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(16,572 posts) Sun May 25, 2025, 12:03 PM May 25

QI: Alan Davies has a go at Julie Andrews

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QI | Alan's Impression Reduces Sandi To Tears

QI
2018 Aug 11

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This clip is from QI Series O, Episode 10, 'Origins and Openings' with Sandi Toksvig, Alan Davies, Susan Calman, Rich Hall and Josh Widdicombe.

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QI: Alan Davies has a go at Julie Andrews (Original Post) sl8 May 25 OP

Susan Calman is one of the best guests Easterncedar May 25 #1

I really need CC to understand them. efhmc May 25 #2

Here's a rough transcript: sl8 May 25 #3

Thank you. efhmc May 25 #4

You beat me to it rickford66 May 25 #5

Easterncedar

(4,448 posts)

1. Susan Calman is one of the best guests

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Sun May 25, 2025, 12:07 PM

May 25

And Alan Davies just makes the show.
Thanks!

efhmc

(15,503 posts)

2. I really need CC to understand them.

Reply to Easterncedar (Reply #1)

Sun May 25, 2025, 12:09 PM

May 25

sl8

(16,572 posts)

3. Here's a rough transcript:

Reply to efhmc (Reply #2)

Sun May 25, 2025, 12:15 PM

May 25

https://transcripts.foreverdreaming.org/viewtopic.php?t=183804

(I find that site very helpful sometimes)

[...]

[Sandi] Do you know, I was once lucky enough to meet Julie Andrews? It's the only time in my entire life I have been completely speechless.

[Alan] Because she wouldn't shut up?

[Sandi] Kept harping on about what her favourite things were.

It was very annoying.

[Alan] COCKNEY ACCENT: "Do you like them tied up with string?" "I bet you do, girl! I bet you do!" "What's a deer? What's a female deer? Come on!"
Oh, Julie, leave me alone!

"I'll get the puppets out.

I'll get the puppets out!" "Do you want to see the goat herd?" High on the hill "It wasn't me singing.

" High on the hill "I'm Maria.

I'll be back with you.

I'm Maria.

" Shut up, Julie! God!

APPLAUSE

[Josh] I'll be honest, I understood none of that.

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efhmc

(15,503 posts)

4. Thank you.

Reply to sl8 (Reply #3)

Sun May 25, 2025, 12:49 PM

May 25

rickford66

(5,873 posts)

5. You beat me to it

Reply to efhmc (Reply #2)

Sun May 25, 2025, 05:24 PM

May 25

My late wife was British and grew up in New Zealand. I understood her no problem, but a few of the in-laws were a bit hard to understand. She loved shows like this, but after living in the US for over 40 years, even she had a little trouble with some of these panel shows. I frequently talk on the phone with her younger sister who has a Cockny-like NZ accent and she's occasionally hard to understand.

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