Comedian and Daily Beast contributor Matt Friend certainly made the most of his 60 seconds with Barack Obama when the two men came face-to-face at the Democratic National Convention last week to create a video urging Americans to vote in November.
As Friend demonstrated his eerily accurate impersonation of the former president, Obama couldn't help but laugh. “Are you excited and ready to vote?” the comedian asked.
“I’m pretty excited,” the real Obama replied, joking that he sounded “a lot better” than he thought. And then, nothing that Friend is both taller and (at 26) younger than him, Obama added, “This is kind of an upgrade.”
By the time Friend started singing “Amazing Grace” and pretended to hit a jump shot, Obama was smiling pleasantly, while also seeming to realize that it was probably time to wrap up the interaction. But of course, it was all in the name of registering young voters.
Friend, who now hosts an interview podcast as part of Bill Maher's new media network, previously impersonated Obama, Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell at the White House Correspondents' Dinner last spring.
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