The great thing about impressions is that they open up a whole new world for your viewing experience. For example, on multiple occasions, people will instantly laugh at a stereotypical Japanese or Chinese accent(even if it does not apply to a majority). People laugh because they mix the Ls with the Rs. Take a rook at this exampre: "Herro my name isa Wata Bottre and I rove noodres." I know some of you laughed but you laughed because it was different. Comedy has a lot of shock value, and impressions can be known to electrify.
Aside from language impressions, there are also celebrity or famous impressions. Obama, Owen Wilson, Christopher Walkin, Nicholas Cage, Jane Lynch, and way more impressions available to the public. These mimicries are great for people who have or haven't met the person they're talking about. Like if I ever met Pitbull in person I imagine his first words would be, "Dale! It's ya boy Pitbull: Mr. Worldwide!" Again, this is just generalizing and I honestly do not expect anyone to sound like that.
Hope I left a good impression on the audience... My final note on impressions is that they require a LOT of practice. If not done correctly, they can offend and bore a crowd. However, if done exceptionally well, a crowd will further accept the spit. Off the top of my head, my favorite impressionist comedians are:
- Jay Pharoah*
- Kate McKinnon
- Any comedian of Asian decent
- Jo Koy
- Andy Sandberg
(If I find more, I will come back an edit this post. Have a nice day!)
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