Awesome Impressions

Most recently, we’ve been watching Ross Marquand kill it as Aaron on The Walking Dead. But you might not realize that he’s also an impressionist. In this clip for Vanity Fair, Ross performs a variety of improvised impressions of celebs thrown into random situations.

Comedian and voiceover artist Daniel “Slash” Barker turns in an impressive series of musical impressions, ranging from David Bowie to Busta Rhymes and everyone in between. There are a couple of clunkers (Michael Stipe and Johnny Cash), but most of them are spot on.

Musician and vocal impressionist Anthony Vincent of Ten Second Songs fame turns in an unexpected cover version of Adele’s hit track Hello in the style of Green Day. At least it starts out as a Green Day track. By the end, it takes on a life of its own.

PlayStation UK got superstar voice actor Troy Baker – Joel, the Joker, Revolver Ocelot – to say a variety of silly things using the voices of the video game characters he’s played. Voice acting co-champ Nolan North (Nathan Drake) also makes a quick cameo.

Brock Baker mimics a variety of Pixar characters, including Buzz Lightyear, Crush the turtle from Finding Nemo, Dug from Up and Merida. Owen Wilson impressions always get us. “Weayw!”

Who knew Bad Blood would be a good Def Leppard song? Ten Second Songs covers Taylor Swift’s single in the style of Joe Elliott, Janis Joplin and more, including a couple of hilarious “singers.” His Eddie Vedder impression is spot on.

Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon and Seth MacFarlane square off in a battle to do the best vocal impressions paired up with everyday topics. It’s worth watching if only for the Bobcat Goldthwait bit.

Declan Feeney likes to play the saxophone. Except he doesn’t actually own one. Instead, he does some crazy stuff with his vocal chords to create an uncanny mock sax. Here, he plays a bit of The Pink Panther theme.

South African performer William Jafta forgoes celebrity impersonations, instead imitating the sounds of numerous animals, including birds, cats, dogs, goats and cows. But can he do a Lyrebird?

Every impressionist on the planet thinks they can do Arnold Schwarzenegger, but David Andrew Brent pulls off the best Arnie we’ve ever heard by exhibiting impressive restraint, rather than the Hans and Franz approach others have taken.

Actor Jamie Costa loves to impersonate his more popular colleagues. Here’s his compilation of Robin Williams impressions. As uncanny as these may seem, you’ll be even more impressed when you see his range. Good job, Patrick Swayze Jr.

Just when you thought Uptown Funk had thoroughly overstayed its welcome, skinny Seth MacFarlane Mikey Bolts comes along and fans the flame one more time, with this version chockful of excellent impressions. Giggity.

Anthony Vincent of Ten Second Songs celebrates Valentines Day with some classic love songs and ballads, doing impressions of different vocalists than originally sang them. Where else can you hear Type O Negative singing Boyz II Men?

(NSFW: Language) Robert Franzese went viral last year when he was filmed performing an impromptu stand-up comedy session while imitating Family Guy‘s Peter Griffin. Boom! Big Pants made this short profile of Robert.

(NSFW: Language) Brock Baker apes Lauren O’Brien’s viral impression video. He got a lot of them right, though we wish he kept the customary Schwarzenegger bit shorter. Also was that Jack Black or Marshall Eriksen?

Lauren O’Brien makes the most out of being stuck in traffic by impersonating celebrities. She nails Angelina Jolie’s look without any makeup or costume, mimics Taylor Swift without singing and mocks Kristen Stewart without talking.