Good Quote by Gad Elmaleh

I was worried people would laugh at me when I started to talk the language, but they were just pleasantly surprised that I could.…

— Parminder Nagra

One of the things I was taught was how you deal with language. It's important, very important in comedy.

— Brett Gelman

Comedians want honest discussion because it affects us. We make our living talking, so anything around language affects us greatly.

— Jim Norton

What I see as specially English is the charm - everyone is so polite. Being restrained is part of the charm. And I love…

— Danielle de Niese

There is the fear, common to all English-only speakers, that the chief purpose of foreign languages is to make fun of us. Otherwise, you…

— Barbara Ehrenreich

Trouble is, some accents lend themselves to comedy.

— Martin Freeman

The way I talk... aka, my accent! How funny... who would have ever thought it would be such a fun topic of conversation for…

— Dorit Kemsley

The English can be a very critical, unforgiving people, but criticism can be good. And this is a country that loves comedy.

— Bjork

Most of us grew up speaking a language that encourages us to label, compare, demand, and pronounce judgments rather than to be aware of…

— Marshall B. Rosenberg

Accents are funny. It sets me apart from the other girls doing comedy. It gives me more—how do you say?—pop-oo-laaarrrity.

— Sofia Vergara

Comedy is such a private thing; it's not always easy to translate something funny from one language to another. It's very personal and cultural…

— Alessandra Mastronardi

I enjoy the reaction I get in the U.S.A. when people discover I have an English accent. They don't expect that, and it's kind…

— Marsha Thomason