Matt Berry is an English actor and comedian known for The IT Crowd, Toast of London and for playing Laszlo Cravensworth in FX's What We Do in the Shadows from 2019 to 2024. His deep, theatrically precise voice made even throwaway insults sound like formal declarations, and fans began clipping his line readings as reaction sounds online. This insult spread through fan edits and soundboards because it sums up Laszlo's arrogant charm in two words, letting creators borrow Berry's delivery for any smug moment.
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Matt Berry delivers his smug bastard line in his pompous Laszlo voice from What We Do in the Shadows, used for arrogant put-downs and reaction edits.
This clip captures Matt Berry dropping the insult smug bastard in that unmistakable, over-enunciated delivery that made Laszlo Cravensworth a fan favourite. The line lands less as genuine anger and more as theatrical contempt, with every syllable stretched for comic effect. It sounds posh, pleased with itself and completely dismissive at the same time, which is why a short insult feels so quotable. Played over a smug character, a bad take or a self-satisfied grin, it instantly turns the moment into a pompous put-down.