Celebrities whose voices grate on your nerves

Megan Mullally? Her voice, to me, scrapes the edge of annoyingness … but she gets bonus points for being pretty hot.

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.

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

and click on the Myron Cope link. Being a transplanted 'yinzer, it brought a tear to my eye.

Another one for Megan Mullaly here. I think I’d watch Will and Grace if it wasn’t for her.

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. :slight_smile:

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.

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.

Odds are it’s Penn.

“Every time Fran Drescher laughs, God kills a kitten.”

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.

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.

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 …

Barbra Streisand
Melanie Griffith
Chandler Bing’s ex

Rufus Wainwright and Bob Dylan.

I’m terribly sorry, but could we have some consonants please?

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.

Funny, Fran Drescher has the EXACT OPPOSITE effect on me! :wink:

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.

Kelly Rippa, Kelly Rippa, Kelly Rippa.

Did I mention Kelly Rippa?

Sarah Vowell, NPR commentator. A bullet in the head would be too nice for this banshee.

Not only did you mention her, you spelled her name wrong four times. :smiley: