I’ve said this in other threads, and it’s not really a “celebrity” impersonation, but Mike’s portrayal of Bruce, the nearsighted-and-not-at-all-menacing goon from “Daddy-O,” gets me every time. Every. Time.
Loved when Mike became James Lipton from “Inside the Actor’s Studio” —
Mike (as Lipton): "…and then of course you had a small, but crucial role in Harold Robbins’ ‘The Lonely Lady’, the star, of course, Pia Zadora, you two became soulmates…
The Michael Feinstein bit is amazing and has me rolling every time. For the longest time I didn’t realize it was Mike, I thought they’d brought someone else in for it.
Mike may be Torgo, but he’s also the Master (of Impersonation).
They’re all so good. Jack Perkins, because that was my first impression, though it took me a while before I realized that. Torgo, because Mike fully commits to being creepy as all get-out. And Hugh Beaumont. I need to start using “I come bearing a message of unholy death.” in my conference calls.