MetaFilter posts tagged with impressions

Melissa Villasenor makes comedy jokes [MLYT]

lordaych — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 19:16:04 -0800

Melissa Villasenor does stand-up comedy, but also likes to sing, both as a part of her act and just because she's good at it. She garnered some attention for her impressions on America's Got Talent (various videos abound) and does a mean Maria Bamford.

Will the real Ian McKellen please stand up?

insectosaurus — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 19:43:48 -0800

Perhaps you've seen this youtube video of Hunter Davis's Sir Ian McKellen imitation (if Sir Ian were to perform Baby Got Back). Hunter Davis came to a radio station to do an interview, and then the real Sir Ian called in - but turned out to be fake. And then the real Sir Ian actually called in - or was he a fake too? Read the story here. Listen to the half hour radio program here. Hunter Davis's Youtube channel is here.

No one was actually doing anything

KMB — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 11:28:03 -0800

Sophie Schmidt's (Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt's daughter) photo and text impressions of their recent visit to North Korea. As part of the American Delegation that visited North Korea a few days ago (headed by former governor of New Mexico, Bill Richardson) Eric Schmidt invited his daughter Sophie, who took some snapshots and posted them with her impressions of the trip. [via HN]

Talkin Like Walken

mannequito — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:07:26 -0800

Walking With Walken, a short film [10min] from 2001 about an amateur comedian who maybe takes his Christopher Walken impressions a little too seriously.

No other player has swung at more first pitches on a rainy Tuesday in the past 3.7 years.

googly — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:32:06 -0800

This is a clip of Tim Kurkjian, a major league baseball analyst known for his citation of obscure statistics and unorthodox sources. These are clips of baseball players imitating Tim Kurkjian, plus ensuing hilarity. [via]

Ensemble Monologue

maryr — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:39:16 -0800

Actor Jim Meskimen reads Clarence's monologue, slightly adapted, from Shakespeare's Richard III [text] in 25 celebrity impressions. Bonus points for using Ron Howard's voice for the line "Though 'twere to buy a world of happy days," and Barack Obama's for "Such terrible impression made the dream." (via @craigyferg) Jim Meskimen on IMDB. You may remember Jim Meskimen as Will Smith's philopsphy teacher. (He had more hair then.) A more serious and Oscar-nominated reading of Clarence's dream from the 1995 film.

Can Katy Perry Do That?

Potomac Avenue — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 08:53:00 -0800

Hey! It's the Zooey Deschanel Show. Zooey on Music, Womanhood, and Christmas. Actually starring Noël Kristi Wells

Whip it good

Potomac Avenue — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 08:04:49 -0800

'Neil Young' + The Boss + Willow Smith's "Whip My Hair" = A classic American ballad is born.

"Mos Eisely Spaceport ... it's a fucking shithole."

WCityMike — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:32:30 -0800

50 Impressions in Two Minutes and Classic Movie Lines (neither of which are precisely what you think), followed by acting master classes with Kevin Spacey, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Caine, Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, and, last but certainly not least, Marlon Brando. All by Peter Serafinowicz, who you may know as Spaced's Duane Benzie or Shaun of the Dead's Pete. (Thanks, iridic!)

Monsters I Have Known.

darth_tedious — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 08:25:27 -0800

Impressions of D&D Monsters: Laughing Squid helps you penetrate the pencils/dice barrier in order to fully experience the horror of the Gelatinous Cube. (SLYT)

Max Koch - Impressions

davebush — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:52:44 -0800

Max Koch is a writer/actor who does a few impressions, the most notable being an uncanny Tony Soprano. Also worth seeing: Gary Busey, Jack Nicholson and Al Pacino. Audio NSFW.