Matt Berry plays vampire Laszlo Cravensworth in What We Do in the Shadows, the FX comedy series that ran from 2019 to 2024, based on the 2014 film by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi. Laszlo constantly addresses his wife Nadja as my darling, in Berry's famously theatrical voice that fans also know from Toast of London and The IT Crowd. Clips of his line readings circulate widely on soundboards and social edits, where this greeting became a shorthand for over the top affection and mock romantic entrances.
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Matt Berry saying Alright my darling in his rich Laszlo voice from What We Do in the Shadows, used as a warm, theatrical greeting or flirty reaction clip.
This is Matt Berry delivering the line Alright my darling in the deep, velvet baritone he uses for Laszlo Cravensworth. The delivery is slow, affectionate and absurdly grand, turning a simple greeting into a full period drama performance. Every syllable is rolled and savoured, with that unmistakable mix of sincerity and camp that makes the phrase feel both loving and ridiculous. It lands as a joke because the romance is completely sincere on the surface, even when the situation around it is anything but romantic.