News anchor tries to say 'Okurrr' like Cardi B and fails hilariously

Steve Carell made it look so easy.
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Harry Hill
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First rule of the Cardi B club: be able to roll your r's.

In a news segment about Cardi B's plans to trademark her infamous "Okurrr" tagline, anchors on NBC 10 WJAR attempted to say the word themselves. Mark Searles and Emily Volz did it without a hitch. Next, they convinced their co-anchor, Dan Jaehnig, to try.

Unlike his peers, he simply couldn't do it. Instead, he let out a frightening caw. "I sound like a parakeet," he laughed while taking stabs at replicating Cardi's high-pitched call.

Watch the anchor hilariously botch the catchphrase— and try not to have nightmares about his noises later.

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