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Elaine McCallig
Feb 07, 2022
Nicki Minaj perfects Irish accent on Late Late Show
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Nicki Minaj tried her hand at a Belfast accent and she did not disappoint, but the same couldn’t be said for James Corden.
During Thursday night’s episode of The Late Late Show with James Corden, the pair discussed the hilarious misprint on thousands of souvenirs created to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee (or, as the souvenirs read, “Jubbly”) before Corden asked if she was any good at British accents.
She smoothly pulled off an English accent, and poked fun at Corden when he said it was “properly good”.
The conversation then turned to accents from across the Irish Sea as Belfast-born Kenneth Brannagh was set to join the pair on-stage to publicise his new film Belfast.
Things I didn\u2019t expect to be watching tonight: @NICKIMINAJ doing a Belfast accent on @latelateshow https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/whats-on/be/nicki-minaj-shows-word-perfect-23000471\u00a0\u2026pic.twitter.com/5lTGpWWf3k— Ryan Smith (@Ryan Smith) 1644100434
“See if you can do this,” Corden said, before barking “get out now” in a Northern Irish accent.
Minaj delivered, much to the delight of the crowd.
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Corden then asked her to add a colloquial twist at the end by adding “so it is”.
“Get oit noy, so it is,” she rhymed off.
Again, Minaj did not disappoint and the crowd cheered her effort.
Twitter found the segment hilarious, with some remarking that Minaj’s attempt at the accent is better than most actors.
Did not expect Nicki Minaj to make a better go of this than a lot of actors.https://twitter.com/ryan_smith94/status/1490091338129461255\u00a0\u2026— Richard Chambers (@Richard Chambers) 1644142323
Out of all the things I thought I'd see on twitter today, @NICKIMINAJ doing a belfast accent was not one of them— Darragh Doherty (@Darragh Doherty) 1644157912
Nicki Minaj is from the Antrim Roadhttps://twitter.com/ryan_smith94/status/1490091338129461255\u00a0\u2026— Amanda.ie\ud83d\ude37Ferguson (@Amanda.ie\ud83d\ude37Ferguson) 1644102458
Saw Nicki Minaj do a Belfast accent and it was honestly so impressive— Orl\u00e1ghh (@Orl\u00e1ghh) 1644145756
Jesus, Mary and Joseph and the wee Donkey\u2026https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1490267032784359427\u00a0\u2026— Michael O\u2019Toole (@Michael O\u2019Toole) 1644156492
Weird hearing my accent from @NICKIMINAJ lol— Mark Anderson \u2b50\u2b50 (@Mark Anderson \u2b50\u2b50) 1644106305
This was her research https://twitter.com/Ryan_Smith94/status/1490091338129461255\u00a0\u2026pic.twitter.com/zMh8ee0Aub— Lauren (@Lauren) 1644142913
I've been telling my kids for years she's from here, her da is Mickey Minaj from Dungannon.https://twitter.com/Ryan_Smith94/status/1490091338129461255\u00a0\u2026— Patrick Cullen (@Patrick Cullen) 1644145080
Nicki Minaj does a better Belfast accent than me and I\u2019ve lived here for more than two decadespic.twitter.com/U0B2znibfG— Colm Heaney (@Colm Heaney) 1644146071
Corden’s take on the accent didn’t get quite as much love, however:
Her first attempt and she's far better at it than Corden.https://twitter.com/Ryan_Smith94/status/1490091338129461255\u00a0\u2026— Dr Keresaspa\ud83e\udd89 (@Dr Keresaspa\ud83e\udd89) 1644174147
This wasn’t the only time during the show Minaj impressed fans of the show by doing a spot-on impression.
Recalling his carpool karaoke with Adele, Corden played a clip of Adele’s take on Monster. Given Adele already attempted a Minaj impression, it was then Minaj’s turn to mimic the Londoner.
.@NICKIMINAJ's impression of @Adele is phenomenalpic.twitter.com/mkYfxLd7aw— The Late Late Show with James Corden (@The Late Late Show with James Corden) 1643956432
The crowd enjoyed it, and Minaj even got Adele’s mannerisms down, too.
We wonder if we’ll see more acting credits from Minaj now she’s shared her gift of accent imitation with the world...
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