John Madden impersonator in Blitz: The League II

by Kevin Kelly { Aug 6th 2008 at 11:30PM }

Although it's probably wrong to call Frank Caliendo a "John Madden impersonator," because he does a billion great impressions ranging from President Bush to William Shatner, he's definitely best known for his spot-on send up of the white-haired football legend. Both Caliendo and Jay Mohr are joining the voice cast of Midway's upcoming footballer, Blitz: The League II.

Caliendo will play three different characters, the prison warden, the offensive line coordinator and the color commentator, and Mohr will be playing The Agent, which will probably be similar to the role he played in Jerry Maguire. Midway probably wants to avoid a lawsuit with NBC, the NFL, and Madden himself, so it's doubtful Caliendo will be speaking as The Coach when we get blitzed this Fall... but here's hoping.

Gallery: Blitz The League II (Xbox 360 & PS3)

Tags: Blitz, Blitz-The-League-II, Football, Frank-Caliendo, imperonator, Jay-Mohr, John-Madden, Madden, Sports

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

LordChimp @ Aug 6th 2008 11:41PM

Awesome. I really enjoyed the first Blitz: The League but this is just a nice little extra. I just hope they fix the terrible rubber band AI though and terrible online.

wes @ Aug 6th 2008 11:54PM

I to enjoyed the first game and I'll be picking this one up aswell.But man...I forgot about that AI...It was insanely rubber bandy.

[.sm0ke.] @ Aug 7th 2008 12:06AM

All this game needs now are fake commercials with for a hardware store and an athlete's foot remedy...

Yeef @ Aug 7th 2008 12:11AM

Did they really play Schism on Letterman. That seems so wrong somehow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhjG47gtMCo

juju187 @ Aug 7th 2008 12:41AM

bret fart is a new york jet...

DigTheDoug @ Aug 7th 2008 12:49AM

"...because he does a billion indistinguishable impressions..."

Fixed it.

Unknown @ Aug 7th 2008 2:38AM

Indistinguishable? Wrong.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAMIlPudalQ&feature=related

Gavin @ Aug 7th 2008 2:41AM

His show on TBS was horrible and his run on Mad TV was just as awful. The guy is the worst kind of hack impressionist and he is unfunny to boot. He milks the same things over and over and over again because it is the extent of his....."ahem"...talent...and I use that word losely. He is like the Carrot Top of impressionists.

emotaku @ Aug 7th 2008 3:52AM

oh, so this is the internet.

DiRT @ Aug 7th 2008 11:46AM

Agreed. I've never understood how anyone could find Frank Caliendo funny.

ZeroCorpse @ Aug 7th 2008 12:57PM

A: "DIDJA hear dat? He sound jus like dat guy! Dat's hilarious!"

B: "But he didn't say anything funny."

A: "But it's hilarious! He sound just like dat guy!"

B: "But he didn't tell any actual jokes."

A: "But I know dat guy's voice, and he sound like him!"

B: "So what? He didn't say anything that could be construed as a joke. He doesn't even sound all that much like the guy. He's just repeating his catch-phrases and mannerisms."

A: "Yeah! Dat's hilarious!"

B: "sigh."

A: "I wonder if Blue Collar TV is on?"