S01E24 Anne Klein, Luxembourgish/ German/ French speaker - From Luxembourg 🇱🇺

Actor and comedian Anne Klein is the first Oscar nominee (In the short film The Red Suitcase) and the first Luxembourgish guest on this podcast. Fluent in English, French, German and her native Luxembourgish, Anne has this amazing ability to switch between languages and disguises her accent(s) to fool inattentive listeners.

Anne talked about being the oddball that is too weird for her small country and her coming of age after she left Luxembourg. The pandemic ironically forced her to move back home for a year or two, but this time round, she managed to find her arty people in the small country of 646,000 people and changed her pre-existing view on her own hometown.

Anne also talked about how Luxembourgish lacks a richer vocabulary because of the people's fluency in languages of their neighbouring countries.

Trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, Anne shared how she started her comedy journey and offered her view on actors and comedians not just "picking one lane."

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01:01 Intro (sound tech guessing where Anne is from)

03:46 Some facts about Luxembourg

05:07 How to pronounce Anne’s name

05:49 Luxembourgish people’s abilities to switch between languages

08:11 English being Anne’s language of choice when she talks about her emotions

09:42 Coming of age after leaving Luxembourg

13:48 In London, no one cares about your appearance

(Kuan-wen mentioned Sam Smith's 2023 Brit Awards outfit. For a reminder, see this)

15:27 Do people notice Anne has an accent? How does Anne’s accent(s) affect her acting work?

17:57 Anne’s French and German (proficiency and accents)

22:08 The Luxembourgish language and how it’s used (Students taught in German and French)

25:58 How to say “Four beers, quick quick” in Luxembourg

26:14 People not knowing (enough) about Luxembourg

27:11 Kuan-wen unimpressed by his day trip to Luxembourg

28:02 Anne rarely mentions Luxembourg in her comedy routines

29:27 The pandemic forced Anne to move back home and the difference this time

31:12 A trained actor performing comedy; pick a lane?

34:40 Luxembourg and Eurovision

36:13 Love having her hands in lots of pies

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Podcast intro music by @Taigenkawabe