Stephen Hawking 'auditions' celebs to be his new voice

By , Arden Dier

Published March 28, 2017

Stephen Hawking delivers a keynote speech at the Guildhall in London on March 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

At long last, Stephen Hawking has regained a British accent—sort of. In a Comic Relief skit for charity, Hawking explains he's bored of his computer-generated voice and is reviewing audition tapes from celebrities who might do as well.

But he's not at all pleased with the applicants. Liam Neeson's promise to deliver a "sexy" sound with "a tinge of physics" didn't impress, while Anna Kendrick showed her competitive side, calling Neeson a "prick." Rebel Wilson's mispronunciation of Hawking's name did her in from the beginning, though she later offered to show Hawking her cleavage.

Eddie Redmayne, meanwhile, demanded a "s---load of cash" to reprise his part. Bill Gates, Miss Piggy, Kylie Minogue, Felicity Jones, and Simon Cowell were just a few others to throw their hats in the ring.

Lin-Manuel Miranda decided to rap for his audition, but Gordon Ramsey was sure all the other "f---wits" auditioning had nothing on his "soothing, calming voice." Hawking's response: "I don't think anyone would taking me f------ seriously if I sounded like that." In the end, he went with a certain British gent whose cockney accent is "so devilishly appropriate that one wonders why they even bothered with auditions," reports CNET.

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We won't spoil it, because the video is worth watching, but if you end up needing a hint, here you go. (Hawking recently made waves with his Trump-related comments.)

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