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{{caption|Jackcassidyishamlet.jpg|RodRocket|"Jack Cassidy '''IS''' Hamlet!"}}
 
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{{caption|Patty.jpg|E_the_E| "Kari Wuhrer IS Peppermint Patty."}}
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{{caption|Patty.jpg|E_the_E| Kari Wuhrer IS Peppermint Patty.}}
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[[Category:Running gags]]

Latest revision as of 20:20, 10 December 2006

The basic premise of this gag is a parody of show-biz hyperbole, that an actor embodies a character so completely, he doesn't just PLAY the role, he BECOMES it. "Anthony Quinn IS Zorba the Greek!", for example. If inspired by the screengrab, the "_____ IS _____!" gag puts a highly unlikely actor in a highly unlikely role. Id est, "Jack Cassidy IS Hamlet!"

Variations of the gag are the extensions IS/AS and IS/AS/IN: "Michael Ironside IS Marlon Brando AS Eddie Murphy IN 'The Golden Child'!"

"Jack Cassidy IS Hamlet!"
RodRocket
"Jack Cassidy IS Hamlet!"
Kari Wuhrer IS Peppermint Patty.
E_the_E
Kari Wuhrer IS Peppermint Patty.