VideoWhy Is Josh Gad’s Idina Menzel Impression Cockney?The Tony nominee and voice of Frozen 2’s Olaf does his best to emulate the Rent and Wicked star.
By
Dan Meyer
November 20, 2019
There's something about Josh Gad’s impersonation of Idina Menzel that sounds British—even though the Wicked star is decidedly American. The star dropped by The Late Late Show with James Corden November 19 and gave it his best shot, though. Watch above.
“I saw Idina [in Rent] when I was in high school,” says the Tony-nominated star from The Book of Mormon. “And she came out on that stage and sang ‘Over the Moon’ and I was like, 'I’m in love with this Jew from Long Island.'”
Gad sang a snippet of Menzel’s Rent and Wicked performance, which had a Cockney twist. “I don’t know why it’s like that all of a sudden,” the Frozen 2 star admitted. It didn't matter to fellow guest and Broadway alum Anna Camp, though, who said she was “so turned on right now.”
Menzel and Gad both lend their vocal talents in upcoming Disney film as Elsa and Olaf, respectively. The pair were joined by co-stars Kristen Bell and Jonathan Groff on Good Morning America to discuss their favorite movies growing up.
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Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, Kristen Bell Perform A Celebration of the Music of Frozen
Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, Kristen Bell Perform A Celebration of the Music of Frozen
Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, Kristen Bell and more participated in A Celebration of the Music of Frozen, held at Los Angeles’ Vibrato Grill Jazz club on Feb. 9.
Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Kristen Bell and Sarah Hyland
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John Lasseter, Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Bobby Lopez
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Peter Del Vecho, John Lasseter, Jennifer Lee, Chris Buck, Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Bobby Lopez
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Santino Fontana, Idina Menzel, John Lasseter, Kristen Bell and Josh Gad
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Kristen Bell, John Lasseter, Dax Shepard and Nancy Lasseter
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Bobby Lopez, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, John Lasseter, Idina Menzel, Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck
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John Lasseter and Idina Menzel
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Idina Menzel
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Josh Gad and Sean Hayes
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Alan Bergman, Bobby Lopez and Josh Gad
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Sarah Hyland and Josh Gad
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Sean Hayes and Kristen Bell
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Kristen Bell and Jane Lynch
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Sam Tsui
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Darren Criss
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Andrew Millstein, Peter Del Vecho, Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, Bobby Lopez, Santino Fontana, Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Josh Gad and Kristen Anderson-Lopez
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Santino Fontana, Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell and Josh Gad
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Santino Fontana, Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell and Josh Gad
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Bobby Lopez, Idina Menzel and Kristen Anderson-Lopez
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Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Bobby Lopez, Jennifer Lee, Chris Buck and Peter Del Vecho
A portion of the proceeds from the concert will benefit the Entertainment Community Fund's Women's Health Initiative, founded by the late Phyllis Newman.
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