Saturday, August 9, 2008

Billy West

Billy West is a successful voice artist, and one of the best things that ever happened to The Howard Stern Show during his tenure there in the 90's. Surely you would recognize his voice from Futurama, Ren & Stimpy, Doug, or any number of the cartoons and commercials he's done over the years.

He's also a very funny guy. Today, we have a recording he did for an offbeat Christmas record, where he imitates The Three Stooges (the "Curly Joe" lineup) - all three of them - recording "The Twelve Days of Christmas".

What's remarkable here is not how great his Larry Fine is - we knew that already - but how well he nails Curly Joe DeRita; easily one of the most obscure voices imaginable. The dialogue is priceless.

(Courtesy Billy West and Quick Stop Entertainment)