celebrity impression
Copying a star
A celebrity impression is a performance imitating a famous person's voice, mannerisms, or appearance.
Impressionists study distinctive traits—an accent, a gesture, a catchphrase—and exaggerate them for comic or dramatic effect: His celebrity impressions include a spot-on Christopher Walken.
The skill ranges from party tricks to professional entertainment on shows like Saturday Night Live.
- impersonationPretending to be another
- mimicOne who copies others
- dead onPrecisely correct
- spot onExactly right, informally
- parodySatirical imitation
famous · comedian · Saturday Night Live · voice · voice actor · mannerisms · Hollywood · red carpet · talent · SNL · comedy sketch · caricature · lookalike · tribute · actor · performance · standup · late night
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- party trickscard tricks, card trick, magic trick, magic tricks, spoon bending
- performance artsmime, mimicry, drag performance, drag, method acting
- portrayalsportrayal, depiction, characterization, representation, rendering
- impressionsfeeling, sense, idea, notion, opinion
- comedy bitsbit, skit, sketch, gag, shtick
celebrity impressionself-expression
Conveying one's inner world
original character · being oneself · personal narrative · standup comedy · original composition
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