[0:03]" Welcome back Dennis and Callahan -- looking forward to doing this segment all week long we heard we did a secured. The amazing frank Kelly and -- and in my estimation there may be no mortality performer. In all of show business I think many people for oldest frank on NFL pregame show on Fox's he was doing it predictions you've seen him on late show with Dave Letterman -- central presents frank Caliendo best damn sports -- of course frank TV frank Caliendo. John and Jerry in Boston how argument breath I -- well idea at indoors at the level where I could actually be secured. Security has been secured for the show and argue for this program we were discussing you upcoming appearance -- about a half an hour ago I said we're Jerry urgently wants stupid question every single interview we do so I get my out of the way early. How does your brain. Work how to -- manifested itself when it's time to you for you to go from one guy. Through the other do you just think George Bush and it comes out you just think John Madden and it comes out or you have to somehow. Process and I don't know I don't want to ask how you do what you do frank I."

[1:14]" I you know well -- first well I you know it's a win thing like I never wanted to beat the -- billion kind of impressionist where you turn around and do that you know now -- Jack Nicholson million you're an idiot and this that it it it so what would -- pattern myself after. With a not aware of the guys that I looked I love Robin Williams when he was young Jonathan winters. Those were the kinds of guys and I'll even call myself out of sometimes leave me like it's the Robin Williams they're coming to remember it took to switch -- the Rebecca came against an okay -- The government to -- what they're thinking I don't know I think you're a little much or intercepted a right. Up so to me that that's that's what I wanted to be was more like that now. The way to -- it is -- I don't think that's a stupid question all obviously I would and I would I would acknowledge that stupid. I -- think it was a pretty good question it's a different way than anybody's ever put it to be four to. It what idea what I can actually do is IE look like and looking I feel like and looking in the Mir. And -- nice seat each person's face. That's what I'm doing I'm in my my brain like I can actually looked almost down on myself the other. But I can almost look down on his third personal look in the mirror it is or it I've not actually looking in the mirror but I feel like I'm looking in the mirror and I see. Robin Williams when I'm talking like rumblings were dear George W. Bush Jessie George W. Bush. If you're so you John Madden you do see apart after that agreement on a more room half program right Greg frank you have to practice did you work on this like delicate professional golfer goes to the range I used to that's what I used to do constantly now like you know now I perform right so they performing is really almost a part of but he is almost practicing right. Every time I get out there it's like it interrupted to use the sports announcers. You can't really get in the game situation unless you're really in the you know vote -- game situation so do you have an audience. You need that audience to do it to bounce off of stuff off of him in relief feel that I mean that the newest depression and they've been doing and the one that's worked when that's working really well there's two. And one of works for everybody it's Charles Barkley and it's you may have heard this atop placed on the were terrible renteria of the leaders yet he uses --"

[3:24]" Horrible horrible terrible horrible. Usually can play scrabble with a TO BO triple word score posted asked appraisals as -- is that the he just talk about basketball it's all about you know Kim Jong -- you know we would really -- the game I have no idea but I do what. Kim Jong Il you know is -- in Baghdad. -- blow up the world Oklahoma little pieces watch a basketball back do you -- it."

[3:49]" Who's earning extra guy who works with -- France you know and and they Owens bill Walton that's yes you know -- incredible play is there it will remove the leader bearer who didn't actually. You know yes like 200 different players and I mean might -- for one of my favorite my my favorite things eaten that tool in his effort to. Is that it's me it's tiny but two guys give a high five of the Phoenix Suns game. And it's potent -- it -- guys it's like somebody scored a touchdown in mobile all right. Two guys high five and waltzes."

[4:26]" The entire arena where she's doing is Hua -- almost -- oval bill Pomona Corey -- a break it to identify somewhat or target somebody and an over the course of a day a week a month incorporate them into your routine because you like how those they sound or their voices distinctive enough in other words to will yourself. To do someone well if their voice is distinctive."

[4:52]" And yes and no I mean at times it works I mean. I IMO only so good that this -- you know. But I -- the impressions that I do that -- those -- the ones that people see I mean I think the thing that. Most people make you know people who do impressions of the the mistake they do is their egos to begin they think they can do a lot more than making him. I know I can only do certain ones I mean the the and I know there's a top hero of him that I can do and I can see anything with and then there's some like I could do Michael J fox into the immediate W -- a time machine. And a Deloitte and actress you know and that's really all I can say yeah yeah so. It to me if there are some where I've had that happened year's ago the Donovan McNabb stuff. And I didn't do a rush Limbaugh impression. But then we you know they said what's right this rush Limbaugh sketch so I came up with readings by friends or -- in my froze me you guys might actually gotten dole should not -- there -- should certainly play a huge -- so that stuff it comes about and it if it -- available if you listen to me -- Madden. You know 810 years ago people thought it was great I mean and some people are sick of -- units -- but including John --"

[6:05]" Is it is Madden genuinely offended or upset when he hears your imitation of him and and same question for Charles Barkley. These guys not like Q."

[6:14]" Now I you know with with man I don't think he would -- never like me and I to Barkley does like me the united. There's people people think that he doesn't it's that's really not the case at all but. I I I was just talking to -- of people -- or my understanding and as like talking to the big people real import people at turner and -- is going where as a friend Menem anywhere as it was ago but yet but I mean I. Matt has never really been a big fan I mean. I ever talked to face to face penalties how do you know why you know he doesn't like I work at fox he used to work at fox I mean I was doing this but this the first time that somebody ever brought me on the demand on the football -- was Jimmy Kimmel. And he brought me Johnny took apparent hedge clippers to the John that Niagara -- And but that was history -- I mean it was it was not history in terms of going to the Smithsonian but -- about my relationship with mad. So so it they would never I mean these are trying get before it was on the prediction these trying give me. You know to meet John Madden and he just never won an enemy mine manager would ultimately you're -- Woody the only gators degree judgment impression on fox that like it would mean you know ago like -- a -- it is a contract that I. That's what it was like amateur events took care you care. I always love -- when I was younger grown up man was a big part of -- you know watching football for -- and a part of it was because. You know at the time he was Troy Aikman was the -- this is before you know the last twenty some years with far so you know eat and and as a packer fan growing up from Milwaukee you know in Wisconsin -- he."

[8:00]" Always a choice which Reitman can do no wrong remind you -- cut Troy Aikman and half but he would still human league regenerate in to -- that so. Rich right but it is Miami then it became about Brett thought you know brought farms. If you -- Brett farms -- put -- on every position on the field and play the team of Brett Farr -- farms. I mean affect the universe would implode."

[8:25]" Up so you have to be in get in costume -- just help. When they make you up like the first tournament some of them it helps some of it doesn't do anything for I mean like -- dress me up to look like -- chino -- rod Steiger and -- I mean he can only get so close I -- I call frank TV and like. I've basically I think it's like actions -- market to -- little ran guys running around. Returning to the with easily voices you know. That easily so much you can do with the you know the mad thing I can I can look somewhat like -- hadn't said. I although some people's look like Ted Kennedy when it they're you know like you do the -- and sometimes people think that. That I'm what's his name boxer George George foreman yeah."

[9:15]" Give up book is of these a boxer. But he's also great to grow a make bets with that he's the Brett -- from growers like that."

[9:22]" Is there an -- it is one. The easiest of the ball free to do like the president or Madden that that if you'll you'll get bottom of of a drunken stupor in the middle -- to do this you can do all the time."

[9:33]" You know -- second nature yeah a bush is second nature I mean there in the they've they've been so easy to come back to meet some people have crutches I have before and stretcher that I go to. You know everything works nobody can always nervous and followed up with -- to -- and maybe that'll put the -- he took music lately you have they have like Saturday Night -- characters who."

[9:55]" Rue the day that you know George Bush leaves office or whoever India Clinton before him was that who did Nixon in the best and when Nixon left his career was never the same -- David -- in what. What happens Bush's -- in November or January -- be able to do Barak if he's --"

[10:14]" You know I think that's a tough one to I mean yet to figure out and see what. Unity at the that the the biggest that the most the funniest thing I've seen about oh -- is that he basically has the same cadence and almost the same voice as the rock from the WW -- have you seen that at all -- it's on the Internet where they're where they're at night I I was with some friends are making these observations we were cut to the Internet but people are comparing them -- And at some point you get here can't you smell what Iraq is okay you know with the I mean that voice right there is proud what I would pace of whatever I did just there which is not really the rocket's not rock but I can get something out of the thing about rock of bombers he's almost like. You know he's almost like him aside at type character stuff like that it is in in history he could be. The very important figures so it's it's difficult to find what's funny I mean. C with bush people Toby you know 810 years ago when before bush got elected. When he was still running there were people who -- well there's nothing to do with this guy he's just too plain and simple. So I prove them wrong guess. Nothing New Yorker to each other room in some bad in his district for -- on the."

[11:25]" Which we're talk with frank Caliendo and will much in this again at the end but that he's -- this away this summer he'll be up a Hampton beach New Hampshire on July 17 that'll be going to become massive culture music circus on July 18 as an 8 o'clock show I'm definitely be at that show. Why do. Guys like you frank come and go I mean we we know why singers stop -- in because they can't sing anymore but but what is frank gore should no longer perform in an NN and rich little and you mentioned Frye is is it because they're characters disappear and retire from politics or whatever and and they don't have other things to do what why what they come and go."

[12:04]" Well I think there's a problem part of the reason is this I think one all those guys whether you watch portion of the you watch a little rich little David -- they all were fought till the they never -- nothing yet nobody ever of vault their acts stayed with that turnaround -- Murton and my stuff is all based on observations I'm hoping that I mean. Yeah if I'm hoping to -- it to the last longer but we're we're people don't remember is this. Dana Carvey scooby -- missed and HBO special Dana Carvey is one of the most known impressionist. In a long time you know Phil Hartman would still be go and -- on something up if you relied Jim Carrey is one of the greatest impressions of all time. You just acted in -- you can't do impressions forever for me it's it's this first step he you know in Hollywood what you do you. Is you pigeon hole myself in some way shape or form. I was gonna give ago depressions or the incredible it looks without -- and the best hitter and so I -- you know but that's what you do you find a niche you find a gimmick and you go with it. And you exploited as long as you can and then you have to start. Of evolving -- you know people will not Adam Sandler Jim Carrey for doing all -- serious parts and do that's a -- humility. Is much -- when they do it they are building something for the rest of their correctly. In if you've made 20500 million dollar area to what's that -- off you eat eat -- maybe you're never going to become the series actor. But guess what at least she took that chance it's like. You know again -- sports analogy if if you you know maybe you could hit singles your entire like of people going to Nike forgot haven't any power right try and have some power. And you know all the sudden oh this guy does have power and the bodies only in the mountain twenty points lower so you make you'd you know you make your decisions and and go with it for me right now I'm happy just -- in this I don't care people like well that's all it does that the only way can be funny I don't want to I don't totally believe that. But truthfully it is the best thing that I do these what they do the characters it's what I do best it's it's stupid to not do the you know just -- you know you get some critics that say. -- you can't do this he can't do fine go -- that's great year right."

[14:18]" You -- preference what category you put -- like Danny gans and does a lot of singing as well the second part of the question is I guess based on what you just said you don't see yourself doing nine shows a week in Vegas for like forty -- forty weeks of the year right."

[14:31]" How much they pay me the you know games listen I've never seen him live -- to take these amazing things -- any gains can do things that I could never do I don't find him necessarily funny. I don't go there it it it's somewhat -- billion again that. It's in it's Vegas the you know it's you know limited -- George Burns singing I'm too sexy well right great -- using the whole song but I mean a time to check you for whatever you know it's like that's great but. It's certain point for me I wanted to get to the next thing I always when I was a kid watching impressions of there's one thing that bugs me is to have the voice. And then about you know a minute in you feel like. -- I -- got a -- do this right yet where's your next joke have the joke for and that. You know you know let's like again when people -- to the demeanor like giving new impressions you know and I in the last year the you know have been -- in the -- more in the in the Barkley in there's by a couple of things."

[15:33]" But we we were listening to some -- and some are obscure like -- in Boston knows who Jim Rome is you do it -- on Jim Romans as you guys there a problem guess what there guess what I'd be everywhere and that -- point zero as usual 2% of people in Boston actually watch ESP it all that's right -- guarantee you what what do you do like your friends or do you do you obscure. People that you're dead on and it's great but no nose in the house demolished all the time shift my life is that -- that -- do best well I mean there's weird would like people window title of it depends but it's like you never you know who max right is he was the dad on health. A couple of them so please don't eat lucky. You know I mean there's little ones like that there's and traffic at the."

[16:22]" I mean just to a lot of people like the sports ones those are obscured people running like you said -- is someone can be skier but they. Bill Walton to a lot of the sports fans I mean it's so funny because I'll say you know. The the -- that I do about -- to get into is you know the guy who stole the Viles of Charles Barkley put him into the same words. That's bill Walton because things to hammer or horrible score all obeying. You know so it's. That big in the audience that that when I say bill Walton -- your basket fan basketball fan Horry -- a -- You probably know bill Walton is in the you know they'll be this. The -- this group there's the people who love bill Walton and his there's two grown right there and that's. You know it's it's just it's always fun to beat the sports people. You get groups of people who get it and in them you know if you don't know sports -- you know all that's why she's people like. You know when when it really hits like. Barkley -- madness or four or some of these other guys and -- and those of the two biggest probably. They're they're not only sports their commercials they're all kinds of stuff if you. You know did people a lot of people in this country know John Madden more for the video game for the ace -- area Marshall up. They knew he was that you don't Super Bowl winning coach so. You know that's bet that that they that's the thing you know if I could psych."

[17:46]" I can be talking his job Matta talked about Dave Kasper you have guys that could play cricket and and that doesn't hit the same people with more sports audience yes. But if I think Dave Casper to somebody in the midwest in the like with a friendly ghost what is you know we've talked about."

[18:02]" Yeah at at the receiving two technical as -- as a second on this -- you really makes it beyond the tone and tenor of what managers say in franken what you're doing -- It's it's it's the nuanced things that you say it's like you know the little laugh the bush has with a little pause and and you know that that that Madden says it it that's the season and I think that really makes. The impressions -- on that is that fair to say boy."

[18:23]" Yeah it's what makes them the character right I mean that's at mad TV years ago there's there's a woman named Alex sports team who did this she care -- called his swan. And -- her thing was she between a commanding a command and intensity that they would have these little things in between as talking we will -- her about it and -- also meant at the time in. It's funny because those little things you do in between are what make the care product line that much funny and you'll realize."

[18:52]" Good job man oppression Romania look at it you hear of things are saying it's just me. Trying to get to the next work and that's -- bush I'm just saying the things and trying to get to the turning into the next."

[19:04]" Work at that earlier this interview week asked frank Caliendo what happens in January when President Bush goes out of office in a part of your racked. Dissipates a little bit just because you'll be in the book public I I'm wondering mister president what happens in January once you leave the Oval Office and head back to Texas."

[19:21]" Epic about dead run in Major League Baseball or possibly girls' softball leagues somewhere. But I think there's you know explain things to do they have done yet even. Stuff you know -- things thing defecation. -- there's then there's an infinite number things that you do out there. Would you do Cramer -- do the pre melt."

[19:50]" Down Kramer the catalyst in the -- now -- post about that because you know we got a call from Jerry signed though when we have."

[19:57]" What do you do yeah what do you do -- let -- know -- and I -- had a lot of -- Okay you can't say that your race that's when I guess -- just let that get. -- bat."

[20:12]" I -- central cosic do you approve would Jews to. What's the ability look at. I hate you know if I could bring back one actor slash comedian who died in his prime would be Chris Farley I know that's not possible he was. He didn't take very good care himself it's his own fault but do you do you keep Q can you keep Chris -- alive for me usually have would need to look at this little does this rate he is that would be I just hit like staged on the microphone I can't remember co owners say. Don't know what do we get great note -- Tokyo Becky and -- kept. It."

[20:51]" You're valuations are are some impressions you do close to others the example would we -- to -- Kramer I think that's not far removed from like Al Pacino was an example -- are -- similar tones in in two guys are."

[21:04]" It about you you hybrids do you do hybrids a setback at at and that's saves saves money on gas gas."

[21:11]" Doing that there was for. What here's the thing the like the -- you hear -- tone in each of those voices mine own. Bit so if I'm due in altitude would be like this there's a couple of different versus talking like this in the low to. Or get out -- like that now Kramer. Is a little bit has a little bit extra any -- and if you put it there's a little was there -- him I don't -- great Chris Berman but the HTTP inquiry. Football -- they're all pretty close and then you look like brad -- That's Bradshaw -- and make it regular that George W bushel of you don't realize. Ted Caracol and and -- beat they're all pretty close well so. The date that's the thing that like -- eat when you listen to some of the old rich little's that the -- Well things all started -- and the same everybody's Nixon. And I think that eat you know at a after certain point people here so much of you know your own voice and them. -- could you can never male voice -- dead on that you know somebody might mistake you for the person on the radio hours of the like that. But it do you listen to a person long do about it now and that's frank -- and that somebody else do you know that's J Moore doing Christopher walked -- them. -- walk him but you can -- more Christopher -- yeah yeah did you hear a little -- his voice in dancing with anything I do. And you know that the most you can get out of it is probably the best for the pin on. Quote unquote impersonation putrid in person the person I've ever try to do that anymore I'm trying to hit. What I try to do is now make these guys characters there almost like a frank TV that's kind of the gimmick is that it's they're not dead on impressions anymore. There they're a little bit more character -- caricatures that if you took him out he said it was even John Madden if you know he said the -- crazy. Guy who just loves football he'd be it could be funny it's without knowing just met for some reason when I just that."

[23:11]" Do they have."

[23:13]" That thing that simply quickly guy from eagles -- hotel Chechnya if you want to reference number and it's gonna get anybody who's got a right there. Watch that thing all the -- well this gas going up to the Robin Williams comedy and -- no restrictions pitchers with sports."

[23:27]" Aren't you you mentioned frank TV -- reset my tivo to record in the series of frank TV again for trial well it comes back for TV comes back in the with the re runs to start -- the encore presentation the Columbia that's every Tuesday 11 o'clock your time on -- And the first one existed against the ratings came back it was. Great for a late night re execute it will be get calls from the president of the network and stuff like that on the rerun something good and then and it -- apologize for the ads during the Major League Baseball playoffs and advance the guy was speaking the truth. And honesty is the best even. I thought it was going to hate the -- because I hated the commercials. Same 24 and one went 24 was introduced to equality just the -- got beat and had an and we had a -- 24 just like we in the blue and forget what tigers do things one one -- and I called the president of the network at one time and he tells the story. As anything -- Tony dentist and the and we set records week when we did it obviously because -- and we kept out kept big audiences here's the thing they're going to be in unfortunately guys keep winning in the playoffs of that if you get. It's gonna happen again if you you can see me get all over the plate with they're going to do is they're going to shoot. 75 of them so there's different ones instead of re running the same -- instead of 35 they're going to rotate 75. And you know outlets and at Edison -- that's kind of the theory behind it it's it's it's it's almost make you know part of years. Part of culture that's the way the ad advertising works its. Is it it's like. You know it's a witness CDs at command no matter what is the cave man answered guy chorus of keepers go. I took Tuesday that ego like me like OK I'm done the spotlight prime yet and then what happens is it just you to see you noted is already in your -- at the what's commercially. So that's kinda what it is 9 yeah I don't like to see myself anywhere. I mean like when I study but that's the for a look at the mere net. I I am so disappointed when I watched television and see myself sometimes in the month. What I'm doing and I'm looking in the mirror and seeing the personally Qassam amazing a look at the TV and likes to still meet what happen."

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[26:21]" There's all kinds of video and there's anything from be meeting Charles Barkley when. You know I'm just talking like in the -- of these like into -- like me at all that is not that I don't know who it's going to be missed the -- would be no but -- horrible horrible a broker a -- and -- what I did Walton is like coach bill programmers like it feels -- Sit out -- do it in -- and I -- afterwards it was a lot of them but you know there's that and the step is stuff like the video from Letterman you know Letterman would have been on as Jun head -- would even tell people that was -- and we -- job man things like a video game -- that the one the way that most people thought it was me pulling the chicken wing in my pocket. On just like Dave Dave gets on the over and put sick it was so dry and to drink the water on the desk. In the in the ring tones are totally free nothing beats him and helped cheat on yourself only got a phone call. You -- o'clock in the newest one is the Charles Barkley Raton which is just for guys when you're."

[27:23]" Ex wife calls. All noticed phone calls going to be turow bulls albeit horrible terrible phone call it's that X -- call from -- house with a next man. Do not you I'm no longer in the."

[27:35]" And that the a a a frank -- and though dot com check it out you'll also line I'm sure his his tour schedule which brings him to New England July 17 Hampton beach New Hampshire -- through music surged -- col -- July 18 at 8 o'clock show. Break alioto a big fan enjoyed the conversation very very much enough for it's that you impersonal one of these two venues when you get here this summer. Also thanks but do I'd love to stop by when amount there's a -- it looked looked secure of that okay that's that -- my -- France -- document to president will talk it down the road secure vacation thanks guys. -- Kelly and it would Dennis and Callahan"