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Matt Berry is a British actor and comedian known for his exaggerated, theatrical delivery in shows like The IT Crowd, Toast of London and What We Do in the Shadows, where he plays vampire Laszlo Cravensworth. Clips of his voice have circulated widely online because almost any ordinary phrase sounds grand in his enunciation. This particular aside has been lifted as a standalone reaction sound, shared on soundboards and in edits where a speaker knowingly drifts off topic, making the formal phrasing contrast with casual internet humour.
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Matt Berry saying 'but I digress' in his theatrical voice from What We Do in the Shadows, used as a witty aside or tangent reaction in edits.
This is Matt Berry delivering the line but I digress in the unmistakable, overly enunciated style he uses as Laszlo Cravensworth. The delivery is dry, posh and deliberately pompous, stretching a simple aside into a tiny performance. Berry pauses just enough to make the digression feel important, which is exactly why the clip lands as comedy. It does not shout or explain a joke, it simply signals that the speaker knows they have wandered off topic and is rather pleased about it. Played over a rambling moment, it turns a tangent into the punchline itself.
