Comparing accents from around the UK

The Guv' looks at how you can judge everyone around the UK by how they sound.
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[@judsdragon]

"we're friends with them now, the germans not the scousers" cracked me up lol

[@B--ko2xt]

We all heard it mate

[@odfkjdhgovj]

As a scotsman I can confirm this is hilarious, you cannot beat the Great British sense of humour! All hail the ale!

[@ineffabledharmicpolytheist7828]

Fk ya French letter. Britain is my potty

[@jamesjones8720]

Lewis as a Welshman , I wanted the piss taken out of us more, but that’s just us brits👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 we are a breed apart mate🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇮🇪

[@MurrayC_11]

It’s pish

[@roadhouse6999]

So which kind Scotsman are you? The cow with a cough, the terrier, the guy having his junk rubbed with warm and wet leather, or the opening door?

[@jamesjones8720]

Audrey Buchan And you are not Scottish , you just a hater

[@Ryan-kn6xd]

Al Murray is a historian an intellect and is a descendant from Scottish aristocracy his grandfather a British ambassador married into the kuenburg family of the Holy Roman Empire he really does have an interesting background

[@SGuy889]

Establishment then . Typical

[@wessexdruid7598]

@@SGuy889 Typical of what, out of interest?

[@annamack5823]

@@SGuy889 Well, that's certainly not an authentic Cockney accent.

[@timothyduggan2263]

​@@annamack5823You may be shocked to hear he's not really a pub landlord either...

[@annamack5823]

@@timothyduggan2263 I was simply commenting on how poor his Cockney accent is 🙄

[@rudy6668]

"were friends with them now of course, the Germans not the scousers" hahaahah

[@jameswatsonatheistgamer]

If it wasn't for us scousers. The Atlantic front wouldn't have happened. But he is playing a role.

[@jameswatsonatheistgamer]

@dxn smith Don't be stupid. No one would eat a man united supporter.

[@tomk5684]

I read that when it was said in the video

[@Ryan-kn6xd]

dxn smith That’s just not funny

[@Ryan-kn6xd]

dxn smith you need to talk to a bird you fat wool hahahaha

[@Rybo-Senpai]

Al ye forgot the 5th type of scot, the one which goes through all 4 above seamlessly in the same sentence lol

[@TheWPhilosopher]

The ultimate Scott-ish

[@atit4096]

Forgot the one that always sounds like hes had 15 newky browns

[@JulieWallis1963]

1:40 he does say “at _least_ four types of Scot”

[@williamlewis7023]

In other wors me ma

[@themightyi67]

In other words, Fife people

[@ARLO999]

The Scotsman and Scouser radio jamming had me reaching for the defibrillator...funny as f***, sorry...

[@coldstreamer9574]

3:01 my tea came out my nose!

[@superluukiee]

I hope you weren't referring to your dinner

[@coldstreamer9574]

@@superluukiee definitely the liquid kind, not entirely sure chunks through the nose is advisable.

[@superluukiee]

@@coldstreamer9574 Depends how much you chew on it.

[@coldstreamer9574]

@@superluukiee well, there probably isn't much time for chewing with the mouth so close to the nose so on that basis I'm gonna struggle to pass a roast potato or a lamb chop through my nose.

[@superluukiee]

@@coldstreamer9574 The gravy perhaps?

[@nicosmind3]

The Spanish works well for this. Its like a bunch of countries rammed together, some people want to leave, theres a bunch of different languages and cultures, many many autonomous zones, different weather zones etc etc. We are the Span-ish

[@hamster4810]

Ish

[@indiekiddrugpatrol3117]

It's strange how similar how Britain and Spain are

[@DeanH92]

As a Geordie I can confirm you’ll hear that exact whale song when you walk past the Black Garter pub in town.

[@frenchpeoplearentrealpeopl5685]

I’m Geordie and I can confirm this was 100% accurate

[@franksinatra9579]

Minecraft Is epic are you also 10

[@TheophilusPWildbeest]

I'm a mackem and you're right, especially the bit about the Scots getting off the train, taking one look around central station, then fukin' off back to Scotland as fast as possible.

[@xp3r670]

Where abouts are you from?

[@nufcbenson3877]

Anyoldion is it good in league 1

[@TheophilusPWildbeest]

@@nufcbenson3877 We do not go seeking glory , we only seek peace in the world, because we know that peace in the world is more likely than us being promoted to the championship.

[@TheThejpmshow]

British humour Ade Edmondson: (talking about Rik Mayall) ‘then he went and died without me. Selfish bastard’

[@ala0284]

I lost it at the geordie whale song🤣🤣🤣

[@RatelHBadger]

SHEEEEEEREERRRRRR

[@AbsoluteAbsurd]

ME TOO

[@MedalionDS9]

Can't get enough of this accent humor from Europe... I live in Canada, and find this shit fascinating

[@MedalionDS9]

@michi veritas You're right... and I know the difference... but I always assume what others think... that Americans just use the Internet more and they feel uncomfortable with any other spelling lol

[@heleneardleytaylor25]

@@MedalionDS9 U realise you are talking to nobody

[@MedalionDS9]

@@heleneardleytaylor25 No, I was talking to somebody but they removed their comment

[@heleneardleytaylor25]

@@MedalionDS9 Yeah I thought that happened hate it when that happens

[@chap666ish]

Europe? Europe??!?

[@-PaulT-]

'Wheres me' giro...' Absolute class

[@exxonein7729]

But seriously, where the fuck is it?

[@jameswatsonatheistgamer]

@@exxonein7729 Some Baghdad robbed it. So he can get some coke to make his shreddies frosty.

[@AbsoluteAbsurd]

What was the last line he said

[@rainbowstar762]

@@AbsoluteAbsurd it was "surprise surprise", a tv show cilla black presented, who is a scouser herself

[@stevendouglas3860]

@@rainbowstar762 spent more of her life , 50 yrs in Surrey .

[@calzonie5763]

Being a geordie myself I cried at that how funny but the scouse one was brilliant as well

[@pitmatix1457]

Durham born but grew up in the South. The Geordie whale song bit manages to take the piss out of and make me miss my North Durham accent.

[@simonmorris4226]

@@pitmatix1457 whay hey Bonny lad!

[@David-fd8hy]

@@pitmatix1457 hahaha, Durham makes you pretty much a mackem mate 😂

[@RevolutionibusOrbiumCoelestium]

David Conley - how man that’s a bit harsh, nee need to insult the lad. Durham’s not *THAT* bad... 🤣

[@daffyduk77]

The bit about Scouse radio jammers is one of the funniest things I've watched on KZbin, convulsed with laughter

[@spinningwhat3315]

Love all our accents we have, so diverse. The language is just exquisite though, with all its pretty little enormous load of diction for lots of nice people to do lots and lots of nice things with it. Cuddle time

[@smokeless7774]

Two Geordies on a country walk..... " Divvent step on that turd man. " " Howay man. It's not a turd it's a frog! "

[@nicolassosolic3760]

Spot on!!! I'm a frog,been living in the uk for donkey years when younger,i really miss it at times but not the hangover lol But yes,he's a smashing comedian!

[@johnwilletts3984]

Only glad that I’m a Yorkshireman and so don’t have an accent.

[@cyclingmadhedgehog8860]

I'm from Bradford. We all have accents!

[@jarredwoolis4929]

@@cyclingmadhedgehog8860 whhhoooossshhhh

[@jamesstimpson9271]

And it’s over the top bar, tragic stuff

[@thenandnow111]

@@cyclingmadhedgehog8860 A strange name for a Muslim, Emma.

[@cyclingmadhedgehog8860]

I'm Protestant.

[@FrederickFokker]

His radio static impression is brilliant. I might steal it for my phone's ringtone

[@bikelawman]

Having been born in the centre of Newcastle, I almost totally lost my sh*t and fell over the edge at the Geordie bit ... 😂

[@neilt7145]

I'm a Benwell lad living in Scotland and thought the whole performance was spot on, especially about the Scousers and their wheel hubs 😂😂

[@dontuno]

It doesn't get much better than this! I'm in tears, Al just floats my boat everytime.

[@oljad2255]

I don’t get the geordie whale song, however, I was in tears at ‘the Germans not the scousers that is’😂😂

[@HammycheW]

mainly about Newcastle United fans

[@TheophilusPWildbeest]

"Toon" means town, but pronounced as in cartoon, and often yelled by the footie fans as "toon" or "toon-army". But they get stuck at five letter words and have been known to vent their frustration by punching police horses.

[@Heneggsboss]

@@TheophilusPWildbeest couldnt have put ig better mesel' (as a half-geordie)

[@danieloliver4558]

Shame cause it’s the best bit

[@plug4uk696]

Obviously you've never heard a Geordie speak then Lol ;-)

[@iany8230]

We're friends now of course...the Germans..not the Scousers! Cutting!

[@gaz124124]

As a scouser i love that line, this man is a genius

[@jameswatsonatheistgamer]

Luckily for us. It means we don't have to deal with Londonistan.

[@Cosmic-Wanderer]

Dont worry we dont wana be friends with any english. Build a wall we cant stand england

[@irons6229]

JAYW0151 sorry ard

[@stevelomas4119]

@@Cosmic-Wanderer Ithink the English on the whole would pay to have a wall built...crime rate would go down 80% for a start.

[@countsnowyofgwainn3996]

"Orc-like people" i love it lol

[@colinnaylor126]

It’s great that we have a comedian like Al Murray. I feared Billy Connelly would be the last.

[@shanginadildo]

I'm sorry but Billy isn't on this mans level

[@johncarroll772]

@johnshaw3060 good grief you are delusional

[@TheBostonR]

@@shanginadildo Billy C lost it when he made money.

[@annamack5823]

@@shanginadildo They other way around, surely?

[@henrycastle1]

Hi Al, Thank you you this, I haven’t seen it yet! I know you are great. For all the people how haven’t posted, Thank you.

[@KitagumaIgen]

So much information in such short time!

[@jzen1455]

This is like a university lecture on British culture.

[@Aragorn62]

Timeless classic you can watch this over and over outstanding 😂😂

[@Martinbeef]

Thanks Al, brilliant as per.

[@levimcglinchey5843]

This DVD was my favourite back in the day, fucking excellent routines

[@jameswatson5807]

My belly hurt laughing so hard.

[@mike.47]

How Al Murray isn’t PM is beyond me. One of the funniest men alive.

[@mike.47]

Bluepurgatory1 at least I know how to spell. It should be “Oh dear, ARE you always this stupid” go back to school and learn some grammar!

[@StillAliveAndKicking_]

We elect someone who becomes a joke, not someone who can tell a joke. Subtle distinction.

[@Damo2690]

He stood as a canidate for MP to try and get more votes than Nigale Farage and UKIP. If fail to be an MP you cant be PM

[@littlebag123]

Mike Wilkinson we have got lots of idiots making life a misery we don’t need anymore, for one Diane Abbott she’s something to laugh at. She’s even funnier than that idiot

[@Terrezio]

Bluepurgatory1 you fucked yourself there pal😂😂😂

[@garrymackenzie309]

One word: “Jock-i-ta-tude”... ...PRICELESS! 😂😂😂

[@Beatdownkioskman]

Jocklitude*

[@daidavies90]

0:32 made even funnier because the Welsh are actually the true Britons 😂😂

[@xp3r670]

No they aren't

[@fuzzasco4896]

@@xp3r670 Yes they were. Sheep were here long before Man, and shall be here long after He is gone.

[@daidavies90]

@@xp3r670 fuck me 😂🤦‍♂️

[@daidavies90]

@@fuzzasco4896 the intellectuals strike again 🤣🤣

[@xp3r670]

@Cymro 65 the english arent from Germany man, theyre from denmark and northern germany/Netherlands

[@stevenwk]

One of the best pieces of stand up around, incredibly funny 🤣🤣

[@odysseusrex5908]

Al, I've only recently discovered you, but as an American Anglophile, I think you are absolutely brilliant. I grew up watching Benny Hill, and you are even funnier than he was.

[@emorynguyen1583]

Ah so they’re called Anglophiles.. I’ve been saying Angloboo XD

[@AbsoluteAbsurd]

Don Nguyen lol

[@EfftupSmith]

I'd say there is a LOT funnier than Benny Hill, but I suppose it was OK in its day. It hasn't aged well, where Faulty Towers is still as great as it was then.

[@skinwahandsich]

@@emorynguyen1583 they are called teaboos

[@desertfoxxx98]

I'm 95% sure you're not American only the natives are.

[@skpManiac]

Love your stuff Al, keep doing what your doing and please run for PM soon ;) We need your wisdom now during Covid-19 mate

[@notactuallytesco]

God bless Al Murray

[@likklej8]

A real comic and there are only a few left. They’ve all been replaced by Micael Mc Intyres so Adams Family friendly. Keep up the good work Al!

[@lewiscosgrove1037]

Hi Murray, I would have agree that I'm from Scotland with a Scottish accent and you were liking it, but however because I'm not a scouser you made scousers savage with your voice and I burst into laughter think that this was the victory for you. 🙂

[@CJRunnalls]

Upload the clip of your stand up about man creating weapons just to kill man etc! The truth of it makes it so funny 😂

[@woodlandcreature8857]

Big shoutout to Stirling, good man 💪 sons of the rock

[@jiaw5502]

As a Geordie he nailed that 😂

[@Fisky-ww6ee]

As a Geordie this was hilarious

[@jgilly3362]

I'm British and Scottish and confirm this comedian is legit a boss ass comedian and pretty accurate

[@tantiwahopak101]

@@elizabethrobertson4542 don't think so, a person can be texan and american at the same time. It's just a matter of bigger circles

[@jgilly3362]

@@tantiwahopak101 I've got american, Canadian, Scottish and British family members but I'm mainly British and Scottish so you are correct it also depends on your parents aswel so whatever they commented is irrelevant

[@Yung_Mango]

If you're Scottish there's no need to say you're also british because Scotland is in britain.

[@codeobey6821]

Mate Scotland is in Britain

[@codeobey6821]

J GILLY it’s not a problem man , I was just telling you just in case 😁

[@Heneggsboss]

This crowd is stone cold?? What the hell? Are they all first-timers there by chance? Quality Landlord, as usual.

[@monkey-trial...6578]

Welshing is when you keep dodging people you owe money to.

[@_aywe348]

Do you mean Welching ?

[@mattfrancis4569]

lol how do u know?

[@magisterrleth3129]

@@_aywe348 Nae, it's a pun.

[@magisterrleth3129]

@Cymro 65 You sound like you're Welsh, which means you're inherently bitter. I'd be too if I knew that by the time I turned 60, no one would be able to understand a single word coming out of my mouth.

[@magisterrleth3129]

@Cymro 65 I was just kidding around, dude.

[@fln1angel243]

I from Coventry we just have a confused accent as we in the middle but thankfully we don't sound like brummie,s

[@xTruncz]

You sound half brunmie half northampton

[@crowhillian58]

You do a bit though.

[@glesga4996]

Glaswegian and can confirm this is 101 percent accurate

[@astonrichardson5288]

The scouse one had me spitting my drink out 😂😂

[@m.b.g.musicproduction9658]

My favourite kind of comedian...……….Funny and intelligent!

[@tomosroberts6798]

Favourite comedian, ALL HAIL THE ALE

[@riccccccardo]

I didn’t know you had a channel subbed straight away. Get a few cans in Julie.

[@peterandrews1177]

And a white wine for yourself😉

[@synthonaplinth5980]

As an American, this creases me up beyond belief.

[@haggismuncher429]

I can only apologise of behalf of Scots, its all true..

[@scootergrant8683]

Don't. Imagine if we didn't have accent diversity.

[@haggismuncher429]

@@scootergrant8683 the main thing in life is to treat people how you want to be treated.

[@nicholaswiltshire6356]

Brilliantish!

[@davidsuttie4192]

One of the most intelligent comedy sketches of all time!

[@Marcus538]

Bloody hell!!! A funny comedian at last !!!

[@madgy]

Marcus Alexander you should watch Russel howard

[@arnethone3220]

The geordie part got me

[@richardbierman9856]

Al is a genius!

[@harrygreenaway8003]

This was brilliant

[@nickprice9271]

Am scouse and love this 😂

[@aledjones5083]

At least I can go to and sleep easy knowing I was born in Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 sometimes the welsh have nightmares when we realise we live next door to England.

[@mohamedimardbrucelee8564]

He’s so frikken clever he makes me cry happy tears, which are the best kind

[@rodgerroadkill339]

Loved it

[@Valkirth]

"we're friends with them now,the germany's not the scouser's" lost it there and spat my coffee all over my desk xD

[@AbsoluteAbsurd]

xD

[@joedredd13215]

Nearly wet myself at the Geordie Whale song 🤣🤣🇬🇧

[@mickallen899]

That was just brilliant...

[@Badger69-96]

So friggin funny best of Brit-ish comedy god bless the pub landlord oh and Al Murray who is actually more German than the Royals!!

[@peterblazeby4783]

If you look at some of his first and second world war programs,there's not much he doesn't know,an accomplished historian

[@racheltaylor6578]

Peter Blazeby He studied modern history at Oxford university.

[@B-A-L]

Just don't get him started on the wrong parachutes used in the movie 'A Bridge Too Far'!

[@wrongthink3885]

Brilliant!!

[@MrWoofie62]

Such a funny guy. Love it.

[@isexuallyidentifyasukraini5407]

His Scouser impression reminds me of Lemongrab from Adventure Time

[@tomp329]

he is like my chemistry teacher

[@Blue-lj6md]

That man perfectly captured the sound of a door opening.

[@Hoxton66]

Fantastic, great...

[@xmamb]

hahah perfect for people that want to learn English from a "native speaker"!

[@HerbertDuckshort]

Geordie Whale Song? Brilliant!!!

[@chriscarr9313]

5:10 scousers secret war work of german radios love it

[@BenDover-zy8mv]

This guy is brilliant

[@NiallMS1]

Alastair James Murray, a great Scots name!!

[@andyventures6574]

Alastair James HEY Murray. Very much Scottish by descent. His father came down by parachute... (© spike milligan)

[@Mansardian]

As German native speaker I can confirm: his German is pretty good!

[@garrywatters1140]

Served with the Queens own Highlanders many years ago. They had every one of his Jock interpretations in the regiment.

[@anglo-saxonmartin7232]

Al Murray he's so fantastic, sycastic bar man, he's just a comdien people, sense of humour goes along way lol typical English man lol

[@ReubenHillier]

As a scouser I have no idea what to think about this 😂😂

[@ejaganjac7085]

Fair to say this man is a genius

[@IainHC1]

Warm Chamoy leather!! Bloody brilliant!! :-D

[@Healthhazard43]

Pure class.

[@probinson4383]

This is tremendous stuff. He is doing a valuable public service countering jingoism and he should stop the mundane quiz drivel.

[@shahancheong9792]

The Germans thing was hysterical!! I loved it! "Was ist los!? Mein funk ist kaput!" Brilliant.

[@hier6238]

Love it

[@juanfernandocarabalicarvaj6639]

WHAT A WONDERFULL ACCENT!

[@smelkus]

As well as the British and the Swedish the Polish are also ish people

[@KazzaAMJ]

Don't forget the Spanish

[@Fiddling_while_Rome_burns]

and the Frenchish

[@luke-alex]

Finnish, Danish, any more?

[@clairee4939]

@Ian Thompson "The Irish are so ISH they don't know which ISH they are!"

[@markphelan6992]

his Geordie skit was spot on, hilarious

[@jacobdineley]

He's a bloody legend

[@nacholibre1962]

3:31 Excellent.

[@jaccrystal6993]

The cultural assassin of a wolverine in sheep's clothing-apart from that our Al is downright bril.