Dana Carvey
Dana Carvey is an American comedian and actor best known for his work on *Saturday Night Live* in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
His celebrity impressions—George H.W.
Bush, Ross Perot, Johnny Carson—became cultural touchstones.
He created characters like the Church Lady and Garth from *Wayne's World*.
His catchphrases Isn't that special? and Party on entered the lexicon.
Weekly late-night sketch program
- Church LadyDevout female parishioner
- sketch comedyShort comic performances
- NBCAmerican television network
- cold openPre-title sequence segment
Johnny Carson · Ross Perot · recurring character · live television · 30 Rock · ensemble · guest host · pumping up
- mimicOne who copies others
- impersonationPretending to be another
- characterizationDescribing distinctive qualities
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
Ross Perot · James Stewart · Tom Brokaw · Regis Philbin · vocal mimicry · politician · celebrity · mannerisms
Amateur cable access program
- Mike MyersCanadian comedian and actor
- party timeWhen festivities begin
- excellentOf superior quality
- AuroraName from Latin dawn
cable access · Bohemian Rhapsody · headbanging · basement · sidekick · glasses · drum solo · public access TV
Saturday Night Live
Weekly late-night sketch program
- Church LadyDevout female parishioner
- sketch comedyShort comic performances
- NBCAmerican television network
Johnny Carson · Ross Perot · cold open · recurring character · live television · 30 Rock · ensemble · guest host · pumping up
Johnny Carson
- mimicOne who copies others
- impersonationPretending to be another
- characterizationDescribing distinctive qualities
Ross Perot · James Stewart · Tom Brokaw · Regis Philbin · caricature · vocal mimicry · politician · celebrity · mannerisms · presidential
Wayne's World
Amateur cable access program
- Mike MyersCanadian comedian and actor
- party timeWhen festivities begin
- excellentOf superior quality
Aurora · cable access · Bohemian Rhapsody · headbanging · basement · sidekick · glasses · drum solo · public access TV · catchphrase
- comedianscomedian, stand-up, comic, stand-up comic, standup comic
Dana CarveyRichard Pryor
Lenny Bruce · George Carlin · Bill Hicks · Louis C.K. · Jerry Seinfeld
Dana CarveyEddie Murphy
Gilbert Gottfried · Chevy Chase · Chris Farley · Sarah Silverman · Howard Stern
Dana CarveyAdam Sandler
Will Ferrell · Eddie Murphy · Mike Myers · Tina Fey · Bill Murray