IN CHARACTER
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Avi (Sabra)
Played by Robert Smigel
Avi is the announcer and sidekick of Saturday Night Live's Sabra sketches, played by writer Robert Smigel: a voice in 1990's Sabra Shopping Network and the on-camera announcer of 1992's Sabra Price Is Right, where he reads out the dubious…
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Avi is the announcer and sidekick of Saturday Night Live's Sabra sketches, played by writer Robert Smigel: a voice in 1990's Sabra Shopping Network and the on-camera announcer of 1992's Sabra Price Is Right, where he reads out the dubious merchandise and calls contestants down.
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