Kate McKinnon Learned an Australian Accent Listening to Podcasts

Kate McKinnon breaks down her process for picking up the Australian accent she perfected for her raunchy comedy Rough Night.
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Kate McKinnon Learned an Australian Accent Listening to Podcasts
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[@SoPhokingGood]

To be fair. Australian accents are tough. I'm Australian and I find it tough to exaggerate my own accent.

[@tb4522]

Exactly. I think it's one of the hardest for Americans to do. Which is why people were impressed with Meryl's.

[@AussieTVMusic]

@@tb4522 She was a New Zealander.

[@tb4522]

@@AussieTVMusic I thought she grew up in Australia? I remember hearing her accent is uniquely her own or something.

[@lani_definitely]

Yeah I am an Aussie and I also find it hard to exaggerate my own accent.

[@oopshihi1613]

lol, mate, I’ve been here for a year and I find Aussie accent is so funny. I really want to learn it.

[@Bigman23823]

I like how she called him out but so politely " isn't he cute??? "

[@sara8614]

He asks her a question and then interrupts and starts goofing off and doesn't even let her answer! I wanted to know what Aussie podcasts she listened to..

[@woodyellen1999]

The podcast she listened to is called The Real Thing. Just because she didn't mention it in this clip but that doesn't mean she hasn't mentioned it. Also, her accent is an Australian New Zealand hybrid due to the fact one of the stars who helped her is Australian-Kiwi

[@polljones8921]

Her accent isn't an Australian-Kiwi hybrid, ffs. Clearly you're another one who hasn't got a clue.

[@Leosalejandro]

Kate: "they hire a male escort, then theres an accident.." Jimmy: "BAHAHAHAHAHAH" I want to make a gofundme to get jimmy listening lessons.

[@woodyellen1999]

Hm, strange as a kiwi living with Australians, including 3 who are Kiwi/Australian you would think maybe I would know.....

[@da96103]

Meryl Streep has an Aussie-NZ accent. "The dingo ate my baby."

[@neednojams9506]

As an Australian.... just want to say that she made a good attempt at an Australian accent. So many American actors do it so poorly. One of the better ones I've heard.

[@Magooch86]

So he asks her to say one word in an Australian accent. Great interview as always

[@AceDeclan]

Magooch86 he said give me a taste

[@scottmcphee2076]

She probably does a better job than most actors who try to mimic the Australian accent. They sound more like cockneys.

[@swolfy]

Kate McKinnon is a national treasure. I will watch anything she's in, she's just delightful!

[@chloestevens8809]

Look as an Australian her accent wasn't that bad. It wasn't entirely accurate but it was funny as hell and thats all that matters really.

[@CoachingHigher]

She's the loveliest and that dress is gorgeous❤️

[@Claego]

I love Kates sense of humor it's just fun

[@ferise1]

She doesn’t have a sense of humour

[@isabellamendes9157]

@@ferise1 you don’t have a humor bone

[@watchcity2068]

She is brilliantly hysterical and incredibly talented! I LOVE her impression of Sessions!!!! I have to pause the video each time so I can have a laughing spell and then press play again!

[@ferise1]

She’s awful

[@dorothyueno4014]

SHE IS THE LIGHT OF MY LIFE

[@dorothyueno4014]

M8

[@dharini09]

...and the fire of my loins.

[@kimananaevitian2865]

She is so lovely and funny! Don’t change Kate, we love you this way :)

[@jamaldos7074]

Haven't been on youtube a months. Hello Jimmy with weird beard

[@SGTHBK]

Jamal Dos lol

[@user-ed4pp5io6f]

jimmy needs to lose the beard it's pretty patchy

[@silversmith8]

hahaaa

[@Sirkisgirl]

His,plan is to get a Mustache in July so he is growing everything at the moment but will shave the beard when the stach will be thick enough

[@BritishCuteTV]

Jamal Dos RIGHT

[@TCt83067695]

0:38 jinx love how they're in sync

[@indrapancananta1028]

Haha..that's my favorite Kate's scene in Rough Nite movie. I love how she explained cracking her own neck. 😂

[@Anna-tn6go]

As an Australian her accent sounds more New Zealand

[@SaraStar7373]

KeeganPond Kath and Kim! That's exactly it!

[@GrandisSilva]

Haven't seen the movie, just a mention on imdb. But why is her character named Kiwi if she's supposed to be an Aussie?

[@Maxyshadow]

She does a good aussie accent!

[@jondunmore4268]

3:05 -- Her Australian accent is pretty damn good. About 95%.

[@oliviab1459]

I'm aussie and her accent is legit amazing

[@rachaelbrookes9685]

i love how she said "I dont know" - its "dunno"

[@adonismateo]

Just watched the movie and it was hilarious 😆

[@maddison5134]

I'm Australian and that sounded Kiwi

[@Trixtah]

Nup, I'm a kiwi, and it sounded like a nice middle-class NSW/Vic accent.

[@JQZ1130]

Tbh neither kiwi or aussie it was pretty bad

[@missleonard6181]

love u kate,funny thats what we need.

[@giodarsa]

literally the best and funniest woman

[@ellemijn9205]

Wifeee! She is so pretty, in and outside. Just like her shoes ^^

[@Freshy_Jones]

Ellemijn pretty sure she prefers guys lezbo

[@ajwd40]

USASOCCERSTYLE- WRONG!!

[@Freshy_Jones]

Abbie W you’re nuts

[@ajwd40]

Ninja- Nice name change. A quick Google search would enlighten you :)

[@jimmypaget5737]

Kate MacKinnon is so gorgeous and a genius love her oz skits 💜💜💜

[@katkaat]

I love this woman.

[@ogmickeydiamond]

I just...love her.

[@stylesflower5958]

"Who does it better then you? NOBODY" 100% correct 💜

[@goldenshot7093]

I'm from Brisbane Australia no one sounds like that

[@elyod138]

I'm from Brisbane too and it sounded OK to me.

[@GrizzlyAus]

tbh it wasnt bad for one word...from Perth btw

[@buddah610]

Golden Shot Well....she's not fro Australia and I don't think she plans on winning an Oscar for her comedic portrayal of an Australian accent. The point was to be funny with it.

[@alisonpeter3218]

my family lives in Boondall, Brisbane and she doesn't sound like them at all

[@mossovichwintovsky]

Golden Shot yeah, I'm in Victoria and what the heck was that!

[@craigbaily4865]

Funny and gorgeous! Kate is the best!

[@nanditasatish2297]

I love this woman

[@AnimeMemes]

yeah Australian accent yeah Yeah

[@DatingForRealYoutubeChannel]

haha. :-D

[@jengildz9104]

Jimmy sounds like Madea when he says "hellrrrrr"

[@NuparthChaudhry]

Seeing tonight show vids after quite some time and damn Jimmy is looking good man!!!!!you know with the beard and stuff really working for him

[@tasnimanimanimaa]

I loved her on snl

[@SpaceBoyRay.]

I love how weird she is 😂❤️

[@Lola_t]

I'm Australian, good on her for trying, but it's not great.

[@michaelmyersofmelbourne6598]

Lola T dude I’m aussie it’s a tough one to crack 9/10... its a yes from me..

[@kylejnicholson]

I want to celebrate you tonight. She is a comedic Genius!!!

[@connoratwell4420]

she nailed the hello

[@kaiyaryberg3219]

she acts like a spunky grandma who spoils her grandchildren i love it

[@mcrazza]

Top actor, good-lookin' sheila, but shithouse Aussie accent.

[@amandapowell3331]

mcrazza it's supposed to be shit

[@SuelFadel]

she's a shit actor ! Sorry not sorry !

[@evelyn9219]

Someone's bitter.

[@lilaclizard4504]

Amanda it might be supposed to be making fun of Aussies, but that's different to a shit attempt at an accent! Would you find it funny if someone with a deep southern drool pretended they had a New York or Californian accent but kept changing back & forward between the 2 every few syllables leaving an unrecognisable jumble of sounds?

[@teish]

top actor? lol hope youre joking

[@EzraInk]

MY BABY KATE!! ♡

[@dotgasner2346]

I love her so much

[@heyguys6178]

Jimmy's beard distracted me😂

[@chelseaoguike7570]

hayden to lol 😂

[@AlainBruno]

She's amazingly cute and funny 😘

[@merdesh2402]

Kate McKinnon is a talented actress.

[@16annia]

I hope she makes a MUSIC VIDEO to this song ❤❤❤

[@gelu4in]

yess

[@jaemanson6662]

I want to love her forever!! ❤️

[@LoKom12]

I freaking love her

[@sammyp9514]

i dont care if the accent is accurate, it's hilarious

[@Nah-ah]

I love Kate but as an Aussie myself, the accent wasn't the best but I give her props for trying! She still funny af! 😘

[@rogerpeet7399]

Kate McKinnon is a treasure.

[@Baba_Ghanoush]

good onya, mate!

[@Jaam276]

Australian accent on point! Awesome job 👍

[@irlandatradley6779]

"Yeah astrualian accent yeah yeah" HAHAHA THIS MADE MY DAY!! HAHAHA

[@WweFan93x]

Love that cast ilana glazer Kate McKinnon and Jillian bell are so funny

[@mary-louisa2273]

as an Australian, that is the shittiest attempt at our accent, its hilarious. I don't talk like that

[@cue00a7]

Marie I'm not an Aussie...and I think I agree, but you gotta give her credit for trying.

[@mary-louisa2273]

No you're definitely right! She did try!

[@gamingwithnicko1942]

To be fair she’s the only American that has come close to nailing our accent

[@nickfatsis9607]

Checkout Robin Wright in "Adoration" (2013) she's American and does a ripper of an Australian accent.

[@gavwah]

Liev Scheiber in Mental

[@negativeman7716]

She has a mom voice and I love it

[@gitadine]

I'm so in love

[@jessm5813]

she and scarlett johanson look so similar!!

[@Tesla_Death_Ray]

Not really, but the girl left of scarlett in the clip does. Do you know who it is?

[@HRH-vc6jj]

Tesla Death Ray Zoe Kravitz

[@mrmranch1217]

Jess M yes! We saw this movie sat night and they look like twins

[@RaZ0r898]

Noyce

[@jsan2586]

Beer Can

[@TheLegoJungle]

I did the same listening to The Weekly Planet xD

[@Liv-ss8iy]

I just had to pause the interview because I was laughing so hard I started sobbing and then I started choking on my own salivia and now I might be dying but its okay I just love kate mckinnon.

[@margaretmichelsen766]

I thought she did a really good job of the Australian bogan accent. Her performance was fabulous.

[@jonscreen7698]

I LOOOOOVE KATE.... but like why didn't they just cast Rebel Wilson?

[@KimseaKh]

Jon Screen with all the problem with her age problem .. many productions stop casting her .. that's fucked up

[@jacobknighten798]

Jon Screen bc they wanted people to watch the movie

[@yomommastupid]

cuz Hollywood thinks she is too fat.

[@puenteskl2859]

Better yet...why didn't they just make the character American?!

[@mrsperfectlyfine450]

Jon Screen she's been off the map lately and personally I'm not such a fan

[@sallymanning4153]

Okay that scene was so Aussie 😂 I would have died if she said 'nah she'll be right'

[@ksliceenterprises9258]

That accent is OTP!

[@briesays5225]

Australian here. This is a horrible attempt at the accent, sounds more South African. Why not just cast an aussie actress ?

[@eduardom.8766]

Brie Says Because it was less important that the accent be perfect than it was to have Kate McKinnon star in the movie.

[@annayaghi2240]

I have a South African accent and lived there all my life and hers sounds nothinggg like a South African accent, more like New Zealand though. Also I think they cast her because of the way she acts and her specific type of humour, don’t think it really mattered if she did the most believable accent or not. She was still amazing in the movie

[@joetini2155]

@@annayaghi2240 Um I'm from New Zealand, I do have a Cook Islander/Maori South Central accent. Sounds nothing, like kiwi!!!!

[@lexirhee3738]

Because Aussie actors suck and that's not an south African accent. Its sounds Australian to most of the people who watch the movie and that's all that matters. People with accents can't really hear their own accents

[@joetini2155]

@@lexirhee3738 Damn why so much hate, GEEZ

[@chonnyforlife]

I have this wild theory okay? Cast an Australian to play an Australian.... No matter how "advanced" her Aussie accent is, Americans always have shit house interpretations. Bless her for giving it a crack though

[@frankshe]

Jess yeah why not just cast Margot Robbie

[@chonnyforlife]

Frank Sheh That would have been awesome!

[@jameel626]

Frank Sheh Or rebel wilson.

[@nomadtales]

Rose Byrne, she was hilarious in Neighbors

[@thaliagrace4444]

i think it's intentionally bad because this movie is a comedy

[@lowcutsneakers6983]

oh my god she looks amazingggg

[@devinmccloud]

She is the best female\male SNL cast member that has every existed to date. No one has the versatility and character creations as Kate Mckinnon!

[@MB-ic3ou]

her accent was shocking! I'm Aussie and the whole time me and my friend and the whole theatre were cringing bc it's like hey here's a smart idea, CAST AN ACTUAL AUSSIE ACTOR

[@blankblank6877]

Let's be real, when it comes to Australian comedic actresses, you have Rebel Wilson. That's literally the only one you have with looks slightly above a 3 /10. At that point, just give us your best kangaroo and we will give it subtitles.

[@jman781]

Kate's looking mighty hot here!!

[@9some]

utterly luuuv kate

[@veecee3669]

Jimmy Fallon seems like such a nice guy!

[@deepspace5121]

I love how Jimmy laugh every time a girl celebrity visit his show. We girls has a lot of funny jokes, isn't it? hahaha

[@SirSSau]

Yeah I think she was listening to New Zealand podcasts and thought it was Australian 😂

[@paulstephens2861]

I'm Australian and I have to say it's a pretty good accent.

[@alextownsend4706]

I'm not surprised in the least Kate would know how to do an Australian accent!!

[@Alannahbanana01]

Why can't Jimmy just live!? He's such a great guy and I'm sick of people criticizing him.

[@leonardorodriguez9919]

Alannah A people hate happy people

[@moiclarence]

Because Jimmy the good guy unfortunately sucks hard at being a good interviewer

[@joshuamacal3641]

Because he fakes his laughs.

[@khaledshariff1234]

Alannah A he is always interupting people. Ugh

[@CrazyAspyKid]

Alannah A anyone can be criticized there's no immunity

[@jackclark6598]

Weekly Planet 👌🏻

[@MasterRen.]

Jack Clark Grab dat gem

[@jackclark6598]

Kevin J. Lütcrate

[@SuperStudiosTV]

Jack Clark anti microbial

[@EdK-Music]

Ya dickheads

[@nullunit]

Like the Movie Very Bad Things but leaning more toward Weekend at Bernies mixed with The Hangover. I don't know if that is a good thing but I want to see it just in case.

[@lutalice]

Kate Winslet does a great aussie accent

[@Misosoup99]

I've heard accents as strong as that, mainly in the outskirts of queensland. It was probably exaggerated for the movie too

[@gramsmith1366]

this is not an interview just a "look at me, I'm such a smartarse dick" by fallon. he's like the Andrew denton of the US.

[@janebaker4912]

That was a good "hello". But there are many types - think she was going Cains with a bit of Brisbane. I have a Melbourne accent myself. South Australia accent is good - long oh sounds

[@LaurenWM7]

Haven’t seen the movie but it sounds like The Hangover meets Weekend at Bernie’s.

[@JulesyRS72]

As an Aussie, It would of been great to see a Aussie actress for the role. Kate's accent wasn't too bad, but we really don't sound like that 😀😀

[@vianey9394]

her Australian accident was terrible in this movie

[@beans2256]

fuck i forgot how much i love her

[@annipsy2185]

damn i like her💜

[@ellebanana]

She can be really funny but first thing I thought when I saw the trailer was, is that accent supposed to be a joke? Maybe in the film she turns around and she's actually not Australian because that's a terrible accent!

[@aavlijaner]

They didn't have money for Margo :)

[@da96103]

She's busy ice skating.

[@niamenerville2851]

aavlijaner LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@little7redify]

Flenif2247 He's talking about the movie

[@dieWeltkarte]

I'm in love with her, help

[@alana4927]

that movie is so good pls

[@prestonrutherford873]

It's an absolutely terrible Australian accent. From somebody that's an Aussie, I cringed so hard when I heard her attempt.

[@linaaanah]

I'm not Australian and didn't know if she had an accent but I saw the trailer and right away I knew she wasn't Australian because it sounded so bad.

[@abdullahalshatti7976]

She's lovely

[@fredsalfa]

Australian accent ! Hahaha thats very good Kate !

[@msrainbowbrite]

Fly off jetski onto neck, crack it back into place. No need for a hospital .... yup, Typical Aussie Shiela