I worry about the guy who plays Zell Miller on SNL

[imenja]

His face gets so red, and you can see his veins bulging on his forehead. I'm afraid he's going to have an aneurysm or something. He does a great job with the part. I'd hate to see him have a stroke because he's trying to act like as much of a lunatic as Zell does as a matter or course.

[physioex]

1. LOL...

That was pretty funny..............

[imenja]

3. It is funny, but I'm also serious

When I watch I can't help but think his head is going to burst any second. Being Zell Miller is evidently hazardous to the health of a normal human being unaccustomed to carrying around that level of psychotic rage.

[physioex]

5. Not to worry...

He is serving a greater good. :)

[Dogmudgeon]

2. Relax. He's a professional.

It's Will Forte.

He trained many long years for the position. College, then a theater internship, followed by advanced training in improvisation, stand-up, physical comedy and a year in the field performing comedy to the bush folk of northern Naire. He was hand-picked for SNL by Lorne "El Exigente" Michaels and had to endure a grueling ten-week comedy shakedown in the clubs and bars of Manhattan.

Then and only then did the peer-review staff at NBC deem him ready to be a reserve player.

Yes, Will Forte had a dream, and through hard work, dedication, and unshakable persistence, he grasped the brass ring of life with his two hands of audacious hope and rode that merry-go-round of comedic ambition and excellence right to 30 Rockefeller Plaza.

He also does an excellent scumbag politician, Tim Calhoun.

--p!

[imenja]

4. ok, I hope you're right

but Zell is a lot for anyone to handle. Even the most experienced comedic actors. I hope he's monitored his blood pressure while rehearsing the role. I'd get a cat scan too if I were him.

[Dogmudgeon]

6. Blood pressure control

I hear that he spent three years in Tibet training in a secret lamasery, learning the lost secrets of the Lemurian Comedians' Guild. Some say he can voluntarily stop his own heartbeat while performing long-form improv.

Zell Miller impressions are no trouble at all.

--p!

[imenja]

7. now pull the other one

[Dogmudgeon]

9. Hillary Duff's real father is a space alien

At least that's what the guy who gave her those Roofies said.

--p!

[imenja]

10. you certainly are one connected lib

So what can you tell us about Jon Stewart's personal life? Okay, I know he's married, but what's the chance he might get divorced and give the rest of us a shot?

[DS1]

11. This is probably the best sequence of SNL related posts on DU

ever :D :toast:

[imenja]

12. gee thanks

too bad this thread hasn't gotten more posts.

[Borgnine]

8. Hah! I had the same thought.

I used to do that in high school drama class (no, not a Zell Miller impersonation, but something similiar) and I almost passed out a few times.