John Madden | Super Bowl
London Calling
by
American Way StaffYou know who is skinny? Dave Chappelle. And Caliendo acknowledges
that the format and casual vibe of his TBS show derive from what
Chappelle did on Comedy Central. "We wanted to call
Frank TVChappelle's
Show, but the network wouldn't let us do it. Yeah,
Dave's back. And now he's chubby and white." Still, that
leads to an idea. What about
John Madden as Rick James? "That
would be a funny thing to do," Caliendo says. Suddenly,
almost magically, he manages to morph Chappelle's
high-pitched squeal with Madden's guttural voice: "I'm John
Madden …" He stops himself before finishing the catchphrase
that became Chappelle's "Free Bird." Best to save that for
Frank TV.
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Who's Talking
Now?
Is it Frank Caliendo
doing an impression or the actual people
and/orcharacters he
impersonates?
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A. "Onlyone team leaves the
Super Bowl as the winner, and everybody
else losestheir last game. So if you
win your last game every year,
you'reprobably the Super Bowl winner."
- John Madden or
Caliendo as Madden?
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