by The hit Broadway musical Hamilton will hit peak cultural status this coming weekend with the Tony Awards, and New York City comedian Richie Moriarty pays tribute today with this video of him singing “Alexander Hamilton.”
Only Moriarty does it via 14 different celebrity impersonations. Including Adam Sandler, JFK, Christopher Walken, Mickey Mouse, Beaker from The Muppets, Patricia Moriarty (Richie’s Mom), Don Pardo, Tom Brokaw, Jim Parsons, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gilbert Gottfried, Pee-Wee Herman, The Swedish Chef from The Muppets and Marge Simpson.
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Richie ,you started off strong dude.The Muppets threw it off.I think they don’t fit the gravity of the show.Funny is great,but in the case of this lyric,it’s better that you use all real people.Your Kennedy was spot on,as was Adam Sandler.Sandler will be impressed how good you are at doing him.