]

Ungabunga sandwich

[@spashia7028]

As a swede, I can say this was really gördi. 👍

[@Silverfish-qv8ig]

This deserved more love

[@jimmydigital]

isn't this how swedes in the south say those in the north speak?

[@spashia7028]

@@jimmydigital Don't know. Never heard of that. Most southerners enjoy how northerners speak though.

[@Elgsdyr]

@@spashia7028 So you're a northerner, then?

[@spashia7028]

@@Elgsdyr I'm a southerner.

[@_____alyptic]

“This is not my sandwich!" - That really spoke to me.

[@ihavetwofaces]

I can never not laugh at the way her posture, face, tone, everything instantly transforms for the Italian transformation.

[@BossySwan]

So true

[@MrNordman]

What kills me is like even if she were speaking Italian she is obviously not translating what that man said hahahaha

[@palamai6]

The African guy looked like he was about to laugh after she said 'this is not my sandwich'

[@RobertoLorenzPianist]

They all are filmed seperately. The shots are then cut together. Which means she didn't necessarily say it the second he laughed. Maybe she didn't say anything.

[@MasimbaMusodza]

I bet the "this is not my sandwich" had not been in previous takes, so it caught him by surprise.

[@purplepride94]

At the beginning he had a look of "I know what b.s. is going on and you ain't slick" lol 😅

[@nicolasparoche2166]

I saw him laughing in his eyes...

[@Sam-qc6sz]

@@RobertoLorenzPianist Typically they would shoot the whole segment from one perspective and then from the other

[@MA-ts9qt]

The Chinese one cracks me up each time.... many years ago I was on a bus and burst out laughing just from the memory of it. I was on my own!

[@PaulJacobs1970]

I have done that before just thinking of a scene in Me myself and Irene. Laughed out loud

[@kryten88]

@@PaulJacobs1970 was it the cottonmouth?

[@truth.speaker]

She looked much more Korean than Chinese

[@ellie-tk4jy]

@@truth.speaker probably was

[@dannnsss8034]

@@truth.speaker lmao not even... Anyway the actress is of Chinese background, and it also sounded Chinese

[@BenjaminIstvanCseko]

As a Hungarian, I feel personally attacked and singled out for not being made fun of! Btw, her rationale for being able to translate into seven different languages being that she did a TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) in her gap year is imperviable logic.

[@matthewlee1985]

Those claiming this is racist - grow a sense of humour. lol Every culture had a go! lol

[@Cool2BCeltic]

+Matthew Lee True. The joke is on Helen Marsh.

[@drrajeevdahiwal1856]

this is pure fun, nothing to do with racism

[@samadams219]

Matthew Lee every culture didnt had a go. she had a go at every...well not every... but she had a go at them.😁😁😁😁

[@HarringtonTribal]

EXACTLY - it also shows how ignorant most English speaking westerners are of other languages. (Myself - an American - included.)

[@con8200]

No Lucy Hunt, it WAS making fun of all the different races but as it still wasn't racist as it was all in the name of comedy rather than personal attacks.

[@BarryAllenMagic]

Believe me......this is still more accurate than 'Google Translate'!!!!! ;-)

[@lexluthor1744]

Lmfaoooooooooo! Spot on 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheWitchOvAgnesi]

Actually, Google Translate handles the Scandinavian languages remarkably well. But that's about it.

[@farmeryan2487]

Barry Allen yes

[@averageadam7313]

actually google translate is half decent now

[@maggietauya9047]

Average Adam

[@jamesmacoisdealbhaigh9904]

What gets me every time is how proud she looks at end of her "translations" 😂

[@jayar7436]

Like she is honored to have done the work. LMAO

[@mamagracelovelies378]

I love how she maintains her posture, the smile and professional outlook 😅. I never get tired of this clip.

[@agentju]

"This is not my sandwich!" Kills me every time. 😂

[@estahadassah9470]

Me too 😂😂

[@notinterested8452]

What is the reference?

[@SStupendous]

@@notinterested8452 Not your sandwich

[@rafaelbriganti502]

I didn't get this joke. What is it about?

[@bebetigre1252]

@@notinterested8452 cannibal

[@glitterdrip19]

gerdie gerdie gerdie gerdie gerdie gerdie ....................gerdie

[@Dexter101x]

emma gallagher hurdy gurdy ja?

[@sophiaadcock6769]

emma gallagher that was hilarious. I live in Sweden and I found it pretty accurate 😂

[@petercdowney]

I believe it's spelt "gördi", not "gerdie"...

[@AdrianoCROST]

@@petercdowney I believe it's: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bme4pGChatNrjNk

[@TheAnonyy]

Is that how they speak

[@gbsprasanna]

Absolutely brilliant!🤣. The last man struggled to contain his laughter. Appreciation to the actors for keeping a straight face.

[@pellebee]

As a fluent speaker of Swedish (And Norwegian) she's really close, just forgot 2 more Gurdy's

[@icotaxi203]

l am spanish, and l laughed so loudly with the spanish man...jajaja..Catherine Tate..l love you!! You make me happy .

[@elpistolero9394]

Me too

[@imustitv7627]

ICO TAXI 20 ur dad

[@DEC19775]

ICO TAXI 20 then you have no respect for you or your country

[@philrogers4535]

Mark Hulse, you are a stupid mong with no sense of humour.

[@francoispoulain9429]

I'm french... same :D

[@RichardRonnback]

I am Swedish and I approve of this. Hurdy, burdy, gurdy!

[@kiwanoish]

Samma här =), approved! Same goes for Swedish chef.

[@RaymondHng]

If only she were to say _Sju sjösjuka sjömän sköttes av sju sköna sjuksköterskor_ , she would've nailed it.

[@lineakristensen1821]

As a dane I can confirm you all sound like that 🤣

[@carolynolsen132]

Rod flod med glode

[@lineakristensen1821]

@@carolynolsen132 that's us!!!

[@debrasyracuse4974]

I have watched this so many times and I still laugh every time like it’s the first time. Catherine is brilliant and the other actors deserve an award for not busting out laughing!

[@franklinstephen3268]

Hi how're you doing?

[@scotscub76]

I heard they had to keep re shooting because the Chinese lady couldn't stop laughing

[@Paul-cd6ly]

Same here. Never gets old and wondered how many takes it took but if you watch carefully I think there is a Stan in on both ends. Who could sit there facing her and not burst out laughing? She's a comical genius.😂😂😂😂

[@rubyxfinity8634]

I haven't seen it 5 years and it popped up in my list... and I'm in TEARS with laughter. OMG.

[@stephei1082]

The guy portraying the representative from the African country was about to at the end. When she said "this is not my sandwich," you can see him smile and about to laugh, but he pulls it back.

[@user-kx3pq6mf6u]

She should be working at the United Nations as Universal Translator. Such talent should not be overlooked!

[@gracecarol8376]

This video is clearly not meant to be watched in a library :)

[@marshajoysobrevilla8793]

Grace Carol 😂😂😂

[@ameliarufus1056]

Grace Carol did you find out the bad way? :D

[@ThinLynottFan]

Grace Carol I remember the first time I watched the Alan Partridge 'pierced my foot on a spaaaaike' bit I was sitting in a college library and I had to close it, I couldn't stop laughing/crying. 😂

[@SubjectRandom21]

Was it a dare or something? No headphones but speakers?

[@poochyboi]

The French one always destroys me

[@justarwan]

Dick Piano i'm french😂😂😂

[@justarwan]

John Hillman Oui?😂😂

[@listerofsmeg884]

The Italian one for me.

[@TheAnonyy]

Me too

[@GeorgiNM]

It's very strange she decided to do a pseudoFrench that includes lots of HHH sounds, that French doesn't really have (except rarely, when people dwell on "Oui" which can go a bit ouihhhh-y), yet it still evokes some Frenchness, coupled with the nasalised sounds

[@NEWz206]

Every time I try to speak French I remember this sketch and I can't stop laughing,she's brilliant

[@marquisbois990]

As a French I can confirm this is a rare instance of a perfect translation by and english. Magnifique!

[@thearchbishopofcanterbury7951]

I wonder what English sounds like to someone who doesn't speak it.

[@leto1178]

Monty Rosenthal American english is chewing gum and cocky, dismissive. England english is smug and affectatious.

[@English_Lessons_Pre-Int_Interm]

Monty Rosenthal The British version sounds like Chinese which is all right.

[@rnw2739]

Leto Which England English is smug and affectatious? R.P? Scouse? Cockney?Brummie? Geordie? West Country? Yorkshire? Lancashire? Essex? Bristolian? They cant all sound alike - your comment is smug and utterly incorrect - not too mention incredibly arrogant

[@English_Lessons_Pre-Int_Interm]

***** I have not even found the word 'affectatious' in my dictionary and I'm Russian.

[@leto1178]

***** They don't sound all alike. Doesn't mean that they don't have commonalities. You haven't explained why it would be utterly incorrect but that's alright you probably also believe that stereotypes are automatically utterly incorrect. That way of thinking is very common in the Anglosphere.

[@radsical1392]

I'm Indian and I found this hilarious, Catherine Tate kicks ass

[@FeSmyt]

Bud bud bud bud bud bud bud bud

[@vanman757]

👍🏻🙏🏻✌🏻👏🏻🤝🏻☝🏻👊🏻😆

[@ATX51232]

I wonder how many takes this took. No way they all kept straight faces throughout this skit 🤣

[@markscouler2534]

They had to do a lot as the Chinese women kept laughing

[@niklasq]

It's incredible how she manages to learn als those different languages! Such an impressive woman! 👍💪

[@alexjones1826]

This is what the UK should have done for brexit talks, might have had more joy...

[@user-cj3ik9qq6m]

Vibha Thakur stupidest question I've ever seen

[@user-mc6zk8tc8c]

@Vibha Thakur You do understand that this can be done with all the languages in the EU, right?

[@airwolf276]

If Nigel Farage was the negotiator lol

[@KAF128]

You've got that the wrong way round - this is EXACTLY how it went !

[@LordMarvin1993]

Yes but how do you do an impersonation of the english language

[@McInHeather]

'this is not my sandwich' killed me xD

[@LS-vv3gc]

to be honest I didn't really get "this is not my sandwich" part, could you explain it to me ? :)

[@gabrielsff]

and that was the one part i didn't get...

[@Ellarxo]

Sakura no Ai gabrielsff Basically she originally wanted to say 'this is not my suitcase' but they thought it would be too racist so it was replaced for sandwich. As in like terrorism I think.

[@JJBushfan]

heatherup95 Me too. I haven't laughed that hard in years. If you think about it, 'sandwich' is so much more surreal, and therefore funnier, then 'suitcase.'

[@ketmaniac]

Sakura no Ai It's something you might find in a foreign-language phrasebook, along with "Which way is the Eiffel Tower?", "I have lost my wallet", "There is no soap in my bathroom", etc.

[@kooolkidninjamaster]

The way HE JUST LET HER CONTINUE 😭😂😂

[@ragemodels]

"Bunngoo bunghoo bungo this not my sandwich " even the African guy was dying to laugh !!!

[@YourEternalSoul666]

I think he wasn't prepared for the sandwich line, after the beginning.

[@tonyoakley7834]

Possibly the funniest comedy sketch ever! Can't stop laughing 😂

[@tonyoakley7834]

Comedy genius!

[@howlingmadme]

+jpa6791 I actually had to take a 10 minute break after watching this. hilarious!

[@steveray2529]

I couldn't agree more! I've watched it dozens of times and it never gets any less funny!

[@jchur7128]

I cannot remember laughing so uncontrollably for ages!! So very funny. Comic genius!

[@deanronson6331]

Your threshold for humor is right there on the floor level, where thresholds are usually located. Rowan Atkinson would've done this much, much better.

[@infjelphabasupporter8416]

As a bilingual Spaniard this is the most accurate depiction of what Spanish sounds like. It even sounds like that to us😂

[@kiltilly98]

Oh, if only we could get back to this kind of comedy being widely accepted! Brilliant!

[@barryfoster453]

ZERO chance. It's gone. Even the title of this video is incorrect, it isn't 'offensive'. Making fun of something isn't offensive just because it appertains to a nationality or race. This is the point missed by so many, and why comedy is dead, now. And even if some find it offensive, it doesn't actually make it offensive...only to those people. If I make a joke about paedophilla to a room of 100 people, and 99 of them are offended, it's still not offensive. If it isn't universal then it cannot be. I regularly exercise what I have to (on here) call the 'N' word. It is offensive to some black people, but not all, clearly, as many of them use it. So it cannot be an 'offensive' word. I should point out that I only use the word when talking about the word itself, I don't use it as a term of abuse.

[@roxanneleehancock]

Sadly, we don't make fun of ourselves anymore.

[@rudeboysandokhan442]

We will. Some on KZbin already are. This kind of stuff runs in cycles. In ten years this sort of humour will be mainstream again and there's nothing the thought police can do to stop it.

[@sorendelaney5035]

My favourite part was "Awww bud bud bud bud bud" XD

[@katales5044]

Soren Delaney what language was that tho?))

[@PaoloMiguelArquero]

Indian, I think haha

[@DidrickNamtvedt]

@kat ales Most likely her attempt at Hindi 😂😂

[@propogandalf]

I loved the way she like slowly rolled her eyes

[@82youtubeshared]

LMAO!!

[@fds7476]

Ah well, at least the African guy got a good-natured smirk out of it.

[@graceygrumble]

Possibly, because he's English and has a sense of humour. x

[@colinclarke4285]

@@graceygrumble how any of them managed to keep a straight face is beyond me ..let alone the African guy

[@graceygrumble]

@@colinclarke4285 Hello Colin and thank-you; you've brought me back to a funny place. I'd LOVE to see the outtakes on this one!

[@user-cj3ik9qq6m]

People don't get our humour that's why it's the best

[@giovannigavassino1047]

As an Italian I have to make a complaint, she forgot to say Mamma Mia. Except from that all well, all good.

[@Soulsister3009]

I am absolutely in love with this skit. How brilliant she is!😍 incredibly talented

[@---vw9pl]

"This is not my sandwich" LOOOOOOL

[@akhileshsuresh4933]

- - i laughed hard at that but y was it used

[@Vodano]

The original line was going to be "this is not my suitcase" but they cut that out which was a good idea to be fair XD

[@Angelotube5000]

@@Vodano how do you know?

[@Vodano]

@@Angelotube5000 I have the DVD and they mention it in 'Behind The Scenes' if I remember correctly.

[@82youtubeshared]

LMAO

[@noronhacandrew]

This was the funniest thing ever, and as an Indian- not offended by the Indian bit at all. Was hilarious!!

[@veronicacorningstone8059]

👍🥂

[@cnote2458]

Exactly mate the joke is on her ignorance not of your great country.

[@waltissussybakka]

But it wasn't relatable though

[@pauljordan4452]

Andrew: Are you from Goa?

[@noronhacandrew]

@@pauljordan4452 nope. Same language, different coastal town ;-)

[@kellyyork3898]

No matter how many times I see this skit, I always fall out of my chair laughing.

[@_JT_]

The Chinese woman just looks like she is 3 seconds away from smacking her across the face

[@davidharding9240]

Woah bud bud bud bud bud. Woah bud bud bud bud bud bud

[@liambrownpianoproductions3445]

best bit life's too serious laugh at the world

[@morgan200three]

+Liambrownpiano productions hey Liam!

[@TheJamTram]

That bit killed me.

[@ramdux]

I'm of Indian origin and that bit made me laugh the most. It's so stupid the way racist Brits used to say "Bud bud ding ding Two Ninety Nine" to mock Indian shopkeepers. The best thing we did as immigrants was to have a laugh at ourselves, realising Brits might make fun of Indians but they'll never turn town a curry and a beer on a Saturday night and just move on".

[@016329]

ramdux Well absolutely, the British way is to laugh at everyone else and ourselves too! I think political correctness is hurting, not hindering race relations as allowing us all to make fun of each other will HELP us bond - it's just what we do in this country! Of course you'll always have people who are making jokes with the intention of hurting someone but I think for most of us Brits it's just that - a joke!

[@KopOnLa]

I'm Nigerian and I found this HIGHLY hilarious, bonga wongo wongo. DIS is NOT MY SANDWICH. and thethethethethethe lol.

[@laracroft8547]

What does it mean to say this is not my sandwich?

[@0megacron]

@@laracroft8547 It's apparently a joke about how non-English speakers sometimes insert a random English phrase into their conversation.

[@thewomble1509]

@@0megacron Some words and phrases have no equivalent in any language other than English. For example, a German would still say "Coca Cola" because there is no alternative .

[@bingonamo7520]

@@thewomble1509 Except, outside of Europe, everyone says Coke. No one says Coca Cola.

[@bingonamo7520]

@@0megacron Like all those Danish TV shows, The Killing, Borgen, etc, so funny when they do this.

[@flaqueyu]

I show this to a Canadian friend and he didn't laugh because it was socially unacceptable... while I was LOL

[@5thHouse]

I love the idea that nobody even second guesses the idea of 1 translator translating in to 7 languages, vs everyone bringing their own and katherine just translating in to english

[@reginabillotti]

And not even mentioning which languages need to be translated.

[@VideoMenu]

This has been a fave of mine for years and it still holds up. I like how she takes a self-impressed pause between each "language". HAHA. :D

[@Sawrattan]

VideoMenu lol me too, it's her triumphant face that cracks me up

[@vanman757]

Yeah... 😂

[@haruyasumi616]

yeah, well observed. my favorite tate moment was miming on doctor who 'it's me!'

[@Isleofskye]

I hope it is still a favourite,8 years later..

[@GeorgeEe]

I'm Asian and i found this fucking... HILARIOUS!!

[@500094]

everybody knows that asians doesn't have sense of humour. and soul.

[@JL-ef7bh]

Probably because they're not English educated and they most likely don't understand it. By the way, do you know how our parents named us? They throw a tin can down the stairs. Except for me, my dad named me after the sounds of a moaning hooker.

[@portakalsuyu.official]

Omg she was the spokesperson of Uk in Eurovision 2023😂

[@chrismartinez5711]

This is one of the funniest fucking moments of the show. You really need to watch this skit in the context of a full episode. The build up to this moment is priceless..

[@itsjohnshaun]

This and when she did the skit in front of The Queen are my favourites.. you could literally see that she was sh*tting herself before saying to Her Majesty “are you disrespecting me?!” 🤣🤣🤣

[@magnushyoga5425]

You guys in the UK are so lucky. If this airs here in the US they would be dead! "This is so offensive" "we can not tolerate this kind of abuse!" "This is not even funny it is denigrating!" Here, everyone is offended by everything.

[@janemarie8589]

.... right.... because the land of the "free" ain't actually that free...

[@stevenstratton4785]

Cygnus Marko I'm not familiar with US laws, legislation etc but what about the 5th amendment ?? I believe it's primarily Caucasians (The P.C.* brigade as such)that make it an issue..... *Politically correct

[@roboninja999]

This was made years ago.

[@PBL187]

RoboNinja99 No shit Sherlock 😏

[@roboninja999]

Im just saying that people wouldnt have reacted as badly as they would now.

[@khadijahmahmood1297]

i love how she moves on to the next person like shes actually doing something proper

[@Scarlett-1]

Even after so many years this still gets me rolling on the floor 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@krbt1643]

This is exactly how these languages sound when you don't understand them 😂 I don't know how they kept straight faces during filming, I'm crying with laughter 😂😂

[@zonkypuff]

Must have been so difficult for everyone involved to keep a straight face!

[@ariakatricewarren11]

IKR that what my teacher said when we watched this in class

[@kiekie1965]

Right?!!

[@steveray2529]

Apparently they had to film it several times because the Chinese lady kept laughing!

[@AmandaShields_Adventures]

I live in Italy...she totally nailed the Italian!! BAHAHAHA!!

[@Shendue]

Must be in southern Italy. Northern italians sound kinda different.

[@METALFREAK03]

@@Shendue posh the northerners are. Southern are more working class. So as the country grew into an actual country (and not just states), you had to "act" your words out in the streets of Naples or Rome say, rather than the tranquil scene of Florence where education and mercantlism grew (along the river you see that led to more countries with differing languages other than latin (old italian) and italian (which back in the day of the black/white gilfs was a minority language). More wealthy you are, the less you articulate I guess? I guess you could say the same with cockney and west london accents.

[@poofighter3741]

I have watched this hundreds of times and still fall of my chair laughing.

[@mrrobot1089]

Love it! Never gets old. Don't get comedy like this anymore.

[@robertagrella2506]

The italian part is just HILARIOUS. As an Italian myself I can say that she is PERFECT HAHAHA

[@JamieBettison]

this is not my sandwich!

[@thehow2Collection]

Jamie Bettison lol

[@kellykitkat40]

Because they keep getting his order wrong ?

[@buff6637]

I come back to this at least once a year....lol....classic!!

[@HelenTudor-Douglas]

Between this sketch & Catherine Tate's "Shocked Northern Couple" sketches, they pull me out of any funky mood & make me laugh so loud!!

[@marcogaming2099]

Oh my.. I'm Filipino, target of "racial jokes" and I've never laughed this hard. I died. Why do people have to be more sensitive and easily offended when life is getting better and we're understanding each other's culture more and more..

[@thefriesens1071]

Part of the reason is because life is getting better. People need to have a cause, so when life is mostly pretty good, they invent something to be offended about so they can have a cause.

[@dannnsss8034]

Filipinos accents are mocked? Never heard of it. Unless you've been a target I don't think you should be taking others to basically "get over it"

[@walqqr1]

Ok, here's your cookie.

[@computerjantje]

and eachothers languages as can be clearly seen in this video.

[@semiophile]

@@dannnsss8034 people mock my cantonese accent a lot (that's the accent Tate uses for the Asian lady). It's light and fun. Sometimes we exaggerate the accent too :D (Oh, and yes, the Filipino accent is easy to imitate. Their Fs sound like Ps, and it has a nice rhythmic staccato to it. But then again, I only know a few tagalog words)

[@jasonw3652]

I continue to watch this, it never fails to make me laugh. Such a comic genius is Catherine. Together with her act with Derek Mincing, classic comedy. Long may it last

[@frankiethefrank]

A 'comic genius', you say. God help us.

[@BossySwan]

Impertinent

[@darlostag]

Derek Faye. His "close friend" is called Leonard Mincing. Sorry for being a pedant.

[@mmendi1114]

A Brit to remember....

[@Whatever-gx3un]

Part 2 kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6bMk4RoZ5Z7qqM

[@billyfox6368]

1:40 I was expecting it to pan to saying that he was actually from like Switzerland or something. 😂

[@bryankanale6050]

I am from Kenya and that's exactly how I complain about the wrong sandwich

[@Silverfish-qv8ig]

Getting the right sandwich is extremely important.

[@tivednagol9127]

Funny how she looks like River Song in this.

[@justinbanks2162]

More like Donna Noble. Just kidding, I see it too.

[@PBL187]

Tived Nagol Lol

[@QuarrellaDeVil]

At first glance, I thought the last victim was Karl Malone.

[@glakiteejit1718]

Brilliant then and brilliant now !!

[@cherrytate7149]

HILARIOUS!!!! .👍👍👍🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 She NAILED IT !!!!!❤

[@ewanhartley3095]

This would be so illegal now this is real humor

[@C.Church]

I just posted... we watched this at work in a college language dept over 11yrs ago. We laughed so hard. Cannot do that today.

[@Angelotube5000]

0:54 FRENCH 1:07 SPANISH 1:20 SWEDISH 1:35 HINDI 1:50 ITALIAN 2:05 CHINESE 2:22 YORUBA

[@aveuch]

You're a saint

[@wordoflife8158]

I am learning Italian... that Italy one killed me XD

[@romansekej8414]

it's gibberish

[@ioana3084]

EEeeee, ma no , ma noooo :))))

[@ericexaybachay]

Flibbertigibbet6 what an idiot. This was a *comedy sketch*

[@krussell1608]

Flibbertigibbet6 She said "You're a fucking idiot"

[@gaborkiss1425]

@@krussell1608 Really? :D :D :D

[@pallhe]

I once broached the subject of the Swedish Chef from the Muppet Show to a Swede and was met with a stern "do not go there" glare.

[@angelaharrison3537]

This sketch is hilarious, they now want to cancel her from this years Eurovision Song Contest claiming she is a racist because of this sketch. No doubt hundreds of people will now watch this to see what the fuss is about which is great as it will brighten their morning up no end.Some people need to give their head a shake and get a sense of humour

[@jameybonaparte2803]

That only proves how talented she is😂

[@tinyrachy]

As an Asian myself, I find the Japanese/Chinese (whatever that lady was) part hilarious!

[@RodrigoSilvaDiaz]

Chinese

[@JJBushfan]

Rodrigo Silva I'd really like to know whether it's Mandarin or Cantonese.

[@DrowningInTea]

I think it's a mix of both. (I'm a Cantonese speaker)

[@katales5044]

I think she was trying to do chinese but the lady looked japanese which makes it evdn funnier

[@aveuch]

She got the idea of intonation right.

[@NaasonVelasco]

The Spanish got me but by the time she's into the African guy, I was breathless. C'mon, the actor himself was about to laugh.

[@mgg5418]

Clearly she’s using the Parisian accent for her French translation. As a French Canadian I feel left out 😡🤣🤣🤣

[@valexcx]

What’s so different about Canadian French

[@mgg5418]

@@valexcx I was just joking 🤣🤣🤣 But the sonorities would definitely be different haha! It’s more nasal and sounds a lot less refined 😂

[@Crimsonhalo666]

She's a treasure. I'm a walking corpse from having died from laughter.

[@annajolie228]

I love Catherine Tate...she is so freaking hilarious. Great actress as well.

[@HooLeeYo]

I loved this way too much!!! We need this kind of humor to return.

[@JB-zd8gv]

Its weird. Like im still stuck in trying to figure why she says she could speak all those language when she clearly couldnt

[@jeronthetube]

Not in todays woke culture, its such a shame

[@dimitrius-r5scommentschann556]

@@jeronthetube well, some of us "woke" people actually find this funny. Would be nice to more of this.

[@dimitrius-r5scommentschann556]

I meant see more of this.

[@jeronthetube]

@@dimitrius-r5scommentschann556 I know what you mean

[@user-bl5yi4uw6j]

One of the funniest things I've ever seen. Absolutely brilliant! The self-control of the participants is superhuman. I could never have kept a straight face.

[@jordanthomas4379]

I wonder how this would fly today on modern television?

[@kungfuwhip78]

Bongo bongo bongo bongo... This is not my sandwich. Lmao

[@dbarrowsmith]

This is just as accurate as google translate

[@sarahreid3467]

This is Hilarious, she never disappoints. 😂

[@Pommo70]

The Spanish guy’s face has me in tears 😂😂😂

[@adambrown1654]

Could you imagine this being brought out today 😂 I miss old comedy

[@martinwilliams4759]

Back when you could laugh

[@Beachar]

Back when people weren’t being snowflakes and laughed about anything. Now days people will say it’s racist and offensive lol i miss when these types of jokes were normal xD for me these jokes are normal ofc and for many others I know too but so many people in this world now are soooo sensitive and crybaby about a joke, come on have a laugh

[@steveblundell7766]

This is not suitable for children but it annoys me that adults think they can tell other adults what they can and can't laugh at

[@foreverred105]

This was 2006 feels like yesterday. This would have a melt down on twitter now and she would be cancelled. How sad.

[@y_ffordd]

@@steveblundell7766yeh but you can laugh at what you want, its whether people find the joke funny that is key. I dont see how this would be cancelled now, have you seen Citizen Khan? It uses similar stereotypes

[@iVenge]

So perfect, and yet, if it were done today, she would be forced to apologise to someone seventy times, and offer to end her career, in order that we can ‘heal’. 🤮

[@vanman757]

😆

[@StarWarsMoments]

Where you prefer hurting. Got it.

[@empressshan134]

Lmao at 'heal'

[@iVenge]

@@StarWarsMoments If you’re hurt by that, water vapour would probably kill you.

[@Lucky_Chase]

She will always be in my top 5 funniest comedians of all time. Just brilliant.😂😂

[@monaebreak561]

At least she is inclusive. 😂

[@edanabrown9061]

She is so damned talented. Love her.