[originalbuckeye]

Yes. Armisen was much better. I am wondering if it was the Bamster himself that complained that a white guy was playing him. Pharaoh isn't a good impressionist nor does he want to make fun of Obama. There is nothing funny about Pharaoh’s Obama. But SNL has been increasingly politically correct. They never go for the jugular when portraying Dems. More's the pity. That is one reason they are even less funny this year. And the new viewing year has just started.

[SoftwareEngineer]

I agree. You would think that SNL could look at their MOST popular skits on Hulu and quickly figure out that people love the most politically incorrect ones like the abovementioned “DO SEX TO ME!!” or the classic Sean Connery on Jeopardy (”WHORE like your mother and SEMEN”. “No! Mr. Connery, that is HORSEMEN!”)

BTW, Fred Armisen is of mixed Asian/white ancestery

[SoCal Pubbie]

“Pharaoh isn’t a good impressionist...”

I agree that he does not do Zero well but generally he is very good. His Denzel Washington is uncanny.

[FreeReign]

Yes. Armisen was much better. I am wondering if it was the Bamster himself that complained that a white guy was playing him.

That's my guess too.

A white guy playing a black guy is probably politically incorrect. Think Al Jolson.

Never mind that Armisen was very good at it.