# Celebrities whose voices grate on your nerves **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 2, 2004, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220 "2004-06-02T05:43:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2004, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220/21 "2004-06-02T11:45:33Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > That screeching bitch on _Will & Grace_. Why must her voice be so annoying? Megan Mullally? Her voice, to me, scrapes the edge of annoyingness … but she gets bonus points for being pretty hot. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2004, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220/22 "2004-06-02T12:29:55Z")
Only one vote for Melanie Griffith? It’s merely one element of the whole persona that drives me batshit, but **shudders** they could use it to torture prisoners. I’ll be happy to cast two or three votes for her voice, I hate it so much. And I agree with **Murcielago** – Gilbert Gottfried is hysterical, and the voice is part of the shtick. He gets a pass. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2004, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220/23 "2004-06-02T13:06:41Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > I have a feeling Gilbert Godfrey is going to be a popular choice in this thread… > > Note-these are not necessarily celebrities you HATE, mind you, just their voices. > > But I have to go with Myron Kope. Pittsburghers and Steelers fans will know who I’m talking about. He’s a sportscaster for KDKA, as well as a Pittsburgh icon. > > But that VOICE! High pitched nasal whine with a thick “Pixburgh” accent. It’s enough to make me want to pop my ear drums out with an ice pick! Actually, **Guin** , it’s Myron Cope. Beloved inventor of the Terrible Towel. He’s been around so damn long nobody seems to mind his voice anymore. It’s the comforting drone of a family member, by now. I don’t think he’d be a media icon in many other markets in America, though. Because you’re right. Ol’ Myron has a face made for radio, and a voice made for the sports page. Anyone who wants to listen to the man in action should go to this site: [http://www.steelergridiron.com/fanzone/songs.html](http://www.steelergridiron.com/fanzone/songs.html) and click on the Myron Cope link. Being a transplanted 'yinzer, it brought a tear to my eye. ---
**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2004, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220/24 "2004-06-02T13:09:42Z")
Another one for Megan Mullaly here. I think I’d watch Will and Grace if it wasn’t for her. ---
**Author:** ![lavenderviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cdc98d/32.png) [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2004, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220/25 "2004-06-02T13:11:05Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > That screeching bitch on _Will & Grace_. Why must her voice be so annoying? I’m pretty sure that she does that voice on purpose as part of the character’s annoying persona. I saw her on a commercial recently where she sounded much more like a normal person. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2004, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220/26 "2004-06-02T13:12:13Z")
> [@Gamaliel](#): > > Marcel Marceau Oh come on! He’s got a great voice, particularly when he sings. I’m guessing you haven’t seen Marceau Unplugged: Live at Pompeii. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2004, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220/27 "2004-06-02T13:14:29Z")
Both his grating voice and his cheesy voice make me want some Cheddar whenever I see Gilbert Gottfriend. And Penn (or is it Teller)'s voice is obnoxious. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2004, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220/28 "2004-06-02T13:32:39Z")
Odds are it’s Penn. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2004, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220/29 "2004-06-02T13:43:15Z")
“Every time Fran Drescher laughs, God kills a kitten.” ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2004, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220/30 "2004-06-02T13:51:13Z")
Let’s not forget Debra Jo Rupp, Kitty on That 70’s Show. I think Fran Drescher should do a guest spot as her sister. Those two laughing together would cause God to wipe out the feline species. Debra Jo first played Seinfeld’s annoying agent, and that’s how I’ll always remember her. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Death](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecccb3/32.png) [@Evil\_Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Death)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2004, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220/31 "2004-06-02T14:21:42Z")
> [@Eve](#): > > “Every time Fran Drescher laughs, God kills a kitten.” No need to bring God into it. When Fran Drescher laughs, _she_ kills every kitten in earshot. Milk curdles, silver tarnishes and pregnant women miscarry as she expresses her mirth, and at last count fourteen religious cults had added the sound to their list of signs indicating the forthcoming apocalypse. Also, anyone who has complained about Juliette Lewis needs to hear Hattie Hayridge attempting the same accent. I’d strangle babies not to have to hear that again. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_Wright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Steve\_Wright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_Wright)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2004, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220/32 "2004-06-02T14:23:48Z")
> [@DataZak](#): > > The actress who played Capt. Janeway on StarTrek: Voyager. What was her name? Kate Mulgrew? > > She has a nerve grating voice. Or Woman-Who-Talks-Like-Dalek, as I tend to call her. One of the not-good things about _Voyager_. Can’t help thinking that someone ought to disconnect Jennifer Tilly’s helium supply, too … ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2004, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220/33 "2004-06-02T14:35:01Z")
Barbra Streisand Melanie Griffith Chandler Bing’s ex ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2004, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220/34 "2004-06-02T14:50:55Z")
Rufus Wainwright and Bob Dylan. I’m terribly sorry, but could we have some consonants please? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2004, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220/35 "2004-06-02T15:18:51Z")
I don’t think anybody’s voice ever made me cringe as much as Bill Clinton’s. I seriously would either mute the news each nite when they had his sound blips on or just turn the channel. Dude, just clear your freakin’ throat and put a little pressure on the ol’ diaphram, okay. Bush’s mumblings aren’t any better, although I find what he’s saying often makes me cringe worse that his phonetic shortcomings. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2004, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220/36 "2004-06-02T15:25:19Z")
> [@Rex Fenestrarum](#): > > Fran Drescher makes me limp! Funny, Fran Drescher has the EXACT OPPOSITE effect on me! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Ms\_Boods](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@Ms\_Boods](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms_Boods)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2004, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220/37 "2004-06-02T15:50:07Z")
I have a friend who can’t look at _Star Trek: Voyager_ without adding a ‘Conehead laugh’ after everything Kate Mulgrew says… One summer, 1987, I think, the Orioles thought it would be a splendid idea to add Ken Levine to their radio broadcast team (I think they were in between Tom Mars and Joe Angel as Jon Miller’s colour man-sidekick). Jon Miller was brilliant as the Orioles announcer (what you hear on ESPN is not representative!), and TPTB thought, ‘Wow, this guy is witty, so what if we added one of the writers from a hit comedy show as his sidekick! Laff riot will ensue!’ I think Mr Levine was a writer for _Cheers_, which I’ve never seen, so I’ll trust your word for it that it were funny and brilliant – and maybe Mr Levine was a good writer, but he was _terrible_ for impromtu. That and that he had a high pitched, nasally whine – think Fran Drescher on helium – and he thought he was hilarious, so he punctuated every comment with a whinneying laugh. I don’t think he lasted the season…I’ve blocked it. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2004, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220/38 "2004-06-02T16:00:30Z")
Kelly Rippa, Kelly Rippa, Kelly Rippa. Did I mention Kelly Rippa? ---
**Author:** ![Freejooky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ba8739/32.png) [@Freejooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freejooky)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2004, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220/39 "2004-06-02T16:24:59Z")
Sarah Vowell, NPR commentator. A bullet in the head would be too nice for this banshee. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2004, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220/40 "2004-06-02T16:27:26Z")
> [@Maus Magill](#): > > Kelly Rippa, Kelly Rippa, Kelly Rippa. > > Did I mention Kelly Rippa? Not only did you mention her, you spelled her name wrong four times. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220.md?page=3)