Billy West (Doug Funnie) Reviews Impressions of His Voices | Vanity Fair

Voice actor Billy West reviews impressions of his voice. Billy watches some of the most popular impressions of Doug Funnie (Doug), Roger Klotz (Doug), Professor Farnsworth (Futurama), Dr. Zoidberg (Futurama), Elmer Fudd (Space Jam), Bugs Bunny (Space Jam), Ren Höek and Stimpson J. Cat (Ren and Stimpy) on KZbin and gives his opinion on each.
Doug - • Video
Roger Klotz - • Roger Klotz impression
Professor Farnsworth - • Video
Dr. Zoidberg - • 11 Futurama Impressions
Elmer Fudd - • impression of Elmer Fu...
Bugs Bunny - • BUGS BUNNY Impression
Ren - • 365 Days of Character ...
Stimpy - • Stimpy impression / im...
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[@denzelbazard6184]

His natural voice sounds mostly like fry

[@WardancerHB]

He said in an interview he did Fry's voice on purpose like his own. Because that's harder to imitate so it would be harder to swap him out for another voice actor :-)

[@luckyDancer100]

Rumblefin yup. I think they did switch him out, when Doug moved to Disney. So I don’t blame him. I think he said Fry is basically his voice at 20 years old.

[@BrandonGarbage23Trucks247]

And Billy’s laugh is also like Phillip J Fry’s!

[@IsilZhaSB]

LIKE FRY! LIKE FRY!

[@michaeldonovan305]

@@luckyDancer100 They did change voice actors and it ruined the show imo.

[@woebegone_kenobi]

This man is almost 70 and that blows my mind

[@whitetspider82whitetspider78]

Ikr

[@BallonDorTpsUltimateSoccer]

I know

[@whitetspider82whitetspider78]

Same with Rob Paulsen who is 65 & still age very well.

[@Tweetyresm]

Must be something about not being afraid of what people think about you looking goofy keeps you looking young

[@tylersmith9868]

He looks 24

[@powergannon]

It's hilarious that out of the hundreds of famous characters West voices, Doug is the one they decided to credit him for in the title.

[@incoherentthoughts420]

Haha. Doug is probably his least interesting character.

[@KingNexusMOCs]

@@incoherentthoughts420 Doug is awesome, bro

[@fkaiba94]

@@KingNexusMOCs skeeter > Doug

[@allisterbenson6380]

@@fkaiba94 you know what's good

[@JadesOfGrey]

Doug is his most famous character if you grew up in the 90s

[@meyelejuega3602]

I love how Billy gives all of them great advice, he's not just critizicing them, he's helping them become better at doing voices.

[@KairuHakubi]

Great advice on being fearless, you have to push a lot harder because you'll always sound much 'bigger' in your head. Also, not pausing enough, a lot of us feel like we're moving way slower in our heads than we really are.. Also as every good voice actor knows, a flawed impression is now your own brand new character voice you can use.

[@meyelejuega3602]

@@KairuHakubi i know, right! voice acting is stll acting, so first thing first you have to relax, you can't act if you're thinking about your neighbour hearing you scream like a madman or doing a silly voice, just go all out!. Also i agree with your point, flawed impressions can help you find your own tone, finding new voices is part of the fun, you will be surprised of how many voices can come out of you if you just let yourself be silly for a while.

[@KairuHakubi]

@@meyelejuega3602 That's my biggest issue for sure, that and the accidental rapidfire. And the older I get, and the more abuse is heaped on me just for existing, the more inhibited I am..

[@Mossfaerie]

Every person in these videos does that lol

[@shamanftw4921]

Yeah I didn't expect this to be so wholesome!

[@Capten_Wonder]

His Zoidberg is such a transformation. All of his talent really shines through that voice.

[@pseudohippie55]

Leela: Why is that good news? Farnsworth: They paid in advance.

[@chrisoliver3642]

BOI-OI-OI-OI-OI-OI-ING!

[@thangs]

@@chrisoliver3642 'Scuse me.

[@TheMilkyBarKid3]

I love Billy’s glee-full face when watching people’s impressions

[@samaravasiloff6381]

So do I. He absolutely exploded with laughter after listening to Brock Baker’s Zoidberg impression and exploding ink.

[@tootruetrivia5715]

Billy West is a national treasure.

[@iboughtmeth1384]

Fr

[@THEBIGGESTSCUMBAG]

ON SATAN

[@DSteinman]

He's the absolute best

[@billistics]

Meh, most of his voices are the same voice.

[@dominicg3316]

@@billisticsno

[@JustinBaslVoices]

Thank you Billy West for taking a look at my Ren impression! And thank you Vanity Fair! 😁

[@PCGGC]

You did a fantastic job!

[@kingsecho3351]

Your impression was really good. I like doing voices myself

[@kingsecho3351]

Ace D I have never posted anything. Bravo 👏

[@manlymanyo2511]

Well done man

[@PLAYAWORLDRecords]

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[@HardinProuductionsOriginal]

I like how West broke everything down where as most just go "Heh that's a pretty good impression"

[@rachelbradbury]

Yes! I enjoyed Nancy Cartwright's critique for the same reason

[@lilylove925]

John tho…xD

[@Altmetalpunk]

Its amazing how West is the mel blanc for our generation.

[@asuraXTC]

Pretty sure that’s Phil lamar

[@Altmetalpunk]

@@asuraXTC I mean, Lamar is definately one of the best and definately in the same league as west and blanc but the only reason I say west is the modern blanc is he's literally done half of mel blanc's voices in loonytoons since the 90's and was discovered by calling into radio shows doing blanc impressions. On top of that he did 4 major and very different voices in Futurama though both he and Lamar have done a lot of characters in futurama over the years. But yeah, lamar is an absolute legend as well. Him, west, and Tara Reid are some of my favorite all time voice actors.

[@frankiehands]

Nobody is Mel. He’s done hundreds of different voices, that most people to this day can’t properly emulate

[@Altmetalpunk]

@@frankiehands he definitely defined the art and created many techniques modern artists use. He is and always will be the GOAT. but he did use physical tricks and even used messing with slowing down and speeding up tape to produce some of his voices which we do digitally these days. The best voice actors these days have hundreds of voice credits because they follow Mel's footsteps.

[@brandonhaygood5286]

@@Altmetalpunk Tara Reid? Are you sure you don't mean Tara Strong?

[@Slater6977]

Zoidberg cracks me up.

[@Torthrodhel]

What? Humans are supposed to do that? Is that why with the weird shapes on the diagrams maybe.

[@indyjoe36ify]

@@Torthrodhel 🤣🤣

[@notsureiL]

I love Dr. Zoidberg.

[@KayLoo202]

i'm glad you guys actually found decent impressions

[@cliffprowse3341]

Yes! That’s bothered me so much in the other videos. And they just have to be nice and say “yeah that was good” when some of them were just awful.

[@AtomizedSound]

Well one was an actual voice impressionist “Brock” on KZbin so can’t really compare to the other videos when it’s people who don’t do that usually.

[@sophiathekitteh]

Ok, so Mel Blanc wasn't actually allergic to carrots, that's a myth. He used celery when voicing Bugs Bunny bc it gave a bigger crunch. 🥕

[@lightningcloudvii8972]

You gotta admit tho, the carrot story does sound alot better.

[@kwakerjak]

He may not have been allergic, but Blanc still hated the taste of carrots. He tried using celery, and it didn’t sound right, so eventually he resigned himself to using carrots but keeping a spittoon nearby to get the orange stuff out of his mouth the moment the take was finished.

[@KairuHakubi]

​@@kwakerjak that's what i always heard but stories like this, you never know. it's so easy for a lie to get entrenched, and nobody alive today can say they recorded in the studio with mel doing bugs.

[@Jennifer-ge1up]

He’s so nice 🥺

[@Topsey2000]

Doug for me is one of the greatest cartoons in my lifetime. Thank you Mr. West. The show died when it went to Disney and Doug's voice changed

[@alexandrebertrand-lafleur3114]

Billy West? For ones, he is Philip Fry but for Doug's fans, he is Doug and Roger!

[@bw6138]

My mind is blown!! You, Tara Strong, Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, were a huge part of my childhood in the 90's. Thank you Billy.

[@morph261]

Dont forget Cree Summer. she voices soo many 90s cartoon characters but many forget its her!

[@bw6138]

Is Cree Summer like Mel Blanc?

[@BodywiseMustard]

The apostrophe represents the missing "19" so it's written '90s

[@bw6138]

@@BodywiseMustard duh! I was 3 in 1990. Do the math!

[@bw6138]

@@FiveOClockWorld batman animated series 1992

[@estergrant6713]

i love how frys voice is just billy westd regular voice

[@simply.sarah1]

Hearing him speak, I remember Tom Kenny saying people said they sound alike. I would LOVE to see Tom try Billy's characters and vice versa :P Theyre both great people and super talented.. it would be a great show to watch!

[@RobertHeadley]

Billy West is such a great person.

[@PLAYAWORLDRecords]

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[@pepperwestwood]

Have you heard his Marge Schott uncensored?

[@Lynwood_Jackson]

I love Billy West so much. To hear him say "MacDaddy" made my day.

[@Slater6977]

Genuine and encouraging to young voice actors. Class act.

[@FanzRatingz]

The man, the myth, the legend.

[@koraldavis3474]

It's Fry and Professor Farnsworth

[@kekyointheshitpostingfool7959]

I love this man. He's so positive and hopes for his fans to reach for their dreams. Thank you Billy West 😭❤️ thank you for my childhood

[@samaravasiloff6381]

And he was laughing at almost everyone’s impressions

[@lawbinson]

Farnsworth was so good. But at the same time, Billy’s assessment and constructive criticism was so accurate

[@profoundwanderer1441]

1:15 😂That's the nicest way of saying "you don't sound like Doug".

[@sketchur]

Tonight, I just learned that Mel Blanc - the original voice of Bugs Bunny - was allergic to carrots! WOW! Great clips tonight! Great talent all around. A lot of insight!

[@FuriousMan226]

He wasn’t allergic to carrots

[@ODUBlue]

One of the voices that shaped my childhood, in so many roles. And a seemingly outstanding guy. Can't beat that. ❤️

[@daniellanglois89]

I met Billy at a convention earlier this year. He did the Futurama voices and the Red M&M! Super nice guy!

[@MegatronTarantulas]

Truly inspiring. Such a positive guy.

[@nick_jacob]

I needed this. It was nice to just sit back and relax and listen. Billy speaks so well and with such confidence.

[@cccccc499]

Oh my god.. Doug was 30 years ago, I don’t know why but hearing him say that hit me really hard

[@kushclarkkent6669]

I remember being a kid and finding out this guy voiced so many of my favorite characters...Doug, Fry, the Cheerios Bee. It blew my mind lol. Can't believe he's 70.

[@LydiaKrow]

This was so wholesome! Billy West is one of my all-time faves, he's done every important American cartoon voice in my adult life, starting with Ren & Stimpy!

[@ama-ri_vox]

He looks great for a 68 year old man

[@jwelch5742]

That's me doing roger klotz impression.

[@zane_slade]

He was absolutely critical much unlike the other voice actors

[@shinkenger2011]

*except John DiMaggio

[@zane_slade]

Harry Stotle, Carson Farilla. You've both earned a subscriber just for replying.

[@professionalhater9]

@Harry Stotle He said critical, not negative Harry.

[@lanceturley7745]

He kind of threw some lowkey shade at that first guy, complimenting his Doug impression and then telling him it would be better for a different character who's not Doug.

[@fatcatm0rty360]

It's called constructive criticism and most voice actors appreciate it.

[@jimmyispromo]

Doug was great! Miss him. Plus this dudes magnifying glasses are amazing

[@theodoro3188]

I personally think Billy West is the best voice of Bugs Bunny

[@yosefdemby8792]

Better than Mel Blanc‽

[@theodoro3188]

@@yosefdemby8792 I meant after THE Blanc himself

[@yosefdemby8792]

@@theodoro3188 Phew!

[@vincentfichtler7758]

@@theodoro3188 and Elmer Fudd too.

[@SaltPyramids]

Yosef Demby nice interrobang

[@deanevangelista6359]

The voices Billy did on the Stern show were gold! His Larry Fine was spot on.

[@DominickChirchirillo]

The Larry Fine Woodstock bit he did on Stern was priceless

[@capttrips1523]

His Marge Schott will always be my favorite

[@DominickChirchirillo]

@@capttrips1523 haha, yes. She was the most entertaining baseball owned there was

[@thegreat1007]

He did his voice overs on penn Gillette's show as well

[@rustymertz]

The great thing about him on Stern is you got to see him performing a lot of his own material. He’s incredibly funny.

[@d-rad5822]

I LOVED Doug as a kid, Ren and Stimpy, and of course Futurama was awesome. Thank you Billy for those great memories

[@Callmestripes69]

How nice of billy to be so respectful to the people appreciating him

[@MM-ud1xf]

Even thinking about doing a Larry Fine impression makes Billy a genius.

[@haleyanne86]

Wow! I've never seen Billy West before and I had no idea that he's done more than 1 voice on a show! So cool!

[@benbellebelleroseworkshop7892]

"I wanted Billy West to reprise his role as Stimpy."

[@realandrewcinque22]

same id love to see a reboot

[@brandeccohall]

The guy who did Zoidberg was really impressive! I wish I would hear about these videos. I would love to do my impressions. Billy West is my main inspiration on my impressions. I have many characters that I have created. I worked at a Guitar Center for a few years and a co-worker and I were going to create a cartoon about our experiences with the many regulars that came in our store. We went as far as having my wife draw out characters and we had the voices. We just couldn't find someone to create the cartoon. I really wish we made it though. We had some crazy people come into the store that we embraced and spent a lot of time creating.

[@inserthahafunniusername9656]

Wow! I'm an artist myself, but I can't animate. Nor do I have the money or technology to do so. Otherwise, I would have loved to help you! Your idea sounds really fun for a cartoon :)

[@EulalioMagana]

“Billy West? Such a ridiculous fake name!” - Fry

[@blaqmyke]

4:50 That's Brock Baker. . . surprisingly enough he is a viral voice artist!

[@shannahbaudelaire]

He is so sweet and encouraging. When he thanked that first kid for his bravery 😭. And his feedback is so detailed and helpful.

[@cgarb]

Thanks Billy for all that you do and did!

[@JohnWayne-ec1gi]

this was actually enjoyable to watch

[@sleeeeep]

i had no idea this legendary VA did doug!!! doug was my all time favorite nick tooon growing up. NOT the disney version

[@Exobably]

I like that Picasso in the background. One of my favorites as well

[@thegreat1007]

Every single one of those guys did a good job on those Impressions very well done impressive

[@thegreat1007]

Mel Blanc was so good at doing these voice impressions he could if he wanted to do every single voice that Billy could

[@PCGGC]

What an amazing, humble, and gracious man

[@bernlin2000]

Had no idea he did Doug...he really has done it all, cartoon television wouldn't be the same without Billy!

[@LopezBOT90]

So good to see West. 💙🌌

[@Shebeast3]

alot of great impressions

[@speedypete07gnarly]

Billy West is the Best!!

[@douglasbullet6456]

This video deserves more views

[@TGreen89]

What a refreshing video.

[@tvmattkc]

Billy West reminds me so much of my uncle (tone, mannerisms, accent, etc). The only difference is my uncle can't do vocal impressions, LOL.

[@sandwichgod692]

Why doesn’t this have more views? Maybe putting one of his more recognizable characters in the thumbnail like Phillip J, Fry or Stimpy it would have attracted more people. Doug just isn’t popular.

[@Simple_City]

I clicked on it because of Doug haha. I know Futurama was more popular though, probably would've been a better idea.

[@Beunibster]

To me he is best know for Futurama, Ren & Stimpy and The Howard Stern Show, in that order

[@Beunibster]

But to be fair, I watched Doug dubbed to Swedish, like a pleb

[@gmcubed]

Doug was first, and there's a lot of nick nastalgia so it makes sense to me.

[@Reject101Personal]

"Shut up and take my money" possibly my favourite Doug quote

[@ThePumpkinToad]

So my mind is blown cuz I never realized that that the same guy who did Fry was also Doug Funny... Makes perfect sense now.

[@MayonnaiseVenusaur]

I love this series. Dana Snyder and Maurice LaMarche next.

[@realandrewcinque22]

yes

[@billistics]

Ren's voice is John K.'s voice.

[@scaleitback1055]

I always hated Billy’s Ren voice.

[@billistics]

@@scaleitback1055 He helped destroy the scene.

[@justinvanveenar2953]

PLEASE Do more of these videos

[@t.b.8837]

When he talks in his normal tone, I hear Frye. Lol.

[@justinw7323]

I always wanted to meet this guy. A cousin of mine met him and said he's pretty nice.

[@weirdkorey]

That's my video doing Doug Funnie!! So awesome

[@fgrady1]

Billy is so awesome! I was first aware of his voices on The Rock of Boston WBCN’s The Big Mattress with Charles Laquidara in the 80s& 90s! Then of course Ren & Stimpy, but did you know Billy’s Popeye the Sailor in The Quest for Pappy, a computer animated video first broadcast on Fox then went to DVD in 2004? Great example of Billy’s vocal control.

[@spicy321]

Billy was hilarious on WBCN. He's the only guy who could make Charles Laquidara and Mark Parenteau speechless with laughter.

[@drkaufman]

Hot dang I used to listen to the Big Mattress every morning! Forgot all about that show.

[@cheesetheoriginalmres7727]

i liove hearing fry explain how good or bad they are at his other voices.

[@nitnat1984]

He said in an interview that for Fry his inspiration was his own voice when he was in his 20’s 👍🏻

[@BrandonGarbage23Trucks247]

3:48 That laugh reminds me of Fry lol

[@Jordan-tu4ki]

Strapping in for a good one

[@TylerJamesPryor]

He’s such a decent guy too. I love Billy!

[@Deucehoru]

Wow, I love billy west. What a cool talented guy.

[@angusyoung119]

Being close to Boston, you nailed that Elmer Fudd reference right on the head. A lot of people do sound like a Bostonite Elmer Fudd

[@TRJ2241987]

The Elmer Fudd "bowling" line in Space Jam used to make me laugh so hard as a kid. I met Billy when I was in my late 20s and he is such a great guy

[@gabe_silver]

that Ren Hoek was on point, made this old man smile : )

[@beatboxerwookienz2512]

Okay the Zoidberg impersonation was absolutely spot on.. I was blown away with it...

[@TreyMcDonaldAnimator]

I... love him. So much.

[@thegreat1007]

You could literally, in Billy's default voice you can see Doug in Billy's voice, its there

[@Shebeast3]

doug is still one of my fave cartoons ever loved it so much.

[@ryukomatoi592]

He is amazing

[@kikix304]

I love Billy west ❤️

[@spencercrosser]

Love Billy!!

[@Mediocre_JT]

Doug was my favorite cartoon as a kid. I read the books, watched the movie, and of course, rocked out to The Beets. 😂 I need mo allowance!!🤘 He was me and I was him, so relatable.

[@chegadesuade]

Dooo doo doo do doo

[@PhoeniksStorm]

Would be great to see voice actors react to dubbed version of their characters

[@CinemaStormz]

Awesome video I like it!

[@BrandonGarbage23Trucks247]

6:30 That killed me laughing!

[@Stefubi]

It’s impossible not to love Billy

[@snakeeyes2551]

Tom Kenny, Rob Paulsen, and Billy West are my Top 3 favorite male voice actors

[@natewatson6962]

"Good news everyone!" Gets me every time

[@gatheringleaves]

I had no idea he did Bugs Bunny in Space Jam! Wow

[@Hey_Jamie]

I love that Brock always ends up in these. He does so many. And he’s so good.

[@BrandonGarbage23Trucks247]

Brock Baker’s impressions suck!

[@jordancooperlalala]

The Stimpy guy wasn't even trying to do Stimpy

[@thewickednetwork7667]

This Man is my childhood Hero. Hard to believe Doug came out 30 years ago. I'm getting old.