Andra Day's Hilarious Scouser Impression

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She's an incredible singer and now she's starring in the Bradley Cooper directed comedy drama, Is This Thing On?  Will Arnett's character is based on Liverpudlian comedian John Bishop, but did Andra get to do her very own scouser accent on set?    The Bradley Cooper‑directed film Is This Thing On? is set to be released in UK cinemas on 30 January 2026. Report by Jonesl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00I'm a very, very English producer.

00:02Oh my god, what a boring film.

00:04Silly Chicken and a Canneco.

00:05Hiya.

00:06Thanks, guys.

00:07We brought the British sunshine out for you today.

00:09I love it.

00:10You've got the true British experience.

00:11You know, the good thing is, my mom's side of the family

00:13is from Seattle, so I'm not too unfamiliar.

00:15That's the end.

00:16We have all four seasons in one day.

00:18So this is pretty cool, isn't it?

00:19This is amazing.

00:20It's so amazing.

00:21And it's particularly amazing because people are actually

00:24enjoying the film, and that means the world.

00:26I just want to go this thing on.

00:28Yeah, there you go.

00:29Nice, really nice.

00:30The whole time.

00:31Oh, that's how we should start all the interviews.

00:32Exactly, I love it.

00:33John Bishop, when you first met him,

00:35did you understand what he was saying?

00:39That's actually one of his jokes in stand-up

00:40when he's in America, which is so funny.

00:43I did only because I had a cheat code.

00:46My first producer of my album, Adrian Gervitz,

00:49is a very, very English producer, so I had a little cheat code.

00:56You know what I mean?

00:57I had been living with it for years.

00:58Behind the scenes, were you guys trying to do the

01:00Liverpudlian accent together?

01:01Yeah, for sure.

01:02I do it literally all the time.

01:03It's a sticky chicken and a can of Coke, isn't it?

01:05Yeah?

01:06Sticky chicken and a can of Coke.

01:07Sticky chicken and a can of Coke.

01:08Sticky chicken and a can of Coke.

01:09Wait, that's really good.

01:10Yeah.

01:11Sticky chicken and a can of Coke.

01:12Nice.

01:13Was that good?

01:14Was that really good?

01:15Well done.

01:16Well done.

01:17We'll put that to Bradley and see if he uses it.

01:18Nice.

01:19Yeah, let's see.

01:20And then tell me who does better.

01:21I will do.

01:22So who's going to play you in your own film then?

01:23What are you thinking?

01:24Oh my God, what a boring film.

01:25Let's see.

01:26Come on now.

01:27Who would play me in my film?

01:29Who would play me in my film?

01:32Maybe Storm Reid.

01:33I really like her.

01:34Yeah, she's cool.

01:35She's a vibe.

01:36And she's cute.

01:37I like her, yeah.

01:38Storm Reid.

01:39What's the girl's name I like?

01:40Chase Infinity.

01:42Who is it?

01:43Chase Infinity.

01:44Oh, Chase Infinity.

01:46She is amazing.

01:47Oh, yes, yes, yes.

01:48There we go.

01:49So that, yeah.

01:50I'll put that to her as well.

01:51There you go.

01:52Nice, nice.

01:53The script will be like five pages long.

01:54But yeah, great.

01:55It's too short.

01:56Have you seen more films with you singing in, please?

01:58Yeah.

01:59What happens next?

02:00That was actually, that was not written in the script.

02:02That was just, Bradley just had an idea one day in the middle of the night.

02:06And so he calls me and he's like, hey, what do you think about singing Amazing Grace?

02:10I'm like, I love the song.

02:11It's great.

02:12Let's do it.

02:13Wow.

02:14And it was so great because I think like, A, his vision is just, you know, I can't say enough about that.

02:18But it's like, it could have easily not worked.

02:20But it had the opposite effect and it really grounded these friends as people who just are just

02:25are so familiar with each other, so comfortable with each other.

02:29This is what they do on a daily basis.

02:31It doesn't even need to be acknowledged.

02:32This is just what, you know, we're used to doing.

02:34And then being able to sing with Sean Hayes was pretty amazing.

02:36And Scott Eisenhower, yeah.

02:38And just finally, Bradley is an actor as well, now the director.

02:41Yes.

02:42What was that dynamic like?

02:43Was it strange him being on set?

02:44Were you a bit like, hang on a minute, you can't tell me what to do.

02:46What?

02:47You're my co-star.

02:48You're in the scene.

02:49That's ridiculous.

02:50First of all, I would have let him anyway because he's a phenomenal actor.

02:53And I'm still new to this.

02:54So I'm like, right.

02:55You know, just trying to soak up every morsel.

02:57I'm on set with Bradley Cooper, Laura Dern, Will Arnett.

03:00So I'm like, I'm going to absorb every morsel and I'm going to let this grow.

03:03I've also never done something that was comedy as well.

03:07You know what I mean?

03:08So I think that was definitely a learning curve.

03:10But having him on set, I mean, I think it was actually amazing.

03:15I think I was intimidated, of course, but I'm intimidated every time I step onto set.

03:20But at the same time, it also just made everything really fluid.

03:23And I was like, wow, this guy, I mean, his vision is crystal clear.

03:27So to have him as an actor and a director, but also as a camera operator.

03:31So I'm like, I'm getting everything right in the moment.

03:34His instincts are my acting instincts.

03:36He needs to stop hugging the jumps.

03:37No, it's insane.

03:38But also, like, kind of keep hugging them because you're really good at it.

03:41You know what I mean?

03:42I love it.

03:43But no, so it just made everything really immediate.

03:45Everything very alive, very present, and very, very honest, which is paramount for him.

03:49So it was such an incredible, I can't, I don't have enough words to describe how great the experience was.

03:54Thank you so much.

03:55Get practicing.

03:56Sticky chicken.

03:57Sticky chicken.

03:58And mechanical.

03:59Mechanical.

04:00I think I ate that.

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