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Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | yesterday
David Cross (you may know him as the Crane from the movie Kung Fu Panda ) is confirmed to appear at the previously mentioned Tearing the Veil of Maya holiday show at Union Hall on December 7th. Tickets are now on sale . That's one day before David appears at Knitting Factory with Marnie Stern and Fred Armisen . Eugene Mirman is also confirmed to appear at Variety Shac 's Farewell to the...
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Watch Us Explode! (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
I created another blog called “Obama Impersonators For Saturday Night Live.” I’ve already voiced my disdain for current SNL cast member, Fred Armisen’s portrayal of Obama, insisting that there are other comics out there who will do a much better job with the role for the producers of SNL to hire. I threw the blog [...]
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Big Screen Little Screen (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
It’s not easy following up Darrell Hammond and Will Ferrell, playing two of the most easily caricatured presidents we’ll ever know - reviews for Fred Armisen’s take on President-elect Barack Obama rate him in the serviceable/middle of the road range at this early stage, and Obama’s relatively gaffe free run up to the presidency hasn’t [...]
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Political Punch (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
Saturday Night Live's Fred Armisen has taken a lot of guff for his Barack Obama impersonation. Critics have said it's not accurate or funny. Even President-elect Obama disparaged it in an interview, saying "compared to Tina Fey and what she's...
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The Eleventh Hour (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
I think this is probably a good idea. Fred Armisen did an admirable job trying to portray Obama even getting many of his speech patterns and mannerisms down. But in the end, I kept seeing a white guy in blackface. Armisen came trough in a pinch, but SNL really needs someone who can do the job "full time", as it were. I mean, Obama is going to be around for awhile and for some reason...
