Those are very good, and were back when SNL was pretty much Must-See TV. Dana Carvey, as Bush the Elder, going "Bomb `em. Just bomb `em" was classic.
I remember Phil Hartman (sniff) doing his Bill Clinton impersonation at a restaurant on the show, and saying something about the situation in Somalia. "This pizza is relief supplies donated by the world. Here's my hand, it's the violent warlords who steal these supplies" and he snags the pizza and starts to eat it. The guy goes "Hey, my pizza!" and Hartman said "Warlords!" That slayed me...and makes me miss Hartman that much more. Who was the guy who did the Reagan impersonation in the skit where he seemed like a gentle old fella to White House visitors and the press, and then, once they left, became the most dynamic, sharpest guy in the room - was that Hartman too? The guy doing Bush the Younger on SNL now is positively awful. Doesn't even sound like the President. Daryl Hammond did a good Clinton. His thumb's up and lip bite were great touches to a nearly-perfect voice. You can always tell a great impression when other comics impersonate the original comic. People didn't do a Bush the Elder as much as they did Dana Carvey doing Bush the Elder. --- In [email protected], "maxshenk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Carvey as Bush and Jon Lovitz as Dukakis in the debate was priceless. > > "Why am I LOSING to this guy?" > > > --- In [email protected], "Ellen" > <ellengoodman6@> wrote: > > > > I remember that, but the best SNL presidential impersonation EVER, > > bar none, was Dana Carvey doing George Bush. Then I saw George > Bush > > speak. I swear I thought it was George Bush doing Dana Carvey > doing > > George Bush. He was amazing. > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get to your groups with one click. Know instantly when new email arrives http://us.click.yahoo.com/.7bhrC/MGxNAA/yQLSAA/vzIolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/weingartenchatters/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
