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"Like an obsessive character actor, Mr. Morris doesn't just impersonate his subjects; he becomes them." The New Yorker "Jim Morris
is a one-man Disney attraction, his own Hall of the Presidents..." "Mean, mean, mean, mean." Mike Wallace, describing one of Morris's Presidential Roastings "A man with an impressive gift for mimicry, he led with his strong suit - a virtual copy of Bill Clinton. Mr. Morris is a master of Lon Chaney's style of physical implication . . . he perfectly captured Clinton's bright-eyed disingenuousness . . ." The Dallas Morning News "Morris
blends an unusual mix of old-style comedy with contemporary political
satire . . ." "Today's most celebrated political impressionist . . ." Entertainment Weekly "Impressionist Jim Morris began his Bush bit in silence - just moving his head, sort of stammering, trying to get some words out. The president [Bush], watching Morris do his inarticulate-thing, started laughing hard, and finally held his big white dinner napkin over his face." The Washington Post "You do him so well . . ." Barbara Bush, about Morris's impression of her husband "With political satirist Jim Morris, imitation is the insincerest form of flattery . . .It is truly a Presidential performance . . . what has the audience doubled over are the voice and the mannerisms . . ." The New York Times "Morris does all the candidates, donning not only their voices and gestures but their psyches as well." Time Magazine "It may be
early in the campaign season, but impressionist Jim Morris scored some big
laughs by expertly bringing the life of the participants of a 'Meet the
Candidates' debate." "He effectively uses the comedic tools - from double entendre to outright scorn - to make his points." The Atlanta Constitution "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. They are surreal exposés
of the emptiness and equivocation of contemporary political rhetoric
that makes candidates of every ideological stripe appear ridiculous
and untrustworthy."
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