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"Jack Cassidy IS Hamlet!"
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"Kari Wuhrer IS Peppermint Patty."
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Revision as of 23:35, 13 July 2006
The basic premise of this gag is a parody of show-biz hyperbole, that an actor embodies a character so completely, he doesn't just PLAY the role, he BECOMES it. "Anthony Quinn IS Zorba the Greek!", for example. If inspired by the screengrab, the "_____ IS _____!" gag puts a highly unlikely actor in a highly unlikely role. Id est, "Jack Cassidy IS Hamlet!"
Variations of the gag are the extensions IS/AS and IS/AS/IN: "Michael Ironside IS Marlon Brando AS Eddie Murphy IN 'The Golden Child'!"
