# I'm 55 and just saw the best impressionist I've ever seen **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 8, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-55-and-just-saw-the-best-impressionist-ive-ever-seen/851368 "2020-04-08T19:12:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-55-and-just-saw-the-best-impressionist-ive-ever-seen/851368/1 "2020-04-08T19:12:02Z")
It’s Jaime Foxx. Which in turn makes me think he may be the most talented person around today. Acting, singing, impressions, stand-up, piano player. Anyway, I was watching Jerry Seinfelds Comedians in Card Getting Coffee…with Jaime Foxx…he just would effortlessly pull impressions out. Effortlessly. And they would be spot on. He did Robert Downey jr! Effortlessly and brilliantly. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2020, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-55-and-just-saw-the-best-impressionist-ive-ever-seen/851368/2 "2020-04-08T19:51:18Z")
A couple of other actors who surprised me: Kevin Spacey once graced _Inside The Actors Studio_ with some amazingly good impressions. Rick Moranis, before \*Ghostbusters \*typecast him forever, was also a gifted impressionist. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2020, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-55-and-just-saw-the-best-impressionist-ive-ever-seen/851368/3 "2020-04-08T21:12:09Z")
I think Jay Pharoah has Jamie Foxx beat, but both are excellent. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2020, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-55-and-just-saw-the-best-impressionist-ive-ever-seen/851368/4 "2020-04-08T21:21:52Z")
Bill Hader is pretty freaking talented when it comes to impressions. ---
**Author:** ![D18](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@D18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D18)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-55-and-just-saw-the-best-impressionist-ive-ever-seen/851368/5 "2020-04-08T21:32:37Z")
Well. I came in here thinking we were going to talk about some painter even better then Monet. So I guess I’ll just back out of the room and shut the door quietly before anyone notices I was here! ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2020, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-55-and-just-saw-the-best-impressionist-ive-ever-seen/851368/6 "2020-04-08T22:16:55Z")
I hear Degas did a great Monet at parties. ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-55-and-just-saw-the-best-impressionist-ive-ever-seen/851368/7 "2020-04-09T01:43:14Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > I think Jay Pharoah has Jamie Foxx beat, but both are excellent. I thought of Jay when Jaime was talking about inviting Denzel to a party. And was actually thinking there was no way he could beat Jay’s Denzel…then he blew it out of the water. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-55-and-just-saw-the-best-impressionist-ive-ever-seen/851368/8 "2020-04-09T01:54:13Z")
::_cough up phlegm and gag_ Niel Hamburger _cough up phlegm and gag_:: ---
**Author:** ![jerez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c68b51/32.png) [@jerez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerez)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-55-and-just-saw-the-best-impressionist-ive-ever-seen/851368/9 "2020-04-09T06:54:02Z")
Have you seen the [impression](https://youtu.be/dGidYBqBHVw?t=399) of Jennifer Hudson he did with Jimmy Fallon? One of the funniest things I’ve seen in decades, thanks to someone who posted it here a ways back. ---
**Author:** ![Banksiaman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banksiaman/32/3334_2.png) [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-55-and-just-saw-the-best-impressionist-ive-ever-seen/851368/10 "2020-04-09T10:40:30Z")
Does anyone do ‘Hollywood Party’ any more? [For you youngsters, this was a mainstay of stage impressionists and comedians, along the lines of 'Hi we’re at the Hollywood party, and look over there, its Jimmy Cagney … ‘You dirty rat, you dirty rat’ and so on through the galaxy of stars. About as entertaining as finding blood in your urine].