Jim Morris - Comedian and Political Impressionist - sets his sights on the most prominent personalities in popular culture - politicians, newsmakers, entertainers - with spot-on comic performances. Jim's show has been described as a monologue with a cast of thousands. The political life of our country set as an ongoing sitcom. Laughs abound as Jim takes everyone behind the closed doors into the secret comic halls of power. President Barack Obama is the star of the show. He is joined by the extraordinary cast which includes the likes of Rush Limbaugh, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Dick Cheney, and numerous others. If the spirits are just right an appearance by Ronald Reagan’s ghost could be in order. Audiences rave over Jim’s ability to fully submerge himself within each character and comically envelop their particular beliefs, ideologies, and quirks. Through five Presidential administrations, as politicians come and go, Jim Morris continues to play the President. Jim has always been interested in politics, making people laugh and impersonating / puncturing authority figures. He discovered his art while in high school when pretending to be the principal he issued an “unauthorized” early dismissal over the school public address system - on that day the other students were dismissed much earlier then Jim. He still bring that sense of comic anarchy to his shows. Newt Gingrich put it this way "I've worked closely with most of the guys Jim does in his act, and the scary thing is Jim often makes a lot more sense than they do”. The New York Times said "What distinguishes Mr. Morris's impressions from those of previous Presidential parodists is with the seriousness with which he approaches his task. In the age of sound bites and handlers, Mr. Morris's parodies are much more than personal demolition jobs." One of the special highlights of the Jim Morris show is his remarkable ad-lib Presidential News Conference, when he fields questions from audience members as stand-ins for the White House correspondents. Jim hilariously captures all of the attitude, optimism, and befuddled essence of our nation's leaders. "The audience gets so wrapped up in the rare opportunity to talk face to face with the President that it gets so real--even scary, they forget that it’s me, Jim Morris the comedian they're dealing with” he laughs, “and they ‘get into it’ with the President”. These classic comedy encounters with the audience serve up not only big laughs, but an extraordinary, only-in-America example of democracy at work. Jim is seen regularly on television offering his versions of politician’s sound bites and spin, starring in comedy specials for HBO, ABC, CBS and Cinemax, and appearing on the Tonight Show, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Larry King Live and Comic Relief. Jim provides the voices for "The X-Presidents", the critically acclaimed cartoon on NBC’s Saturday Night Live. The 2009 Edition of “Jim Morris and the Presidential Follies” his long running one-man show is on tour. Titles An Evening with Jim Morris and the Presidents Jim Morris and the Presidential Follies Jim Morris and the Presidents Roast your Guest of Honor Jim Morris and How Anyone Can Become President The George W. Bush Motivational Seminar Topics Impersonator, Politics/Patriotism, Entertainment, Humor Click topic above to see more speakers on that topic Speaker's Asking Fee Range $15,000 or more Click on fee range to see more speakers. This is the starting keynote fee range - other programs may be higher. State TX Click on state above to see more speakers from that state. Fees The fee range quoted means the speaker's fee starts somewhere within that range. Note that speaker's fees are subject to change and some speakers may have special fee quotes.