Impressionist Possibilities
Robert Cohen
Rich Little (does Johnny Carson, John Wayne, etal)
Fred Travalina (damne, i can't recall. Ed Sullivan?)
John Bynner (Ed Sullivan, "righttttt heeeerrrrre on this stage")
Not mentioned on the DL show last night
David Frye (Richard Nixon, I may still have his record, gave away some
as gifts)
Dana Carvey (GHWB etal)
Darryl Hammonds (WJC etal)
Dan Akroyd (Jack Webb etal)
Degas & Renoir (terrific stuff of dancers and South Sea natives)
Kirk Douglas (Van Gogh, Hercules, a boxer)
Joe Piscipo (Frank Sinatra eta)
Eddie Murphy (Mr. Rogers etal)
Don Rickles (betters Jack. E. Leonard's insult-comic shtik)
In Memoriam:
Johnny Carson (Jackie Gleason, Jack Benny)
George Kirby (Pearl Bailey, Bonnie Patker's mother, etal)
Vaughn Metter (JFK)
DTSmith
Robert Cohen wrote:
> Vaughn Metter (JFK)
Meader. Vaughn Meader.
Several of these people are dead. I hope you're not expecting them to
appear.
imwalr...@yahoo.com
Robert Cohen wrote:
> Mentioned:
>
> Rich Little (does Johnny Carson, John Wayne, etal)
> Fred Travalina (damne, i can't recall. Ed Sullivan?)
> John Bynner (Ed Sullivan, "righttttt heeeerrrrre on this stage")
I kept waiting for mention of Frank Caliendo who seems to be
one of Dave's favorites these days.
Marcia
Robert Cohen wrote:
> Mentioned:
>
> Rich Little (does Johnny Carson, John Wayne, etal)
> Fred Travalina (damne, i can't recall. Ed Sullivan?)
> John Bynner (Ed Sullivan, "righttttt heeeerrrrre on this stage")
They could also get Danny Gans and Gordie Brown who are headlining here in
Las Vegas.
Marcia
Tom Wolper
>
> I kept waiting for mention of Frank Caliendo who seems to be
> one of Dave's favorites these days.
>
link here), he said that he was invited back to the show in November. So I'd say
he's booked for Impressionist Week.
Tom W
Bill Kawalec
"Robert Cohen" <robt...@msn.com> wrote in message
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> Mentioned:
>
> Rich Little (does Johnny Carson, John Wayne, etal)
>
When your name is Little, why oh why would you name your kid Richard??????
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Kee-rist, I hope not. Ventriloquists were one thing, but
impressionists are truly the bottom of the barrel and the asshole of
show business.
What's next? Guys who spin plates? How about a whole week of Is This
Anything?
Ugh.
--Dave Sikula
R H Draney
>
>In Memoriam:
>
>Johnny Carson (Jackie Gleason, Jack Benny)
Also Jimmy Stewart, and based on an early clip I saw of him (on the Sullivan
show, in fact) Steve Allen....
And then get Kevin Spacey to do Carson...impressionist cascades!...r
--
"Keep your eye on the Bishop. I want to know when
he makes his move", said the Inspector, obliquely.
Bill Kawalec
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>
> What's next? Guys who spin plates? How about a whole week of Is This
> Anything?
Now that would be entertaining!!
--
I never read email at the Yahoo address!
>
> Ugh.
>
> --Dave Sikula
>
Robert Cohen
Steve Allen did do an impression or two (the NY DAILY NEWS
letter-writer, for the instance I can squeak-out of my trivia cells.
They were actually HUGE RIVALS: They allegedly feuded.
8pm Sunday Night was a couch potato's
existential crisis, because Steve was NBC and Ed was CBS, and I don't
recall the twains amicably meeting.
However, if you insist and can supply a link or sumthin.
Back then (mid 1950s), SONY BETA and RCA VCR probably weren't yet mere
gleams in engineer eyes.
The first tv recording-playing machine I got was used awhile by my
cousin & cost me about $1100 circa 1971: A Sony Betamax, and I fgelt
lucky to have it.
R H Draney
>
>Kee-rist, I hope not. Ventriloquists were one thing, but
>impressionists are truly the bottom of the barrel and the asshole of
>show business.
>
>What's next? Guys who spin plates? How about a whole week of Is This
>Anything?
>
>Ugh.
Yeah, plate spinners!...
And after that, I'm thinking finger shadows....r
R H Draney
>
>"Robert Cohen" <robt...@msn.com> wrote in message
>news:1161962773....@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com...
>> Mentioned:
>>
>> Rich Little (does Johnny Carson, John Wayne, etal)
>
>When your name is Little, why oh why would you name your kid Richard??????
He's Canadian...they're not like ordinary folks....r
Robert Cohen
Rhinocerous Whisperers <Bob Redford has allegedly bought the book>
Bear and/or Gator Wrastlers <Roadside attractions could be visited>
Tiger Tamers <Claude Balls, Siegfried/Roy etal>
Organ Grinders w/monkeys <recall when some idiot show mounted a camera
on a monkey>
Ford p/up Truck UnOverthrowers <oops, repetition is not a good show>
Tattoo Comparison Contests <"Mom" and snake and "born to raise helle">
Nude moped racing <remote location, and camera not too close because of
FCC fine potential>
Fishing by Rupert <okay, it's already been done too, nevermind>
Water Skiing <Cypress Gardens recently closed-down, there should be
performers available>
gasolene attendants <when was the last time you saw one?>
Lotto Losers <plenty of cruel laffs aimed at suckers who buy the
scratchoffs et cetera>
Something to do with quick/slow ice scream scooping <nearly tasteless
sugarless or low sugar of course>
Bank robbers who've served their time and can joke about it all now
Bill Kawalec
"R H Draney" <dado...@spamcop.net> wrote in message
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> Bill Kawalec filted:
>>
>>"Robert Cohen" <robt...@msn.com> wrote in message
>>news:1161962773....@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com...
>>> Mentioned:
>>>
>>> Rich Little (does Johnny Carson, John Wayne, etal)
>>
>>When your name is Little, why oh why would you name your kid Richard??????
>
> He's Canadian...they're not like ordinary folks....r
Well, that is true. There's a story about the early days of major league
baseball in Toronto, when Earl Weaver was still managing the Orioles. As
Earl headed back to the dugout after going to the mound at old Exhibition
Stdium, some fans behind the dugout were yelling at him. Earl looked right
at them and yelled "Shut the hell up!" They did.
Try that in NYC . . .
Gary D
think? It was a syndicated comedy sketch show with nothing but
impressionists. I used to love that show when I was a kid.
Robert Cohen
Johnny Carson mimics Jimmy Stewart and Steve Allen on the SULLIVAN
stage(?).
Now that's obscure nostalgia indeed.
I recall Johnny was emcee of WHOM DO YOU TRUST (or of DO YOU TRUST YOUR
WIFE?) on ABC, though I never watched it
ABC had such a weak local UHF channel that it was always "snowing."
Wasn't Johnny mostly on ABC?
But I do recall my father commenting that Carson should take that JACK
PAAR vacancy, and the rest is history., because of his water closet
joke and other of Paar's silly "ego-eccentricisms," an humorous,
promising, fresh face Johnny Carson became JOHNNY CARSON.
Skitch Henderson replaced Jose Mellis.
Ed McMahon replaced Hugh Downs.
The tea time movie host replaced...Paar talking about his daughter
Randy.
Brother Michael
wrote:
>Mentioned:
>
>Rich Little (does Johnny Carson, John Wayne, etal)
>Fred Travalina (damne, i can't recall. Ed Sullivan?)
>John Bynner (Ed Sullivan, "righttttt heeeerrrrre on this stage")
>
>Not mentioned on the DL show last night
>
>David Frye (Richard Nixon, I may still have his record, gave away some
>as gifts)
>Dana Carvey (GHWB etal)
>Bill Dana (Jose Jimenez!) what are the odds?
DTSmith
R H Draney wrote:
> He's Canadian...they're not like ordinary folks....r
>
Hey!
R H Draney
>
>
>R H Draney wrote:
>> He's Canadian...they're not like ordinary folks....r
>>
>
>Hey!
I thought it was spelled "eh?"...r
R H Draney
>
>Okay, now perhaps I get it:
>
>Johnny Carson mimics Jimmy Stewart and Steve Allen on the SULLIVAN
>stage(?).
>
>Now that's obscure nostalgia indeed.
No, he did Stewart on other shows...when he was on Sullivan he impersonated Ed
and the stars of the two shows opposite Ed (Steve Allen and Gunsmoke) playing
poker...his Marshall Dillon just grunted, and his Steve Allen kept giggling....
>Skitch Henderson replaced Jose Mellis.
>Ed McMahon replaced Hugh Downs.
>The tea time movie host replaced...Paar talking about his daughter
>Randy.
And over on another network, Joey Bishop picked as *his* sidekick an energetic
boy singer named -- Regis Philbin!...r
johnny bobby bee
> I thought it was spelled "eh?"...r
That's the French spelling. English speaking Canadians still use *and*
pronounce the 'H'.
You know how those wacky French are with their "H"'s.
Ça va?
--
Death rays don't kill people, people kill people!!
Robert Cohen
As second banana to Joey Bishop, Regis learned what not to do.
Who was their bandleader?
Marcia
Robert Cohen wrote:
> re: Joey Bishop & Regis on ABC as Johnny Carson's competition
>
> As second banana to Joey Bishop, Regis learned what not to do.
>
> Who was their bandleader?
Johnny Mann, I think.
Marcia
Marcia
Marcia, R.spamless...@cox.net wrote:
> Robert Cohen wrote:
>
> > Mentioned:
> >
> > Rich Little (does Johnny Carson, John Wayne, etal)
> > Fred Travalina (damne, i can't recall. Ed Sullivan?)
> > John Bynner (Ed Sullivan, "righttttt heeeerrrrre on this stage")
>
> They could also get Danny Gans and Gordie Brown who are headlining here in
> Las Vegas.
>
> Marcia
From the entertainment column in today's Las Vegas Review Journal...
Mirage headliner Danny Gans was invited to participate on Impressionists Week
on "Late Show with David Letterman" but had to decline because of his
schedule, said his manager, Melanie Van Burch. "We got an invite that said
Danny was at the top of their list," and "they still call us every day trying
to get him," Van Burch said. Letterman has mentioned Gans on the show while
discussing the impressionists showcase. Gordie Brown of The Venetian accepted
an invitation and will perform on Nov. 15. ...
Kath
> Kee-rist, I hope not. Ventriloquists were one thing, but
> impressionists are truly the bottom of the barrel and the asshole of
> show business.
>
Okay, as far as entertainment goes, it may get repititious (one too
many Jack Nicholsons and George Bushs.)
However I must say it is really cool to see the Late Show spreading the
work around, that's got to be a big plus for those in the industry.
Kath
R H Draney
>
>Crankypants wrote:
>
>> Kee-rist, I hope not. Ventriloquists were one thing, but
>> impressionists are truly the bottom of the barrel and the asshole of
>> show business.
>>
>
>Okay, as far as entertainment goes, it may get repititious (one too
>many Jack Nicholsons and George Bushs.)
Just to mix it up a little, I do a great Ben Stein, and a passable Gilbert
Gottfried....r
Kath
On Nov 7, 3:09 pm, R H Draney <dadoc...@spamcop.net> wrote:
> Kath filted:
>
>
>
> >Crankypants wrote:
>
> >> Kee-rist, I hope not. Ventriloquists were one thing, but
> >> impressionists are truly the bottom of the barrel and the asshole of
> >> show business.
>
> >Okay, as far as entertainment goes, it may get repititious (one too
> >many Jack Nicholsons and George Bushs.)
> Just to mix it up a little, I do a great Ben Stein, and a passable Gilbert
> Gottfried....r
>
Haha! Read Crankypants' comments outloud as if you were doing a Glibert
Gottfried impersonation..."Kee-rist, I hope not. Ventriloquists were
one thing, but impressionists are truly the bottom of the barrel and
the asshole of show business." It's like he has a twin.
Kath
R H Draney
Gottfried himself does a bit where he reinterprets "The Honeymooners" with James
Mason as Ralph Kramden, Richard Burton as Ed Norton, Jack Nicholson as Alice,
etc....
I'm working on a spinoff of the original Star Wars inspired by a random thought
of Walter Brennan as the older Obi-Wan Kenobi ("Dagnabbit, Luke! Use the Force,
ya dern fool!")...Gottfried gets to be Yoda ("Do, or do not! There is no try!")
and Stein makes a surprisingly creepy Darth Vader ("I find your lack of
faith--disturbing")....r
Robert Cohen
high music teacher, and sings PHANTOM OF THE OPERA parody, and that's
before the morning coffeee 'n newspaper
I hereaby suggest his several/many impressionist sketch comedy shtiks
are generally better than his movies' nutty personalities, not that
there's anything wronggggg with becoming a wealthy movie
actor-personality.
SNL alumni are often
about: I knew 'em when they were ...really humorous.
.
Robert Cohen wrote:
> Mentioned:
>
> Rich Little (does Johnny Carson, John Wayne, etal)
> Fred Travalina (damne, i can't recall. Ed Sullivan?)
> John Bynner (Ed Sullivan, "righttttt heeeerrrrre on this stage")
>
Rod Fernandez
> I'm working on a spinoff of the original Star Wars inspired by a random thought
> of Walter Brennan as the older Obi-Wan Kenobi ("Dagnabbit, Luke! Use the Force,
> ya dern fool!")...Gottfried gets to be Yoda ("Do, or do not! There is no try!")
> and Stein makes a surprisingly creepy Darth Vader ("I find your lack of
> faith--disturbing")....r
And I'm working on Edith Bunker as Axl Rose singing Sweet Child O'Mine.
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