Video: Stephen Colbert And Ike Barinholtz Attempt A Chicago Accent

By Mae Rice in Arts & Entertainment on Dec 15, 2015 6:40PM

“What’s the most Chicago sentence you can think of?” Stephen Colbert asked comedian Ike Barinholtz on Monday night’s episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Barinholtz, sliding into a decent Chicago accent, said, “You can tell him from me that I said ‘Kiss my ass!’”

According to Barinholtz, there are Chicago things besides passing cranky messages through mutual friends. His list: “a guy named Pat, or a woman named Mary Pat,” winters that last from November to mid-May, and wet Italian beefs. (“Chicagoans are obsessed with wet food,” says Barinholtz.)

A regular on The Mindy Project who grew up in Lakeview, Barinholtz has a role in the new Tina Fey-Amy Poehler movie Sisters, which comes out on Friday. Colbert also lived in Chicago for 11 years, so both comedians have a strong connection to the city.

Watch the full clip above. The discussion turns to Chicago at the 2:30 mark.