Photo: Nicholas Hunt/Getty ImagesEllie Kemperand her husband Michael Koman are super fans ofThe Crown!TheUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidtstar, 41, revealed Friday that ever since she and Koman began watching the hit Netflix drama earlier this year, they’ve gotten so into the show that they even do impersonations of the characters to spice up their everyday lives.“Something that makes us laugh a lot is that we do the accents of the characters fromThe Crownto each other as we’re doing chores,” she said during an appearance onThe Ellen DeGeneres Show.“So the more mundane the chore, the better,” she added. “I should mention here, I’m terrible at accents and Michael isn’t much better. But it makes us laugh.“Kemper said that she and Koman even have go-to characters when they start role-playing.“I usually doQueen Elizabethand he’sPrince Charles. It’s always about chores so it’s like, ‘Michael, you can’t put that cup on the top rack,’ “The Officeactress explained, demonstrating her accent for DeGeneres, 63.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“That’s not bad,” DeGeneres joked, referring to Kemper’sQueen Elizabethimpression. “It’s better than mine.“Kemper admitted that impressions have never been her strong suit, revealing that she once auditioned forSaturday Night Liveand had to perform celebrity impressions as part of her audition.the Ellen show/ youtubeFor her celebrity impression, she said she impersonated Renee Zellweger — whom she said she thinks she resembles in some lightings.“I just kept scrunching up my face and saying, ‘Do you smell that?’ " she said. “That was my celebrity impression, Ellen. I don’t know why they didn’t hire me.“Kemper recently wrapped production for theHome Alonereimagining after filming was shut down in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, she wasn’t able to give too much away about what we can expect from the upcoming Disney+ movie.“Someone is home alone, and it’s very cold, and it’s Christmas time,” she said, to which DeGeneres replied: “That’s breaking news!”
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Ellie Kemperand her husband Michael Koman are super fans ofThe Crown!TheUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidtstar, 41, revealed Friday that ever since she and Koman began watching the hit Netflix drama earlier this year, they’ve gotten so into the show that they even do impersonations of the characters to spice up their everyday lives.“Something that makes us laugh a lot is that we do the accents of the characters fromThe Crownto each other as we’re doing chores,” she said during an appearance onThe Ellen DeGeneres Show.“So the more mundane the chore, the better,” she added. “I should mention here, I’m terrible at accents and Michael isn’t much better. But it makes us laugh.“Kemper said that she and Koman even have go-to characters when they start role-playing.“I usually doQueen Elizabethand he’sPrince Charles. It’s always about chores so it’s like, ‘Michael, you can’t put that cup on the top rack,’ “The Officeactress explained, demonstrating her accent for DeGeneres, 63.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“That’s not bad,” DeGeneres joked, referring to Kemper’sQueen Elizabethimpression. “It’s better than mine.“Kemper admitted that impressions have never been her strong suit, revealing that she once auditioned forSaturday Night Liveand had to perform celebrity impressions as part of her audition.the Ellen show/ youtubeFor her celebrity impression, she said she impersonated Renee Zellweger — whom she said she thinks she resembles in some lightings.“I just kept scrunching up my face and saying, ‘Do you smell that?’ " she said. “That was my celebrity impression, Ellen. I don’t know why they didn’t hire me.“Kemper recently wrapped production for theHome Alonereimagining after filming was shut down in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, she wasn’t able to give too much away about what we can expect from the upcoming Disney+ movie.“Someone is home alone, and it’s very cold, and it’s Christmas time,” she said, to which DeGeneres replied: “That’s breaking news!”
Ellie Kemperand her husband Michael Koman are super fans ofThe Crown!
TheUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidtstar, 41, revealed Friday that ever since she and Koman began watching the hit Netflix drama earlier this year, they’ve gotten so into the show that they even do impersonations of the characters to spice up their everyday lives.
“Something that makes us laugh a lot is that we do the accents of the characters fromThe Crownto each other as we’re doing chores,” she said during an appearance onThe Ellen DeGeneres Show.
“So the more mundane the chore, the better,” she added. “I should mention here, I’m terrible at accents and Michael isn’t much better. But it makes us laugh.”
Kemper said that she and Koman even have go-to characters when they start role-playing.
“I usually doQueen Elizabethand he’sPrince Charles. It’s always about chores so it’s like, ‘Michael, you can’t put that cup on the top rack,’ “The Officeactress explained, demonstrating her accent for DeGeneres, 63.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
“That’s not bad,” DeGeneres joked, referring to Kemper’sQueen Elizabethimpression. “It’s better than mine.”
Kemper admitted that impressions have never been her strong suit, revealing that she once auditioned forSaturday Night Liveand had to perform celebrity impressions as part of her audition.
the Ellen show/ youtube
For her celebrity impression, she said she impersonated Renee Zellweger — whom she said she thinks she resembles in some lightings.
“I just kept scrunching up my face and saying, ‘Do you smell that?’ " she said. “That was my celebrity impression, Ellen. I don’t know why they didn’t hire me.”
Kemper recently wrapped production for theHome Alonereimagining after filming was shut down in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, she wasn’t able to give too much away about what we can expect from the upcoming Disney+ movie.
“Someone is home alone, and it’s very cold, and it’s Christmas time,” she said, to which DeGeneres replied: “That’s breaking news!”
source: people.com
