Ep 12: Chuy Zarate with Phil Hartman’s Bill Clinton

Our guest is a person who has done so much comedy, they don’t need to spend all their waking hours talking comedy. But when they do decide talk comedy, God damn is it a treat! Listen to Austin’s all star improviser Chuy Zarate as they dive into the podcast’s very first character that was a well known celebrity impression, Phil Hartman’s Bill Clinton. What made Phil’s Clinton so enjoyable for both the right and the left? Was Phil’s Clinton better than Darrell Hammond’s? Is there any better of a SNL president sketch than Phil’s Clinton politicking through a swing state McDonalds? Listening to Chuy open up about how this particular celebrity impression touched both his comedic taste and political sensibility make this episode a very unique one.

“People, when they do Bill Clinton, are probably doing more of Phil than they are Darrell Hammond.” ~ Chuy

Published by Matt Alspaugh

Matt is a podcaster and improviser with Coldtowne Radio in Austin. He's also a sports/pop culture op-ed writer on Medium. Matt loves baseball, pizza, bike rides, coffee, and everything about San Diego. He lives with his with Maryann and their dog Rockford J. Montana just outside of Austin.

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