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The reason comedians are having trouble pegging Obama is because thety aren't used to, and in many cases are in capable of, grasping subtleties of

Posted by TWuG Jan 19 '09, 10:55

character.

Obama is a funny guy and their are certainly things about him and his style ripe for the picking.

But it'll require a comedian who can work in subtleties and tease them out and make them obvious to the layman, who is equally incapable of perceiving the subtleties.

The easy pickings are his speech patterns and his command of the language.

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I guess he's like Ted Koppel who kept a lid on it due to his need of appearing serious/formal but was known to be a great wit and a very good mimic -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 19, 11:28
Jamie Foxx did an okay start. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09!!! Jan 19, 11:14
...is because of all of the secret service protection. -- nm - Dano Jan 19, 11:00 2
- I swear this hit me just before you posted this. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 11:02
- Ewww..... -- nm - TWuG Jan 19, 11:01
I think part of the trouble is that he's a cool guy. Comedians are probably afraid *he'll* make fun of *them*. -- nm - emoticripple Jan 19, 10:59 1
- Basic psychology. No one likes to make fun of the cool kid. They all want to be his friend. - TWuG Jan 19, 11:08
I've already got an Obama pet peeve. - ty97 Jan 19, 10:58 5
- And that right there would be a perfect SNL skit: A talk show called "Look, with Barack Obama!" -- nm - TWuG Jan 19, 11:01 1
  - First guest: Church Lady -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 11:02
- he migh substitute - ty97 Jan 19, 11:00
- Yep. "Look" is his version of "Uhm". Very annoying. -- nm - TWuG Jan 19, 11:00 1
  - A little bit less rude than "Listen, ", though -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 11:00

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