Today we see celebrity impersonators in person.
Let's talk about that.
( music playing )
Good Mythical morning.
Today we're debuting a brand-new Bruno Mars song
that we wrote using predictive text
and getting into some dog movie posters,
but first we're gonna be seeing double.
Uh-huh. Celebrity impersonators have existed as long
as celebrities have been jaded,
closed off to the public, and inaccessible.
So today, in honor of the Academy Awards this Sunday,
we're gonna try and figure out the celebrity match
for some professional impersonators.
It's time for...
Welcome to the celebrity guessing zone.
Here's how this is going to work.
Okay, each round we will have a professional celebrity lookalike
come to the middle of the stage.
They will not have costume, makeup, hair,
anything that makes you think it's that celebrity.
It's just their normal, non-celebrity selves.
We will face off by getting to ask yes or no questions
back to back until one of us gets the right celebrity.
And as we're asking the yes or no questions,
we will have some lifelines at our disposal to help us out,
but we can only use each one once.
The first one is wig out.
The lookalike gets a wig relevant to their celebrity that they wear.
And the second one is mad props.
The lookalike gets a prop
that gives us a clue as to who the celebrity is.
And third, the lifeline is pipe up.
The lookalike has to say a cheesy motivational phrase
the way the celebrity would say it.
So they're impersonating the celebrity's voice,
but they're not saying something the celebrity would say
because that would be too easy.
Instead, it's a motivational phrase.
And lastly, the loser wins a lookalike cupcake,
which looks great, but is actually very gross.
Let's play.
Okay, announcer Jordan, who do we have up first?
Jordan:
He's obsessed with chicken wings,
long jogs on the beach,
and "Toy Story 3" made him cry in the theater.
But who is his celebrity lookalike?
- Oh, wow. - Mm, chicken wing man.
Are you a movie celebrity?
- Yes. - Are you a movie celebrity
that has been popular since their teenage years?
Yes.
Do you have a famous movie celebrity buddy?
Yes.
He said-- Okay, you said "yes."
Like "the chicken wing may not taste as good
as you thought it did" kinda thing?
Are you Leonardo DiCaprio?
- Yes. - Ah, yeah!
- You thought it was Matt Damon? - For a second, I was like--
but it's obviously Leonardo DiCaprio.
I knew you were going down the Matt Damon tree, and I knew you were wrong!
Jordan:
That's why you're not playing, Jordan.
Okay, and, Ellie, we have a clip, right?
Ellie:
Hey guys, my name is Ben Cornish,
and I am the world's premiere Leonardo DiCaprio impersonator.
- Wow! - Oh, ho, ho.
- You freaking-- - Wow!
That's incredible. You sound just like him.
I don't know h-- I literally thought Matt Damon first.
- I feel so stupid. - Yeah, you should.
You look exactly like freaking Leonardo DiCaprio!
I knew when he walked out, but I wanted to make it interesting.
- ( laughter ) - Thank you for that.
- Can we hang out? - Sure. Let's go clubbing.
A lot. Like, everywhere.
Like at my house. I want my kids to respect me more.
Jordan, who do we have next?
Jordan:
from Los Angeles, California.
Once, she almost fell off a cliff doing yoga,
and she's allergic to penicillin.
Who is her celebrity lookalike?
- Hello, Cherise. - Hello.
- Okay. - Don't do yoga near a cliff, girl.
- ( laughter ) - Are you... a singer?
- I am a singer. - Oh!
Are you a... dead singer?
I am not a dead singer.
- Okay. - Still around.
- And good for you. - That means I don't have to ask "Are you a live singer?".
- ( laughter ) - That's how that works.
Does that mean she's a lip syncer?
Ha! Get it? Not a live singer?
- Whatever. - ( laughter )
I'm friends with Leo. Don't judge me.
Are you popular right now?
I am. I'm always popular.
Oh, fo-fo-fo-fo.
You are always popular and you are living?
I'm living.
Are you a...
pop genre singer?
I would definitely say so.
I would like to exercise a lifeline.
I would like you to wig out.
You got it.
( music playing )
- See you in a minute. - ( laughter )
- She's gonna wig out in privacy. - So high tech.
Rhett: Oh, wow. That was quick.
Ooh. You're back and you're blonde.
- I'm back. - I'm gonna guess you're, using my lifeline...
That's some blond hair, isn't it?
- Are you Britney Spears? - I am.
- Hey! Whoo! - Britney Spears.
- Yeah! - Dang, you're pulling ahead. Let's see Britney in action.
Hey y'all, it's Britney, and I'd love to be at your next event.
- ( laughter ) - I think we can arrange that.
Okay, Jordan, who's up?
Jordan:
a self-professed health nut who grows his own sprouts.
Who is his second persona?
- Hmm. - Hm.
- Kirby, it was? - Irby.
- Irby. - I-R-B-Y.
- Got it. - Irby growing sprouts.
Are you a movie star?
- Yes. - Yes?
You had to-- it took you a second to figure that out, though.
- Took him a second? - Took Irby a second.
I think he's just trying to be mysterious.
( laughter )
Irby, are you an action star?
Um... at times.
- Uh. - The mystery deepens.
Have you also been a television star?
- Well, yeah, yeah. - Well, yeah?
- Yeah. - Well, yeah.
- Hmm. - Do you play a cop?
- No. - You could.
( laughter )
Yes, you could. You could. That's why I asked.
'Cause you could, definitely.
So you're a movie star.
This is tough. Are you living?
- No. - Ooh!
Oh! Hmm, oh. Okay.
Are you also known...
for other things than being a movie star, like--
Uh, you can't say "like."
- Yes. - ( laughing ) Oh, gosh.
I guess you could have said "like."
( laughing )
( laughter )
- Are you Elvis? - Uh, yes.
- Yeah! - I knew it!
I know you, you just throw the sideburns on. Let's see you.
♪ You can knock me down step in my face ♪
♪ Slander my name all over the place ♪
♪ Do anything that you want to do ♪
♪ But ah, ah, ah, lay off of my shoes ♪
♪ Don't you step on my blue suede shoes ♪
I always thought Elvis would make a great cop.
Yeah, exactly. Very cop-like performance.
- Great moves. - Thank you, Irby.
( as Elvis ) Thank ya very much.
( laughing ) Got it.
All right, Jordan, who do we have now?
Jordan:
She bakes, she sings,
and she is a short track race car driver in her spare time.
But who does she put the va-va-vroom into
as a celebrity impersonator?
( laughing ) Oh, wow.
"Va-va-vroom." On the short track.
- I get it. - ( laughter )
Well, you like to sing in-- in your normal life,
so are you a singing celebrity?
- Yes. - Oh. ( laughing )
Okay, I gotta go with genre.
- Are you a country singer? - No.
- Oh. Ooh. - I went too far out on that limb.
- You did. Tsk, tsk, tsk. - I was going there with you.
- ( laughing ) - What other kind of singers are there?
( laughter )
Suddenly I've drawn a blank.
Besides country, I can't think of anything.
No, um, are you a pop singer?
- Yes. - Okay.
I think I'm gonna exercise the mad props.
( music playing )
- There she goes. - See you in a little bit.
- Oh, my. - Hello!
- Jennifer? - Jordan:
You'll bring all the boys to the yard.
( laughter )
- Oh, ho. - Okay.
- Ooh. - I see what's happening here.
Wow. ( smacks lips )
You-- you really need to get a better look?
( laughter )
I don't need to, but I wanted to. Um.
Jordan:
( laughter )
Okay, I got a little-- got a little hang-y out action.
Hmm. Are you...
- J-Lo? - I am.
- Yeah! - Let's see it.
- How you all doing? - Woman: J-Lo, what's up?
Really happy to be here. It's a beautiful night.
A beautiful cause, and I'm really happy to be a part of it.
Thank you all for coming. Love you.
It's not easy to pull off J-Lo, but you've done it.
- Yes. - Congratulations. That is quite a feat.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
Yes. Yeah, you can take the butt with you.
Who's our next impersonator?
Jordan:
also from Los Angeles, California.
He used to own a furniture business,
and he's scared of the water in the ocean.
And who can blame him? It's filled with lobster turds.
But who does he impersonate?
I've always thought that, lobster turds.
Jordan:
They're my least favorite turds.
- Jotty? - Sir?
- Welcome. - Thank you.
- That was in-- Jotty or Johnny? - Jotty.
- Johnny. Jo-- - Yeah.
- "Johnny" like the name that-- - Johnny Rico.
- Johnny Rico. - Oh, Johnny.
Jordan:
-
I thought you-- you're not a good announcer.
- You didn't announce it clearly. - ( laughter )
- I'm sorry, Johnny. - No, I didn't hear "Jotty."
- I mean, that would be a stretch. - Jordan:
-
Jordan:
( laughter )
All right, I think you're a singer.
- Am I right? - That's correct.
Johnny, if you're not Bruno Mars, then who are you?
- ( laughter ) - Oh, dang it.
Yes! Let's see him in action.
♪ Put your pinkie rings up to the moon ♪
♪ Girls, what y'all tryin' to do ♪
♪ 24 karat magic in the air ♪
♪ Head to toe, so player ♪
That is uncanny, man! You look just like him.
- Thanks. Thank you. - And you sound like him.
- Thank you. That's awesome. - I mean, you don't sound exactly like him,
but you sound-- you sound pretty good.
I mean, you don't sound as good as Bruno Mars, but--
If you sounded exactly like him, then, I mean, you wouldn't be here right now.
- It's always a work in progress. - Yeah.
- And who do we have here? - Jordan:
Don Frankel from Hollywood, California.
He's as great on the green as a golfer
and even better on those ivories
as the keyboardist for "Sharknado 4 and 5."
Who is his celebrity match?
Are you sure the celebrity isn't just
being the keyboardist for "Sharknado 4 and 5"?
- Jordan:
- Yes, it is. - Link: Nice, man!
Can I-- can I touch the fingers that made "Sharknado"?
- Nice. - Oh, wow.
He does shark-- he does a shark impersonation as well.
( laughter )
Is your celebrity a keyboardist?
- ( sputters ) - No.
- No. - ( laughter )
- Dang. - You were thinking of all, like,
- your keytar celebrity list? - Yeah.
Um, are you a TV celebrity?
- No. Although I have been-- - You nodded yes, but you said no.
- No. - No.
( laughter )
- Uh, are you a movie star? - No.
- Oh. - He did it again. Did you see that?
- Oh, yeah. - "No."
He makes you think you were right, but then you were wrong.
I'm gonna start treating you like that.
( laughter )
You're not TV-- okay, so, uh, you're a musician?
- No. - What?
Oh, how else can you be famous?
- Are you a YouTuber? - ( laughter )
- No. No YouTuber. - Jordan:
- ( laughter ) - I know who you are.
-
- No. - ( laughter )
Oh, wow, okay. Oh, ho, ho!
You're in the right ballpark, though.
- Are you Bill Clinton? - ( as Bill Clinton) I sure am.
- Oh, dang it! - ( laughing ) Yes!
( laughter )
- I forgot about Bill Clinton. - ( laughter )
- You gave it right to me, Link! - Dang it.
Congratulations to me. Let's see Bill Clinton in action.
And so I'd like to thank all my fellow Americans who, uh,
who supported my wife, Hillary, for the presidency.
See, I'd like to get back into the White House.
I left something in the Lincoln bedroom,
and I'd like to get it back.
- Oh, wow. No follow-up questions about that. - ( laughter )
All right, Link, eat your nasty impersonator cupcake.
- Oh, my gosh. - 'Cause you lost!
Joe Biden. Good guess, though.
I wouldn't have gotten without it.
Can you-- can you act as if you're scoring this dramatically like "Sharknado"?
- Absolutely. -
- Smells great. - Rhett: Wow, that is a big keyboard. I love it.
( music playing )
What is that in the middle?
What's that in the middle?
Jordan:
( laughter )
- Link: Ugh. - Rhett: Makes you smarter, Link.
There's a little bit of brains in the middle.
Ugh! You want some, Bill?
Well, I'd like to, uh, take a bite,
but I want to wish everybody--
He's stalling. He doesn't want to take a bite.
All right, I wouldn't take a bite either.
- I got it. - Oh, he's doing it! Ugh!
- Mmm. - Bill Clinton will eat anything.
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