What accent does Josh Thomas have?
Josh Thomas is one of the panelists on the Aussie TV show Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation. There’s been a fair bit of chatter about Josh Thomas’s odd accent because Thomas is Australian, but actually sounds kind of Irish when he talks. Questions like “Is Josh Thomas Irish?”, “What accent does Josh Thomas Have?” and “What is up with Josh Thomas’s Accent?” are a regular occurrence on many blogs, but most without answer.
Snarkerati however loves to help solve these TV trivia tastic questions so we’ve looked into Josh Thomas’s odd accent and believe we’ve found the answer. Josh Thomas is Australian, but sounds Irish because his parents are Irish. Seems odd given I have a good friend who’s parents are broad Liverpudlians and she sounds more Aussie than anyone else I know, but apparently Josh Thomas must love his parents accents so much he’s taken to it. Some suggest this is because Josh Thomas is a stand up comedian and the Irish accent is a good selling point. All I know is I can barely understand his dopey babbling on Talkin’ ’bout Your Generation and I wish they’d replace him with someone else.
36 Comments
July 21st, 2009 at 7:54 pm
Agreed, he was incredibly annoying last night.
July 28th, 2009 at 5:44 am
‘I wish they’d replace him with someone else.’ rude!
July 30th, 2009 at 3:47 am
dont be so rude.
i have a mild english accent just from my parents and family, and iv lived in australia my whole life.
the reason his accent isnt completely irish is because, obviously, its mixed with an australian accent.
August 7th, 2009 at 3:58 am
Not even!
I’m half-Aussie, half-American, with an accent subtle enough for Aussie’s to think I’m American and vice versa, so I relate somewhat with Josh. So to say you wish they’d replace him is like an insult to anyone with a confusing accent, including me.
And he most certainly isn’t annoying! He is rather funny and interesting to watch. I like Josh and was thrilled to learn in the first place that he was going to be on Generation, and I certainly don’t regret. He’s awesome in that show!
So don’t go saying he shouldn’t be there! Because that’s BS!
August 25th, 2009 at 7:46 pm
He is most certainly annoying, the accent is so put on – he went to school in Brisbane for cripes sake. I can’t/won’t watch anything he is on
September 3rd, 2009 at 4:10 am
Ok why can’t u stand him???? He’s not rude he’s nice and the other dude is a lot ruder the he is…I like him the best and I luv his accent and I luved when Cassie Davis was on with him and they were the best team on the series so there!! Face it he’s way better then u r!!! I better u probably sound like duck when u talk!!! But u can’t help it can u???? He can’t eithere and Some people like hsi voice so don’t waist ur tome commenting on someone u hate caus eI bet u have bette rthings to do… Cos come on…..I ‘d rather waist my time commenting and making a total full of me self then doin wat half of u guys r……!!!
I LUVVVVVVV CASSIE DAVIS!!!!!!!!!!
September 3rd, 2009 at 4:12 am
Is Josh Thomas married cause if he isn’t he and Cassie Davis would make a PERFECT Couple…Don’t u think????
Once Again………..
I LUVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV CASSIEEEEEEEE DAVISSSSSSSSSS!!!!
September 3rd, 2009 at 4:15 am
Soz but wat I was meant to say is that I’d rather waist my time commenting on someone I really luv then commenting on someone i hate!!! I LUVVVVV CASSIEEEEEEEE DAVISSSSSSSSS!!!!!
Any way ur just putting them down by saying rude things!!
September 20th, 2009 at 6:29 am
Yeah he thought he’d just “pretend” to have an irish accent. It’s quite normal to take on your parents accents. I love his voice, it’s interesting and he doesn’t annoy me. I think he’s adorable and funny.
September 21st, 2009 at 4:41 pm
Up yours faggot.
September 22nd, 2009 at 10:30 am
Its actually not that odd at all. I have a friend, he has never left Australia, and his mother is Australian, but because his father is Canadian, he has a strong Canadian accent. I guess it just happens sometimes.
October 25th, 2009 at 6:44 pm
josh thomas is a tryhard.
he’s so vain … always doing his hair mid-show.
idiotic, irritating and immature.
November 9th, 2009 at 9:57 pm
Josh doesn’t have an accent. If you speak to him off the stage he sounds like a normal Aussie bloke. It’s all part of his act and helps get the little tweenies excited.
He’s a funny guy but one wonders what he is going to do for material when he turns 30. You can’t do virgin jokes for ten years.
December 14th, 2009 at 8:48 am
having the accent is obviously something he has CHOSEN to do, he is not a victim of circumstance! Both of my parents have insanely strong accents and I have only picked up from them 2 words that I still mispronounce. If you get educated in Australia your whole life, it is near impossible to have an accent as strong as Josh ThomASS
December 14th, 2009 at 9:44 am
Haha, I cant believe you think he sounds Irish! He sounds like hes from Cardiff, its a Welsh accent.
January 3rd, 2010 at 5:33 am
i would rather watch a fly eat sh*t than watch josh thomas… the guy is an annoying tool.
January 5th, 2010 at 8:22 pm
i think his accent is awesome!! and he should not be replaced because he is funny and one of the hottest guys in the world and i can understand him just fine thank you very much so just shut up!!
January 10th, 2010 at 5:31 am
Bill Jones: He does actually have his accent off stage. I’ve seen him perform a few times, and he speaks exactly the same when he is off stage.
The reason he does the hair thing is because he’s nervous.
February 14th, 2010 at 4:47 am
JOSH THOMAS IS THE BIGGEST FAGGOT, I ALMOST THROW UP AT THE SIGHT OF HIM, HOW HE GOT TO BE FAMOUS BEWILDERS ME, MAYBE HE SUCKED ONE OF THE CHANNEL 10 CEO’s COCKS.
February 19th, 2010 at 3:41 am
haha!!
i thought that annoying freak was putting it on, thanks for the confirmation!
as the guy above said u cant keep doing virgin jokes for long, his routine will/is already growing old, and he was a crap enough comedian in the first place anyway
@ the above commenter, made me lmao. its so true… i mean u have to wonder..
March 4th, 2010 at 4:32 am
Um, Josh Thomas IS gay, it’s not a secret and the fact that he is does not mean he’s busy offscreen with channel ten CEOs. He’s young and doing really high profile gigs, if he annoys you don’t watch him. We’re pretty quick to drag people down when they’re doing well, just get over it plz.
March 4th, 2010 at 10:24 pm
He is a a fuckin loser and should of been shot at birth
and all you faggots that like him should of had the same treatment although im pretty sure there all josh thomas answering back under diffrent names
fuck you josh and fuck you all that like him.
April 10th, 2010 at 7:38 am
Comment above me:
‘He is a fuckin loser and should of been shot at birth and all you faggots that like him should of had the same treatment although im pretty sure there all josh thomas answering back under different names fuck you josh and fuck you all that like him’
Jesus christ, calm the hell down. I reckon it’s time for you to take your pills right about now. If you REALLY want him dead, then go kill him instead of whinning about how he’s alive etc etc.
Like; wtf?! What’s he ever done to ANY of you? Just because of his accent having the possibility of being fake you all just go AHAHAHA WHAT A FAGGOT!! or whatever the hell you all say. Is that what really ticks you all off? Having someone have just one fake thing about them? Wow, that’s just sad.. Maybe he had his mangers who told him to ‘pull-off’ all these things.
If you want him dead, go kill him, then, dumbass!
i personally like English, Irish, American, Scotish, Australian accents. and Josh has one hell of a c00l accent; fake or real.
May 8th, 2010 at 8:53 am
umm…wow. I scrolled down just to comment and say that i’m pretty sure he said he kinda made his accent up, just to be a little different you know? but as i scrolled down it seems alot of the veiwers of this site must be youtube users too….only youtube has such densities of dumb people. dumd, loud, oblivious..just generally annoying.
oh and ‘his dopey babbling’ that you can’t decipher (i’ll translate) it”s acctually him talking and laughing and joking with the other people on the show…because that’s what its about…them being funny and us soaking it up…
June 7th, 2010 at 3:12 am
Many people are Australian born to Irish parents. They still don’t talk like that Thomas bloke. It doesn’t even sound like an Irish/Australian mixed accent, it sounds like a WELSH accent gone hideously wrong. It’s very obvious that the accent is put on, he’s pathetic.
August 9th, 2010 at 7:02 am
I read an interview with Josh. Yes, he was schooled in Brisbane. Yes, he developed his own accent. He reckoned it was because he had a speech problem as a kid, and to rectify it, he started overpronouncing words. Whatever. I think he likes playing on people thinking he’s Welsh. He’ll be yesterday’s news before long.
August 15th, 2010 at 6:09 am
I can’t believe how many of you think it’s ok to say such vicious things about someone you don’t even know. You want him to die just because he fakes his accent? Right, he’s the one with the problem….
September 14th, 2010 at 6:39 am
I would have put money on it that he was from the west country of England!
September 21st, 2010 at 7:59 am
Whats the world come to? Its pretty sad to read such negative, angry comments people have written about 1 person.
Im not particularly fond of Josh Thomas either or his accent, however I would never say harsh and negative things like the comments above.
Saying nasty comments is a reflection on your character…a sad, nasty person. Nobody likes those people. Shame on u.
October 31st, 2010 at 3:20 am
He’s a douscher. His voice is douschy.
November 23rd, 2010 at 12:34 am
I don’t care how he speaks that’s not what annoys me. It’s that Josh has been put on a quiz show where he needs to answer questions. It is quite apparent that he in not of higher intellegence. I am the first to admit that I would do horribly on a show like that because I don’t have general knowledge etc. They should not put someone on the show that cannot answers the questions it makes him look dumb. Josh cannot also sit still he is always standing up on his chair which is distracting.
I have been to one of his shows and yes I thought he put on a good set. I think Josh should just stick the comedy shows.
Note: I have nothing against Josh I just don’t think he is suited to quiz shows like talkin bout your generation or good news week.
March 30th, 2011 at 10:01 pm
IwuvCassieDavis – He’s GAY. So I think your barking up the wrong tree there. He was dating that moron from tripleJ for ages. What’s his name Tom something….Ballard that’s the one. Tom Ballard.
Now i thinkthe guy should be replaced, not because of his stupid accent, but because he’s a fool who can’t seem to sit in a seat, he’s not funny and is apparently the “spokes person” for everything gen Y. If that is a representation of what gen Y has become. God help us all.
April 29th, 2011 at 10:31 am
he is cute, his accent suites him, doesn’t matter if he is gay, just accept him, so yeah what ever.
April 30th, 2011 at 10:08 pm
I read in the Courier Mail’s feature on him that j=Josh was a chronic stutterer,and the weird accent was the only way he could overcome it.
September 11th, 2011 at 8:51 am
Everyone needs to settle down. No one has said he should be replaced because of his accent. Josh Thomas is a knob, that is surely the sole reason. His stand-up routine is uncomfortable to watch, he isn’t funny, he looks a bit like a homeless child, and there is talk that he kicks puppies.
Not a nice man, if you ask me…
November 15th, 2011 at 10:06 am
Well I thought all this time he sounds a little American mixed Irish.
Funny that since he was born & bred here. Must be his parents.
Well maybe he will have a nose job
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