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15 Comedians We Didn't Know Were Born Outside Of The U.S.

Can you guess which country all these comedians were originally born? (Big Hint: Rebel Wilson is NOT from America.)

15 Comedians We Didn't Know Were Born Outside Of The U.S.

January 17, 2022

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How good is your comedy knowledge? Do you know which country each of these comedians would represent in the inevitable Comedy Winter Olympics?

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Hugh Laurie

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM Hugh Laurie As easy as it is to forget that Hugh Laurie is from the UK, it's almost easier to forget he is a comedian. Hugh starred in a comedy sketch show with Stephen Fry in the 80s called A Bit of Fry and Laurie. — Source: A Bit of Hugh and Laurie

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Will Arnett

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM Will Arnett C T CANADA'S CANADA'S WALK OF FAME WALKOF FAME WILL ARNETT C T V M CANADA'S CANADA'S WALK OF FAME 2019 WALK OF FAME C T NADA'S WAIKOF FAME A Canadian Bluth? Who would have thought! Will was born in Toronto, Canada before he became the voice of a famous anthropomorphic horse. — Source: Yahoo

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Sacha Baron Cohen

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM Sacha Baron Cohen LUSION ALI GE PM AR With SO many accents and characters it's easy to forget that Sacha Baron Cohen is from the UK. Sorry, but when he says my wife in his real accent it's not as funny. — Source: Britannica

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COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM Jemain Clement Flight of the Conchords fans may already know this but this comedian, actor and writer from New Zealand is all over the place! That's right, your giant singing crab from Moana is canonically speaking with a New Zealand accent. — Source: NZ On Screen

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COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM Mike Myers 3400L No, he's not British like Austin. No, he's not from India like Guru Pitka. No, he's not from Aurora, Illinois like Wayne. He's from Canada, like Rick Moranis or free healthcare. Не even wrote a book entitled Canada about his home. — Source: Penguin Books

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Eugene Mirman

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM Eugene Mirman Sporting his native accent in Delocated, this Bob's Burgers star and legendary alt comic was born in the Soviet Union. — Source: Young Hollywood

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COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM Rebel Wilson Remember the first time you saw Rebel Wilson and you thought, Where has this hilarious comedian been hiding my whole life? The answer was Australia, and we couldn't be happier that she survived the snakes and spiders long enough for us to find her. — Source: SMH

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COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM Martin Short Martin Short is one of the original Second City members, all of whom were canadian. His Canadian peers included John Candy, Eugene Levy, and Catherine O'hara. — Source: SCTV

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COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM Trevor Noah Trevor Noah has done SO much good reporting on American politics that you may not know he's originally from South Africa. Не even hosted a similar show to the Daily Show in South Africa called Tonight with Trevor Noah. — Source: Trevor Noah

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Nathan Fielder

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM Nathan Fielder If you've seen a fair amount of Nathan For You, you may already know this, but Fielder is a proud Canadian born in Vancouver. Hey, at least we still have John Wilson... — Source: Nathan Fielder

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COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM Jimmy О. Yang H ® HB This Silicon Valley star and stand-up comedian lived in Hong Kong, China until the age of 13 when his family immigrated to LA. Jimmy writes all about uit in his book How to American: An Immigrant's Guide to Disappointing Your Parents. — Source: How To American

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COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM Kumail Nanjiani ARVEL STUDIOS N Before he was a jacked superhero, he was just a little boy in Karachi, Pakistan. To hear about what it was like listen to the Birthday Party joke on his stand up album Beta Male. You won't regret it. — Source: Beta Male

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COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM Jim Carrey north Dr.Eggman himself was born in Ontario Canada back in 1962. Since immigrating to America he's made us laugh, cry and question whether he is a genius or an aspiring cult leader. — Source: CBC

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COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM Chris O'Dowd No Chris O'Dowd doesn't have peanut butter stuck on the roof of his mouth, he's just from Ireland. Along with Malt Extract, this IT Crowd cast member is one of Ireland's top exports. — Source: Independent

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Martin Lawrence

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM Martin Lawrence BA YS Martiiiiiiiiin Lawrence is originally from Frankfurt, Germany and lived there until he was 8 years old! Petition to rename the film to Big Mutters House 3: Like Vater; Like Sohn — Source: Biography

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