Frank Caliendo

[AJ]

This weekend we got out and about and went to Frank Caliendo's comedy show at the Orpheum Theatre. It was about an hour and 40 min show total and was some funny shit if you are into impersonations at all. He does Bush, Clinton, Seinfeld peeps, Madden, and many others. The opening act was pretty good as well, but I can't remember the guys name.

Overall, great show for the price, highly suggest you go see him if you get the chance.

 

[StealthSpeed3]

i love his GW Bush impersonation, and Madden is prob one his most famous. Between him & Jeff Dunham it's a toss up as to which show i'd be laughing the hardest at.

 

[ij1889]

he is a funny guy but i think jimmy fallon does better impressions but thats just me, but no one does a better impression of john madden than frank

 

[JustROLLIN]

I love that guy! His Charles Barkley impression is f-ing classic....

 

[AJ]

Oh yeah, he did the Barkly impressions, the Trrbl voice, I was in tears. Gotta say he does Clinton some justice as well.

 

[StealthSpeed3]

one of the things he talks about on his cd is remaking movies, and how he'd like to remake the Wizard of Oz starring Robin Williams...and that's it. One of my favorite bits on that cd because it is funny as hell.

 

[mndsm]

I used to be big into the guy, but really, all he is to me is an impressionist. Don't get me wrong, he's a good one, possibly one of the best, but I don't find the jokes behind the impressions to be all that funny.

 

[Jesse MS3GT]

Charles does not seem impressed lol. I like his dubya impersonation and madden. But hes not funny because of the material, just the act.

 

[mndsm]

See and the act wears on me after a while. Don't get me wrong, he is quite talented. But it's like Dane Cook... Dane is nothing without that crackhead delivery, and that only takes you so far.

 

[Slim]

Dane Cook FTL! Least funny "comedian" out there.

The guy is a great self promoter that never gives up. He's like most pop music on the radio, play it enough and eventually people will think it's good and buy it.

Caliendo is hilarious, but he is a niche performer. Impersonations and more specifically sports impersonations are his bread and butter. So after you've seen them they lose their appeal, unless he does someone new.

 

[Jesse MS3GT]

cook steals his material

 

[ij1889]

frank is alright and i do agree all he does are impressions and after a while its not that funny ,i used to like carlos mencia, but he also steals material, dane cook is k, he is overated but at times very funy, i miss old comedians like eddie murphy raw, or even bill cosby, one of my fav comedy dvd is robin williams live on broadway, one of my new fav comedians are russel peters and dat phan, they got pretty good stuff

 

[mndsm]

Bill Cosby is one of the best comedians ever. His delivery and execution are perfect, and his jokes still DESTROY in an era where, if you're not talking about dick or pussy, you get no play. I watch Comedy Central and cringe most of the time. Too many comedians going for shock factor, not enough jokes.