Fred Armisen: Ultimate Aphrodisiac

The Daily Beast brought some heat last month to Fred Armisen's Obama, pointing out how critics say he needs to go, and here are a couple ideas for replacements, they're called...STRANGERS! Armisen has finally secured my vote for playing Obama, and has he ever!

My latest online addiction--my cyber yoga--has been watching and rewatching Fred Armisen as the cool finger snapping, Thievery Corporation appreciating, tap dancing on sand president in this presidential address, titled simply, Cool. I maybe watch it once a day, before going to bed, and for good reason. So if the rainy weather and Apocalypse has got you down, here's a little Fred to smooth things over. All I have to say is, I'm glad when SNL sticks by its stars. Save for Jimmy Fallon. Now if only someone could pass me Horatio Sanz'z cell...I'll be looking for it in the comments section.

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Comments

[c-lupa]

No way, give him a chance. I admit that I don't really watch SNL, except for right here on HuffPo. (Ok, I did catch all of Tina Fey's Palin during the election). But I do think Armisen, if he sticks to smart material like in this Cool clip, can pull off Obama. BUT, you can't help but fantasize what SNL would be like if a young Chris Rock were on the show.

[SeanGardner]

Hi Andrea.

Armisen is not suited to play Obama. In fact, no one on SNL right now can play him. The thing that I like about Obama is the very thing that's proving to Kryptonite to comedians: he's not a buffoon or bumbling idiot. He's visionary, accomplished, and intellectually durable. Not only is this a dramatic departure from what we see with George W. (a comic favorite), but its also a sea change in terms of how black politicians have been lampooned on SNL, and on the uber funny MAD TV.

Obama is going to be very challenging. And that's good. It will force shows to peruse every single aspect of his presidency, and quite possibly, solicit ideas from viewers.

And I'm sorry to say, Armisen is not there yet Andrea. And he might not ever get there. Yeah, he has the Obama-look, but our president-elect is an intellectual stud, and I believe comedy shows can showcase that and still be funny. Armisen is only marginally better than his initial Obama portrayals where he uttered "Ah, yup! Yup!", which did not endear him to African-Americans like me. He made Obama look stupid, and the man is far, far from it.

Its time for SNL to bring in an actual BLACK MAN who can literally blow it out of the park. Why continue to let Armisen do mediocre Obama skits when someone else could do Obama the proper comedic justice.

[gymbunnybee]

wrong

[SeanGardner]

you're right, he is the WRONG person to play Obama. Good call.