Over 11 years and 570 episodes, John Rabe and Team Off-Ramp scoured SoCal for the people, places, and ideas whose stories needed to be told, and the show became a love-letter to Los Angeles. Now, John is sharing selections from the Off-Ramp vault to help you explore this imperfect paradise.
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"The Impression Guys" is a new series on YouTube about two world-class impressionists -- Jim Meskimen and Ross Marquand -- who are trying to be taken seriously.
Episode 1 of "The Impression Guys" on YouTube
The episodes chart the success of Jim's and Ross's 12-step program to get serious acting jobs and fight off the temptation of the good money they make doing trailer voiceovers and video games.
But there's something more. Until now, since it's a male-dominated field, it was all Jimmy Stewart, George Clooney, and George Bush. The only female celebs to be impersonated have been Dame Edna, Bea Arthur, and Julia Child. But "The Impression Guys" also features Angela Hoover and Dana Delorezo.
I talked with the group at Corky's diner in Sherman Oaks, where "The Impression Guys" was first sketched out many months ago. Warning, you may also hear Miley Cyrus, Gregory Peck, Ariana Huffington, Celene, and Dana Delorenzo's high school teacher.