The Next Best Thing: Who is the Greatest Celebrity Impersonator? 05/30/07
05-30-07, 01:26 PM
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The Next Best Thing: Who is the Greatest Celebrity Impersonator? 05/30/07
This one looks so bad it might be fun! The series premiere is tonight, 05/30/07, on ABC at 8:00pm Eastern. Who here plans to watch and who here plans to stay away?! http://abc.go.com/primetime/nextbestthing/index
05-30-07, 02:42 PM
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Looks like fun to me too! Was wondering what they won, and it looks like a cash prize of $100,000.00. Not a bad deal.
05-30-07, 02:49 PM
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This looks like one of those things that will only be fun during the audition stages. I can't see how they can sustain any momentum in later rounds. Once you've seen the impersonation, it's not a big deal anymore.
05-30-07, 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by DRG
This looks like one of those things that will only be fun during the audition stages. I can't see how they can sustain any momentum in later rounds. Once you've seen the impersonation, it's not a big deal anymore.
That's what I'm thinking right now.. The good are cool to see. The bad are funny (relatively speaking), but you are right. What can they possibly do in the later rounds?
Looks like the blond is supposed to be Jennifer Aniston
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05-30-07, 08:58 PM
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Darn, the show was not as bad as I hoped it would be! 
Most of the impersonators were just plain bad...not so bad they were funny. Except for maybe the Adam Sandler guy, for whatever reason, I got a good laugh out of his rejected skit. Hey there, Keith6601, I liked the Honeymooners too.
Most of the impersonators were just plain bad...not so bad they were funny. Except for maybe the Adam Sandler guy, for whatever reason, I got a good laugh out of his rejected skit. Hey there, Keith6601, I liked the Honeymooners too.
05-30-07, 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by devilshalo
Damn, I wish I knew about this show so that I could have auditioned. 
05-30-07, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by MWB
The Sam Kinison/Tom Arnold/Al Pacino guy's gonna win the whole thing.
05-31-07, 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by MWB
The Sam Kinison/Tom Arnold/Al Pacino guy's gonna win the whole thing.
05-31-07, 07:42 AM
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That show was headache inducing. I've said it for years, if you're going to stand in front of a mic and talk you've got to have an act. And, a further tip, construct your act so that it does not make people cringe.
05-31-07, 10:03 AM
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He's been a regular on Howard Stern for years... usually doing his Gene Simmons impression
05-31-07, 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by GuessWho
who's the blonde chick even supposed to be?
And the black guy is....Ray Charles? Because he put sunglasses on?
Never would have guessed the blonde was supposed to be Jennifer Aniston.
The Angelina chick sort of looks like she has a little Joan Cusack thrown in, which is never a good thing.
So that leaves an Austin Powers impersonator. How relevant!
What a crappy ad.
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05-31-07, 11:04 AM
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That guy really looked like Ben Stiller to me...maybe he is saving that impersonation for later?
Originally Posted by GuessWho
He's been a regular on Howard Stern for years... usually doing his Gene Simmons impression
Originally Posted by CPA-ESQ.
yeah - this guy is a pro.
So, it's kind of like Bil Dwyer on Last Comic Standing, huh?
06-07-07, 11:36 AM
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No love for this show?
It was a pretty good episode last night.
I believe the Howard Stern impersonator has this whole thing won. I really thought it was Howard Stern pulling a prank. I don't watch or like Howard Stern, but this guy seemed like the real thing.
The Rosanne impersonator also seemed to be spot on.
Chris
It was a pretty good episode last night.
I believe the Howard Stern impersonator has this whole thing won. I really thought it was Howard Stern pulling a prank. I don't watch or like Howard Stern, but this guy seemed like the real thing.
The Rosanne impersonator also seemed to be spot on.
Chris
06-07-07, 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by mrpayroll
I believe the Howard Stern impersonator has this whole thing won. I really thought it was Howard Stern pulling a prank. I don't watch or like Howard Stern, but this guy seemed like the real thing.
The Rosanne impersonator also seemed to be spot on.
Chris