SNL Premieres With Jay Pharoah As A New, Unworried-About-Romney, Obama.
Source: Mediaite
The premiere of Saturday Night Lives 38th season began with a cold open featuring actor Jay Pharoahs impression of President Barack Obama.
Pharoah replaced veteran cast-member Fred Armisen as the shows regular Obama impersonator.
Speaking with an enormous amount of ums and ahs, Obama made the case for why his opponents are unattractive candidates. A hokey Mitt Romney, played by Jason Sudeikis (who, yes, is still a cast-member) was referred to as the Obama campaigns secret weapon. Younger cast-member Taran Killam debuted his new Paul Ryan impression just in time for the election, replete with a strong Wisconsin accent and a boatload of math-related jokes.
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Read more: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/snl-premieres-jay-pharoah-debuts-a-new-unworried-about-romney-obama/
Video at the link.
FirstLight
(13,357 posts)he has some of the voice and mannerisms, but a lot more to do. I thought the pitch was pretty funny...and the cut to romney singing e-i-e-i-o was fucking perfect. Though having blacks in his audience is not reality, lol...
it's a start,
and the Ryan impersonator looks a lot like him, imo...just not as creepy, thank god
flamingdem
(39,312 posts)the rest, meh. Plus, very critical of Obama vs. Romney
trueblue2007
(17,202 posts)not as good as FRED
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)Crowman1979
(3,844 posts)Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)flamingdem
(39,312 posts)They're not cutting it with these characters, have to admit I have little hope for this crop.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)DearHeart
(692 posts)needs a little tweaking, but I like the "Christmas miracle" line
BumRushDaShow
(128,714 posts)I know this myself being part of his generation where we were ingrained with exhortation to NEVER use or at least avoid using "um" when public speaking. So in most cases, Prez. Obama has extended out an "and" to avoid falling into the "um" trap, although of late, he has slipped a bit.
DearHeart
(692 posts)I'm in my mid 40s, but don't do the aaaaaaaaannnndddd. Of course, I lived in Houston for a few years, maybe that's where I picked that up!
gauguin57
(8,138 posts)... which isn't necessarily a bad thing, though sometimes, when I'm watching him, I'm trying to finish his sentences for him. I think it just indicates he's thinking, processing, figuring out how best to frame an argument or express himself BEFORE speaking. Considering so many other politicians speak WITHOUT thinking ... they don't use hesitation markers (which is what they were termed by my linguistics professor), but then they often vomit out something ridiculous. See Bush I, Bush II, Romney, Akin, etc.
So, I kind of got a kick out of Pharoah's hyperextension of those hesitation markers ... our president is just a THINKING president!
DearHeart
(692 posts)the comics exaggeration just didn't seem to work, at least to me. But that's just my humble opinion.
onecent
(6,096 posts)Thanks
UTUSN
(70,671 posts)is doing the debut, so was he on it last night?
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)SNL Mocks Clint Eastwoods RNC Speech With Hilarious Comedy Ad - video link
http://www.democraticunderground.com/101758313
SNL: FAKE Obama Romney Campaign Commercial
http://www.democraticunderground.com/101758522
SNL Premieres With Jay Pharoah As A New, Unworried-About-Romney, Obama - video link
http://www.democraticunderground.com/101758314
And YES The Family Guy dude was the host last night
p.s. There are going to be TWO extra SNL 'political' weekend update shows that will air on THURSDAYS 8pmET/7pmCT: Thur Sept 20th and Thur Sept 27th
UTUSN
(70,671 posts)Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)brooklynite
(94,469 posts)...was "Romney" thanking the Gay soldier for his service. Like THAT would ever happen...
high density
(13,397 posts)I thought it was just how Mitt would do it.
Marrah_G
(28,581 posts)qwlauren35
(6,145 posts)Everyone but the evangelical "Obama is a socialist Muslim born in Kenya" folks had to have laughed at it.
Marrah_G
(28,581 posts)bamacrat
(3,867 posts)He does little videos, way better Obama impersonation. He does a behind the actor series where he plays two actors who bitch about each other. Denzel vs. Will Smith is epic. Also his Jay-Z is one of th funniest spot on impressions I have seen.
FSogol
(45,466 posts)adult sons."