Steve Martin parodies Michael Jackson and the 'Billie Jean' video

share
2

Recent videos from thened

151 videos see all

what people are saying

add a comment

2000 characters left.
First collected by thened
Jul 4, 2009
from youtube.com
join Your favorite videos on the web, in one place. Start your collection now.

related videos

tags

collected by 1 person

details

181 views

original description

If, as they say, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Steve Martin must have really liked Michael Jackson. Here, from 1984, is Martin doing an impeccable parody of Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" video, from a short-lived tv series called The New Show: The New Show lasted only one season, was produced by Saturday Night Live's Lorne Michaels, featured SCTV vets like Dave Thomas (who appears in the video above) and Catherine O'Hara, and, in an odd coincidence, featured guest spots from Jeff Goldblum, who was the object of a death rumor last week. But it's Martin's deft footwork (remember how good he was in his underrated 1981 version of Pennies From Heaven?) that makes this spoof a fond homage. What do you think?
Flag this Video as inappropriate or broken