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(Watch) The Philly Accent and Wawa go Global, Thanks to Kate Winslet and ‘SNL’

‘Saturday Night Live’s latest episode poked fun at the Delco accent in a HBO parody of ‘Mare of Easttown.’ The sketch titled “Murder Durder” was centered on the Pennsylvania-based police show….

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'Saturday Night Live's latest episode poked fun at the Delco accent in a HBO parody of 'Mare of Easttown.'

The sketch titled "Murder Durder" was centered on the Pennsylvania-based police show. Kate McKinnon played Kate Winslet's character, a detective investigating a killing. The bit captioned "An extremely Pennsylvania crime show," went global while cast members repetitively said murder and durder. In once part of the sketch, Kate McKinnon calls out two local cops who she referred to as "youse guys" for eating Wawa hoagies over a dead body.

Gritty makes an appearance in the sketch when he runs into McKinnon's character in the Pennsylvania woods. The Phanatic can also be seen in a family photo on a cop's desk.

Winslet's take on the very difficult Delaware County dialect has receieved a lot of recognition since the start of the show.

"I'm an actor who doesn't like to get things wrong," Winslet recently told The Inquirer in a recent interview on the significance of perfecting the accent.

The real Easttown is in Chester County, but Brad Ingelsby, the show's creator saw the setting to be more of a mix of locations like Drexel Hill, Aston, and Coatesville. Inglesby is a Pennsylvania native who grew up in Berwyn.

The show worked hard on making sure the costumers were just right, even scoping out Wawa customers to get a feel of the lived-in look.

The sketch ends with one last dig at the area.

"This is where Joe Biden's from," says the narrator. "Wow."

Listen to the Andie Summers Show talk about the topic HERE

Kara Lester is the Promotions Director for WMGK and BEN FM. She is a Penn State graduate with a degree in public relations. Kara creates contest and event pages for WMGK and BEN FM.

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