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Psychic Medium

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SKETCH-O-VISION
A VERY GOOD USE OF YOUR TIME.

The setup

A grieving couple's seance goes off the rails when their psychic turns out to be a washed-up celebrity impressionist.

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The premise

Here’s the bit.

A skeptical husband, his wife and another client gather around a crystal ball hoping to reach departed relatives. Their turbaned medium soon admits he used to be a 1980s impressionist, and every spirit he summons happens to be someone from his old act, from Jimmy Stewart and Billie Holiday to a very much alive Alan Thicke and a pair of Muppets. The husband is thrilled by the show, but his wife, who only wants to hear from her late father, finally storms out, leaving the last client to request a relative the psychic cannot impersonate.

The funny people

Meet the cast. 4

Say it with us

Highly quotable.

I'm just a humble medium. A vessel through which they speak.

No, I'm pretty sure Alan Thicke is still alive. Like, 60% sure.

Don't do Marlon. Don't have a good Brando down.

A little extra

Notes from the archive.

Jim Carrey, who began his career as a stand-up impressionist, plays a former 1980s celebrity impressionist whose "spirits" are all impressions from his old act.

The rabbit hole continues

One more couldn’t hurt.

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