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impersonation stories: 5 news summaries

(Newser) - Tina Fey took home an Emmy tonight for her dead-on impersonation of Sarah Palin during the campaign, reports the Hollywood Reporter. Fey's work on Saturday Night Live won a Creative Arts Emmy—these honor guest spots and technical achievements, preceding next week's main ceremony—for best guest actress in a... More »

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Saturday Night Live • impersonation • Tina Fey • Justin Timberlake • Emmy Awards • Sarah Palin

Critic Fights Copycat for Twitter Identity

Lawyers pursue blogger who spoofs restaurant reviewer

Apr 22, 09 11:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - A restaurant reviewer and her lawyers are after a man who’s been tweeting and blogging under her name, the New York Times reports. Adam Robb Rucinsky has been spoofing New York Daily News critic Danyelle Freeman, aka Restaurant Girl, imitating her distinctive style in posts using both her monikers.... More »

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social networking • media • blogging • impersonation • restaurant criticism • New York Daily News • blogger • trademark • Twitter • Danyelle Freeman • Adam Robb Rucinsky • Restaurant Girl

 Twitter Dumps 
 Fake Dalai Lama 

Gained 20,000 readers in 2 days

Feb 10, 09 6:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Twitter has suspended an account that falsely claimed to belong to the Dalai Lama, AFP reports. Billing itself as the spiritual leader’s “official” Twitter feed, the account emerged Saturday and quickly drew a whopping 20,000 followers. The account’s web page included a photo from the Dalai... More »

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Internet • hacker • impersonation • Dalai Lama • Twitter

THEATER REVIEW

 
 
 No Misunderestimating 
 Ferrell as Dubya 


Feb 6, 09 1:05 PM CST
(Newser) - It’s not quite a landslide, but critics mainly agree that Will Ferrell gets his mission accomplished in lampooning the 43rd president with his Broadway show, You’re Welcome America. A Final Night With George W. Bush. Though Saturday Night Live viewers will see the “retread” in Ferrell’s... More »

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Dick Cheney • satire • Broadway • impersonation • Will Ferrell • George W. Bush • You're Welcome America. A Final Night With George W. Bush • theater reviews

Phony Cop, 14, Fakes Out Police 'Co-Workers'

Fooled even partner on patrol

Jan 26, 09 1:56 AM CST
(Newser) - A 14-year-old boy posing as a Chicago traffic cop rode in a patrol car with a partner and completed five hours of a shift before anyone realized something was wrong. The teen turned up at a South Side police precinct in full uniform and fooled everyone except a single sergeant,... More »

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Chicago • impersonation • South Side • juvenile crime • security breach • Chicago police

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