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Cracked Upis a new documentary from filmmaker Michelle Esrick.
Its star and focus: longtimeSaturday Night Livestar,master impressionist, and currentSNLannouncer Darrell Hammond.
Here are some of the most interesting insights from the film.
He was a late bloomer.
He was then institutionalized, during which time he honed his burgeoning skill of impressions and vocal characterizations.
How he disappeared into an impression.
Cameras follow Hammond as he gets into makeup backstage atSaturday Night Live.
Hammond attributes that not just to his prowess with voice work, but also to his nondescript appearance.
They say there are some people that you cant make look like anybody.
Like, you just cant make them look like anybody else, he says in the film.
you could make me look like anybody because my face is so bland.
Its all about the colors.
How he came up with his books title.
Its that kind of south-of-the-border hardcore partying that landed Hammond in a Mexican jail for a night.
The origin of the Celebrity Jeopardy sketch.
Those particular characters originated during one of those famousSNLall-nighters.
That in-voice rudeness and casual homophobia helped form the foundation of Celebrity Jeopardy.
Hammond still doesnt quite understand how it all came together.
It wasnt supposed to be funny.
Because who would believe that Sean Connery is stupid, [and] why does he hate Alex Trebek?
