Graham pronounces the name of an actor

[svetlana14]

0:34. Graham pronounces the name of an actor (I suspect a woman) who is the canon of Tom Hiddleston (whom he does impression of). I cannot make out? What is the name?

 

[teechar]

Graham pronounces the name of an actor (I suspect a woman)

No. He says "Any Hiddlestoners watching will know ..."
I suspect by "Hiddlestoners" he means fans of Hiddleston.

Then later he asks "So who is in your canon?", meaning "who are you going to do an impression of?"

For what it's worth, I don't think you'll learn great English by watching Graham Norton.

 

[svetlana14]

For what it's worth, I don't think you'll learn great English by watching Graham Norton.

Do you mean such figures of speech like you do what there's a lot of people (which I understand as youdo impression of a lot of people)?


0:34-0:36

 

[teechar]

He says (very quickly) "and you do ... impressions of lots of people".

 

[svetlana14]

He says (very quickly) "and you do ... impressions of lots of people".

I hear "and you do warm impressions". By the way, I've read that to some people Graham still sounds Irish. It is likely that it is difficult to understand him without taking into account his fast way of speaking?

 

[teechar]

I hear "and you do warm impressions".

It's definitely not "warm impressions". It could be "work impressions", whatever that may mean.

By the way, I've read that to some people Graham still sounds Irish.

He is Irish, but he does not sound typically Irish. I think he tries to speak with a neutral accent, but to anyone familiar with Irish English, his accent would be readily identifiable as Irish.

It is likely that it is difficult to understand him without taking into account his fast way of speaking?

Yes, he speaks fast.

 

[jutfrank]

I think the word you're hearing as 'warm' is probably just a filler.

You do, uh, impressions of lots of people