Who Can Do The Best Mr.Burns Impression? Obama, Clinton, or Bono | Would I Lie To You?

Harry Shearer: "At a White House drinks reception, I was asked to judge who could do the best Mr. Burns impression out of Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, and Bono."
From Would I Lie to You? Series 10 Episode 3.
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[@PerryML]

Rob definitely made this card, so he could do some impressions

[@westy4973]

He's so shy about it tho

[@iljaharris1899]

well in that case the meeting would probably have also included Ronnie Corbett.

[@sonicdiablo8968]

@@westy4973 lol

[@James-hd6ez]

​@westy4973 Who is the odd one out ? Bono,Clinton or Obama? Answer Bono the other two are war criminals Bono just endorses war criminals 😮

[@pjay3028]

So why didn't he do any then? 😂😂

[@patrickbyrne5070]

Harry Shearer is such a legend. From Spinal Tap and those great Guest comedy mockumentaries to Simpsons - he made our youth so much better. What a top bloke

[@TimHareMusic]

Heck of a bass player too!

[@rad6666]

Duh...Wayne's World

[@pena.3302]

IF HE'D ONLY BEEN IN 'TAP'&,THE TAP.BEEN ON THE SIMPSONS..STILL A REAL LEGEND..&,WHAT A GREAT SPORT.TO LET EM EAT SHITAKE.SHROOMS BRITS.ERE GUV .MR BURNS HA YRS N YRS OF BEING ON TSMS.IS LIKE NOBLE PRIZE TO ME GOLD.HARRY .LOL.❤🎉😊

[@keithrobson593]

Animalympics too. Absolutely brilliant

[@Psykel]

He did some voicework in the 70’s too. In a little indie classic by the title of Star Wars.

[@mphays]

I'm impressed with Rob, that was a good Clinton impersonation.

[@GrandHighGamer]

He's a professional impressionist too (and singer, and comedian, etc), so yeah. Guy's super talented across the board.

[@joesretrostuff]

It genuinely was

[@dshishod]

unreal👌🏾

[@rahuldahoob]

That was the highlight of the clip 😅

[@mm9773]

I agree. Really noticeable when he’s good at something.

[@rad6666]

Everyone forgot his roll in Wayne's World as Handsome Dan. He was epic.

[@mikedickens7957]

Aha

[@samscovill1426]

And the joke was that he wasn’t actually that handsome

[@JohnKing73]

one of my fave impressions

[@foxhound13]

Or in the Matthew Broderick Godzilla movie.

[@wellesradio]

He wasn’t in Wayne’s World. He was in Wayne’s World 2. That’s why nobody knows about it, and rightly so. That movie sucked and bombed.

[@melissarey2973]

Rob's Clinton was pretty good.

[@adamleatherbarrow5153]

Lee Mack has such a superbly fast comedic mind 🤣

[@RailRocketRicky]

Harry Shearer, the voice of Mr. Burns and Smithers, on Would I Lie To You?; he is so funny voicing his iconic Simpsons characters. :)

[@rachelw1076]

Even better are his roles in all of Chrisopher Guest's films! Best in Show, Waiting for Guffman, This is Spinal Tap...highly recommend you go down a rabbit hole 😊

[@nathanglover8437]

He was so good. I've seen this clip before and I still got it wrong.

[@Funkyboozer]

Long live Spinal Tap!

[@olddoggeleventy2718]

" I did not release those hounds."...Excellent!

[@haydencooper_]

Harry Shearer has finally reached the age of Mr Burns

[@mcculloch29]

It’s just as well Rob’s impressions are excellent. He does love to shoehorn them in.

[@nunyanunya4147]

he really needs to not push it. he is already 'that little dog that's allowed on the couch'

[@xtealz1993]

​@nunyanunya4147 He is there to set up jokes.... is he really supposed to ONLY guide the game forward?

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

All impressionists do. A while ago Rory Bremner was MC at a concert of music from Gerry Anderson shows. He did a few impressions of characters from them, fair enough. But he kept doing ones like Boris Johnson etc for no reason.

[@TheThejpmshow]

Tom Jones always starts with a HUH 🤣

[@davidcrazyrides]

plot twist that wasn't mr burns it was mr Snrub

[@fuiers]

”Bono like Mickey Mouse theres one on each continent” 😂😂

[@_mickmccarthy]

I was really hoping that the question at 0:26 was going to be "And why was Bono there?"

[@CaptainGrimes1]

I like how his normal voice sounds like Principal Skinner

[@heatherhancock2985]

Ecxxxxxcellent! 👍👍

[@killbotone6210]

Harry Shearer is incredible in A Mighty Wind.

[@kdee8166]

Love Harry Shearer. Check out his series 'Nixon's The One' - so good .

[@FLMUSACanada]

Hello Cleveland!

[@lPHOENIXZEROl]

Harry Shearer at 80 sounds like a Mr.Burns impression that's not quite there these days.

[@Eidlones]

He's terrible at it now. Listen to the most recent Mr Burns appearance on the show. Sounds like a bad impersonator

[@catchasmurf762]

So surreal having Harry Shearer on. I mean Simpsons has now passed into mythology as an example of the best American (and by extension through adoration, UK) culture has produced in this period. It will be remembered for generations I guarantee it.

[@PhantomMarquis]

So perfect how he could create a believable exchange between Smithers & Burns with little effort…

[@tinto278]

Say the line Bart!

[@Gary_Hun]

Should be the new definitive way of electing presidents in the USA really, WHO DOES THE BEST BURNS IMPRESSION... i mean, the latest candidates are just somewhat younger than the actual Mr Burns anyways.

[@lolzlolz102]

Is Waylon Smithers Jr is pretty good.

[@michaeljohn1978]

How did Harry get to be such a good Mr Burns impersonator?

[@ruk2023--]

Great comment. Assuming you're joking...?

[@michaeljohn1978]

@@ruk2023-- Obviously

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

Maybe he knows Mr Burns.

[@ryescott9445]

Simpson ey, new man?

[@Cross-Carrier]

This looks like a job presentation from Rob. Just so the Simpsons people know he's got at voices

[@Trab8900]

Haha hes a good sport

[@AltimaNEO]

The older he gets, the more like Mr Burns he looks.

[@IIllIIllIIllIIll]

Just say the line.... "I didn't do it"

[@BlueManIan]

YAAAAAAAY!

[@justinsmith4562]

He looks like Mr burns

[@davemustaki134]

It would be so funny if Harry asked for 50 bucks after each impression lol or in this case pound 💷

[@jsullivan2112]

Ha! I knew it. Harry's a creative genius. His imagination is way more interesting than anything at the White House. Too good to be true.

[@GodTierComments]

In actual fact, it was Clinton that did the best Montgomery impression

[@davemustaki134]

I'm surprised they didn't throw a Sean Connery impression

[@zetectic7968]

What an old clip

[@purefoldnz3070]

1:09 why do they look seated at some awful looking rollercoaster ride?

[@mjsicinski]

They are. It’s a rollercoaster called Brydon Won’t Stop Doing Impressions.

[@DaProHobbit]

It's called a 'panel show'. It's a popular comedy TV show format in the UK, and maybe other countries in Europe too.

[@purefoldnz3070]

@@DaProHobbit what does that have to do with roller coasters?

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

Because some fool gave a set designer too much money and too little instruction.

[@purefoldnz3070]

@@zacmumblethunder7466 yes it looks like it haha

[@McWhatevs]

Not to toot my own horn, but soon as he said they have "four or five" of them I year, I knew it was a lie.

[@swolltits3927]

"Those 3 were finalists" is a thread that should've been pulled. Imagine getting Obama to compete but telling him he's only in the opening round. Who's out in the crowd? Smiling with mouth only, furious that they were eliminated and knowing Obama's was truly shit.

[@misfit2022]

It was believable until they said Bono but always great to see Derek Smalls.

[@klue8578]

He’ll be invited this year you watch. KZbin and social media is where the White House finds all its intelligence from marketing and everything else

[@TechySpeaking]

first

[@user-kk4zw5jo4t]

It was Ted Cruz

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

I can't imagine Clinton being that good at ANY impression.

[@justinsmith4562]

Can’t imagine you being good at anything, including being a keyboard warrior.

[@johnmc3862]

He probably do a decent version of himself.

[@davemustaki134]

He did a pretty good impression of the president

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

​@@johnmc3862He can probably do an indecent version of himself.

[@mulemule]

*So, this is basically Britain's version of "Hollywood Squares" minus the squares.*

[@skillarchy81]

No, blankety blank is closer to Hollywood Squares.

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

​@@skillarchy81Celebrity Squares in the 1970s was the UK version of Hollywood Squares. It was controversial in it's day, as it was the first UK game show to offer £1,000 as top prize. This was when cash prize shows were making £27 sound like a life changing amount. Bob Monkhousevpresented it, and the money was brought on in a briefcase by a iniformed security guard.

[@occono3543]

@@zacmumblethunder7466 It's funny there's only like 3 years between when Bob Monkhouse was making a big deal about a £6400 grand prize, and the premiere of WWTBAM with a £1,000,000 grand prize that gave someone £64,000 on the first night.

[@kekort2]

No, Harry. It's the people's house. You could have given the prize to anyone.

[@doktormcnasty]

Why is that peep show guy clapping he just lost? Wehn you lose you should look sad, crushed, and defeated so the winner can revel ALL UP in it.

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

It's considered good sportsmanship to applaud the winner.

[@jsullivan2112]

I dunno, having fun maybe?

[@dragonsdynamite6403]

Yay, two war criminals having fun.

[@RedViper9]

Ffs mate… way to ruin the mood

[@aliasgharkhoyee9501]

​@@RedViper9 Yes, what's the big problem with reminiscing about beloved mass murderers? Maybe next time they'll speak fondly of Kim Jong, Adolf, MBS, and Netanyahu.

[@Ekergaard]

​@@aliasgharkhoyee9501well, maybe some of us are not watching British panel shows because we want to be reminded of dysfunctional American politics.

[@danmayberry1185]

Do you do birthday parties?

[@dougdougw]

The story wasn't even true, you nacissistic dipsh*t.

[@crancrowncrayon]

wow British TV really sucks huh

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

British TV is so good you Americans copy it

[@MOSMASTERING]

Excellent joke!

[@mczigger]

🤣🤣🤣

[@DukeLuke-kh4pr]

FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸

[@echognomecal6742]

Without a doubt, he Did release those hounds. 🫤

[@partthethird]

"It is the opinion of the United Nations that no hounds were released in Iraq"