You see..Frank nailed it...people that get offended over anything have ruined comedy. These guys did funny stuff to make people happy. Now it’s impossible to not hurt someone’s feelings.
people who get offended over people getting offended have ruined comedy. It's always been impossible to not hurt somebody's feelings, where do you think the term "you can't please everyone" comes from
This is actually kind of a sad interview. I hope Frank can find a way to keep himself happy. I always want to hear his impressions but it’s because he never fails to bring a smile to my face. The guy has such a unique gift. I hope he knows how much his fans love him.
Eh, it's not sad. People grow and change and he's been doing this for a decade and he has the outlet or frame of mind to admit to himself how he feels before he comes crashing down. Good for him and hope he finds his fun, because people can sense when someone isn't having fun and that's unfun and that's what it's all about.
What he's uneasy about is his audience and reactions (social media tirades). Most comedians today have same feeling. They're unsure how material will be spun and taken...from today's "snowflakes." Sad indeed.
Best take I’ve seen on Frank in a long time. I honestly think that he’s afraid of “cancel culture” and losing his ability to feed his family. Sad, but if he keeps true to himself, he’ll be OK.
"I don't like to take sides"...."I could never be mean"....GOOD. how refreshing! FINALLY someone who is incredibly talented and funny...AND doesn't have to be a nasty, pompous ahole jamming their political agenda down our throats to do it (are you listening kimmel, maher, ad nauseam...). hell that's borderline miraculous in this day and age. keep on with where you're at Frank, and thank you for simply focusing on funny, not self-righteousness. what a concept. that USED to be the norm in entertainment. now coming across it is like buying a winning lotto ticket. you know it exists, but never see it. this is one of the most talented people in entertainment today. I just hope against hope the business doesn't either ruin him (one way or the other) or cause him to say "screw it" and retire, or even semi-retire. not that I'd blame him.
People have become very polarizing and it's easier to be negatively polarizing because you can feint that things just roll off your back. Everyone knows they're exist this grey area, but to admit it is too be boring and there's nothing worse for self-esteem than being boring.
jon swift live Dan has really rank farts that he psychically can't hold in because of his medical condition, so he has to be far away from the guests or they will smell them and he will be embarrassed. Dan explained this in one of his first shows.
I'm glad frank lost weight that's never a bad thing in life. I sense a little bitterness when people don't understand him. His jokes are still funny but it's a chain reaction of him reacting poorly to others and then it lowers his quality and energy. He's just gotta be himself. Also his Trump impression should be retired because there's no magic in neither the impression nor his character. His Bill Walton and Barkley are godlike. He's gotta just go back to basics instead of thinking about evolving.
Frilleon his best impressions are the ones where he is just having fun. People are losers if they’re telling him he has to go after Trump in a polarizing way.
Good points, political jokes are polarizing- at best half of the audience laughs,and the other half hates your guts . What a minefield of SJW triggers for any comedian to navigate 😕😓😯
I like it when they just let him roll on his own do his own thing I believe it I believe he's having fun when he doesn't like that letting go don't get offended just let him roll
Frank touches on exactly what happened with the election. most people who voted for trump dont necessarily like him personally. we wanted change from obama. period.
I think Caliendo's act is getting tired, but what I love about DP is he really brings to light the challenge these types of comics face. Where does Frank go? He's talented but has to re-create himself all the time. DP show brings that to the light when most videos of Frank wouldn't illustrate that.
Agreed. And good on Frank for realizing his act is getting tired... he's a smart guy, clearly he's getting antsy and knows he needs to evolve. Good luck to him figuring out where to go in this polarized comedic climate......
Is it just me or is Patrick slowly morphing into Larry King? He's just missing the suspenders. As for Frank you've gotta love this guy. Growing up I was the class clown. Doing impressions is always part of the routine of making others laugh.
Billy West (probably the greatest voice-over actor in the country... next to Tom Kenny) scolded another voice-over actor (Maurice LaMarche) for claiming that his (Maurice LaMarche's) characters sounded like each other (specifically Morbo and Lrrr from Futurama). Dan Patrick did that to Frank Caliendo throughout this interview and it only made him very self-conscious and prevented him from riffing. That's a REAL bad quality in an interviewer. Caliendo is one of the greatest impressionists of our time. His G.W. Bush is exquisite.
This is random but when he mentions Ross marquand being good at impressions it makes me think that’s why he was so good as red skull in avengers, I could barely tell it wasn’t still Hugo weaving playing the part
That's the problem with impressions because you have to keep making new ones and as you get older you are not on point as before. UA-cam took this guy out if business meaning on UA-cam you can see people you are taught inpressonism by God himself and that can be sad to see. He even said it at the beginning. I hope he reinvents himself. He should follow acting.
I could only take 8 minutes of this. Patrick is trying to be Frank's therapist. The chit chat is boring. Let Frank do his impressions, don't psycho analyze him.
Just have fun, we love your impressions, don’t let pc dictate your act. The American people are behind President Trump, we want our government to serve us. Not kill our Presidents. JFK
I think his description of twitter as saying something guttural without having to deal with another person's immediate response basically describes people's social media addiction. I'm introspective enough, right now I'm able to complete my full thought and for the most part I'm going to get a positive response, an over-the-top negative response I can ignore, or no response. It can come across as angry or self-absorb because it's so personally freeing at little cost.
I'd like to ask Frank and other impressionists if there's just TOO many voices today in media. Back in the 70s there was maybe 5 go-to voices to last the decade. Nixon, Burns, Benny, Stewart, and Wayne. 80s maybe expanded to 10 with Reagan, Cosby, Murphy, Perrot, and Nicholson. 90s a good twenty to draw from, and today it seems like 40, but have such a limited shelf life. Frank does a great Bush, but somehow saying 'i plan to rocketize NASA further with more intensified fundations' just doesn't have the same umph as Rich Little always going for that Nixon I'm Not A Crook bit.
Why do people keep calling this guy a comedian? He tries to sound like other people and repeats things they said. Stanhope. MacDonald. Gaffigan. They are comedians
It's the character he/SNL created. Just like Frank said here, you can either go for dead on or you can go for the caricature of the impression. That's what Baldwin is doing, and that's why so many people love it. Will Ferrell's Bush impression was pretty bad too, but everyone loved it because it became its own character.
Frankie you sound lost. Take the advice of Howard Stern, of all people, who's been in radio since 1977. While Stern has evolved over the years, he's in the perfect forum, radio, to do so. And he's done it slowly and thoughtfully. But he's always advised people who have a successful movie character or TV show to milk it for all it's worth, because it's a million to one against that happening for you. You, on the other hand, are an impressionist. Get back to your roots. Forget about this political climate, it's meaningless in what you do, which is impressions. If you want to get out of the business and go do something else in life, then fine. But if you've found a winning formula, milk it forever. You're not an actor, or a singer. You're a brilliant impressionist. And another thing. No one cares about Barkley or Gruden. Drop them like hot potatoes. I mean how many times can you say Turrible? Not funny. Madden was brilliant but remember, he was seen by millions of people over 20, 25 years on CBS and Fox. How many people have heard Jon Gruden? Please. You're a brilliant mainstream impressionist, get some new ones going and go play Vegas for crying out loud. Or get out. See, not that complicated. You sound completely lost now and take forever to say nothing. That's not the guy I know. I'm rooting for you, because I'm a huge impressionist fan. I was listening to David Frye records, doing Nixon, in the late 60s.
This interview is best when Frank is allowed to speak. So many interruptions by Dan.Aakkk. Frank could easily do his own show of characters,all more interesting than Dan...
You see..Frank nailed it...people that get offended over anything have ruined comedy. These guys did funny stuff to make people happy. Now it’s impossible to not hurt someone’s feelings.
What you just said hurt my feelings :(
people who get offended over people getting offended have ruined comedy. It's always been impossible to not hurt somebody's feelings, where do you think the term "you can't please everyone" comes from
This is actually kind of a sad interview. I hope Frank can find a way to keep himself happy. I always want to hear his impressions but it’s because he never fails to bring a smile to my face. The guy has such a unique gift. I hope he knows how much his fans love him.
Eh, it's not sad. People grow and change and he's been doing this for a decade and he has the outlet or frame of mind to admit to himself how he feels before he comes crashing down. Good for him and hope he finds his fun, because people can sense when someone isn't having fun and that's unfun and that's what it's all about.
What he's uneasy about is his audience and reactions (social media tirades). Most comedians today have same feeling. They're unsure how material will be spun and taken...from today's "snowflakes." Sad indeed.
Give him a " like" on tik tok and make a nice comment there if you like him. ( He recently start going there too.)
Don't forget your MadTv roots my friend
MadTv for life!!
Doing impressions all the time would ruin anyone, he’s done a great job keeping himself together and not losing it.
Rich littles wife said it was awful, because at a certain point he didn't even have a personality of his own, and didn't know who he was
I think his humility keeps him grounded
"Cancel culture" is ruining comedy. Comedians aren't allowed to be funny because it might hurt some snowflake's feelings. What a World we live in.
I think Patrick sounds like Howard Stern
winterlandboy Haha! I just made that comment and then read this!!
Caliendo the best!!!!
I miss this guy on Fox.
why you watching fox
Finish him!!!!
Steve Kells hell yeah man
I wish the left would just leave.
I like this guy. You don't often hear genuine conversation.
does anyone else think dan patricks voice sounds a bit like sterns?
There is a difference between “making fun and making funny”. Thanks Frank for showing us the difference.
Best take I’ve seen on Frank in a long time. I honestly think that he’s afraid of “cancel culture” and losing his ability to feed his family. Sad, but if he keeps true to himself, he’ll be OK.
"I don't like to take sides"...."I could never be mean"....GOOD. how refreshing! FINALLY someone who is incredibly talented and funny...AND doesn't have to be a nasty, pompous ahole jamming their political agenda down our throats to do it (are you listening kimmel, maher, ad nauseam...). hell that's borderline miraculous in this day and age. keep on with where you're at Frank, and thank you for simply focusing on funny, not self-righteousness. what a concept. that USED to be the norm in entertainment. now coming across it is like buying a winning lotto ticket. you know it exists, but never see it. this is one of the most talented people in entertainment today. I just hope against hope the business doesn't either ruin him (one way or the other) or cause him to say "screw it" and retire, or even semi-retire. not that I'd blame him.
People have become very polarizing and it's easier to be negatively polarizing because you can feint that things just roll off your back. Everyone knows they're exist this grey area, but to admit it is too be boring and there's nothing worse for self-esteem than being boring.
this x100
Love Frank, hate Dan Patrick
I still remember him from his first time on Opie and Anthony's WNEW show. His Madden "when you run you go faster". lol
😂
why is dan 40 feet away from the guest?
jon swift live Dan has really rank farts that he psychically can't hold in because of his medical condition, so he has to be far away from the guests or they will smell them and he will be embarrassed. Dan explained this in one of his first shows.
sellbullion he actually has cancer dick
Look for him on Tik Tok also. He's great on there.
His Gruden face kills me
Same, you gotta see when he came in for the raiders hard knocks show haha.
Did he say his last name wrong? CaliDendo?
That's what Bradshaw used to call him...
I'm glad frank lost weight that's never a bad thing in life. I sense a little bitterness when people don't understand him. His jokes are still funny but it's a chain reaction of him reacting poorly to others and then it lowers his quality and energy.
He's just gotta be himself. Also his Trump impression should be retired because there's no magic in neither the impression nor his character.
His Bill Walton and Barkley are godlike. He's gotta just go back to basics instead of thinking about evolving.
Frilleon his best impressions are the ones where he is just having fun. People are losers if they’re telling him he has to go after Trump in a polarizing way.
Frilleon well in my opinion, his trump was good. He should definitely develop it as he is very topical atm.
Good points, political jokes are polarizing- at best half of the audience laughs,and the other half hates your guts . What a minefield of SJW triggers for any comedian to navigate 😕😓😯
I like it when they just let him roll on his own do his own thing I believe it I believe he's having fun when he doesn't like that letting go don't get offended just let him roll
Just do Morgan freeman and gruden. That’s a great way to live life.
I think Caliendo thinks he's literally in control of Gruden's personality. And he might be lol
Coach Gruden was my scout squad coach at the University of Tennessee when I was a freshman. He was EPIC and we all loved the guy!
Is it just me or does Dan sound strangely like Howard Stern?
I was looking for this comment! I thought I landed on Stern's channel accidentally!
Frank,you are an awesome comedian,and the interview,makes you one of the "Good peeps" that came from the start,goes w/ out saying.
Frank touches on exactly what happened with the election. most people who voted for trump dont necessarily like him personally. we wanted change from obama. period.
If Frank Caliendo was a cartoon character, he would be Charlie Brown.
I think Caliendo's act is getting tired, but what I love about DP is he really brings to light the challenge these types of comics face. Where does Frank go? He's talented but has to re-create himself all the time. DP show brings that to the light when most videos of Frank wouldn't illustrate that.
Agreed. And good on Frank for realizing his act is getting tired... he's a smart guy, clearly he's getting antsy and knows he needs to evolve. Good luck to him figuring out where to go in this polarized comedic climate......
actually frank himself brought it to light. he's no fool.
What kind of comedy is popular now?
If frank could do an impression of howard stern it would probably sound just like DP....they seriously have the same voice
“Take it easy Frank. We’re not making a Western here.”
Caliendo to Frank Gorshen is not a good look.
I was interested to hear what issues he was working through his mind, but then i never heard the stuff he was trying to come to terms with.
Seems that Frank Caliendo struggles with DP. DP needs to be more humorous and less objective.
Hartman’s Ed McMahon was magic!!!
His George Bush impressions are great 👍😃!
Is it just me or is Patrick slowly morphing into Larry King? He's just missing the suspenders.
As for Frank you've gotta love this guy. Growing up I was the class clown. Doing impressions is always part of the routine of making others laugh.
Lol all Dan's studio subordinates remind me of grown man children
nick andrew exactly what I thought
nick andrew same with sterns
You can take your kids to his shows. Class act and very very funny.
i'm an ACTOR now daahling.
Billy West (probably the greatest voice-over actor in the country... next to Tom Kenny) scolded another voice-over actor (Maurice LaMarche) for claiming that his (Maurice LaMarche's) characters sounded like each other (specifically Morbo and Lrrr from Futurama). Dan Patrick did that to Frank Caliendo throughout this interview and it only made him very self-conscious and prevented him from riffing. That's a REAL bad quality in an interviewer. Caliendo is one of the greatest impressionists of our time. His G.W. Bush is exquisite.
This is random but when he mentions Ross marquand being good at impressions it makes me think that’s why he was so good as red skull in avengers, I could barely tell it wasn’t still Hugo weaving playing the part
I see him and I see John Gruden.
You might not want to anymore.
Frank needs to work on a Lavar Ball immpression 😂
The modern day Rich Little!!!
His George W. Bush impression is better than George W. Bush himself!!!
Normally like watching Frank. This time, not so much. Just my op.
D.P, Perfect Initials
My favorite by this guy is Clinton Obama and Bush Obama gives out a phone number it's George Bush's niece and President Clinton called her
Frank Caliendo is very funny and entertaining. I'll never get tired of his comedy
Frank I'm a big fan of yours and would love to see you make John Facenda one of your subjects so much material you could write with him
Don't you love the off-mic phony laughing for attention? Me neither. At all.
Dan's voice is so highly processed which probably makes it harder to mimic
We got the change and need more of it... Back to sports please..
Calendindo!!! Lol!!!
Absolutely Classic 🤩🔔 Come on man !
I know cocaine when I see it lol
Who's gruton?
I said that Frank get up do what he wants to do and be the character that he wants to be and talk about what he wants to talk about
I’ve met him before and have been to franks house because his son joe is my brothers best friend and the6 go to school, together
That's the problem with impressions because you have to keep making new ones and as you get older you are not on point as before. UA-cam took this guy out if business meaning on UA-cam you can see people you are taught inpressonism by God himself and that can be sad to see. He even said it at the beginning. I hope he reinvents himself. He should follow acting.
Frank was best on mad tv. Doing skits. Thats franks happy place.
Do what Frank wants to do the hell with what everybody else thinks
Such an amazing funny man
I could only take 8 minutes of this. Patrick is trying to be Frank's therapist. The chit chat is boring. Let Frank do his impressions, don't psycho analyze him.
Pauly sounds more like Butthead than Andrew Luck
The worst caliendo interview
Just have fun, we love your impressions, don’t let pc dictate your act. The American people are behind President Trump, we want our government to serve us. Not kill our Presidents. JFK
I’d watch him for the rest of my life!!!!
Franks flustered. Left to edit or no 🤑
Frank is unreal!!!
I think his description of twitter as saying something guttural without having to deal with another person's immediate response basically describes people's social media addiction. I'm introspective enough, right now I'm able to complete my full thought and for the most part I'm going to get a positive response, an over-the-top negative response I can ignore, or no response. It can come across as angry or self-absorb because it's so personally freeing at little cost.
He sounds like matt damon
Stop movimg the camera!
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I'd like to ask Frank and other impressionists if there's just TOO many voices today in media. Back in the 70s there was maybe 5 go-to voices to last the decade. Nixon, Burns, Benny, Stewart, and Wayne. 80s maybe expanded to 10 with Reagan, Cosby, Murphy, Perrot, and Nicholson. 90s a good twenty to draw from, and today it seems like 40, but have such a limited shelf life. Frank does a great Bush, but somehow saying 'i plan to rocketize NASA further with more intensified fundations' just doesn't have the same umph as Rich Little always going for that Nixon I'm Not A Crook bit.
Why do people keep calling this guy a comedian? He tries to sound like other people and repeats things they said. Stanhope. MacDonald. Gaffigan. They are comedians
Never give in to the left wing but jobs
Alec Baldwin's Trump is awful. How'd he win an emmy?
It's the character he/SNL created. Just like Frank said here, you can either go for dead on or you can go for the caricature of the impression. That's what Baldwin is doing, and that's why so many people love it. Will Ferrell's Bush impression was pretty bad too, but everyone loved it because it became its own character.
Did not expect this sort of conversation. Great interview.
Comedian? I had no idea. Any links to something funny that he’s done?
If something happens to John Madden,you'll be out of work !
Umm...well.
‘’’’’’’
Dude talks over DP the whole time damn
trying to be relevent
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzz great Gruden. Otherwise washed up.
Frankie you sound lost. Take the advice of Howard Stern, of all people, who's been in radio since 1977. While Stern has evolved over the years, he's in the perfect forum, radio, to do so. And he's done it slowly and thoughtfully. But he's always advised people who have a successful movie character or TV show to milk it for all it's worth, because it's a million to one against that happening for you.
You, on the other hand, are an impressionist.
Get back to your roots. Forget about this political climate, it's meaningless in what you do, which is impressions.
If you want to get out of the business and go do something else in life, then fine.
But if you've found a winning formula, milk it forever. You're not an actor, or a singer. You're a brilliant impressionist.
And another thing. No one cares about Barkley or Gruden. Drop them like hot potatoes. I mean how many times can you say Turrible? Not funny.
Madden was brilliant but remember, he was seen by millions of people over 20, 25 years on CBS and Fox. How many people have heard Jon Gruden? Please.
You're a brilliant mainstream impressionist, get some new ones going and go play Vegas for crying out loud.
Or get out.
See, not that complicated. You sound completely lost now and take forever to say nothing.
That's not the guy I know. I'm rooting for you, because I'm a huge impressionist fan. I was listening to David Frye records, doing Nixon, in the late 60s.
WHY-YOU-PREACHY/PROJECTY-LITTLE BITCH-BEYOTCH! S.T.F.U-YA LITTLE BITCH-ASSED WEIRDO! YOU'RE WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE WORLD-SYCOPHANT!
This interview is best when Frank is allowed to speak. So many interruptions by Dan.Aakkk. Frank could easily do his own show of characters,all more interesting than Dan...
I like that he does the stories along with the impressions. That help.