Italian Comedian in the UK Luca Cupani on Learning Ancient Greek and Pretending to be Polish

Life in a Second Language with Spring Day

Spring Day, an American comedian brushing up on her Japanese skills during the pandemic, interviews people from all walks of life about their experience living, working, traveling, studying and loving in a second language—often in adult language so this podcast may not always be appropriate for young ears.

Today’s guest is Italian comedian and winner of the So You Think You’re Funny? competition Luca Cupani. A well-travelled linguist proficient in Latin and Ancient Greek, Luca details his experience studying English in Italy and then putting it to use in the UK. We also talk about when we want to “speak without an accent “ and why if he met his Italian wife in English, they probably never would have gotten married.

Luca is hysterical. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @lucacupani

Enjoy!