Rick Miller (comedian)

Rick Miller (comedian)

Infobox Comedian
name =Rick Miller


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birth_name =Rick Miller
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birth_place =flagicon|CAN Canada
genre =Stand up,
Musical comedy,
Impersonation
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website = [http://www.rickmiller.ca/ Official site]
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Rick Miller is a Canadian actor, comedian and playwright. Miller is most well known for hosting the American television series "Just For Laughs" [ [http://abc.go.com/specials/justforlaughs.html Just for Laughs page at ABC official site] ] and for performing a version of "Bohemian Rhapsody" during which he impersonates "twenty five of the most annoying voices in the music industry".

Miller has also performed in two acclaimed plays, "Bigger than Jesus" [ [http://www.sceneandheard.ca/article.php?id=826&morgue=1 Review of Bigger than Jesus at SceneandHeard.com] ] and "MacHomer" [ [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1251317 Link to interview with Miller about MacHomer on National Public Radio] ] .

Bohemian Rhapsody

Miller is best known for his famous portrayal of the Queen song 'Bohemian Rhapsody' "as performed by 25 of the most annoying voices in the music industry". However, the actual number of parodies in the sketch is twenty-seven, including a general parody of lead guitarists. A video of the performance was uploaded on YouTube in 2007, and has been seen over 300 000 times. [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6mZvsWHs4M Link to video of the skit, with 330 000 views.] ]

List of parodies

*Bob Dylan
*Neil Young
*Michael Bolton
*Cory Hart
*Willie Nelson
*Johnny Cash
*Jon Bon Jovi
*Robbie Robertson
*Neil Diamond
*Aaron Neville
*Styx
*Barney the Dinosaur
*Aerosmith
*"Any Annoying Lead Guitarist"
*Meatloaf
*Crash Test Dummies
*Tom Petty
*Beck
*The B-52s
*AC/DC
*Metallica
*The Rolling Stones
*Ozzy Osbourne
*Julio Iglesias
*Bobby McFerrin
*Andrea Bocelli
*Guns N Roses

References

External links

* [http://www.rickmiller.ca/ Official site]
*imdb|2729095
* [http://www.machomer.com/ MacHomer official site]
* [http://www.biggerthanj.com/ Bigger than Jesus official site]


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