I was discussing Paul McCartney with former roommate and maverick economist Ted Burke, and he reminded me of the following sketch from The Dana Carvey Show.
Check out the cast: That’s Robert Smigel (of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog/TV Funhouse/Just about everything funny that’s ever happened fame) as Ringo, and a certain future Comedy Central pundit as George Harrison.
Also, Carvey’s short-lived show (which switched presenting sponsors every week and was briefly The Taco Bell Dana Carvey Show) counted the following among its writers: Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Dave Chappelle, Louis C.K., Charlie Kaufman and Smigel. I should probably acquire the DVD.
Part 2 here. EASTER EGG: A sandwich.
too bad they couldnt have tried the exact same thing like 10 years later on cable.
I might be the only person bothered by this, but Dana Carvey plays the air bass righthanded and the real Paul McCartney is lefthanded.
Funny you should mention: The 8th grade history “documentary” project me and my friends did on the Beatles featured me as Paul, and midway through a lip-sync performance I realized I was doing exactly the same thing, so right in the middle of the song you see me look a bit confused then switch the guitar around.