Ultimately, he decided that it would be ‘‘too niche’’ to do a full-blown program a la ‘‘The Voice’’ or ‘‘American Idol.’’ For each episode, Carvey will be joined by a celebrity cheerleader/judge - Steve Carell, Jay Leno and Jon Lovitz among them.Ĭarvey, 60, toyed with creating a ‘‘First Impressions"-style show himself, he said, and ‘‘even made a little fake trailer,’’ because he thought there was a need for a competition show for impersonators. hosts, and Carvey serves as the expert in residence.
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His current project, ‘‘First Impressions’’ - premiering tonight on USA Network, is a half-hour competition series that pits amateur impersonators against one another in a quest for $10,000.įreddie Prinze Jr. Speaking by phone from his home in Los Angeles, Carvey was gracious, self-deprecating and honest as he discussed his life, his career and the ups and downs of both. Bush and Ross Perot, and he created a number of indelible characters, including the Church Lady, Hans of Hans and Franz, and also Garth in the ‘‘Wayne’s World’’ sketches. Of course, Carvey soon exploded onto the scene on ‘‘Saturday Night Live,’’ where he impersonated figures such as President George H.W.
Much talk also centered on another guy, a veritable kid compared with his co-stars, introduced by the publicists as a comic who was about to join the cast of ‘‘Saturday Night Live.’’ The studio featured legendary tough guys - Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster - as well as Charles Durning and Eli Wallach. Thirty years ago, Touchstone Pictures gathered together 50 print journalists to promote the upcoming film ‘‘Tough Guys,’’ an action-comedy about two elderly, freshly paroled gangsters who hijack a train.
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