Monday, July 25, 2011

My new favorite Youtube clip

...is this one of impressionist Jim Meskiman reciting Clarence’s dream speech (from Shakespeare’s Richard III) as himself and 29 other people (3:46).

Trivia Item of the Day: Jim is the son of Marion Ross, the actress who played Mrs. Cunningham, mother of Richie Cunningham (Ron Howard) on the television series Happy Days from 1974 to 1984. Here she is at the 1992 Emmy Awards:

2 comments:

  1. Excellent! Very impressive impressions. I especially liked his Woody Allen.

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  2. Shooting, I agree. I like his George W. Bush and his Richard Burton and his Garrison Keillor and his Jack Nicholson and his Droopy Dog. Especially his Droopy Dog.

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