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New Jersey Chamber of Commerce |
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| When: | October 20, 2016 | |||||||||
| Where: | The Pines Manor 2085 NJ-27 Edison, NJ (map) |
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There are two people in America benefiting big time from the Clinton and Trump campaigns. They are Rosemary Watson and John Di Domenico, the country’s most popular Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump impersonators.
How much have their bookings increased this year? As Trump might say, “It has been huge.”
The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce is bringing both comedic actors together for what is sure to be a hilarious face-off on Oct. 20 at the Pines Manor in Edison - their only joint appearance of the campaign season. Tickets are available now for Forum 2016: Clinton. Trump. The Debate, an evening that will feature dinner, drinks, Q&A and a lot of laughs.
People Love Getting Roasted by Trump
Di Domenico has been doing a Trump impression since 2004, when he saw Trump on The Apprentice. But bookings skyrocketed when the GOP debates began in the summer of 2015, and he says he has been working every day since October.
“Whenever I'm performing, I have to keep remembering to 'Trump it up' and pull people out the audience to roast them in character – it’s great fun,” Di Domenico told the Daily Mail. “People love getting roasted by Trump, I never cross the line but they're always left laughing.”
He has recently appeared on: The Today Show, Inside Edition, Conan O’Brien, NBC News, CNN and more.
Di Domenico’s take on Trump: “I think he is somebody who has taken the American dream and blown it out to its maximum,” he told NBC News. “His also kind of short and curt, and I think we all have kind of experienced that (feeling) .You know if somebody cuts you off in traffic or whatever it is, (you think), ‘What a moron! What an idiot! What are you doing?’ No (other candidate) says that. But he does.”
America’s first Female Presidential Comedienne
For her part, Watson, who calls herself America’s first female presidential comedienne, says, she and Clinton “have a date with destiny. My pantsuits are ready and my corporate event roster is filling up.”
Her act has caught the attention of Carol Burnett, who has called Watson one of her favorite comediennes, and said she “nails Hillary Clinton’s voice.” In fact, Watson performed in 2014 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., during a tribute to Burnett that aired on PBS stations nationwide.
The Clinton impersonation came naturally to Watson because they both grew up with a Midwest accent. Clinton was raised in a Chicago suburb and Watson grew up 30 miles south in Highland, Ind.
Watson noted that Clinton is very slow in her speech and very methodical, with few highs and lows.
“It’s steady and measured, but she does use a lot of ‘uhs,’” Watson told the San Diego Union-Tribune.
“This is a dream come true for an impersonator,” she added, “to figure out you can do somebody’s voice and they’re running for the country’s highest office.”
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
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Opening Video |
“Mr. Lincoln’s Humor” |
| Welcome and Sponsor Acknowledgements | Thomas A. Bracken President and CEO New Jersey Chamber of Commerce |
| Presidents and Pop Culture Survey Results | Larry Krompier Vice President, Member Services New Jersey Chamber of Commerce |
| Dinner | |
| Debate Rules | Thomas A. Bracken President and CEO New Jersey Chamber of Commerce |
| Introduction of Rosemary Watson as Hillary Clinton | Amy Mansue President, Southern Region RWJ Barnabas Health Chair, New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors |
| Introduction of John Di Domenico as Donald Trump | Dennis Wilson President and CEO Delta Dental |
| Trump. Clinton. The Debate. | |
| Qs & As | |
| Wrapup | Thomas A. Bracken President and CEO New Jersey Chamber of Commerce |