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The greeting comes from Matt Berry's portrayal of Laszlo Cravensworth in What We Do in the Shadows, the FX comedy series that began in 2019 and follows a household of vampires living in modern Staten Island. Laszlo is known for his theatrical manner, elaborate diction and delight in ceremony, and this formal address captures that character perfectly. Clipped and shared as a soundboard favourite, it has become shorthand online for treating an everyday moment as a grand occasion, which keeps it useful long after viewers first hear it in the show.
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Matt Berry as Laszlo in What We Do in the Shadows says good eve excellencies in his deep theatrical voice. Use it for dramatic entrances and parodies.
Matt Berry delivers this greeting in his unmistakable booming, posh voice, stretching every syllable with theatrical confidence as if addressing a grand ballroom rather than a living room. The phrase good eve excellencies lands with a playful mix of old-fashioned courtesy and absurd self-importance, instantly making an ordinary entrance feel ceremonious and slightly ridiculous. It sounds warm, commanding and deliberately over-the-top, with Berry's crisp diction and dramatic pause giving the line its comic weight. Used well, it turns a simple hello into a performance, signalling that something grand, silly or gloriously pretentious is about to happen.
