Imitation: the most sincere form of flattery
Tomorrow, the Chinese Michael Jackson impersonator, Wang Jackson, will perform at Zayed Sports City in a sell-out appearance, his first in the Middle East. Wang, one of the first Jackson impersonators to emerge since the King of Pop's death in 2009, appears to have come from nowhere, having stage-managed a form of media blackout as to his origins. We take a look at other celebrity imitations.
Take Five... Phil Ochs
The US protest singer Phil Ochs appeared while the King was still alive, performing at Carnegie Hall in March 1970 in a gold lamé suit designed by Presley's own costume-maker, Nudie Cohn. Before his death in August 1977, Presley himself anonymously took part in an Elvis impersonation contest, only to finish in third place.
Take Four... Susan Griffiths
Quentin Tarentino was so impressed when he met the Marilyn Monroe look-alike, dubbed by the Los Angeles Times the "number one Marilyn impersonator in the business", that he wrote a new role into the script of Pulp Fiction to accommodate her. She has also appeared in the TV shows Nip/Tuck and Curb Your Enthusiasm
Take Three... The Rutles
Founded by the former Monty Python star Eric Idle and Neil Innes, this pastiche of The Beatles started life in a short TV sketch, but went on to tour and release music. They also appeared on Saturday Night Live and starred in a 1978 mockumentary All You Need Is Cash.
Take Two... Steve Bridges
The American impressionist Steve Bridges's appearance alongside George Bush at the 2006 White House Correspondents' Association dinner, in which he mimicked the president by acting as his "inner voice", established him as one of America's foremost impressionists.
Take One... Tina Fey
The sketch writer Tina Fey's September 2008 skit sending up the Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin on the US comedy show Saturday Night Live was an overnight sensation. The spoof became the NBC network's most-watched viral video ever, with 5.7 million viewers in its first week. Fey reprised the role a month later, when she was joined by the real Palin.
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Virat Kohli (c), Mayank Agarwal, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wk), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Shubman Gill
A new relationship with the old country
Treaty of Friendship between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United Arab Emirates
The United kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United Arab Emirates; Considering that the United Arab Emirates has assumed full responsibility as a sovereign and independent State; Determined that the long-standing and traditional relations of close friendship and cooperation between their peoples shall continue; Desiring to give expression to this intention in the form of a Treaty Friendship; Have agreed as follows:
ARTICLE 1 The relations between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United Arab Emirates shall be governed by a spirit of close friendship. In recognition of this, the Contracting Parties, conscious of their common interest in the peace and stability of the region, shall: (a) consult together on matters of mutual concern in time of need; (b) settle all their disputes by peaceful means in conformity with the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations.
ARTICLE 2 The Contracting Parties shall encourage education, scientific and cultural cooperation between the two States in accordance with arrangements to be agreed. Such arrangements shall cover among other things: (a) the promotion of mutual understanding of their respective cultures, civilisations and languages, the promotion of contacts among professional bodies, universities and cultural institutions; (c) the encouragement of technical, scientific and cultural exchanges.
ARTICLE 3 The Contracting Parties shall maintain the close relationship already existing between them in the field of trade and commerce. Representatives of the Contracting Parties shall meet from time to time to consider means by which such relations can be further developed and strengthened, including the possibility of concluding treaties or agreements on matters of mutual concern.
ARTICLE 4 This Treaty shall enter into force on today’s date and shall remain in force for a period of ten years. Unless twelve months before the expiry of the said period of ten years either Contracting Party shall have given notice to the other of its intention to terminate the Treaty, this Treaty shall remain in force thereafter until the expiry of twelve months from the date on which notice of such intention is given.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned have signed this Treaty.
DONE in duplicate at Dubai the second day of December 1971AD, corresponding to the fifteenth day of Shawwal 1391H, in the English and Arabic languages, both texts being equally authoritative.
Signed
Geoffrey Arthur Sheikh Zayed
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Stars: Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn
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Label: Parlophone/Atlantic
Number of tracks: 10
Rating: 3/5
