Cate Blanchett Teaches You Australian Slang | Vanity Fair
Cate Blanchett schools us in Australian slang. From a “thingo” to a “pash,” Lydia Tár has us feeling “mad as a cut snake” after this episode of Slang School.
Director: Adam Lance Garcia
Director of Photography: Jack Belisle
Editor: Cory Stevens
Celebrity Talent: Cate Blanchett
Producer: Madison Coffey
Line Producer: Jen Santos
Production Coordinator: Mark Bond
Camera Operator: Lauren Pruitt
Audio: Sean Paulsen
Gaffer: Niklas Moller
Production Assistant: Lyla Neely
Post Production Supervisor: Marco Glinbizzi
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@GiacomodellaSvezia
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
Exceptionally great woman
@philipclark6621
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
Oh dear!!
@lucak5297
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
did she called carol a bad movie?!
@SCARLETBG
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
This is the voice that i can hear for lifetime 😭
@一男_a
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
Hi,my best teacher
@boshoffie
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
'hope u learnt summink taday' luvvit😂
@nobodyyouknow222
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
I had no idea that Cate Blanchett is a Aussie… no wonder I love ya darlin'
@adeeltahir2685
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
somehow it felt so out of character for her to pronounce all those words so well… pleasantly surprised. what a legend
@FrankieFrenchy
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
SOLD OFF YOUR OWN TALENT AGENCY WITH VINCE DID YOU?
@rootkhan3254
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
Thingo = Jawn 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@rebeccasouthall1249
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
You can say the flamming country up shits creek at moment ,.
@rebeccasouthall1249
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
Aussies dont like wasting time bashing the gums mate,. Thats why all words are shorter,.
@rebeccasouthall1249
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
True she a top Aussie Sheila,.
@rebeccasouthall1249
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
They the most common ones she , saying,.,.
@lilywiant1449
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
How has Sebastian Stan not done this interview yet with his Romanian background??? That would be so awesome to see!!!
@charlyboy71
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
I love how her voice totally changed and she let her aussie out!!
@evahlala
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
Thats just like a lemon you throw around😂
@inspiringiq
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
1:05 nah girl, u mean except for carol
@armandblake
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
But they were, all of them, deceived, for she was in reality a sheila
@ajs41
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
Shonky is also British. So is porky.
@SD-lw6uc
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
Big fan of Cate Blanchette.
@TheMrMavman
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
I’ve watched so many of these over the last few days. ( thanks YT algorithm 😂)
But to be honest, this is by far the best one to date.
Or in Aussie:
What a bloody ripper. Onya mate. 👍
@timdwyer4229
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
“ quarter flash and 3 parts foolish” great presentation 😊
@1337flite
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
Dunny is also part of "bangs like a dunny door".
@platterfoot
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
You can’t convince me that “Hooroo” isn’t simlish
@paulcannell7188
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
as convincing as K Rudd saying fair suck of the sauce
@wholefoodplantbasedmama5398
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
I love cate blanchette!
@pgpete
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
She's famous because she's got the only packet of Tim Tams that never runs out.
@Vulcanerd
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
American football and Australian rules have the same problem… they call it football w/o using the feet anywhere often as actual football/soccer.
@JohnRistich-f3q
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
I love Cate. She's beautiful, funny, smart. And has acted in some of my fav movies. Watched this just to enjoy her charms.
@maryfitzgerald4812
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
Doesnt she luve in pommy land now.
@TonyKatsalis
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
Really miss milkbars usually back then run by Greeks you get a hamburger and chips with a milkshake or a crumbed cutlet for two bucks fifty , was the best shop in every suburb 😊😊😊😊
@drumsalive
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
Aussie here lol but I haven’t heard piker
@KeithHays-ek4vr
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
I used to be a fan, however this is just embarrassing.
@blewmyflute
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
You forgot the word "wanker" which is how Australian's refer to their best mates behind their backs.
@kaeden0
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
I love Cat
@Fawkyoutube
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
It’s funny, not many people don’t hate Upton and her children
@GPYT8
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
lucky she never had anything to do with hugh being both oz 😅
@GPYT8
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
i love herrrr she is so elegant and niceee ❤❤❤
@BillSaltbush
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
As an artist, as an actor, as a person, . . . she's a ripper.
@naldastarr3660
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
Funny how Cate chooses not to live in Australia or even visit or relate to Australia
@RICHARD-t3r1w
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
Makes proud to be Australian ! ( Cate, not the slang)
@mattm6654
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
she's more pom than aussie by the sounds
@msBatFink
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
she is so fake..embarrassed to say she is Australian 😏
@kmm2320
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
She’s so fake. Miss upper class pretending to be a regular joe
@Michelle.A79
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
We really do have our own language here in Australia 🇦🇺❤️
@AidanB-m5k
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
I'm not here to f*ck spiders
@rachaelanderson4576
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
😄half the answers were in slang. It was entertaing 🙂
@michaelmcphee2930
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm
Deffo is not a word ive heard in Western Australia. Maybe its a more recent word.
She did really well. Bonza in fact
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