First Mover: Frank Caliendo

In taking his pitch-perfect impressions to ESPN, the comedian says it's time to mothball his Madden bit.

Specs

Age 38

New gig Contributor to ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown

Old gig Comic prognosticator, Fox’s NFL Sunday

So, what sort of role are you going to play on Sunday NFL Countdown?

I’d like to keep some of the basic studio stuff I did when I was at Fox, doing skits and hopefully a little standup. But I’m also planning on doing more taped features, merging the sort of stuff I did before with bits where I go out with a camera and find a subject to really dig into—bring a Kenny Mayne feel into it.

What was the biggest difference between the Fox NFL experience and what they do at ESPN?

Well, the tone’s very different.

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