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Saturday Night Live Writer & Producer Jim Downey

The Al Franken Podcast

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Sketch Writing and Impersonations

The speakers discuss their experience writing sketches for Saturday Night Live, particularly political ones, and the challenge of impersonating Barack Obama. They also talk about the difference between impersonating celebrities and politicians, and their admiration for Dan Aykroyd's ability to embody characters.

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