Celebrity impressions: Comedian Frank Caliendo does 15 impressions in 10 minutes

It's always a good time when comedian Frank Caliendo comes on Windy City Live. He did 15 impressions in 10 minutes and employed Chicago Blackhawks legend Jeremy Roenick as a pizza deliveryman!
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[@livingtorture5745]

We need this person on Hot Ones.

[@EE-bg1de]

wooooooooooooow. As a hot fans superfan, i agree yes yes yes yes (jeff goldblum)

[@bloozedaddy]

Saw Frank at Zanies in Nashville maybe 20 years ago just before he blew-up. He has that special manic streak ability to riff endlessly on the fly that Robin Willisms had. He clearly puts a lot of time and effort into impressions and delves deeply into the nuances of each voice. Major props.

[@wingman-1977]

This guys can literally carry on a conversation with himself.

[@TheIceManDan23]

Facts

[@dillon2x502]

If Jim Carrey and Robin Williams had a kid!

[@tomitstube]

frank has that rare combination of being a great impressionist and a great comedian.

[@cryback37]

I was lucky enough to meet him back in 2006. First celebrity I ever met. He's not only talented but a super nice guy as well.

[@HRHBoof]

Has Frank become possessed by Robin Williams? He never misses a beat. Lol Frank has got to be ranked in THE top 3 impersonators that ever lived! I LOVE FRANK! Especially his John Madden. Hahaha

[@jerrybrownell3633]

Non-stop rapid fire delivery. Amazing how he can transition into various persona's without missing a beat. It has to be the vocal chords. If Rich Little is the King of Impression then Frank Caliendo is the "Crown Prince".

[@johnsheehan977]

This guy is gifted. love him!

[@ORagnar]

That was a frenetic performance. Love Caliendo... a real talent. He does a great William Shatner.

[@kareembeaman8080]

His impressions are perfect

[@MrWhitelightning73]

Kareem Beaman Especially, Morgan freeman

[@edgardeese]

His wife must INSIST he stays on the road. It would be too insane to have him around the house for an extended stretch...

[@jay56wilcox]

No Way, I wouldn't let Frank out. He is MINE ! ALL MINE. HAPPINESS, LAUGHTER. SLEEP WELL EVERY NIGHT.

[@Saskinny]

Somehow I doubt he acts like that at home.

[@hevykevy316]

That Chris Evans is so subtle, it's brilliant.

[@stevencoffman34]

Frank is amazing love his gruden

[@landonmiles97]

My brain can’t process how he can LOOK like the people he’s impersonating. Blows my mind.

[@forestgeorge8855]

He hasn’t changed a bit.

[@Weekend658]

His energy is insane. Never seen him like that

[@christopherdockstader16]

You think it mught be coke?

[@icetray2727]

He did a pretty good RDJ😂

[@zaryalace7475]

Normally Frank isn't this confident. It's a nice change of pace.

[@benadams3569]

"I'll be done when I'm done." lol

[@astroboy4162]

THIS GUY IS THE BEST !

[@heyitsthatguy4781]

Great comedian!

[@rkf2746]

If Jim Carrey and Robin Williams had a kid!

[@JohnNiemsMusic]

I grew up where Aurelio's Pizza was started as it was in Homewood Illinois! Love seeing Frank here and loved seeing my first Pizza place get some praise!

[@scazermazz]

Jeremy Roenick was a legend when he was in Philadelphia. Not only was he a great teammate, he did tons of charity work and private work with kids.

[@desleykakoulidisgallaway3382]

You a a brilliant impersonator- love your George w bush the best

[@terryhill4732]

Frank and me used to hang out at a local pub and hustle pool and drink cold beer, a real stand up guy

[@danspydergeise]

Holy cocaine Batman! Lol

[@estradaj777]

He had his show , I just don’t understand why people didn’t like it he’s one of the bestttt

[@jackjones3657]

Caliendo reminds one of Robin Williams. As talented as he is it can be a bit much when he is so frenetic.

[@justsumguy2u]

And ironically enough, he does a good Robin Williams impression

[@skinnerman100]

Yea

[@davidcochran6291]

You can't try to focus just open up your brain to be like fishing nets and don't narrow, expand. It helps if you close your eyes for a bit and let it wash over you. Frank is the best. I wonder if he and Robin were ever on the same show. Then to add an extra drop of crazy, throw Jim Carey into that pot.

[@supasep]

Bro was thinking the same thing.

[@coletrickle1775]

Now that you mention it, I can see it

[@MarkGShepherd]

Aaw ive tried for years to nail a Morgan Freeman impression...and this guy just jumps in and out of it.😂❤

[@michaelmode]

His Charles Barclay is hilarious

[@cheefussmith9380]

It’s definitely not turble. Barkley has such a great sense of humor I bet he loves it

[@jph595]

Frank inspiring Thanos is hilarious.

[@journalism101]

He did the past three presidents in a row Conversing with each other without missing a beat. He got to do a sketch on that in full makeup.

[@therealrzrshrpe3140]

In full makeup? That would include black face. Just hope you realize that.

[@Icutmetal]

The Real RZRshrpe Nice troll.

[@therealrzrshrpe3140]

Icutmetal I really wasn’t trolling. Just being serious. Frank would be canceled faster than the Friends spin-off “Joey”

[@truebluefilmsaustralia8143]

He needs to be in more movies most underrated comedian.

[@moonpiespotlight4759]

What makes people like Frank great isn't their talent for impressions - a lot of people can do that. It's how fast his synapses fire and how he sees the world around him along with his ability to communicate it to the audience. That's not as common.

[@troy9er]

Just saw his podcast with Dennis Miller earlier today! Great podcast!!! Love Frank, didn’t know he was a Chicago boy, hey ME TOO!!!!!

[@rango_unchained]

Frank does so many amazing impressions, but I laughed the hardest at "I'll be done when I'm done!"

[@brandonrudder1300]

If ADHD was a person

[@Modernww2fare]

So Jim Carrey?

[@marvinthiessen3454]

@@Modernww2fare Carrey is now old and tepid.

[@crocop6873]

But he is awesome tho

[@Icutmetal]

Marvin Thiessen And?

[@stevepatrick183]

It would be robin williams

[@kbcustoms3571]

Can you imagine at all times people wanting you to do impressions?! He's probably only himself when with family

[@alanfrost75]

Boy can this guy work a crowd. Holy crap :D

[@wakeup6910]

His Morgan Freeman is spot on,,

[@billtinsley366]

His facial expressions are as good as his voices and that’s saying something...

[@ChadTries]

90 seconds in and he hasnt done a single damn impression yet but still stole the show XD

[@TheAssasin2525]

Frank is right about the retired professional athletes. Many of them were in a sense put on a pedestal... and they began to believe the hype. So bruising their inflated ego isn't impossible when a great entertainer or comedian pulls off a good one now and then.

[@wb849]

Robert Downey Jr. impression is good.

[@Kenaz2226]

Goat!! Love Frank!

[@codedecode878]

did he and roenick bump some lines backstage or what?

[@mephenstessina6081]

codedecode that would be cool AF to do lines with a retired athlete that u folowed while active

[@cheefussmith9380]

JR has a great sense of humor!

[@larrydawson2580]

Whatever you do don’t give this guy coffee.

[@bfee20021]

Or crack.

[@nightrider8950]

Hahahhaha

[@fiener42484]

I don’t think he would need it!

[@landonmiles97]

He drinks a gallon before every show 😂

[@pellevastano]

Hey listen, the guy impersonates MEL KIPER JUNIOR, NEEDS A LOT OF COFFEE TO SUSTAIN, ICED, NOT HOT, coffee, really good beverage for sustaining a the most famous nfl draft analyst ever.

[@cheefussmith9380]

I love this

[@findingdori8367]

I have to put on my DEPENDS when he does George Bush. I cannot hold it in.

[@l.rongardner2150]

I have no idea why the Raiders paid John Gruden a $100 million to coach the Raiders when the could have got Caliendo for $10 million, and he would have been a better Gruden than Gruden.

[@dylanhenson7146]

Especially now. I wanna see Frank do a Gruden public apology

[@joeycrck1479]

Oh this aged well

[@MarcusRefusius]

Who needs Gruden when ya have Madden?

[@jay56wilcox]

Hello, Frank, Thank you ! Please, Planet Earth Needs You.

[@Kinseliplier]

9:30 I like how he sounded like John Madden when he choked on the Sausage lol. I like how he went from John Madden Choking to Robert Downey Jr saying "is this Good?".

[@wheezyfox80]

When you have a guest on your show and don’t have to say anything because he literally doesn’t stop talking

[@c.j.9072]

I would love to see him do an Avengers skit he's already got Loki and RDJ down pat.

[@davidcochran6291]

Can you imagine him doing Chris Hemsworth as Thor.

[@hudsonja]

Maybe just me, but I thought the way she was laughing at him and touching his arm she was going to ask if he ever divorced his wife if he'd date a TV anchor and he shut it down in the best way possible lol I felt like she was I to him

[@seth8056]

Dang, he really killed this. Glad the hosts let him do his thing

[@markraines7476]

He is so good at impressions

[@kratoscallofduty]

What the hell was in the pizza? Frank went insane for 10 minutes.

[@matthale8090]

The sausage apparently lol

[@EE-bg1de]

His entire routine is essentially at it's Core Robin Williams and builts from there.

[@johnsheehan977]

A modern-day Rich Little!

[@CSUnger]

Man oh man, what must his brain chemistry be like ?

[@IIIIthruXII]

This guy is pure talent

[@JollyDeacs11]

Frank is one of a kind!

[@cohencohen54]

I want some of that pizza!

[@petejr7774]

Wow...dude is amazing

[@pinecedar180]

This guy is a super genius!

[@kevinluschak5241]

I love when he does John Madden.

[@jackstill618]

Frank I love you. Could you attend my daughters 10th birthday party? thanks. Pay you with pizza?

[@armanbesler8253]

7:01 The de Niro tongue.

[@frankpavan7865]

Frank is great !

[@chrish1993]

eating in a interview.. Priceless...

[@Kinseliplier]

9:42 was that a Chris Farley impression? Those Body Movements looked Chris Farley like.

[@chrisb8655]

Yes, he doesn't immitate Farley enough because he does a great job with that one.

[@Kinseliplier]

@@chrisb8655 Yeah He does. That's Clearly a Chris Farley impression.

[@DionTheMusician]

I'll be done when I'm done.

[@user-ej8uh3lb9o]

Awesome

[@dorisjohnson2933]

Pure class should me more famous

[@jcb3393]

Sweet story about his daughter at Comic-Con

[@marvinthiessen3454]

This isn't the first show he's milked about the "broken elbow-daughter" comic-con story and it's become redundant.

[@johnfroelich8554]

Caliendo eats the pizza the whole time: "warlords!!"

[@dronexfun8469]

Honey, I shrunk the talk show hosts. Wow that table's huge.

[@ikarooz]

A perfect Bush, Obama and Trump, all in one sentence. Then he kept dropping into Morgan Freeman...omg! Fantastic!

[@LunchBox68]

That pizza was looking like a piece of fried chicken 😂😂😂

[@unstopology]

He reminds me of Robin Williams but on less drugs.

[@janiewalkwitz9543]

He's the best!!!! But you gotta go to Lou Malnati's!!!!!!🍕🍕🍕

[@millypoo7713]

That pizza looked delicious 🍕

[@EdWeibe]

He's the only guy I know who can do a great non-star-trek Shatner

[@RayfieldA]

Frank Caliendo! An amazing Skitzofrenik!

[@BlueBagger83]

I would hate AND love to be stuck in the same room as Frank Caliendo and Kevin Smith.

[@MrPAULONEAL]

Kevin Smith never says anything...

[@rickdaniels1789]

Easiest interview in the biz, lol.

[@AleZayas]

3/4 he looks exactly like Russell Crowe. He needs a Russell Crowe.

[@GohanBurner]

I would definitely need adderall in order to speak that fast and that consistent. Omg.

[@jeffreylocke8808]

June 29th is my birthday too.

[@antoniomontana6061]

John Gruden !!!

[@thenobs123]

bruh at certain angles he's like a fat Matt Damon. always funny

[@timothycarpenter9552]

I wished he would have done Bill Walton, it is great.

[@JamesJohnson-ro2jq]

FRANK,! You’re no bigger than one of my massive farts!!!!!! Lol!

[@georgemacdonald8667]

Anyone else picking up Matt Damon from 8:12 to 8:23?

[@insanehooligan]

Very gifted, undoubtedly talented but this segment was a runaway train

[@KingKsEDC]

He grew up in Wisc 😏😏 just so yall know...so whats in the cheese? Lolol

[@williamgullett5911]

3 Favorite...Gruden/Freeman/Walton

[@elr2141979]

You got to be kidding me you don't like his John Madden

[@williamgullett5911]

@@elr2141979 I like his Madden too, just like the others more. His Barkley is great too

[@marxter6]

Theyre all good but Walton ...Barkley and Maddon standout for me hmmm Goldblum too!

[@williamgullett5911]

@@marxter6 Maddon and Goldblum I havent seen. The Walton makes me laugh the hardest

[@williamgullett5911]

@@marxter6 it just dawned on me...you were talking about John Madden...I thought you meant Jue Maddon....the Tampa and Cubs manager....and I was like....Joe Maddon doesnt even say much...how could someone do an impression of him?

[@philochristos]

I'd like to see him do Jim Gaffigan.

[@detlefmolt2112]

Wow.

[@pattrell5257]

He and Godfrey need to get together(possibly with the best other impersonators going) and do a clean variety slow; that would be special!