double post
Prescott Bush (GHW’s father) was the poor man’s J.P. Kennedy
The Ritz Brothers were the poor man’s Marx Brothers
Lou Costello was the poor man’s Curly Howard.
Al Pacino, the poor man’s Dustin Hoffman.
Shia LaBeouf, the poor man’s Giovanni Ribisi.
Amber Heard, the poor man’s Scarlett Johansson.
I wonder if anyone still uses the phrase “roadshow version of”, as in “Amber Heard is the roadshow version of Scarlett Johansson.”
I suppose it might work only for show-biz comparisons. Also, it has less of that compelling class-warfare allure.
Roadshow Version Of is the poor man’s Is The Poor Man’s.