Peter Serafinowicz: Master Impressionist | Absolute Jokes

It might be faster to list the impressions Peter Serafinowicz can't do. From Donald Trump and Simon Cowell to Al Pacino and the Beatles, watch the countless uncanny impersonations from the Peter Serafinowicz Show.
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[@basedbattledroid3507]

"An actor's face should be a blank canvas, and now mine is."

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

I thought it was Matt Berry at first! Sounded just like him.

[@casey6556]

His Alan Alda and John Cleese impressions are so good, if I heard them on a radio show you wouldn’t be able to convince me they weren’t the genuine article

[@dmartin5080]

And the Kevin Spacey

[@matt5415]

The Beatles killed me. It reminds me of the recent Beatles documentary. That’s probably the best Lennon impersonation. He really captures his contrarian attitude. Even the shouting is dead on.

[@mogadon7]

George H W Bush (Bush senior) impression would be good...of him plotting how the CIA were to kill John Lennon witih two gunmen.

[@1776SolidSnake]

@@mogadon7i didnt know i liked bush sr that much

[@nigelo92]

"You're not listening!.. We don't need to go to the toilet!!" lol

[@SpaceCattttt]

His John Cleese is uncanny.

[@em_birch]

It's borderline creepy, but in the best way.

[@Psychlist1972]

It was -- as was his Attenborough

[@cynsini9211]

His Alda was perfect, too... Didn't know he had that up his sleeve.

[@UncleCal]

‘Stop messing around with your phone and get in!’ 😂

[@DrCrabnuts]

Yes, of course, dear

[@holnrew]

The little things like Robert De Niro's breathing are such good observations.

[@rodrigopimentel5339]

holnrew LMFAO

[@zappasmoustache23]

Casting Benedict Wong as Yoko was a stroke of genius.

[@Alex-ry6cd]

I pissed my pants once I saw his face.

[@neilaspin008]

Truly amazing.

[@aramanon]

It WAS Benedict Wong!

[@robhardingpoetry]

@@aramanon they’re really good friends and used to be housemates

[@kristianTV1974]

He has spirit this one!!

[@broganchaput516]

Something about two Basil Fawlty impersonators arguing with each other makes me very happy.

[@rhaeven]

"why yes madam I am in fact frightfully tall" ahahahaha

[@nathanway4138]

I know your comment was from a while ago, but I particularly liked the fact that one of them is Michael Palin, an actual monty python 😂. I had to rewind because I was staring at Peter's impression ✌

[@animaltvi9515]

@@nathanway4138 I don't think it is, looks a bit like him tho.

[@nathanway4138]

@@animaltvi9515 a bit! It totally looks like Michael Palin. I've searched and searched for a credit and can't find one so you might be right it might not be him, but I think it is 🤔

[@craiggamble4431]

I couldn’t stop laughing at just that.

[@richardweldon2062]

Definitely the most talented impressionist around. Love his incoherent Stallone, and cracked up when you see his Al Pacino is Peter kneeling on a pair of shoes.

[@thesprawl2361]

There's also this insane bit where the Al Pacino character talks about a pet ant he had as a kid, an ant which eventually got cancer and died, and that's how he makes himself emotional when he's acting in a movie scene. It's mental and I love it.

[@DebatingWombat]

@@thesprawl2361 LIMPYYYY!!!

[@Mopark25]

That would be Bill Hader, but Peter is a very close second.

[@skipads5141]

Some, like the Beatles, were worse than a local talent show.

[@kasroa]

@@skipads5141 The Beatles ones were great. Think about how difficult it is, and how nuanced it has to be. He is a Scouser doing an impression of other Scousers, who each have slightly different variations of a Liverpool accent that have been watered down with international travel. It's hard to do and he got it spot on. Most people really don't have any idea what the Beatles actually sound like, they just hear 'generic Liverpool accent' in their head. So when they hear an accurate impression it probably sounds off.

[@AJ1990.]

The way he contorts his face to mimic the person he is impersonating is incredible. Unbelievably skilled. The Brando, Lucas no neck touch was hilarious.

[@mdaddy775]

Doesn't just do the voice and expressions but somehow captures the entire essence of each person...just wow

[@Armentitron]

Finally a De Niro impression that's not someone pulling their face back and doing the "talking to me" schtick

[@14199513cgn]

He is uncomfortably good at these

[@JackRascal]

Extremely talented man... doing impressions is not even "his thing", is it? Yet he's better than 99% of them.

[@SimonFoston]

He seems to have lots of "things."

[@synthesizerpatel7405]

He’s criminally underrated. The Peter Serafinowicz Show was incredible.

[@3fsdfsdwcaaa]

His one of a kind impressions no one else can do. Like kubrick in a way. Just not everyone notices. But undeniable talent and vision.

[@beatlemaniac-oc4dr]

The imagine/Beatles one was amazing especially since he's singing

[@hedylamar1668]

No, he was nothing like him

[@saoirsedeltufo7436]

Hedy Lamar troll

[@saoirsedeltufo7436]

I’m so impressed that he even adds in the mannerisms and gets the voice pretty well

[@sidarthur8706]

i've always said that anyone could do what the beatles did

[@alien6812]

Hedy Lamar spot on

[@neosquirrel]

Basil Fawlty, Spacey, Pacino, DeNiro, Hopkins and Alan Alda: spot on. Brando, accurate in more ways that I care to admit. Also love seeing Bronagh Gallager, Catherine Shepherd, Benedict Wong and Matt Berry, brilliant in their own right. Ever tried doing Matt himself? That would be riotous for a skit with him in it.

[@AfferbeckBeats]

Matt and Peter impersonating each other in the same skit would be hilarious

[@aseemsharma1427]

Failing to mention Mccartney is criminal

[@leob4403]

Pacino was his weakest imo, pacino has a southern drawl thats hes missing

[@StraitKnopfler]

@@leob4403 A southern drawl? He's a New Yorker

[@leob4403]

@@StraitKnopfler yeah he puts it on for movies

[@daverage4729]

God his Kevin Spacey is terrifying. Lol! Had to love his Nazi Leonard Rossiter too.

[@octaviussludberry9016]

Every time I see Ralph Fiennes, Indtart laughing. It annoys my wife as he's obviously in Harry Potter, but I burst out laughing in a cinema when I saw him as M in James Bond.

[@Beestification]

Is the Kevin Spacey one the one near the start where it looks like he's tearing that guy a new one, but he's talking about auditioning?

[@henkdetenk3480]

@@Beestification ye

[@Beestification]

@@henkdetenk3480 I thought so. So sick! Thanks

[@animaljustice7774]

Yep

[@daltonmoen1404]

My problem with a lot of impressionists is a lot of the time I can still hear their voice underneath it but a lot of these are fucking spot on.

[@MartinvonBargen]

I first met Peter when we were about 15 through a mate at school. He was funny AF even back then

[@danw8659]

I first met him when I was 5 and I thought he was funny AF then.

[@ukar69]

I hear he does a good Darth Maul😆

[@PatTheBatmanFan]

Paul Osborne “What?!?”

[@arewestilldoingphrasing6490]

Lol

[@hedylamar1668]

No he doesn't

[@jmaddnessL0L]

@@hedylamar1668 he is literally the voice of darth maul in phantom menace you sperg

[@TequilaToothpick]

@@hedylamar1668 Lol.... He IS Darth Maul.

[@portaccio]

Michael Cane saying "shot" was perfect.

[@happilyham6769]

The Beatles having a discussion about going to the toilet is hilarious.

[@OtisNotibrus]

0:00 Donald Trump 0:07 Jeremy Clarkson 0:14 Ian McKellen 0:17 Nicholas Cage 0:21 John Lennon and Ringo Starr 1:01 Sylvester Stallone 1:15 Kevin Spacey 1:43 Darth Vader 2:02 Alan Alda 2:09 Basil Fawlty 2:21 Leonard Rossiter as Reggie Perrin 2:58 Anthony Hopkins 3:07 Chris Tarrant 3:19 Hugh Hefner 3:24 David Attenborough 3:34 Marlon Brando 3:59 Columbo 4:37 David Lynch 4:47 John Cleese 5:03 Al Pacino 5:26 Terry Wogan 5:34 Hercule Poirot 5:46 Elvis Presley 6:04 Michael Caine 6:30 James Bond 6:53 Stevie (parody of Mikey from Big Brother) 7:10 Noel Edmonds 7:48 Simon Cowell 8:15 George Lucas 8:39 Charles, Prince of Wales 8:54 Robert De Niro 9:09 Mel Gibson 9:17 The Beatles

[@andyharris1802]

2:21 is actually him doing the voice of Leonard Rossiter as his famous Reginald Perrin character, as Ralph was once accused of doing a character in a style reminiscent of Reggie Perrin.

[@turnerthemanc]

you dont waste your long winter nights, do you?

[@moyadapne968]

@@andyharris1802 Yes CJ, I was hoping someone got it.

[@LusciousTwinkle]

NOT RALPH FIENNES! It's Leonard Rossiter.

[@DavidJCane]

@enlightenmentforfree It's Reggie Perrin on the phone to CJ

[@derekpink]

Alan Alda was the best, but Michael Caine was also dead on.

[@timothygraham4304]

It is very good but it's the only one I've seen. Obviously, I know you mean it's his best impression and not that he's the best Alan Alda impersonator, which is something he could be!

[@NateApplicable]

@@timothygraham4304 Check out Bill Hader's impression of Alan Alfa, that one is just as good.

[@timothygraham4304]

@@NateApplicable I will. Cheers.

[@hedylamar1668]

No, he was nothing like him

[@Artersa]

Hedy Lamar you’re trolling a very specific video, discussing how uncool this impression person is, interesting.

[@Cyborganna]

I love how Peter takes some more seriously and absolutely nails them, and does others deliberately off for a different kind of giggle. Not many can do both impersonations and impressions, but this guy does both brilliantly!💖

[@minamur]

the alan alda one was amazing

[@pano3232]

How was that even possible?!

[@scottward6974]

Using the same voice he could also do Howard Stern.

[@pathfinderLXXIV]

I lost it on that one... fucking brilliant. Pacino short legs was awesome too

[@hedylamar1668]

No, he was nothing like him

[@thomaskaupish8841]

It is absolutely criminal that this man is so underrated. Every single impression he does is completely spot on. I've never seen someone do so many consistently good impressions, even master impressionists have a few they're bad at, but Peter does them all flawlessly.

[@silverlightsinaugust2756]

Not David Lynch. It pretty much sounds nothing like him.

[@Misteryowl]

I don't know if I've just watched the same video as you, mate. I don't think any were accurate and some were embarrassing. Ringo and Clarkson in particular were nowhere near.

[@aaronleverton4221]

@@Misteryowl Must have some keen local insight on the Scouse and West Riding accents the rest of us don't have.

[@holliswilliams8426]

Some are absolutely accurate and others I could do better myself unless they are intentionally bad. Basil Fawlty I can't tell the difference.

[@Misteryowl]

@@aaronleverton4221 Yes. They're way off.

[@TopDawg1507]

He could do a good impression of the the guy in John Wick 2 who gives him the guns.

[@joeluscombe9150]

He's nothing like that guy idiot

[@jeebs621]

Lol the Kevin Spacey one was so funny😂😂😂

[@davidstevens2385]

I was unaware of just how good this bloke is!!!!

[@hedylamar1668]

No, he was nothing like him

[@rjowen]

@@hedylamar1668 "It's Hedy!"

[@dustywaynemusic6297]

@@rjowen Hedley

[@dustywaynemusic6297]

@@hedylamar1668 nothing like whom? He does dozens of impressions in this video 😂 or did u get butthurt about John Lennon and turn it off but not before leaving a bunch of pointless comments? What a loser u must be 😂😂😂😂😂

[@aurelmatthews4164]

Holy crap how have i never heard of Serafinowicz before i just knew him from Shaun Of The Dead, every single one of these impression where spot on.

[@rossshepherd9836]

Oh, that's really poor. For shame.

[@SuperBeardWill]

Pete?... Pete? OI PRICK!... He's not in

[@hedylamar1668]

Because you are not particularly discerning. He is not great.

[@dzfz2100]

Jesus I didn’t know he was so good at so many impressions!!

[@nord1486]

He did "Look Around You", the spoof schools science series

[@simonrafferty5301]

Omg that Beatles rooftop concert is so spot on. Even got the clothes perfectly.

[@Dev1nci]

I love how he captures Paul’s obsessive nonchalant face 😄😄

[@thegamingspotlightch]

His mcartney is good but fucking hell that lennon at 9:25 was frighteningly accurate!

[@jinxhead4182]

Damn, I was a fan of Peter Serafinowicz before, but that is pretty amazing. So damn spot on 99% of the time.

[@lucybickerton4573]

Omg I didn’t know he had this in him. Such a fan.

[@cpurssey982]

00:46 Benedict Wong! Hahaha.

[@portaccio]

I never noticed that. That's awesome!

[@DodderingOldMan]

Great actor. 15 Storeys High was brilliant. And his performance in that one episode of The IT Crowd was possibly my favourite in the entire series... along with Matt Berry.

[@johnmartinez7440]

I'd seen him in Peter's "Acting Masterclass" videos but this is great.

[@hedylamar1668]

No, he was nothing like him

[@viggosgamingchannel6916]

It is! 😂😂

[@DeclanZapala]

3:24 Jesus Christ, that’s not David Attenborough??

[@Milamberinx]

I thought the same thing

[@koolerking440]

The Michael Caine acting class is genius.

[@heyitsDevriss]

I'm floored. Every single one of these impressions are incredible. I haven't seen this wide an amount of perfect voices since Jim Meskimen.

[@polus2494]

He looks and sounds EXACTLY like McCartney at the end there. Amazing

[@freya7603]

I love that Michael Caine impression.

[@MadeByHenryDesigns]

His Simon cowell is the best I’ve ever heard.

[@TheForeverspiral]

Love the smug smile after he calls him a cunt as well. Hahaha! It's spot on.

[@jamesflynn4951]

I actually thought it was Simon Cowell.

[@TheJayson8899]

That David Attenborough and Alan Alda one was amazing

[@TheJayson8899]

And the Top Gear guy forgot his name somehow

[@Stephan74]

Wow can't believe how good he is. Brilliant.

[@OfficiallySanctionedKATG]

Leonard Rossiter omg! Lol all spot on.

[@Iffy]

Context of that joke is that Ralph Fiennes, who played Schindler in Schindler's List does look a bit like Leonard Rossiter

[@jaytorr6701]

Take a load out of your mind take a load out if your behind. While Paul is sitting on a toilet on a roof top. Absolutely genius. Very underrated show.

[@MrMeanor]

1:15 i'm guessing Kevin Spacey?

[@keeranjani]

That Simon Cowell is SPOT ON! How are more people talking about it?

[@AJ_Nightfall]

How is it even possible to do Kevin Spacey that good?!

[@Modernww2fare]

After Ross Marquand, this guy does the best Kevin Spacey impression I've heard

[@herbieholcroft]

That Rigsby ''oh my God' is something else

[@artemisvega8940]

His Australian accent is superb. No one can ever do Australian accents, particularly Americans, but often Brits too, they make it too broad and it comes off sounding like a mutant New Zealand accent. PS has a skill with voice patterns that is exceptional.

[@planetdisco4821]

I have to agree. It was flawless! Very few people can mimic an Aussie accent without sounding weird to us lol

[@johnthwaites5976]

The Irony is that the Australian accent evolved from a collection of British accents

[@PeterCleff]

I'm blown away. Unmatched.

[@sarahwelty9223]

This guy is a genius! He is so underrated he sounds exactly like the people he has impersonated amazing! 😂😂 That Beatles sketch was brilliant. Thanks for the upload.

[@GiggleBlizzard]

just wow... ofcourse the sound editing is a part of it but he really is amazing with his voice - and what a joy to watch him and recognize the characters just by his outstanding impressions of them

[@idc5309]

Peter, Rob Brydon, and Steven Coogan need to get together and have an impression off

[@GenXUnderground]

his Alan Alda is amazing

[@Spock0987]

Now I understand why he is The Tick, What a talented man Mr Serafinowicz, I am trully flabbergasted...

[@darranjames1627]

That Alan Alda was incredible.

[@DanielRed2]

The Al Pacino and Kevin Spacey actors masterclass sketches are literally the greatest thing in any comedy show ever made. So unique and wonderful! I only need to hear him start talking in the Al Pacino one and it's funny cause you know what's coming. 🤣

[@sammyjamjars]

Attenborough was so accurate

[@Trimethopimp]

That Deal or No Deal with coffins is absolutely horrific and hilarious 😂

[@cmomofilm]

Ringo Remembers is the best thing ever done, of all time, in history. His Lennon's perfect.

[@Rugmunchersauce3]

I think he's hilarious. His impressions are spot on and his form of humour is so silly and surreal, I love it, he's brilliant ! 🙂

[@ThunderboltWisdom]

The Alan Alda impression was spot on. Peter S is one of the best. At whatever he does.

[@bill_ezane6829]

That Pacino lol. Every one was brilliant

[@hehe3543]

This guy needs to play John Lennon if they make a movie about him 👌🏻

[@JaxenRossisback]

Hehe Definitely!

[@iainjames03]

Robert Zemeckis was producing a remake of Yellow Submarine in the style of other 3D motion capture stuff like Polar Express and A Christmas Carol about 10 years ago but it was scrapped. Peter had been cast as Paul but could easily have voice all four of the Beatles.

[@richardmullins1883]

3:33 his Jay Leno is impeccable 5:45 his Tom Jones is amazing

[@TheJayson8899]

Best impressionist I’ve ever seen

[@lebambale]

I enjoyed whatever personal projects he undertook. Look Around You, his spoof ads and funny little interludes in The Peter Serafinowicz Show, all other mockumentaries made (best of the genre, by the way, no one else this consistently good). Fantastic content!

[@Armentitron]

David Lynch.... The one impression I'd be happiest to see... Was the least accurate.... The rest were amazing

[@eelehtrikidd1002]

Yeah I'd say that was his only terrible one. He needs to do a higher pitch nasal sound

[@rainy7106]

It’s obviously gonna be tougher for him to pick up on the details of a foreign accent but, I think if he added a bit more nasal to it, it could be pretty darn great.

[@deltadaz]

No way is he singing at the end . that is just spot on pauls voice

[@ftuT]

Didn't kow he had a show and was such a great impressionist. Him and Ross Marquand may be some of the best I've seen.

[@wintermute8315]

Yeah, only saw Marquand's stuff the last few weeks, and I'd say these two are by far the best.

[@Davey647Returns]

I know that's supposed to be Sir Ian McKellen, but it's a spot on Matt Berry.

[@mireilledischer3380]

Love the Pacino legs.

[@TheThejpmshow]

Even LOOKS like Lennon 🤣

[@jacknthat7500]

“You wanna live like an animal? Go live in the shed you thick fuck!” -Pete

[@fretpound]

That Marlon Brando took me off guard, 😂 That physical characterization! Some of these were spot on, others just reasonable.

[@StudioMod]

The Kevin Spacey impression is unbelievably good.

[@2660016A]

I just don’t understand how he hasn’t become some much bigger and more well known that he currently is. One of the best comedians and impressionists of our time.

[@johnwedgbury6817]

i remember him from an obscure 90's late night weird comedy sketch show. i thought he'd sunk without a trace. he's amazing, i don't understand how i forgot about him for so long. the attention to the mannerisms for pretty much all but particularly the beatles, cleese and alan alda are exceptional.

[@TheThejpmshow]

Sly almost incomprehensible Perfect

[@elizabethhurley6726]

Him doing the Beatles 😂🤣😂

[@billygarcia9885]

His Alan Alda is beyond impeccable.

[@24031965GAV]

His timing is impeccable.

[@KaitainCPS]

I love that it's Wong from the Marvel movies playing Yoko Ono.

[@ezzong]

Wth even without text description i instantly recognized whom he's impersonating, brilliant.

[@huwjones1762]

Brilliant......Especially The Beatles!!

[@345TheEWAN345]

That Kevin spacey impression was the best one bar none

[@TheValeyard92]

So he's Darth Maul and Darth Vader.

[@vicvinegar2067]

You know he's a true master because he takes the easy ones like Elvis, Stallone, and Lennon and takes it to a complete other level

[@Armentitron]

Wow an Australian impression that's actually realistic and not Crocodile Dundee

[@glenrichardson8266]

Dude, that Alan Alda was fucking lethal.

[@SentientMeatbag]

David Attenborough was dead-on.

[@atlascove1810]

That clarkson one. He could step in on an episode and no one would notice.

[@sidarthur8706]

not quite but pretty close to perfect

[@thesprawl2361]

That one was uncanny. They're all brilliant to be fair. The Kevin Spacey one's brilliant, Simon Cowell, etc.

[@hedylamar1668]

I think you must all be watching something else. Not only is he trying to hard but he is not actually funny.

[@tomreading94]

Hedy Lamar I feel bad for you

[@MONA-9250]

0:08 Jeremy Clarkson!

[@theskolcup]

The Noel Edmonds and Terry Wogan are f_____g GOLD

[@woodrailking]

Coffin-19? Prince Charles Corona? Prescient

[@eddselby185]

woodrailking exactly what I was thinking mate!!!

[@bigwheezy9045]

How fukin weird is that?

[@pathfinderLXXIV]

Alan Alda at 2:01 kills me.

[@mylescasey1771]

Lmao, Darth Maul so good at impressions

[@ramenai]

8:49 *People's Fight-or-Flight Instincts Go Off*