Ricky Downes

Energetic. Highly Comedic. Believable. Versatile. Zany. I have a highly diverse library of impressions and character voices which I have obtained over years in both sketch and stand-up comedy. These voices include many archetypes - the Guy Next Door, the Southern Gentleman, the tyrannical businessman, as well as some much obscure and layered - a manic Australian safari seeker, a villainous, British Professor, a sassy Archbishop, a Brooklyn grandmother, and an over confident and overly sensitive schoolboy. Whatever the role is, I guarantee you a performance that is unique, intrinsic, memorable, and above all, engaging. In regards to pitch and tone, I can alter from a deep, brooding bass to a high pitched, cheery falsetto, allowing me an ability to play female roles. My impressions include Alan Rickman, President Barack Obama, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Cookie Monster, (mostly every Muppet), Morgan Freeman, Rodney Dangerfield, Nicolas Cage, Jeremy Irons, Ricky Gervais, Woody Allen, Jerry Seinfeld, Ronald Reagan, Paul Lynde, and much, much more.