PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA RETIRES FOR THE EVENING WITH FIRST LADY MICHELLE. “I’M JUST TIRED OF GETTING MY BUTT KICKED FROM BOTH SIDES,” HE SAYS. ONCE IN DREAMLAND, HE IS VISTED BY A CAST OF COMEDIANS REPRISING THEIR “SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE” ROLES AS PRESIDENTIAL IMPERSONATORS.
In the bit, a clearly flummoxed (and still heavy-smoking) President Barack Obama retires for the evening with first lady Michelle (Fred Armisen and Maya Rudolph), unable to leave the country's weighty financial matters behind. "I'm just tired of getting my butt kicked from both sides on this," Armisen's Faux-bama says.
Once in dreamland, he's visited by a cast of comedians reprising their "Saturday Night Live" roles as presidential impersonators: Will Ferrell as George W. Bush, Darrell Hammond as Bill Clinton, Dana Carvey as George H.W. Bush, Dan Aykroyd as Jimmy Carter and Chevy Chase as Gerald Ford. They all urge Obama to make such legislation a reality. The video is directed by Ron Howard.
Jim Carrey is the lone non-"SNL" alum in the video, playing Ronald Reagan. Phil Hartman, the best-known Reagan impersonator on "SNL," was shot to death by his wife in a 1998 murder-suicide.
The comedians who played presidents on "Saturday Night Live" have gathered for a comedic summit in a new Web video on FunnyOrDie.com.
"All it's meant to do is capture the attention, present a question and stimulate some thought," Howard said in a phone interview.
It's believed to be the first time all the major presidential impersonators from "SNL" who are still alive were reunited for a sketch.
"It was a blast," said Howard. "There was a lot of experimentation, a lot of ad-libbing."
He added: "I actually felt like now I understand a little bit when you get to manage or coach an all-star game."
Posted By: Richard Kigel
Thursday, March 4th 2010 at 8:02AM
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