Pretty spot on, in my opinion. And that Columbo!!
Thanks to YouTuber Johnny Carson
Pretty spot on, in my opinion. And that Columbo!!
Thanks to YouTuber Johnny Carson
I’m a sucker for this stuff. I could watch these all day.
Thanks to YouTuber LaughPlanet
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This had me rolling in laughter. Comedian Albert Brooks explains to Johnny Carson his invention that helps him impersonate famous people.
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Impressionist Jim Meskimen impresses in this excerpt from Shakespeare’s Richard III with a plethora of spot-on celebrity impersonations. I think his Richard Burton, Woody Allen, and Garrison Keillor are particularly good, but I don’t think there’s a miss in the lot. Let me know which ones you most enjoy.
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A very nice compilation of the many impressions of Rich Little.
Thanks to YouTuber 10 Favorite Things
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The incredibly funny and accurate Frank Caliendo doing his Donald Trump impression.
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At the 2015 Golden Cat Magic Conference in Gabrovo, Bulgarian magician Petar Sharkov performed some hilarious imitations of a few of the magicians who had attended the conference in the past. With his permission, I’m re-posting his turn in which he satirizes David Stone, Lennart Green, Shawn Farquar, Yu Ho Jin, and Topas. Unfortunately, his funny imitations were cut short when he dislocated his shoulder during his Topas bit, so he couldn’t do his Jeff McBride impersonation. Maybe this year?
Warning: Deep dark underground secret card manipulation techniques are exposed in the Lennart Green and Yu Ho Jin segments.
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Kevin Spacey is a marvelous film actor; what isn’t as well known is that he’s a first-class impressionist. Here he is with Inside the Actors Studio‘s James Lipton, and Spacey regales the audience with nine hilarious dead-on impressions:
Jimmy Stewart
Johnny Carson
Katherine Hepburn
Clint Eastwood
John Gielgud
Marlon Brando
Christopher Walken
Al Pacino
Jack Lemmon
My pick hit? Definitely Marlon! But they’re all great. Click on the video to play.
Bob Brydon and Steve Coogan, play two competitive actors who take a trip together, ostensibly as restaurant reviewers, in an improbably entertaining and wonderfully aimless movie, The Trip.