Jabberwocky wrote:ABC came up with a new TV show for next summer called The Imposter.
Specific plans for "The Imposter" are still being set, but the production will scour the country for individuals who can do a great impersonation of a famous person, be it a musician, actor or athlete. The best of the best will be rounded up for an impersonation contest that will entail more than just looking like a particular celebrity.
"If you're impersonating Madonna, for instance, you can't just lip-sync, you'll have to really perform," said executive producer Peter Engel, who hopes to attract cameos from the celebrities being impersonated if "Imposter" reaches hit status.
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Cool idea, but you will never see a Perry impersonator on a show like that.. They've got to get permission to use that material set to video, & the whole carnival atmosphere of the thing doesn't appear to lend itself to what Perry usually okays, I wouldn't think.
Here's a thing though...why does the impression only require singers to sound like the people they are impersonating? So if you really have to perform (sing as Madonna, then would a Mike Tyson look-a-like have to literally beat the piss out of someone? Or would a Hillary Clinton look a like really have to be able to govern? Kind of a double standard, to me.
