Frank Caliendo - Letterman - Impressionists Week

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  • Опубликовано: 16 ноя 2006
  • Frank Caliendo on Letterman last night for "Impressionists week". UNBELIEVABLE. Frank is so much better than any of the other impressionists, because he actually does comedy with his impressions!!
    He also does an impression of Letterman and Paul!!
    And the Robin Williams in the Wizard of Oz thing is absolutely nuts! Try and keep up! I had to watch it 3 times to get all the jokes!
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  • @SuperSnakePlissken
    @SuperSnakePlissken 2 года назад +438

    Even after all these years this is still one of the best stand up routines I’ve ever seen.

    • @sooparticular
      @sooparticular 2 года назад

      i thought u were dead...

    • @John94709
      @John94709 10 месяцев назад +5

      X 2. Caliendo is brilliant.

    • @purleybaker
      @purleybaker 9 месяцев назад +2

      It is so very strong.

    • @macedindu829
      @macedindu829 9 месяцев назад +7

      His attention to detail on both the voices and the mannerisms is second to none. His knack for spotting all the important irregularities of speech is second to none, and he really does a great job of tying it all into a stand-up set.
      Also, his John Madden is so good that I defy anyone to tell it apart from the real thing.

    • @Bubba1960.
      @Bubba1960. 7 месяцев назад

      Don't get me wrong, Frank is incredible, and all these impressions were spot on. With the exception of Norm McDonald. I just didn't feel that one.

  • @joeldavis1040
    @joeldavis1040 Год назад +125

    That Robin Williams impersonation was 110% correct, even with the pause and final punchline. Brilliant work!

    • @HavocHounds1988
      @HavocHounds1988 11 месяцев назад +5

      I know, it was incredible.

    • @matthewpaul6904
      @matthewpaul6904 6 месяцев назад +2

      He's doing an impression of a man doing impressions. That is skill.

  • @THEJOHNiVERSE
    @THEJOHNiVERSE 2 года назад +88

    The Robin Williams bit is pure GENIUS.

  • @davidwoods659
    @davidwoods659 6 месяцев назад +9

    🤣🤣 his Robin Williams…
    The best ever!

  • @MB-go6uy
    @MB-go6uy 2 года назад +88

    That whole GW Bush "he always looks like someone told him a dirty joke that he cant say out loud" is SPOT ON with GW's face lol

  • @fundy023
    @fundy023 8 лет назад +71

    The genius of Frank Caliendo isn't just how great his impressions are or even that the jokes are hilarious. It's the way he can seamlessly go from voice to voice, with the facial expressions included, and keep it all together

    • @artvandelay7687
      @artvandelay7687 8 лет назад +4

      +fundy023 It's all three of them, but yeah you touched on the signature mark of what makes a great impressionist

    • @detroitdiezel7856
      @detroitdiezel7856 8 месяцев назад +2

      And he's always able to weave the jokes through them all and bring it back around with the callback to a previous, or the original joke.

  • @davegenther6877
    @davegenther6877 2 года назад +179

    He’s phenomenal. No one today is close. I could watch him for hours.

    • @dray7276
      @dray7276 2 года назад +4

      Jay Pharaoh.....

    • @arrowguy173
      @arrowguy173 Год назад +3

      Dana Carvey is the king though Frank is unbelievable. More know Frank though for all the sports voices while Dana covers a broad range of Hollywood.

    • @Shiny101
      @Shiny101 Год назад

      Ty Schmitt Pat McAfee Show

    • @edhiggins2917
      @edhiggins2917 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@arrowguy173 know David..Saw David recently.. at Channel Is
      Lands Harbor...Had his son Open for him...Son?..Needs work..David is GREAT!!!!...but not fast on his feet...Great work...But he's NOT a standup...ONE quip from an audience?. HE loses it...

    • @Mosely2007
      @Mosely2007 11 месяцев назад +1

      Kevin Pollak is good too with Garvey

  • @damvid21
    @damvid21 12 лет назад +83

    His Bush never gets old, I could listenify to it all day!

    • @Tsamokie
      @Tsamokie 2 года назад +1

      His impression of Bubba C. is great too.

    • @peternemeth1777
      @peternemeth1777 2 года назад +6

      I agreefy

  • @jonathantrauner3742
    @jonathantrauner3742 6 месяцев назад +4

    Frank in the NFL is phenomenal

  • @stacyphillips5417
    @stacyphillips5417 Год назад +16

    "Thats alotta math" gets me everytime 😂
    And holy hell, he straight up transforms into Robin Williams. 😮

  • @dafcorleone
    @dafcorleone 2 года назад +18

    His bush impression is just gold!

  • @Calken54
    @Calken54 10 лет назад +171

    Robin Williams was a perfect Impression!

    • @MrApotator
      @MrApotator 9 лет назад +16

      R.I.P Robin... You will be greatly missed

    • @garylobo348
      @garylobo348 3 года назад +5

      Who dares bother the all and powerful Wizard of Oz?
      Oompa-Loompa

    • @albertkirtlandjr6735
      @albertkirtlandjr6735 2 года назад +1

      Hilarious

  • @biped19
    @biped19 17 лет назад +168

    Oh my god. This guy doesn't impersonate. He becomes them. What a gift.

    • @jrb2280
      @jrb2280 2 года назад +12

      He is a gift with such a clean and pleasant personality.

    • @clootscalhoun9481
      @clootscalhoun9481 2 года назад +6

      Wow haha this beautifully said

    • @idxstudios
      @idxstudios 10 месяцев назад +2

      Deep fake before it was invented

    • @dashriprock6682
      @dashriprock6682 4 месяца назад +1

      What a gift, indeed.

  • @MFazio23
    @MFazio23 17 лет назад +180

    The Robin Williams part is amazing. One of the best parts of the entire thing is the facial expression he gets when he's starting that. It's so Robin Williams; it's unbelievable.

  • @SickDrummer2438
    @SickDrummer2438 15 лет назад +60

    THE BEST Robin Williams impression ever. If you close your eyes, it seriously just sounds like Robin Williams talking. It's just unbelievable!!

    • @alrightythen1533
      @alrightythen1533 Год назад +6

      Totally, but he has the facial expressions down to a T as well!

  • @charlieboutin3341
    @charlieboutin3341 6 месяцев назад +11

    17 years later..I needed this! Thanks so much! 👍👍👌😂

  • @davegenther6877
    @davegenther6877 2 года назад +48

    I’ve seen this 10 times, he’s phenomenal

  • @jerrygunn5236
    @jerrygunn5236 9 лет назад +107

    Now this guy is a proper impressionist

  • @jimgregory6185
    @jimgregory6185 2 года назад +8

    The Robin Williams bit was impressive as hell.

  • @webx135
    @webx135 2 года назад +28

    I keep going back to this. I could watch a whole stand up of him doing Robin Williams.

    • @chrisb8655
      @chrisb8655 Год назад +4

      I could too! I've never seen anyone impersonate Robin Williams that accurately. It's incredible.

  • @Shane-Singleton
    @Shane-Singleton 10 лет назад +221

    I've been watching the same impressions from Frank for years. but they just never get old for some reason. Especially the Pres. Bush.

    • @maxgriffin3085
      @maxgriffin3085 9 лет назад

      Obř)î 0r4f f

    • @josiajones9774
      @josiajones9774 7 лет назад +5

      It is now 2017 are you still watching him?

    • @HOTD108_
      @HOTD108_ 2 года назад +3

      @@josiajones9774 Are you?

    • @carlsaganlives6086
      @carlsaganlives6086 2 года назад +1

      @@HOTD108_ Yeah, jeez, what a buzzkill after this epic tour-de-force.

    • @popanda3652
      @popanda3652 Год назад +1

      I still watch and listen to him here in the future

  • @hugohackenbush3524
    @hugohackenbush3524 6 месяцев назад +5

    I'm from London and I have to say, there are not enough superlatives to describe just how good this is.

  • @D34ADCH
    @D34ADCH 11 лет назад +8

    Best robin Williams impression ever

  • @dangrahamdrums
    @dangrahamdrums 9 месяцев назад +16

    The only impressionist in the world where the standup material is also incredibly funny.

    • @andrenaetrammell2711
      @andrenaetrammell2711 4 месяца назад +1

      Totally agree. The most underrated imo.

    • @artvandelay7687
      @artvandelay7687 Месяц назад

      Completely agree. Even on his impressions where he comparatively doesn't get the voice down that well (the Norm Macdonald and Jeff Goldblum are ehh...), I still laugh out loud at the context of why he's bringing those people into the routine.

  • @sungyultaylor1354
    @sungyultaylor1354 8 лет назад +427

    THIS IS PURE TALENT. His impressions are literally perfect in everyway. Dude's a genius. The Robin Williams blew my mind

  • @RTHenry83
    @RTHenry83 Год назад +16

    Frank was and is brutally brilliant with his impressions.

  • @joagargo01
    @joagargo01 2 года назад +7

    OMG The Robin Williams Impression had me crying in laughter and in sadness because we won´t see Robin again!!!

  • @LWOPP
    @LWOPP 8 лет назад +237

    If you look up "knocking it out of the park," this is the definition. I've been watching impressionists for over 40 years, and Caliendo does what many others don't. He gives his voices good material. He does a funny President Bush without touching on any political stuff. But in this bit, it's the linking device of Madden and his illustrator that pulls it all together. Excellent.

    • @itsnotatoober
      @itsnotatoober 5 лет назад +7

      Now now now here's a guy who wants to be WRITER but can't find anyone to hire him

    • @markread7333
      @markread7333 2 года назад +4

      @@itsnotatoober ya see, what he did there was he, he replied the way, the way John Madden would have, would have replied. So here’s a guy who who who makes a full-circle with his jokes. Which is a 360. That’s still a lotta math. Heh-heh.

    • @davidstone7202
      @davidstone7202 2 года назад

      @@itsnotatoober gaVgjgeue. Bbw w m h xee

    • @nwoods58
      @nwoods58 2 года назад

      Tttr

    • @phillipscott7198
      @phillipscott7198 2 года назад +1

      Two words Jamie Fox. He’s good, when he can sing and win and Oscar come talk to me

  • @seanpetersen5553
    @seanpetersen5553 6 лет назад +74

    The way he instinctively switches between characters is remarkable. And they really are more characters than impressions the way he's able to embody all the mannerisms and dialogue to go along with it. Supremely talented.

  • @giannigunn5247
    @giannigunn5247 Год назад +38

    This guy is so talented and funny and smart. It is amazing that he’s not more famous than what he is truly amazing how this guy isn’t blowing up all over the place.

    • @SuperSnakePlissken
      @SuperSnakePlissken 7 месяцев назад +4

      He wasn't more famous because he wasn't controversial. He didn't cheat on his wife, he didn't beat hit kids, he didn't cheat on his taxes, or yell woke BS.
      He was a normal good guy and the media can't make money off of someone like that.

  • @massapower
    @massapower 9 лет назад +94

    Best Robin Williams Impression to date !

    • @bwdrums1
      @bwdrums1 9 лет назад +11

      Agreed, it's so dead on !

    • @ohnoesknowsnonose
      @ohnoesknowsnonose 9 лет назад

      ***** Hah, I saw what you did there.

    • @bwdrums1
      @bwdrums1 9 лет назад +9

      ohnoesknowsnonose Honestly, that was unintended and I feel like a bit of a heel because of it. I would never joke about someone's passing in that way. I was truly just commenting on how could Caliendo is.

    • @ohnoesknowsnonose
      @ohnoesknowsnonose 9 лет назад

      It's okay bro, just a coincidence. XD

    • @Metzger23
      @Metzger23 7 лет назад +1

      Jim meskimen does a great one too. Check it out.

  • @hippieluv
    @hippieluv Год назад +12

    Mr. Caliendo is THE MOST spot on, talented impersonator to come along in a long, long time. Soo funny😅

  • @MexSeiko
    @MexSeiko 2 года назад +9

    Caliendo’s is the best Bush impressionist. Someone he got the pitch perfectly.

  • @josesob
    @josesob 15 лет назад +3

    OMG Robin Williams was the best!!! Also, Jurassic Park just started on TV and Jeff Goldblum started talking, hahaha, he did it exactly like him!!!

  • @rods41
    @rods41 5 месяцев назад +4

    Frank is timeless! still great! love his appearances on Holmberg's Morning Sickness!

  • @AntediluvianInternetEntity
    @AntediluvianInternetEntity 17 лет назад +16

    "Some of these jokes you have to be a rocket surgeon."
    XDXDXD

  • @edro3838
    @edro3838 2 года назад +20

    This never gets old…what a talented guy!

  • @ms.annthrope415
    @ms.annthrope415 Год назад +9

    He deserves much more fame. He is so good. Really knows how-to focus on eccentricities.

  • @creed200569
    @creed200569 14 лет назад +26

    Frank is the best impressionist ever cuz he doesnt just do the voices, he makes it funny as hell

  • @CornerstoneChurchNet
    @CornerstoneChurchNet 2 года назад +30

    The guys is just brilliant. Funniest impressionist out there. Watch these all the time. No one can touch him.

    • @lenahayek2314
      @lenahayek2314 2 года назад +3

      I’ enjoyed watching this
      Especially his president Bush

  • @Mark-sj3xb
    @Mark-sj3xb 6 лет назад +48

    Funny that before he uttered a word as Bush he got an ovation just for the facial expression

  • @vidfather
    @vidfather 16 лет назад +9

    HAHAHA!
    "Some of these jokes you need to be a rocket surgeon!!!"
    Priceless.

    • @jrb2280
      @jrb2280 2 года назад

      I’ve been using (stealing) that line. Never fails to get a big, and slightly delayed laugh.

  • @douglaskirkland53
    @douglaskirkland53 2 года назад +3

    That was spot-on and hilarious!

  • @mikepetitti
    @mikepetitti 2 года назад +16

    The Madden, George W and Williams are perfect. His Clinton is hilarous as well.

  • @detroitdiezel7856
    @detroitdiezel7856 8 месяцев назад +3

    I've seen Caliendo live and my buddy and I couldn't stop laughing. Our wives didn't get a lot of his impressions and/or jokes, but my buddy and I got them all. We were in stitches the whole night. He truly is the best impressionist I've ever seen or heard.

  • @josephhardaway3
    @josephhardaway3 9 месяцев назад +3

    😂😂😂 This guy is hilarious!! Love his impressions❤

  • @clootscalhoun9481
    @clootscalhoun9481 2 года назад +8

    This has to be one of the most talented people out there. It’s quite literally nearly unbelievable.

  • @hankkingsley2976
    @hankkingsley2976 2 года назад +14

    Never heard the Dave and the Paul--pretty damn good.

  • @SteffenSletvold
    @SteffenSletvold 17 лет назад +8

    This guy is unbelievable!! :-D Seen him do some of the characters before, but never Robin Williams. I'm impressed... as I could actually picture Robin Williams stand there. His voice and body-language are just spot on! :-))

  • @davidwoods659
    @davidwoods659 6 месяцев назад +2

    Hands down, one of the best 🤣!

  • @JayRicci7891
    @JayRicci7891 14 лет назад +8

    I feel like Ive missed out on so much, I only discovered this Frank Caliendo today! He's brilliant! The George Bush mannerisms are spot on.

  • @Jimmersaunt
    @Jimmersaunt Год назад +4

    Unbelievable how good he does Robin Williams-who has to be one of the hardest people ever to mimic!

  • @GhostHostAnth
    @GhostHostAnth 17 лет назад +5

    Frank is great!! This guy should be making billions.

  • @RMBB4202
    @RMBB4202 Год назад +1

    A date and I saw Frank's show in a small comedy club in the early 2000s when he was first catching on. It was one of those clubs that don't even have much of a stage, the acts can and sometimes do just wander around among the tables and play off the audience. It was a very entertaining show. After the show as the crowd exited through the club lobby, Frank had a table set up to meet and greet and sell copies of his CD, autograph optional. He came across as very personable and down to earth. As my date and I were leaving a nearby restaurant, we were pulling out of the parking lot and saw Frank standing by himself on the street corner waiting for the light to change, apparently walking back to his hotel. It was hard to not root for him as his career really took off soon thereafter.

  • @no1no1655
    @no1no1655 2 года назад +10

    Frank is underrated! Incredible talent 👏

  • @cptnbennett
    @cptnbennett 15 лет назад +6

    This guy is still the best. Nobody tops him.

  • @masterstouch7
    @masterstouch7 6 лет назад +2

    ANYTIME YOU ARE HAVING A BAD DAY, JUST LISTEN TO FRANK, OH MY ME MAKES MY STOMACH AND CHEEKS HURT, I LAUGH SO MUCH

  • @creasdaddy
    @creasdaddy 7 месяцев назад +1

    I love how Dave had him on the show as John Madden and they did it as a straight interview.

  • @WolfieRich1
    @WolfieRich1 17 лет назад +9

    "Here's a guy who wasn't sure how that one would work!" improv genius.

  • @urkoolUncle
    @urkoolUncle 2 года назад +19

    Incredible talent.
    When you make people laugh and take them outside themselves, it's a health to the bones and life to the soul.

  • @kevinluschak5241
    @kevinluschak5241 8 месяцев назад +1

    He was really good at his impressions.

  • @cryback37
    @cryback37 10 месяцев назад +1

    I met him in 2006 after his show. He shook my hand very nice guy. First celeb I ever met.

  • @babygaga9415
    @babygaga9415 Год назад +4

    He's so funny. I caught his show about 10 yrs ago. I laughed so damn hard during the whole show. He really impersonates completely with his great expressions. He segues into the character so smoothly. It's amazing. I never laughed so hard and so long.

  • @bradmattison9054
    @bradmattison9054 10 лет назад +24

    The Dave Letterman was perfect.

  • @thetruthchannel4634
    @thetruthchannel4634 2 года назад +1

    He's the best and so was Madden, some people didn't care for Madden. Man, he made Monday night for me.

  • @paulf2723
    @paulf2723 2 года назад +2

    It's one thing to imitate Robin so perfectly both in voice and mannerisms....but the capture his manic delivery like this.....absolute god mode, Mr. C.

  • @gregarnold1755
    @gregarnold1755 2 года назад +5

    That is incredible great job

  • @Gath8mm
    @Gath8mm 2 года назад +5

    Man, I needed that laugh. Great comedy.

  • @captainkoo
    @captainkoo Год назад +1

    How can he think so fast ! Brilliant !

  • @harveyd3175
    @harveyd3175 2 года назад +1

    Frank was doing Robin doing all the other things Robin did. 👏👏👏👏

  • @jww112093
    @jww112093 8 лет назад +31

    HELLO AMERICA. AND THOSE OF YOU FROM NANTUCKET!

  • @5jerry1
    @5jerry1 10 лет назад +5

    Before I even saw the "Genius" part I was thinking this guy is a genius. One of the best I have ever seen.

  • @maclieberman
    @maclieberman 10 лет назад +19

    this man is so talented, very entertaining lol his impressions are spot on

  • @Elnont
    @Elnont 3 года назад +38

    This is the first time I’ve seen a GOOD robin Williams impression - the man was near impossible to impersonate correctly.

    • @sean2015
      @sean2015 2 года назад

      Jimmy Fallon did a phenomenal Robin Williams impression on SNL _Celebrity Jeopardy_ . Watch it.

  • @HillcrestGames
    @HillcrestGames 2 года назад +14

    This has to be among the best impression sets ever recording.

  • @JT10ization
    @JT10ization 10 лет назад +30

    I love synonym....That's my favorite flavour!!! :)

    • @ArbitraryLifestyle
      @ArbitraryLifestyle 10 лет назад +4

      Ahhhh hahahah shit that's good!

    • @shogunMR
      @shogunMR 10 лет назад +5

      i had synonym toast crunch for breakfast

  • @SrustinLim
    @SrustinLim 16 лет назад +3

    He's imitating Robin William's imitations.....THAT's FRIGGING AWESOME!!!

  • @jerseydevs2000
    @jerseydevs2000 2 года назад +4

    Caliendo did Dubya's mannerisms so well, you didn't even need to hear one syllable of Texas drawl to recognize his impression of Bush 43.

  • @lebbo88
    @lebbo88 16 лет назад +5

    All of his impressions are just absolutely amazing. Especially his Bush impression.

  • @deniszubovic7516
    @deniszubovic7516 2 года назад +5

    Frank Caliendo executed this perfectly.

  • @AmericanFUBAR33
    @AmericanFUBAR33 7 месяцев назад +2

    Amazing talent 👏

  • @floyd8153
    @floyd8153 Год назад +1

    I could watch this all day...
    8 hours later...
    I've been watching this all day.

  • @SatchithHarve
    @SatchithHarve 5 лет назад +6

    I love Dave laughing in the background thoroughly enjoying it

  • @1machoguerrereo508
    @1machoguerrereo508 2 года назад +4

    Man, I really miss this guy! He was great!

  • @jamescrawford9643
    @jamescrawford9643 2 года назад +2

    Frank is grade A! My face hurts from laughter which is better than it hurting from gettin' punched in it! There you have the "punchlines"!😂🤣😂🤣

  • @robertkelly5025
    @robertkelly5025 6 месяцев назад +1

    He is the Jonathan Winters of our time. Segueing into one voice time and again flawlessly doing call backs. Incredible.

  • @markweber4854
    @markweber4854 8 месяцев назад +1

    Frank is definitely the Rich Little of our generation! I've seen him live a few times and my stomach hurt so bad from laughing! He rules!

  • @fabiociarlelli
    @fabiociarlelli 17 лет назад +4

    the John Madden one is dead on!!!! it's incredible!!!

  • @JanacMeena
    @JanacMeena 5 лет назад +3

    Thanks for posting a higher quality version of this

  • @joemaroney7824
    @joemaroney7824 9 месяцев назад +1

    frank caliendo is one of those guys that has a good ear and has a voice to back it up to bring it all together. unreal

  • @jamesstuart3346
    @jamesstuart3346 Год назад +2

    Never heard of this dude but that performance deserves an award

  • @dartvader117
    @dartvader117 15 лет назад +3

    I've received a lot of praise for my voice acting and impressions. but frank is something so different and so amazing that i dont have (and probably never will have) anything on him. his Seinfeld impressions make me cry with laughter if only at their quality

  • @thegorn68
    @thegorn68 16 лет назад +6

    He should do his Letterman more. He's got the voice down perfect.

  • @helloworld3596
    @helloworld3596 17 лет назад +1

    LMAO i loved his impression of Dave and Paul. and the Robin Williams thing was hilarious xD

  • @IronManXXX
    @IronManXXX 14 лет назад +1

    Frank is the best, not just the voices, but the mannerisms, and nits some of the voices actually do...

  • @Alexsau
    @Alexsau 16 лет назад +12

    Best Robin Williams impression I've ever heard, he sounded exactly like him.

  • @Mrcfrickie
    @Mrcfrickie 2 года назад +6

    This guy is good, I am surprised his show never made it. I would blame the producers.

  • @lowcostadventures
    @lowcostadventures 2 года назад +2

    Awesome video, best Robin Williams impression ever ! Glad to sub

  • @maclieberman
    @maclieberman 14 лет назад +4

    His Bush, Madden, and even the Letterman ones are his most amazing ones he does.

  • @sammiladi7613
    @sammiladi7613 6 лет назад +3

    Now here's a guy that knows how to do impressions ;) LOVE HIM!