# 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:** 3
**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, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220/41 "2004-06-02T17:33:04Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > Kelly Rippa, Kelly Rippa, Kelly Rippa. > > > > Did I mention Kelly Rippa? > > Not only did you mention her, you spelled her name wrong four times. šŸ˜ƒ Show how much of her show I can stomach. ---
**Author:** ![Lobelia\_Overhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@Lobelia\_Overhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobelia_Overhill)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2004, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220/42 "2004-06-02T18:57:44Z")
Melanie Griffith ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2004, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220/43 "2004-06-02T21:39:48Z")
> [@lavenderviolet](#): > > Iā€™m pretty sure that she does that voice on purpose as part of the characterā€™s annoying persona. I saw her on a commercial recently where she sounded much more like a normal person. šŸ™‚ Sheā€™s been on Letterman several times (even hosted once) and she seems to have a perfectly normal voice, so why the high decibel assualt on her own show? ---
**Author:** ![gum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbe5ce/32.png) [@gum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gum)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2004, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220/44 "2004-06-02T22:20:01Z")
Another vote for Rosie Perez. And Celine Dion. When she sings. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2004, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220/45 "2004-06-02T22:22:47Z")
> [@Maus Magill](#): > > Kelly Rippa, Kelly Rippa, Kelly Rippa. > > Did I mention Kelly Rippa? Regisā€™ time has come Now that Kathyā€™s gone Audience fears the Ripa And her grating nasally whine (Itā€™s just daytime TV) Come on baby (donā€™t fear the Ripa) Baby take my hand (donā€™t fear the Ripa) Weā€™ll be able to fly (donā€™t fear the Ripa) On weekdays at noon La-la-la-la-la la-la-la-la-la ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220/46 "2004-06-03T01:57:10Z")
One more vote for Rosie Perez. And itā€™s not just her voice. Her accent is so heavy that I couldnā€™t make out anything she was saying in **Fearless**. (This was in no way intended to be an offensive comment.) ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220/47 "2004-06-03T02:01:37Z")
> [@gum](#): > > And Celine Dion. When she sings. And when she talks. And when she doesnā€™t talk. And when she exists. ---
**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220/48 "2004-06-03T02:37:48Z")
Another vote for Gottfried. Even Al Bundy couldnā€™t stand him. Callie Thorne. Not only did her terrible acting help ruin the last season or so of _Homicide_, but the Burns brothers have been using her as a voice in some of their later documentaries. I was trying to listen to her reading Jane Jacobs in the New York series and her breathy, painfully This! Is! Significant!! delivery made me turn on the closed captioning. Whoever played Finchy in the UK _Office_, although I guess the character was supposed to be annoying. Any of the Monty Python guys trying to do an American accent. Except, obviously, Terry G., which is a shame because he was usually behind the camera. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Asbestos_Mango)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220/49 "2004-06-03T03:50:58Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Regisā€™ time has come > Now that Kathyā€™s gone > Audience fears the Ripa > And her grating nasally whine (Itā€™s just daytime TV) > Come on baby (donā€™t fear the Ripa) > Baby take my hand (donā€™t fear the Ripa) > Weā€™ll be able to fly (donā€™t fear the Ripa) > On weekdays at noon > La-la-la-la-la la-la-la-la-la Man, that was freakinā€™ _ **BRILLIANT** _ ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220/50 "2004-06-03T05:11:31Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > Sheā€™s been on Letterman several times (even hosted once) and she seems to have a perfectly normal voice, so why the high decibel assualt on her own show? Because itā€™s part of the character. Cope/Kope I always mess that one up. Damn! Pamela Anderson Lee, that annoying little girly voiceā€¦yuck. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220/51 "2004-06-03T05:20:46Z")
I came in here _just_ to defend Gilbert Gottfried. Heā€™s brilliantly hilarious. And his name is NOT Godfrey! (Although, funnily, they mean the same thing. Godfrey is just an Anglicized version of the German Gottfried. Still annoys the piss out of me when people call him Godfrey though.) ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220/52 "2004-06-03T14:06:31Z")
I havenā€™t seen much of his standup, but his performance at the Friarsā€™ Club Roast of Hugh Hefner was one of the funniest things Iā€™ve ever seen. Ice T (for reasons even he didnā€™t understand) had gone earlier; he did some self-mocking stuff. Then Gottfied took his turn, yelled that Ice T had stolen his bit, and repeated a good chunk of it. ā€œFirst Iā€™m gonna rob all you white motherfuckers. Then Iā€™m gonna fuck all you white bitchesā€¦ā€ ---
**Author:** ![TwoTrouts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@TwoTrouts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoTrouts)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220/53 "2004-06-03T14:42:38Z")
How about that lady who pushes Glad Plastic Wrap on numerous commercials? Donā€™t know her name, but the baby-ish squeek of her voice drives me batty. I believe there was even a commercial that had both her AND Gilbert Godfrey for a sonic torture session. And may I add the fingernail-on-a-blackboard grate of Roseanne? ---
**Author:** ![grump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8491ac/32.png) [@grump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grump)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220/54 "2004-06-03T14:50:34Z")
Harvey Fierstein, anyone? Letā€™s not forget Jon Lovitz or Joan Rivers. ---
**Author:** ![International\_Playboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/48db29/32.png) [@International\_Playboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/International_Playboy)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220/55 "2004-06-03T15:43:48Z")
> [@vivalostwages](#): > > One more vote for Rosie Perez. And itā€™s not just her voice. Her accent is so heavy that I couldnā€™t make out anything she was saying in **Fearless**. > (This was in no way intended to be an offensive comment.) Sheā€™s #1 on my list. I agree itā€™s the combination of her voice and her accent. I refuse to watch any show sheā€™s on. Iā€™d much rather hang out with Fran Dreschler or the woman from Will and Grace, at least theyā€™re hot. I also agree that Rosanne should be on the list. I have never seen what made her so popular for awhile. ---
**Author:** ![NaSultainne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8797f3/32.png) [@NaSultainne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NaSultainne)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220/56 "2004-06-03T17:02:58Z")
Susan Sarandon. How anyone can find her attractive with that horrid whinnnne is simply beyond me. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220/57 "2004-06-03T17:27:04Z")
Yeardley Smith- as Lisa she is fine, but otherwise my ears bleed. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220/58 "2004-06-03T17:51:47Z")
The problem I have with Jennifer Tilleyā€™s annoying squeaky voice is that its 100% fake. In real life she doesnā€™t talk like that. But she is such a bad actress she uses that voice for every character she plays. ---
**Author:** ![JayElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4bbf92/32.png) [@JayElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JayElle)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220/59 "2004-06-03T18:20:18Z")
What about Drew Barrymore and that lisping Valley Girl voice? I canā€™t believe Iā€™m the first person to list Kathy Griffin from _Suddenly Susan_. She sounds like Harvey Fiersteinā€™s sister. ---
**Author:** ![adhemar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@adhemar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhemar)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220/60 "2004-06-04T00:17:49Z")
Jack Nicholson, cannot stand him, hate his acting (he only has two emotions p\*ssed and bored), his voice grates like fingernails on a chalkboard. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-voices-grate-on-your-nerves/248220.md?page=4)