Comedian James Adomian: SNL Has a Problem With Casting Gay Men

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In a wide-ranging interview at SXSW, the funniest political impersonator working today opens up about the state of comedy, ‘fat idiot’ Alec Baldwin, and his issues with SNL.

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Published Mar. 16 2018 4:00AM EDT

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AUSTIN, Texas—James Adomian is perhaps the greatest political impressionist working in comedy today. Just this week at South by Southwest, he performed as Bernie Sanders, Sebastian Gorka, Elon Musk, Alex Jones, Chris Matthews, and Ted Cruz (who he voices to hilarious effect on Our

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Comedian James Adomian: SNL Has a Problem With Casting Gay Men

In a wide-ranging interview at SXSW, the funniest political impersonator working today opens up about the state of comedy, ‘fat idiot’ Alec Baldwin, and his issues with SNL.

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