Mike Richards - Fake Steve Armitage

[JiriHrdina]

Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN

Come on, you can picture Armitage when you hear Richards impression?? Listen, I dont find my guy;s bits the funniest thing in the world either, but the impression of Armitage alone is light years ahead of Richards. And yes, I do understand thats what makes Richards' bits funny and I just listened to the entire bits in the fan960 archive and yeah, they're funny as hell, but my only point here, and its been the same since the beginning, the impression sucks. It sounds nothing like Armitage.

Your guy has Armitage's cadence down pat, but his voice is not deep enough.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN

Come on, you can picture Armitage when you hear Richards impression?? Listen, I dont find my guy;s bits the funniest thing in the world either, but the impression of Armitage alone is light years ahead of Richards. And yes, I do understand thats what makes Richards' bits funny and I just listened to the entire bits in the fan960 archive and yeah, they're funny as hell, but my only point here, and its been the same since the beginning, the impression sucks. It sounds nothing like Armitage.

It's a caricature. Not meant to sound just like Armitage. Your man does sound more like Steve, especially for the first five seconds, but after that the resemblance is minimal.

Some of the best impressions are not exact mimics, but caricatures or exaggerations.

[Prototype]

I think the difference here is your guys sounds just like him, but isn't funny. Richards does an exaggerated impression that doesn't sound "bang on" but is funny as hell. That's what makes Richards impressions great I think is the over the top feel, like his Wie, Kipper, Sing, etc impressions. The Vezna bit with Kipper is classic.

If you are arguing that your guy sounds more like Arm, I agree. If you are arguing that it's a funnier bit than Richards, you're not gonna find me agreeing with you there.

[VANFLAMESFAN]

Originally Posted by Prottotype

I think the difference here is your guys sounds just like him, but isn't funny. Richards does an exaggerated impression that doesn't sound "bang on" but is funny as hell. That's what makes Richards impressions great I think is the over the top feel, like his Wie, Kipper, Sing, etc impressions. The Vezna bit with Kipper is classic.

If you are arguing that your guy sounds more like Arm, I agree. If you are arguing that it's a funnier bit than Richards, you're not gonna find me agreeing with you there.

I agree with everything you just said. Thank you, someone gets what Im trying to say.

[flambers]

Originally Posted by Prottotype

I think the difference here is your guys sounds just like him, but isn't funny. Richards does an exaggerated impression that doesn't sound "bang on" but is funny as hell. That's what makes Richards impressions great I think is the over the top feel, like his Wie, Kipper, Sing, etc impressions. The Vezna bit with Kipper is classic.

If you are arguing that your guy sounds more like Arm, I agree. If you are arguing that it's a funnier bit than Richards, you're not gonna find me agreeing with you there.

Well said, I found the Van segment actually quite boring.....while Richards always cracks me up...... I also like the Garia and Vijay voices.

[Reggie Dunlop]

There was a full moon over North Van
RCMP outside
Thousands wait for Steve
Waitin' for him to speak
For a miracle gonna happen
His eminence to restore
The sound of thunder crackin'
Signals the beginning of the war to end all wars

(chorus)
Armita-geddon carry me home
Armita-geddon carry me home

Harry and Bob in the booth
Don sleepin' in his collar
Red phones ring in the blackout
Ain't got time to lose ferries off Coquitlam
Enemy submarines from Prince Rupert to Seattle
On a red alert
You better scramble all the F-15's

(chorus)
Armita-geddon carry me home
Armita-geddon carry me home

[lifer]

Originally Posted by flambers

Well said, I found the Van segment actually quite boring.....while Richards always cracks me up...... I also like the Garia and Vijay voices.

why? they don't sound like that...

[Bobblehead]

I did like you guy's Brian Williams. That was pretty good.

Get that Brian Williams calling Mike's Steve Armitage.

[arloiginla]

Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN

Come on, you can picture Armitage when you hear Richards impression?? Listen, I dont find my guy;s bits the funniest thing in the world either, but the impression of Armitage alone is light years ahead of Richards. And yes, I do understand thats what makes Richards' bits funny and I just listened to the entire bits in the fan960 archive and yeah, they're funny as hell, but my only point here, and its been the same since the beginning, the impression sucks. It sounds nothing like Armitage.

When Armitage talks in his normal voice, he probably sounds more like your guy. But when he gets excited, Mike's version of him is almost identical

I remember watching speed skating in the winter olympics last February and hearing Steve calling the finals, every time he shouted out that Japanese skater in that raspy voice I just about wet myself:

"Man-Li Wong!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

[Reggie Dunlop]

Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN

I agree with everything you just said. Thank you, someone gets what Im trying to say.

Face it man... your boy's lame. A freakin' mynah bird..

Richard's robust, demented -- possibly addicted, likely a registered sex offender, over-the-top Steve is inspired.

Comes down to Funny. Funny trumps technique. Every time.

[VANFLAMESFAN]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

Face it man... your boy's lame. A freakin' mynah bird..

Richard's robust, demented -- possibly addicted, likely a registered sex offender, over-the-top Steve is inspired.

Comes down to Funny. Funny trumps technique. Every time.

Weird, I don't recall ever my guy's impression funnier, I said better. And in terms of "better" impression, I feel Peter's is better. Having said that, after listening to all of Mike's bits and in their RAW form, not the soundboard, the bits are funny as hell.

[vanisleflamesfan]

That soundboard is SO good. Like one of the e-mailers to Richards said this morning, I will be cueing up that soundboard everytime I have to answer the phone this week... Live from England!!!

[Reggie Dunlop]

Funny is better.

[VANFLAMESFAN]

Better is better.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN

Better is better.

In show business???

Haha

[VANFLAMESFAN]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

In show business???

Haha

Dude, I was kidding.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN

Dude, I was kidding.

The Richards Armitage never kids. Them's are first-person accounts from a consummate if crusty newsman.

[troutman]

Schnee tells me:

Wow... I already have people emailing the site with comments and requests.

Since 8:00am this morning.. the site has been getting hundreds of hits.....

[Bobblehead]

Originally Posted by troutman

Schnee tells me:

Wow... I already have people emailing the site with comments and requests.

Since 8:00am this morning.. the site has been getting hundreds of hits.....

He needs to get a few Google ads on there and try to earn a bit of revenue off the traffic.

[Prototype]

"GOOGLE ADS"
"MONEY"
"SCHNEE"

You need to get your buddy to get Richards to do an intro into the soundboard. Some custom stuff for the sound board.