Jim Meskimen Does 25 Celebrity Impressions Reciting Shakespeare's 'Richard III' (VIDEO)

Actor Jim Meskimen has a knack for celebrity impressions, and in order to show them off he's made a video performing an incredibly long monologue from Shakespeare's "Richard III."

In under four minutes, Meskimen's final tally is 25 different voices. He seems to effortlessly cover a ton of ground, from Ricky Gervais to George W. Bush to Morgan Freeman. We're sure it took enormous studying and practice, but homeboy doesn't break a sweat at all in this performance.

Meskimen currently has a show, "Jimpressions," running July 29th and 30th, at The Acting Center in Los Angeles, CA.

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Comments

[Missy Ruth]

09:54 AM on 07/30/2011

Genius, Genius, Genius!!

[breakingpoint]

11:32 PM on 07/25/2011

this guy is so talented

[exitBxC]

11:53 AM on 07/25/2011

Walken, Nicholson, DeNiro, & Allen are on the "never funny anymore, ever" List.
Props on Keitel, Clooney & Giamatti.

[mistercrispyusa]

04:51 PM on 08/18/2011

Impressions aren't "funny". They are either accurate or they are not.

[BlueVanguard]

05:22 AM on 07/25/2011

His Clooney, Giamatti, Allen, Keillor, and Especially Freeman are SCARY good...

[Neapolitan]

06:14 AM on 07/25/2011

Agreed. I've never seen anyone even *try* Giamatti before, so that was a revelation.

Listening without watching the screen is best...

[storeysound]

02:29 AM on 07/25/2011

Mostly quite good. A few need work, though they're all certainly far better than I could do. Craig Ferguson would ask (as would I) if the impression of him was a Pakistani.

[oldstuff]

11:18 PM on 07/24/2011

I'm not sure if I could have been more bored.

[e000]

02:49 AM on 07/26/2011

...but I needed to comment.

[oldstuff]

06:43 AM on 07/26/2011

That's what the comment section is for. Commenting. I bet you think your retort was clever. It wasn't. In fact it is a rather common self reverential response.

[Gordon Miller]

12:16 AM on 07/29/2011

I had the same reaction to your comment

[oldstuff]

04:46 AM on 07/31/2011

So clever.

[Nino Bookman]

10:23 PM on 07/24/2011

He does the best Shakespeare I have ever heard - facial expression is right on!

[319]

10:19 PM on 07/24/2011

Awesome.

[blindersoff]

08:22 PM on 07/24/2011

He's good,...but did anyone see Sting in this face even before you clicked on the video?

[Ayla McIntosh]

07:22 PM on 07/24/2011

And he doesn't have a show on TBS?

[mistercrispyusa]

04:47 PM on 08/18/2011

Impressions are the last bastion of a desperate performer. They are on par with ventriloquist and magic acts.

[Altario]

07:05 PM on 07/24/2011

People who knew him said he was a very impressionable child.

[Marturia]

06:57 PM on 07/24/2011

This one's worth sharing. Thanks Mr. Meskimen!

[flyinSpaghettimonster]

04:32 PM on 07/24/2011

Morgan Freeman had me going! Lol

[TrollHunter365]

03:58 PM on 07/24/2011

awesome!!!!

[Iain Banks]

03:23 PM on 07/24/2011

Finally, a segment on the comedy section that's actually funny!

[mistercrispyusa]

04:49 PM on 08/18/2011

How are impressions "funny"? Either they are accurate or they aren't. What is funny might be what the performer makes the celebrity say or do, what situation he puts the celebrity in. Meskimen chose a Shakespearean monologue, safely betting nobody was paying attention to what was actually being said. It misses the mark entirely.