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    Obama Disappointed By Fred Armisen's SNL Impersonations

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    Image of scarletmenace scarletmenace
    06/03/09

    In reply to Obama Disappointed By Fred Armisen's SNL Impersonations
    Oh yes Fred Armisen's impressions are the key issue facing the nation. Thank god for real incisive investigative journalism like Brian Williams offers,
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    Image of iplaudius iplaudius
    06/03/09

    In reply to Obama Disappointed By Fred Armisen's SNL Impersonations
    He was more impressed by Dwayne Johnson’s startlingly accurate portrayal.                            
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    Image of MissNormaDesmond MissNormaDesmond
    06/03/09

    @iplaudius: The Rock is the best Obama I've seen, hands down. I'm going to go watch that again just because it makes me so happy.
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    Image of MrInBetween MrInBetween
    06/03/09

    In reply to Obama Disappointed By Fred Armisen's SNL Impersonations
    Is NBC so desperate that it needs its top news anchor to enlist the President to tout Conan and SNL? And why wasn't Obama asked to rate the comedic style of Jimmy Fallon? Oh, I see.
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    Image of spitneybeers spitneybeers
    06/03/09

    In reply to Obama Disappointed By Fred Armisen's SNL Impersonations
    If you read Doonesbury, the recent comics of the Obama White House emphasize the same point: he's not make-fun-able! Admittedly, it's very early in his term, but he hasn't yet shown any clear character traits that would allow him to be made fun of well in a four panel or two minute increment.


    Disclaimer: I'm not an Obama fangirl, and he's disappointed me many times in his term, he just doesn't seem to have many hilarious personality quirks.

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    Image of Lazy Susan Lazy Susan
    06/03/09

    @spitneybeers: His hamburger ordering is pretty funny.
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    Image of TheMac TheMac
    06/03/09

    @spitneybeers: I agree that's the issue. The writers room must be like, "His ears are big!" "He like french mustard on his burgers!" "He likes to act, uhm, like a gentleman and takes his wife out to romantic evenings in the City!"


    A skit on how he's gone back on some of his early (and late) campaign promises would be even less entertaining. For my money, Armisen does a fairly accurate, if thoroughly boring, impression.

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    Image of cdmunch cdmunch
    06/03/09

    In reply to Obama Disappointed By Fred Armisen's SNL Impersonations
    Phil Hartman was such a star, and Clinton and Bush were much better fodder for comedy. One of my favorites: Bill Clinton Visits McDonalds:


    [www.hulu.com]

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    Image of The Cajun Boy The Cajun Boy
    06/03/09

    @cdmunch: Classic.
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    Image of Mediahohoho Mediahohoho
    06/03/09

    In reply to Obama Disappointed By Fred Armisen's SNL Impersonations
    I'm sorry but what an asinine question. Does anyone like Fred's Barack impression?
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    Image of ModernMindOfM ModernMindOfM
    06/03/09

    @Mediahohoho: Well, it's not too bad. It's better than the last Celebrity SNL reunion skit attempted a couple of weeks ago. That was just sad, especially when you consider how funny that skit used to be.
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    Image of Mediahohoho Mediahohoho
    06/03/09

    @ModernMindOfM: I find it painful, even by SNL standards, but that's just my opinion.
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    Image of maude_flanders maude_flanders
    06/02/09

    In reply to Obama Disappointed By Fred Armisen's SNL Impersonations
    Well, Obama, there's always "Mad Tv"....Keegan Michael Key does a decent job, and I LOVE when Debra Wilson does Oprah and Michael McDonald does (did? he left I think) Dr. Phil.
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    Image of ellagood ellagood
    06/02/09

    @maude_flanders: no more mad tv.
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    Image of ellagood ellagood
    06/02/09

    In reply to Obama Disappointed By Fred Armisen's SNL Impersonations
    to be fair, he's done a hell of a job impersonating paterson.
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    Image of gawkimo gawkimo
    06/03/09

    @ellagood: SNL does a helluva job impersonating the blinds in general. They're so funny. . . the blinds.
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