
Saturday Night Live Writer & Producer Jim Downey
The Al Franken Podcast
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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