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#Singer impression series#
A third series of the programme started in October 2011.įrom the late 1960s, Rich Little (Canadian expatriate working in America) has been the pre-eminent impressionist, mimicking a wide range of celebrities and politicians. In 2009 a new BBC One impressions show, The Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson, was a big hit, starring Jon Culshaw and Debra Stephenson donning Britain's most famous faces.
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The book was by Greg London, West End theatre director David Taylor and London playwright Paul Miller. The Icons in London, which ran at The Venue in Leicester Square from 4 January to 28 February 2007 and starred the notable American-born, English-reared impressionist Greg London, is the first original musical to have dealt with impressions in depth. In the same year as Dead Ringers' debut, Channel 4 began broadcasting an adult sketch show created by and starring comedian Leigh Francis, Bo' Selecta! which spoofed singers including Craig David, Mel B and Michael Jackson, however the show focused on making caricatures out of celebrities, rather than impersonating them. Both these shows featured impressions of celebrities and television personalities, as well as sporting figures on the former and politicians on the latter. Then in 1999 came Alistair McGowan's Big Impression with Alistair McGowan and Ronni Ancona, and in 2002 Dead Ringers. In the 1990s there was a certain absence of impressionists on television, with the demise of Spitting Image and Rory Bremner mainly concentrating on political figures (notably John Major, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, and also members of the Royal Family). Impressionists were very popular on the televised talent shows of the 1970s Lenny Henry is a notable example of an act that developed from this.
#Singer impression tv#
For about a decade no British impressionist's act was complete without Frank.įrom the mid-1960s to the early 1980s Mike Yarwood dominated the impressionist scene, with his own TV shows regularly attracting more than 10 million viewers. This may have been because Frank had such distinctive mannerisms and dress sense which gave performers a number of visual shortcuts to cover for failings in their abilities. With such indirect references, the entertainment value does not lie so much in the technical achievement of exactly reproducing the voice so much as in merely making it recognizable the joke lies in the reference to a celebrity, not in its rendition.ĭuring the 1970s British television was awash with impressions of Frank Spencer, a character from the hugely popular British sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em. Many cartoon characters are intended to be recognized by the audience as evoking a specific celebrity, even when not explicitly named. Props may also be employed, such as glasses or hats, but these are now considered somewhat old-fashioned and cumbersome: the voice is expected to carry the act.īecause animated cartoons often lampoon famous people (sometimes obliquely), a facility for impressions is one of the marks of a successful voice actor. Usually the most "impressive" aspect of the performance is the vocal fidelity to the target – usually a politician or a famous person. In very broad contexts, "impersonator" may be substituted for "impressionist" where the distinction between the two is less important than avoiding confusion with the use of "impressionist" in painting and music.
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Someone who imitates one particular person without claiming a wide range, such as a lookalike, is instead called an impersonator. Impressionist performances are a classic casino entertainment genre.
#Singer impression professional#
The word usually refers to a professional comedian/ entertainer who specializes in such performances and has developed a wide repertoire of impressions, including adding to them, often to keep pace with current events. Impressionist Iman Crosson (left) imitating Barack Obama (right) in 2014Īn impressionist or a mimic is a performer whose act consists of imitating sounds, voices and mannerisms of celebrities and cartoon characters.