The Discernable Interviews

Racist Comedy with Impressionist Rupert Degas

2hr 9min

26 January 2026

Rupert Degas is a professional actor, voice artist and impressionist who has appeared in thousands of film, television, stage, animation and advertising roles. Without realising it, you have already heard his voice in a film, animation, tv show or video game. He is a vocal chameleon.

In this interview he makes the argument for the ‘court jester’ – the only one permitted to tell the king that he is wearing no clothes. Rupert believes in the role of comedy in a healthy society, and that accents and impersonations of different races is not ‘racist’, but a celebration of the diversity of humanity.