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New topic PrintableTom said: okaypimpn said: I take it you've never seen Jamie Foxx when he did Prince around '91-'92 on In Living Color ("Butt Out Jeans"). That man had Prince hands down!!! Oh my god, that skit was freaking hilarious! I think it came out like a few days after Prince's MTV VMA performance. Jaime Foxx did this mock Prince song, singing somethin like "bet your bottom dollar..." and was doing all these funky hand gestures while they played mystical sound effects. It was a mock TV ad for "Butt Out Jeans." It was definitely funny, but for a good impersonation, Phil Lamaar kicked Jamie's ass. The Normal Whores Club | |
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FunkMistress said: Handclapsfingasnapz said: and the best prince impersonation on teevee? phil lamarr on mad tv--jamie foxx's prince was okay but i loved phil's. he not only had the mannerisms down, but he had his voice downpat as well.
No question. Phil was dead on. He had that deep/flat Prince speaking voice perfect, and was fucking hysterical. "You people are nasty. And not in that good, funky way." there was this girl on the set of one of my videos, and i swear to god, i almost kissed her. | |
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Handclapsfingasnapz said: FunkMistress said: No question. Phil was dead on. He had that deep/flat Prince speaking voice perfect, and was fucking hysterical. "You people are nasty. And not in that good, funky way." there was this girl on the set of one of my videos, and i swear to god, i almost kissed her. Damn, is MADTV out on DVD yet? I've got to get the first couple of seasons. They were golden. P.S. LMAO @ "Gimme Stuff" The Normal Whores Club | |
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FunkMistress said: Handclapsfingasnapz said: there was this girl on the set of one of my videos, and i swear to god, i almost kissed her. Damn, is MADTV out on DVD yet? I've got to get the first couple of seasons. They were golden. the first (or the first two) season(s) are out now. P.S. LMAO @ "Gimme Stuff"
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And yeah, I was disappointed in the Prince Christmas Show. I didn't think Fred Armisen did a very good Prince impersonation. I completely agree with folks that the best part were the obscure name-checks. That gave me a little thrill. And DeNiro on the purple snow-blower was kind of funny. But overall: it was the first "Prince Show" I'd seen; I'd been dying to see one, and this one disappointed me. The Normal Whores Club | |
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FunkMistress said: Handclapsfingasnapz said: there was this girl on the set of one of my videos, and i swear to god, i almost kissed her. Damn, is MADTV out on DVD yet? I've got to get the first couple of seasons. They were golden. P.S. LMAO @ "Gimme Stuff" Yeah the first two seasons were the best. I can honestly say that the cast with Phil Lamar, Deborah Wilson, Nicole Sullivan, Orlando Jones, and Artie Shaw was the fu-king best. They had this skit called "Cabana Chat???" and the two characters (the lady host, and the dancing boy) were great too. Those first years were cutting edge. SNL saw it's greatest years from during the John Belushi/Dan Akroyd time. The absolute best years were definitly the Eddie Murphy years 1980-1984. For some reason Lorne Michaels hates Eddie Murphy, but in fact it was Eddie that did save that show from cancellation by having every kid in the world sneaking and staying up late to get a glimpse of "Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood"..Oh yeah Eddie was a big Prince fan. [Edited 12/20/04 11:55am] | |
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lmas said: They had this skit called "Cabana Chat???" and the two characters (the lady host, and the dancing boy) were great too. Those first years were cutting edge.
oh man, "cabana chat"...i loved those skits....you liiiiike? i liiiiike...ahhhhh!!!! | |
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lmas said:[quote] FunkMistress said: Yeah the first two seasons were the best. I can honestly say that the cast with Phil Lamar, Deborah Wilson, Nicole Sullivan, Orlando Jones, and Artie Shaw was the fu-king best. They had this skit called "Cabana Chat???" and the two characters (the lady host, and the dancing boy) were great too. Those first years were cutting edge. You mean Artie Lange? Artie's now on the Howard Stern show, and he's about the best part of the show. The Normal Whores Club | |
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SnowQueen said: Somebody on another message board who works on SNL said that Beyonce was originally written into the Prince Show sketch but she was sick all week and didn't show up for rehearsals so they had to cut her out.
Well clearly she got it together just in time to sing her butt off!!!! | |
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okaypimpn said: SnowQueen said: Somebody on another message board who works on SNL said that Beyonce was originally written into the Prince Show sketch but she was sick all week and didn't show up for rehearsals so they had to cut her out.
Well clearly she got it together just in time to sing her butt off!!!! Ugh. I thought they were awful. The Normal Whores Club | |
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intha916 said: ABeautifulOne said: i like madtv better than SNL though because mad is funnier and SNL is old as fuck so they should be getting ready 2 get cancelled soon
SNL is in a down period right now for sure but MAD TV has been in a down period since it first aired. That show has always been uneven as fuck. One good skit per show (if you're lucky) SNL struggles every few years due to losing cast members to the big screen. How many MAD TV cast members have gone on to movies? IMO, MadTV has gone down since Nicole Sullivan ("Vancome Lady"), Alex Borestein ("Miss Swan"), Debra Wilson ("Whitney Houston") and Mo Collins ("Trina") left the show. | |
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FunkMistress said: okaypimpn said: Well clearly she got it together just in time to sing her butt off!!!! Ugh. I thought they were awful. You're right! The other two were awful, but Beyonce a.k.a. "The Destiny Child" was awesome! | |
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okaypimpn said: FunkMistress said: Ugh. I thought they were awful. You're right! The other two were awful, but Beyonce a.k.a. "The Destiny Child" was awesome! I thought after the whole "Ashley-Gate" dabaucle they'd go back to making people perform LIVE... as in "Saturday Night LIVE". I think the girls were doing some lead lines on live mic's but the BGs and most of the instrumentation was totally pre-recorded. That really p*sses me off. | |
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okaypimpn said: bodank35 said: The skit was funny but i don't know if that's the same actor who originally did P earlier in the year after the Grammy's. This guy does ok, but doesn't seem as good as the original actor, and he can't even compare to Dave Chappelle who still has my vote for best Prince impersonation!!
I take it you've never seen Jamie Foxx when he did Prince around '91-'92 on In Living Color ("Butt Out Jeans"). That man had Prince hands down!!! But do y'all remember the episode of Malcolm and Eddie when Eddie did his Prince imitation? That was gold! Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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GaryMF said: okaypimpn said: You're right! The other two were awful, but Beyonce a.k.a. "The Destiny Child" was awesome! I thought after the whole "Ashley-Gate" dabaucle they'd go back to making people perform LIVE... as in "Saturday Night LIVE". I think the girls were doing some lead lines on live mic's but the BGs and most of the instrumentation was totally pre-recorded. That really p*sses me off. Yeah, they were singing their lead parts live, but background vocals were straight up DAT. Their lip-syncing wasn't even believable. | |
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Handclapsfingasnapz said: lmas said: They had this skit called "Cabana Chat???" and the two characters (the lady host, and the dancing boy) were great too. Those first years were cutting edge.
oh man, "cabana chat"...i loved those skits....you liiiiike? i liiiiike...ahhhhh!!!! those skits are funny, but that lady character is such a rip-off of justin bond's "kiki" character that it's not even right. but i guess if you're playing to the whole country on TV, you can get away with stealing a character that's only really well known in new york city....still...for shame!!! ...that said, i still gotta admit i cackle wildly at the cabana chat skits anyway. | |
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I saw it. I like when they do this. | |
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intha916 said: ABeautifulOne said: i like madtv better than SNL though because mad is funnier and SNL is old as fuck so they should be getting ready 2 get cancelled soon
SNL is in a down period right now for sure but MAD TV has been in a down period since it first aired. That show has always been uneven as fuck. One good skit per show (if you're lucky) SNL struggles every few years due to losing cast members to the big screen. How many MAD TV cast members have gone on to movies? they have because michael mcdonald did a movie r 2 and came back but thats all i remember oh yeah orlando jones did movies | |
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Handclapsfingasnapz said: the first (or the first two) season(s) are out now.
yeah both seasons r out | |
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i think fred armisen does a great job with the prince show sketches, but then again i just think fred a. is cool like that in general - he could do a skit where he's eating a bowl of cottage cheese and i'd probably find it wildly entertaining. | |
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the skit blew.....and so did the entire show | |
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lovemachine said: Prince hosting a Christmas special
I think it's funny when they make references to people like Susannah being as 99 percent of the people have no idea who he is talking about. Yeah I get a bigger laugh out of the wondermask portion than my family ever could. WHY WASN'T BEYONCE HERSELF (THE MUSICAL GUEST) IN THE SKIT???? It would have been funny even if they had Beyonce play someone else then interact with the Maya "Beyonce" | |
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the real beyonce probably threw a prissy-fit at the very idea of being in the skit. | |
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Anxiety said: the real beyonce probably threw a prissy-fit at the very idea of being in the skit.
no y would she? | |
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CinisterCee said: WHY WASN'T BEYONCE HERSELF (THE MUSICAL GUEST) IN THE SKIT???? It would have been funny even if they had Beyonce play someone else then interact with the Maya "Beyonce"
I guess people don't bother reading through the other comments on a thread before posting. As I stated above, a (reliable) person on an SNL board I read regularly who works on the show said Beyonce was originally supposed to be in the Prince Show but was sick all week and didn't show for rehearsals so was then cut out of the sketch. | |
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SnowQueen said: CinisterCee said: WHY WASN'T BEYONCE HERSELF (THE MUSICAL GUEST) IN THE SKIT???? It would have been funny even if they had Beyonce play someone else then interact with the Maya "Beyonce"
I guess people don't bother reading through the other comments on a thread before posting. As I stated above, a (reliable) person on an SNL board I read regularly who works on the show said Beyonce was originally supposed to be in the Prince Show but was sick all week and didn't show for rehearsals so was then cut out of the sketch. Ahh that's the only message I skipped. How 'bout gettin' an avatar? | |
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CinisterCee said: SnowQueen said: I guess people don't bother reading through the other comments on a thread before posting. As I stated above, a (reliable) person on an SNL board I read regularly who works on the show said Beyonce was originally supposed to be in the Prince Show but was sick all week and didn't show for rehearsals so was then cut out of the sketch. Ahh that's the only message I skipped. How 'bout gettin' an avatar? I had an avatar up until this afternoon when I deleted it to upload a new one. Do you only read comments made by people with an avatar? | |
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SnowQueen said: CinisterCee said: Ahh that's the only message I skipped. How 'bout gettin' an avatar? I had an avatar up until this afternoon when I deleted it to upload a new one. Do you only read comments made by people with an avatar? Well this isn't the first time that I ended up skippin' a non-avie post. | |
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CinisterCee said: SnowQueen said: I had an avatar up until this afternoon when I deleted it to upload a new one. Do you only read comments made by people with an avatar? Well this isn't the first time that I ended up skippin' a non-avie post. Well I have an avatar and I had already suggested the same thing you did! And this was before the person with the insdie scoop on SNL did. | |
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