Political impressionist Matt Friend on "The Takeout" | April 30, 2023

Political impressionist Matt Friend joined Major Garrett for this week's episode of "The Takeout" to discuss what influenced him to start working in comedy, and his ability to do over 250 impressions.
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[@Bumperump]

🤣This guy's a good impressionist 😂

[@anti-duhringbattalion4801]

This from a year ago. His Bill Maher has vastly improved since this was recorded. It's now one of my favourites.

[@Dade333311]

Tucker impression killed me!!!! :-)

[@broddybounce]

Been following the amazing Matt for a couple of years now, SO talented, and this is definitely one of the best interviews he's ever done - glad TH-cam finally suggested it, albeit many months later - and major kudos to you, Major. 😏 Part of it is that you gave him a good chunk of time so that we could hear a lot of his impressions, but you also asked great questions AND asked for the best mix of people for him to do impressions of, which I find a lot of interviewers on the shows that he's been on don't do.
One thing I found very interesting is that he admitted that only a small portion of his stand-up act are impressions... I don't know if he was serious that it's only 18% of his act, but that sounds about right because I did see him perform live for the first time earlier this year and and although he has a lot of good material, his set was definitely missing a lot of impressions, including some of his really well-known ones...which is what he's making his name on. I got the sense that a few folks in the room came to the show hoping for that and were disappointed.
Hope he might eventually adjust that and make his act at least 50% impressions - perhaps more in the spirit of Rich Little than just basic stand-up / crowd work with a few impressions thrown in - and, imho, his star will rise exponentially. I realize it's his dream to be on SNL but I think his future will be much more solidified if he's just comedian/impressionist Matt Friend and not SNL cast member.
But, then again, who am I to quash a young man's dreams?

[@1621world]

Love is love my friend

[@tmc1564]

Think Matt is officially a celebrity already he's quickly rising to the very top I mean the world is addicted to him. American Pride Matt !!

[@jjjmac2003]

I love The Take Out. I always wonder if Major's guest ever want their food hot ? It's gotta be cold by the time the interview is over.

[@MissPerriwinkle]

he is king of comedy. yaya!

[@mcchainfan2803]

Amazing news

[@tmc1564]

What a sweetie pie Matt is !

[@scottallen6058]

Instant fan. He needs a major platform 😊

[@anyagetman8596]

Biden impression simply requires sunglasses 🕶 😎

[@zentherapist1]

I hope all the politicians tune in for this & laugh as much as we do.

[@janpercell-ph3ig]

He's great

[@tmc1564]

Maaaatt!! 🎉

[@musicdreamerforever]

best impressionist🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@user-vb9vt2xy5i]

🙏

[@marymoltumyr6459]

Hilarious.

[@amatvkhmer]

He is beautiful

[@Atwater20]

I was surprised to find out DeSantis works for Disney, after all, he was one of the seven dwarfs on stage last night, right?

[@davidanthonystone5165]

Matt. NYC here. Can you do Groucho Marx and Tallulah Bankhead
From the nbc radio shows

[@Karolus68]

Where is the point of keeping several hundred thousand videos on the channel if no computer can rewind the playlist backwards over a year??? Processors and graphics cards do not make. Delete old movies because it doesn't make sense!!!

[@MintyCherubandtug]

All of his impressions are good but he literally becomes Donald Trump. It is indistinguishable from the actual Trump. He has the voice, the breathing, the facial expressions, and and the way he goes from one topic to the next

[@pendorran]

Talented and sexy

[@septembermiranda9780]

What happened to the whistle blower found dead 🙏 ??.

[@summerfunteam]

Probably started to decompose I would think

[@iNdUsTrIaLrOcKeR4U]

@MattFriend, why is Monday called Monday?
What moment is yours? Define death.

[@iNdUsTrIaLrOcKeR4U]

define audible.

[@iNdUsTrIaLrOcKeR4U]

Is everything agreeable?

[@iNdUsTrIaLrOcKeR4U]

i will NEVER surrender to GOD. Amen. Alleluia.

[@houstonconservative1776]

Jimmy Dore blows this tweaker away

[@davidgibson7615]

Jimmy who???!??