The true measure of a mimic's talent is if he never has to TELL the audience who he's doing; that the impersonation is so good that you KNOW who it is immediately. Kevin does a great job.
What makes Pollack's impressions so much fun is that he doesn't try to be _identical_ to the person he's impersonating. He does their defining characteristics at about 120%, and you can't help but laugh at how distinctive each of the actors is. His Kirk is the funniest I've ever seen because of his ability to exaggerate Shatner's acting quirks just enough.
I had tears in my eyes from laughing so much at his impersonation of James Kirk. You are absolutely right - it's the exaggeration of the little characteristics that make it funny.
He was doing it so well, I could easily visualize the ship, the crew and the turbolift in my head. I could even see the doors of the turbolift open and close... Awesome!
This man is a Genius at impersonations. He did William Shatner,Robin Williams,Christopher LLoyd as Jim Ignatowski,Jack Nicholson and Dudley Moore as Arthur. What an amazing talent!
This guy is so talented. His work in USUAL SUSPECTS shows he can act in serious roles too. He'd be a riot to hang out with. Thanks for all the great entertainment, Kevin.
Wow! What an outstanding Robin Williams impersonation. I had no idea he was so talented. His Jack Nicholson was also brilliant. Not just the voices but his mannerisms. He had Kirk down to a very comedic T.
I only learned recently that Kevin Pollack was a stand-up comedian. I have been watching his terrific character acting on Prime's "Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" and enjoying him and the cast immensely. But this man is a true comic genius in what he did in this clip. Amazing!!
Kevin Pollack has to be one of the most underrated actors and comedians ever. This Star Trek impression alone should be his closing bit everywhere he tours (if he still does).
Hands down, the single best Nicholson you will EVER hear. Mostly because he doesn't go for the catchphrases -- he plays the "calm" Nicholson, the snarky Nicholson, the one who is BUILDING to the "You can't handle the truth" and "here's Johnny" lines, without ever getting there. Close your eyes, you can't tell them apart. Pure magic.
Jeff i think i read somewhere. that he overdubbed Nicholson in the movie A few good men ..just a couple of lines when they had to edit and Jack wasn't available
I think I saw this back in the day. Still brilliant. I can't believe I'm sitting in December 2022 watching a 2009 posting of a bit from 1989 that I probably saw on some comedy special on cable.
I first saw this in 1989 on HBO, and it is still one of the funniest stand up routines I have seen. If you pay close attention you can see Kevin Pollak turn into William Shatner in a lot of his early movie roles, like "A Few Good Men" when he is arguing with Demi Moore and says "... because he couldn't run fast!"
I personally think his Kirk impression was very very good Bill does indeed talk like that and the movements are pretty close to some ...I repeat some...of Bill's speach and movements are like that...Kevin just over exaggerates for comedic effect is all
You know what? Shatner has admitted he used to take his time with his lines because he was rehearsing them in his head and trying to remember them. At least in TOS.
@SmithandJones256 The fact that most people in watching TV/Film in the 70s and 80s could tell you who Shatner was, and even when someone was doing even a even shoddy impersonation of him, should tell you how well known he was. His distinctive his mannerisms are a massive part of that. He stood out.
👍👍GAWD this is still amazing, so timeless! I've been watching season 1 of the original series this week & Kevin Pollack simply nailed William Shatner's Kirk! 😁😁😁
I LIKE IT WHEN HE DOES JAMES T KURT OF THE STAR SHIP ENTERPRISE I ALSO LOVE IT WHEN HE DOES CHRISTOPHER LLOYD&DUDLEY MORE&JACK NICHOLSON&ROBIN WILLIAMS.HE WILLIAM SHATNER GOOD HE SOUNDS JUST LIKE HIM.
@@joshuar8261 I SEEN EVERY EPISODE'S OF STAR TREK I DON'T KNOW WHY HE DOES THAT I GUESS HE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT WHAT HE GONNA SAY HE DOES LOOK CONSTAPATE DOESN'T HE
He's so good at impressions that the audience was laughing even before he started doing "Dr. McCoy" Just the look on his face told you who he was parodying.
True story...met him after a show one night. My mother was with me but didn't want to be in the photo in the autograph line. He does the "Arthur" voice in front of the whole line while saying "No worries ma'am...just two grown men grabbing each other's asses."
This might just be the best comedic sketch ever. He created a hilarious story and his sound effects & impressions are spot-on yet perfectly over the top.
This routine and this show was absolutely brilliant. I remember seeing it when I was a kid, and I have never forgotten it. A classic standup. To my mind, nobody does Shatner / Kirk as well as Pollack. All the other impersonations were perfect as well.
I hate impressionists who identify who they are doing, here, Kevin is so good you even know who his is impersonating just by his expression and mannerisms and then when he speaks it is the icing on the cake. so good!
What if ET and Mr T had a baby? Then the baby would be called Mr ET. And I think Mr ET would sound something like this "I pity the fool who doesn't...phone home".
Kevin Pollak, hands down the best Kirk impression ever! And he slays every impression he does! Killed it with Christopher Walken before anyone else back in the day!
Clearly you haven't seen all the odd numbered ones. Although I will grant that Star Trek: The Motion Picture is forgivable because they were trying to make an overlong episode, Star Trek 3: the Search For Spock is pretty decent, and Star Trek: Generations is pretty decent too.
I recorded this on VHS tape from Comedy Central back in 93'ish and used to watch it over and over. I've never seen someone nail Kirk as good as this. First time I've seen this in over 20 years and I laughed as hard as I ever had back then!
@@betaneptune That is classic Kirk , overplayed a bit to highlight Shatner's own "over the top" style , and that hand gesture when Kirk would be emphatic , almost pleading to be understood...you knew shite was serious when he did this . Some stuff in this routine is episode specific while a lot was his "normal" day to day self . Now that you've seen this I'm sure you'll recognize stuff in future watching of TOS . Cheers !
@@jeffreese1828 But what about swinging his head left and right? I've seen all the TOS episodes many times and don't recall ever seeing such a thing. And what stuff in the routine is episode-specific?
@betaneptune Lol ! Like that hand gesture is episode specific. Maybe not just ONE episode , mind you , but not all the time , either . Think about Kirk imploring some menace on the view screen to spare his ship . His crew . Can't you "see" the hand gesture ? The swinging face , admittedly , is exaggerated to a high degree to properly spoof Shatner's own exaggerated acting style . Are you just curious of specific examples ? You're not being defensive ? Because Pollack's impression comes from LOVE of the character and the actor . For me , James Kirk is , easily , in myTOP 5 , in Pop Culture/fictional characters , across ALL media , including Literature , Movies , TV , comic books , etc. THAT'S a lot of characters ! A lot of FANTASTIC characters ! But if I had to choose , among all these "characters ", if I had to pick just 5 , ULTIMATE HEROES , there would be a place for Kirk ! Would just HAVE TO BE , right ? Now. I was very sad when I heard of the actors who portrayed other champions , like McCoy , Scotty and the much beloved , Mr. Spock had passed , but I know I will WEEP for Shatner, just as I wept at the death of Kirk , falling , at last , while selflessly fighting for and saving others . As he always had . I couldn't help it , the character symbolized THAT MUCH to me. So , we are laughing with him , not at him , so to speak ...Shatner. of course , NOT Kirk . Remeber this video in your subconscious...and you will see bits revealed as you re-watch TOS and think "aha. thats what that dude was talking about ! Sorry , I went off on a tangent ,there ! Lol. "JUST" wanted ya to know I'm true Kirk fan and wouldn't be laughing at him , Shatner really , maliciously . Just another way to enjoy the character/actor . Cheers !
This was AWESOME Kevin had the accents and the body language and facial expressions ABSOLUTELY PERFECT for EACH....and EVERYONE......HE DID! Pure Comedic Genius.
I bought this on tape at a Star Trek Convention a long time ago. Not this particular performance, but the same material. It's cool to see the actual impersonator.
Just noticed that Kevin is wearing a sweater very similar to the one Shatner wore on SNL when he told the Trek convention attendees to “…get a life, would ya”
Such facility. I remember watching this somewhat close to real time...at least close enough to laugh hard at the Brian Boitano finale....it set the standard very high for parody with substitutions (if that is the term for this?)...No one has ever topped this Shatner...or Rev Jim, for that matter, and Dudley Moore in engineering, brilliant!
robin wlliams as chekov, christopher loyd (reverend jim) as spock...jack nicholson as bones...dudley moore's arthur as scotty...did i leave anyone out??
You left out U.S. Olympic figure skater Brian Boitano at the end. =) ♪ What would Brian Boitano do ♪ ♪ If he was here right now? ♪ ♪ He'd make a plan and he'd follow through ♪ ♪ That's what Brian Boitano'd do ♪ - Trey Parker, "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut" (1999)
Lee Anderson Paramount made _V_ partly to fulfil a contractual directorial agreement with Shatner back in 1986, but mostly to offset possible lawsuits over the collapse of the original fifth movie, _Starfleet Academy._ _VI,_ on the other hand was shot on the sets for The Next Generation for about 50 bucks because they felt they needed content on the big screen for the 25th anniversary of the old show.
The true measure of a mimic's talent is if he never has to TELL the audience who he's doing; that the impersonation is so good that you KNOW who it is immediately. Kevin does a great job.
That and when you can tell who they are before he says a word
@@littlelamb711 yep nicholson and loyd i got before he even spoke
Great use of caps BTW
@@sharpnova2 I got the first three, but not Scotty.
think Scott was dudley Moore......??
What makes Pollack's impressions so much fun is that he doesn't try to be _identical_ to the person he's impersonating. He does their defining characteristics at about 120%, and you can't help but laugh at how distinctive each of the actors is. His Kirk is the funniest I've ever seen because of his ability to exaggerate Shatner's acting quirks just enough.
I had tears in my eyes from laughing so much at his impersonation of James Kirk. You are absolutely right - it's the exaggeration of the little characteristics that make it funny.
He was doing it so well, I could easily visualize the ship, the crew and the turbolift in my head. I could even see the doors of the turbolift open and close... Awesome!
Trekkie talk, he was stoked about the upcoming Final Frontier, and skeptical about TNG. The irony.
@@dr.juerdotitsgo5119To be fair, season 1 of TNG was a bit rough.
This man is a Genius at impersonations. He did William Shatner,Robin Williams,Christopher LLoyd as Jim Ignatowski,Jack Nicholson and Dudley Moore as Arthur. What an amazing talent!
And Brian Boitano!
You have to love the 1980’s.
Every one of them, spot on!
He does Christopher Walken and Liam Neeson as well as others he's an amazingly talented man
Christopher Lloyd was Spock in this one.
William Shatner invented what Kevin Pollack calls pause acting and Pollack does the best Captain impersonation you'll ever see.
Oh thats a new one...I always thought it was called Overacting...
Actually, Adam West did it first on Batman.
@@chex313 over acting.....is ....such....a ..problemwith ...actors...whomayormaynot....be ...very....verrrrrryyyyy...insec..[BLAM!!]
@@chex313It's because Shatner was a stage actor before he got into movies and TV. Stage acting is a whole other approach to acting.
This guy is so talented. His work in USUAL SUSPECTS shows he can act in serious roles too. He'd be a riot to hang out with. Thanks for all the great entertainment, Kevin.
Wow! What an outstanding Robin Williams impersonation. I had no idea he was so talented. His Jack Nicholson was also brilliant. Not just the voices but his mannerisms. He had Kirk down to a very comedic T.
T for Tiberius? LOL.
I forgot Dudley Moore ever existed until this, and I instantly recognized his impression of him. He’s really good
I only learned recently that Kevin Pollack was a stand-up comedian. I have been watching his terrific character acting on Prime's "Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" and enjoying him and the cast immensely. But this man is a true comic genius in what he did in this clip. Amazing!!
Look up his bit about Christopher Walken 😂
Best captain kirk impression ive ever heard.
go check out joe alaskeys kirk on youtube. it makes kevins look amateur.
@@MrMferg240,
Nothing makes Kevin look amateur.
alaskeys captain kirk is way better then kevins. also alaskey does the best Jackie gleason honeymooners impression ever.
@@MrMferg240 Just went and watched it. Kevin is WAY better IMO.
give him credit man. he's got some excellent impressions.
I'm so glad i'm old enough to appreciate this in 2020
Who was Brian
@@ronaldoswald1942 thanks Ronald sorry for the late reply
@@marioiacolucci I'd like to know who Brian is also.
@David Wall okay thanks David stay safe be well peace ✌
Kevin Pollack has to be one of the most underrated actors and comedians ever. This Star Trek impression alone should be his closing bit everywhere he tours (if he still does).
Hands down, the single best Nicholson you will EVER hear. Mostly because he doesn't go for the catchphrases -- he plays the "calm" Nicholson, the snarky Nicholson, the one who is BUILDING to the "You can't handle the truth" and "here's Johnny" lines, without ever getting there. Close your eyes, you can't tell them apart. Pure magic.
Jeff i think i read somewhere. that he overdubbed Nicholson in the movie A few good men ..just a couple of lines when they had to edit and Jack wasn't available
Christopher Lloyd - Spock
Jack Nicholson - Bones
Robin Williams - Checkov
Dudley Moore - Scotty
Pollack had these impressions perfectly.
Maximus Aurelius this was hilarious
I thought Spock was Pacino
I probably should have watched Taxi
and who's the last one("Brian")?
At first thought Spock is Rodney Dengerfield
I think I saw this back in the day. Still brilliant. I can't believe I'm sitting in December 2022 watching a 2009 posting of a bit from 1989 that I probably saw on some comedy special on cable.
I was obsessed with this bit when I was a kid. I had the whole thing memorized at one point.
NO matter what star date, it was spot on. Bravo.
I first saw this in 1989 on HBO, and it is still one of the funniest stand up routines I have seen. If you pay close attention you can see Kevin Pollak turn into William Shatner in a lot of his early movie roles, like "A Few Good Men" when he is arguing with Demi Moore and says "... because he couldn't run fast!"
This was great really entertaining
Shatner says he does not act like this or talk like it sorry William you do this is spot on .
I personally think his Kirk impression was very very good
Bill does indeed talk like that and the movements are pretty close to some ...I repeat some...of Bill's speach and movements are like that...Kevin just over exaggerates for comedic effect is all
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You know what? Shatner has admitted he used to take his time with his lines because he was rehearsing them in his head and trying to remember them. At least in TOS.
He did come clean in his Book “Get a Life!” and admit that Pollak’s impression is spot-on. Even had Pollak contribute a small bit to the book!
@SmithandJones256 The fact that most people in watching TV/Film in the 70s and 80s could tell you who Shatner was, and even when someone was doing even a even shoddy impersonation of him, should tell you how well known he was. His distinctive his mannerisms are a massive part of that. He stood out.
I watched this without the sound and could still tell who the characters were just by looking at him. He's that good, lol.
Damn, this is spot on stuff! This is the Kevin Pollack I remember. He was an enormously underrated talent.
this had me cracking up!!
he is still
His Shatner is profoundly good. Possibly the greatest impression of an actor/celebrity of all time. The others are great too.
His Alan Arkin is great. lol
Except he's not doing Shatner, he's doing Kirk!
Thanks! He can do both. Both equally well.
His Peter Falk is perfect!
@@RichardM-kv4uu 100% He even gets the lazy eye somehow!
👍👍GAWD this is still amazing, so timeless! I've been watching season 1 of the original series this week & Kevin Pollack simply nailed William Shatner's Kirk! 😁😁😁
I'm... James... Tkirkofthestarshipenterprise...
You forgot the sharp intake of breath directly after that
star log... twozerosixeight...we seem to have.... explored.... a new planet...
I tried hard to say that and couldn't.
I LIKE IT WHEN HE DOES JAMES T KURT OF THE STAR SHIP ENTERPRISE I ALSO LOVE IT WHEN HE DOES CHRISTOPHER LLOYD&DUDLEY MORE&JACK NICHOLSON&ROBIN WILLIAMS.HE WILLIAM SHATNER GOOD HE SOUNDS JUST LIKE HIM.
@@joshuar8261 I SEEN EVERY EPISODE'S OF STAR TREK I DON'T KNOW WHY HE DOES THAT I GUESS HE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT WHAT HE GONNA SAY HE DOES LOOK CONSTAPATE DOESN'T HE
He's so good at impressions that the audience was laughing even before he started doing "Dr. McCoy" Just the look on his face told you who he was parodying.
I was today years old when I found this guy was a comedian. How is this dude not a household name. This was freaking hilarious
"Star Trek Five...In Search of Cash" - oh, I do miss the cynical Pollack.
2020 Covid-19 version: "In Search of TP"
@@SirDeanosity "i need TP for my bunghole"
Watching this at the end of 2019 and I'm thinking about all the young people that have no idea who any of these people and characters are 8-)
Sad for them isn't it???
Lol. True. 😂
Lol. True. 😂
Then we teach them so they can join in the fun. This was absolutely amazing!
Sucks to be them.
Oh my God, the Dudley Moore as Scotty is perfect on do many levels
True story...met him after a show one night. My mother was with me but didn't want to be in the photo in the autograph line. He does the "Arthur" voice in front of the whole line while saying "No worries ma'am...just two grown men grabbing each other's asses."
He does Kirk SO well. Spot on.
I read this in Kirk's voice
No, it's Pollack.
Before he even speaks his expressions are so good people know exactly whom he will be impersonating
Angel Gd Ikr! His pauses make it so much better
All except for "Brian" at the end. Who's that?
@@KutWrite Watch the entire special. It's a callback joke.
@@gordoschmordo2826 Link, please?
@@betaneptune I'm pretty sure by this point you know how to use the internet.
This might just be the best comedic sketch ever. He created a hilarious story and his sound effects & impressions are spot-on yet perfectly over the top.
I know he is great perfect too
This routine and this show was absolutely brilliant. I remember seeing it when I was a kid, and I have never forgotten it. A classic standup. To my mind, nobody does Shatner / Kirk as well as Pollack. All the other impersonations were perfect as well.
Ditto ... So glad I found this! Good memories!
Still popular here! Wonder if Kevin could do an "Enterprise" sketch, doing different actors as the chrs.?
Agreed. His Shatner makes me laugh more than any other Shatner impression I've seen in 35 years.
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@@CapitanTavish what
Excellent skit, huge Star Trek fan myself.
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James Alexander: 😊 🖖
If any of this sounds "over the top" to anyone who is young, Kevin is actually spot-on with the behavior of these people when they were most animated.
I hate impressionists who identify who they are doing, here, Kevin is so good you even know who his is impersonating just by his expression and mannerisms and then when he speaks it is the icing on the cake. so good!
I didn't recognize Spock or Scotty. Is 38 to young to know those two?
@@mellowlink1215 Christopher Lloyd was Spock and Dudley Moore was Scotty
@@ProXYOneCreations Not Christopher Lloyd... Jim Ignatowski.
@@mellowlink1215 It is not too young to know them.
What if ET and Mr T had a baby? Then the baby would be called Mr ET. And I think Mr ET would sound something like this "I pity the fool who doesn't...phone home".
Kevin Pollak, hands down the best Kirk impression ever! And he slays every impression he does! Killed it with Christopher Walken before anyone else back in the day!
2015 and the material's still funny
+huberfloover because this was made in better times
2019 (almost 2020) and the material's still funny
2020 yup
not only were his impresenations dead on, his skit was better than star trek V
Ash...... whatchu talkin bout Willis ??? All of the Star Trek movies are good
Scotty was always drunk!
Tom H star trek 5 was pure garbage, so was generations... the rest of tng movies were decent at best
what year is this?
Clearly you haven't seen all the odd numbered ones. Although I will grant that Star Trek: The Motion Picture is forgivable because they were trying to make an overlong episode, Star Trek 3: the Search For Spock is pretty decent, and Star Trek: Generations is pretty decent too.
That sweater is spot on.
Kevin's best is Alan Arkin. His stories of his crank calls to Arkin are hilarious.
Absolutely fantastic. He nailed all the celebrities impressions.
Lloyd who played jim on taxi was so talented beyond words - to go from jim on taxi to a klingon on Trek Amazing
And Professor Emmett Brown in the Back To The Future series................
Which is even funnier because when Kirk needed to time travel to save the whales, he used the vehicle Captained by Doc Brown
I've watched a lot of Kevin and love his KPCS, Kevin Pollack Chat Show (highly recommend), but I've never seen this clip. Just BRILLIANT!
I got to see this live. First time I've seen it again in over 30 years and it is still brilliant!
Kevin's masterpiece. Great actor and comedian.
No one else laughs, but that little detail with his hand at 3:52 gets me every time.
Year's later Kevin Pollock actually co starred with Jack Nicholson in a Few Good Men, I wonder if he ever did his impression for him
Yeah he explains it when he went on Rich Eisen's show
Pollack was a stand in for Jack during the courtroom scene when Jack was unavailable. Pollack did Jack's lines off camera.
Still just as funny as back then! Love him going in and out the sliding door!
Kevin Pollak is the best I can watch his impression all day long especially the Star Trek impressions just tremendous!!
I saw Kevin do his Shatner impersonation live once, what a treat that was, absolute genius!
One of the most talented and funny mimics of all time😎
I recorded this on VHS tape from Comedy Central back in 93'ish and used to watch it over and over. I've never seen someone nail Kirk as good as this. First time I've seen this in over 20 years and I laughed as hard as I ever had back then!
I almost choked to death on the, "... but their faces seem the same" part.😇
What's with the swinging his face left and right so fast? Is there some TOS episode I missed? (2:11)
@@betaneptune That is classic Kirk , overplayed a bit to highlight Shatner's own "over the top" style , and that hand gesture when Kirk would be emphatic , almost pleading to be understood...you knew shite was serious when he did this . Some stuff in this routine is episode specific while a lot was his "normal" day to day self . Now that you've seen this I'm sure you'll recognize stuff in future watching of TOS .
Cheers !
Yes. and the accompanying gesture....SPOT ON ! rofl
@@jeffreese1828 But what about swinging his head left and right? I've seen all the TOS episodes many times and don't recall ever seeing such a thing. And what stuff in the routine is episode-specific?
@betaneptune Lol ! Like that hand gesture is episode specific. Maybe not just ONE episode , mind you , but not all the time , either . Think about Kirk imploring some menace on the view screen to spare his ship . His crew . Can't you "see" the hand gesture ? The swinging face , admittedly , is exaggerated to a high degree to properly spoof Shatner's own exaggerated acting style . Are you just curious of specific examples ? You're not being defensive ? Because Pollack's impression comes from LOVE of the character and the actor . For me , James Kirk is , easily , in myTOP 5 , in Pop Culture/fictional characters , across ALL media , including Literature , Movies , TV , comic books , etc. THAT'S a lot of characters ! A lot of FANTASTIC characters ! But if I had to choose , among all these "characters ", if I had to pick just 5 , ULTIMATE HEROES , there would be a place for Kirk ! Would just HAVE TO BE , right ? Now. I was very sad when I heard of the actors who portrayed other champions , like McCoy , Scotty and the much beloved , Mr. Spock had passed , but I know I will WEEP for Shatner, just as I wept at the death of Kirk , falling , at last , while selflessly fighting for and saving others . As he always had .
I couldn't help it , the character symbolized THAT MUCH to me.
So , we are laughing with him , not at him , so to speak ...Shatner. of course , NOT Kirk . Remeber this video in your subconscious...and you will see bits revealed as you re-watch TOS and think "aha. thats what that dude was talking about ! Sorry , I went off on a tangent ,there ! Lol. "JUST" wanted ya to know I'm true Kirk fan and wouldn't be laughing at him , Shatner really , maliciously . Just another way to enjoy the character/actor . Cheers !
Top 10 impressions ever! Everyone was spot on.
This is great. Forgot about this! Haven't seen this since the mid/late 80s.
I continue to come back to this year after year. Just the most pitch perfect impressionist, ever. Period.
This must have been 30 years ago. It was an incredible act then, and it has aged better than any other impressions gig I remember from that era.
To intertwine all the characters Kevin does best in a storyline is genius...and it’s only taken 15 years for me to find it...
I remember when this originally aired. Glad to see it's made its way to TH-cam!
Cool
One of the Best Kirk Impressions Ever with all the spot on hilarious expressions and movements to go along,the spot on voice.
& Kevin Pollack's is so going to be remembered 4 this one act... for sure..
this guy is the best impressionist of all time. everything he does is spot on
He's a genius. William Shatner and Robin Williams were incredible impersonations. Brilliant!
Kevin Pollock truly is a fine performer. This was wonderful to watch. Thank you for sharing.
I remember seeing this when I was a kid. That’s an uncannily good Nicholson. And Dudley. And Lloyd.
Hey jimers hocus pocus
Funny....I hear Shatner's voice in his regular voice.
I noticed that too. He may have been warming up to the full transformation at the beginning of this video.
Great impression of my favorite show when I was growing up
This was AWESOME Kevin had the accents and the body language and facial expressions ABSOLUTELY PERFECT for EACH....and EVERYONE......HE DID! Pure Comedic Genius.
This is one of the best things ever!!!!!!!!!!!! Bravo Kevin Pollack
I don't know ANY impersonator {impressionist? mimic?} better than Kevin Pollack. His Christopher Walken and Columbo impersonations are spot on.
Amazing impressions from an amazing artist and performer! What a stand up routine. 👏👏👏👏👏😁
Funny stuff
One of the best if not the best Star Trek bits I’ve ever seen.
I bought this on tape at a Star Trek Convention a long time ago. Not this particular performance, but the same material. It's cool to see the actual impersonator.
In other versions, he turned Uhura into Rodney Dangerfied and the Klingon he was confronting ended up being Bill Murray
The "Stardate XX" bit alone is worth this!
Raw and pure talent
It was all funny, but the Dudley Moore, Arthur, Scottie impression was awesome. Thanks for posting Philip Lowe.
R. I. P. Robin Williams, Dudley Moore
Getting tossed out of the telelift is hilarious! Pollack is amazing!
Exceptional impersonations. Knew immediately who everyone was. Brilliant !!
Kevin pollak is a brilliant entertainer, who possesses pure raw talent beyond the Stars 🖖
The Christopher Lloyd one threw me because he'd actually been in Star Trek III...
I. HAVE HAD. ENOUGH. OF YOOUU!!!!!
Christopher Lloyd! No wonder he sounded familiar. I had a hard time deciding whether it was Rodney Dangerfield or Peter Falks. Lol.
Christopher Lloyd! No wonder he sounded familiar. I had a hard time deciding whether it was Rodney Dangerfield or Peter Falks. Lol.
Christopher Lloyd and John Laroquette made pretty good Klingons in ST3.
what an absolute brilliant showcase, such talent. still funny, SO funny, after all these years. I laughed til I cried.
Just noticed that Kevin is wearing a sweater very similar to the one Shatner wore on SNL when he told the Trek convention attendees to “…get a life, would ya”
man those impressions just brilliant.
Boy, I bet he was disappointed when he finally SAW "STAR TREK V"...
Dane Youssef Him and everyone else who saw it.
Such facility. I remember watching this somewhat close to real time...at least close enough to laugh hard at the Brian Boitano finale....it set the standard very high for parody with substitutions (if that is the term for this?)...No one has ever topped this Shatner...or Rev Jim, for that matter, and Dudley Moore in engineering, brilliant!
robin wlliams as chekov, christopher loyd (reverend jim) as spock...jack nicholson as bones...dudley moore's arthur as scotty...did i leave anyone out??
Me as the watcher of the video
Yes. Kevin Pollack as Captain Kirk.
You left out U.S. Olympic figure skater Brian Boitano at the end. =)
♪ What would Brian Boitano do ♪
♪ If he was here right now? ♪
♪ He'd make a plan and he'd follow through ♪
♪ That's what Brian Boitano'd do ♪
- Trey Parker, "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut" (1999)
When he did Jack I lost It! LOL
Ironic that he'd later act with Jack in "A Few Good Men."
Their personalities, their personALLLities. Gets me every time
At the end.... the Brian reference just might be lost forever. Brian Boitano, Olympic skater... you're welcome.
I remember this from waaay back... Kevin, you still crack me up! Brilliant!
+sharky0922, you are right.
01. Robin Williams (RIP)
02. Christopher Lloyd
03. Jack Nicholson
04. Dudley Moore
05. Brian Boitano
Sadly Dudley Moore is no longer with us also. I love this clip though, seen is so many times and never get bored of it :)
@viralarchitect, you are welcome.
thank you! i guessed all of them except for the last one.
but it does make me wonder .... what would Brian Boitano do if he were here right now?
Who is Brian Boitano?
Olympic figure skating champion. (1980s) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Boitano
I personally would have liked to see Tina Turner as Ahura!
Who's ahura?
@Leonard Chornomaz That has to be Nyota Uhura
I was wondering if he'd do someone as Uhura, maybe Oprah? Whoopi?
Impressed, those are indeed dead-on impressions.
Probably one of my most favorite of Pollack's bits.
To be fair, V: The Final Frontier was pretty much In search of Cash.
Lee Anderson Paramount made _V_ partly to fulfil a contractual directorial agreement with Shatner back in 1986, but mostly to offset possible lawsuits over the collapse of the original fifth movie, _Starfleet Academy._ _VI,_ on the other hand was shot on the sets for The Next Generation for about 50 bucks because they felt they needed content on the big screen for the 25th anniversary of the old show.
They certainly didn't spend any on the movie.
I agree. Terrible plot, but the funny parts were good. IMHO.
Wrong, Christopher Loyd is a Klingon!
WRONG !!!!!! ITS REVEREND JIM "IGGY " IGNATOWSKI
Wrong John Scheck is a klingon
I like when he did Star Trek 3. “You’re not going to give me the Genesis Device? Okey doke!”
The best part of this actor twist, is Kirk takes Lloyd’s ship back in time in Star Trek 4...
@@CTPadres Maurice Lamarche reference.
Priceless Jim Ignatowski. You get it before he even speaks.
Damn, this guy is so skilled that I could tell who the actor was before he even spoke, just by the body language alone.