Pharoah's impression is better but, race aside, Armisen resembles Obama more. That is to say, I am ambivalent about this decision.

Unstressed first syllables of words beginning with a nonsilent 'h' may be preceded by either 'a' or 'an' according to most style guides.

Unstressed first syllables of words beginning with a nonsilent 'h' may be preceded by either 'a' or 'an' according to most style guides.

This is a good place for her. Star-power doesn't do much for screenwriters, so hopefully she will find a useful lesson in her failure at this endeavour.

This is a good place for her. Star-power doesn't do much for screenwriters, so hopefully she will find a useful lesson in her failure at this endeavour.

Yeah, it's amazing that such a flawed and at time unlikeable character as Donna gave a speech that breaks my heart every time I hear it. Really powerful.

Yeah, it's amazing that such a flawed and at time unlikeable character as Donna gave a speech that breaks my heart every time I hear it. Really powerful.

I can't believe Obama thinks he has a shot when Hillary has the whole Democratic establishment behind her. Too bad, since he's the one who's in favor of single payer. Ah well.

'hoping each time that his next leap will be the leap home'
Oh boy.

'hoping each time that his next leap will be the leap home'
Oh boy.

I was just going to recommend that myself. It's a bit more about culture than food, but Sue and Giles are a very enjoyable team and are both more natural in front of a camera than most reality-television-based personalities.

I was just going to recommend that myself. It's a bit more about culture than food, but Sue and Giles are a very enjoyable team and are both more natural in front of a camera than most reality-television-based personalities.

I hate to be the 'you just didn't get it' guy, but referring to Tennant's narration as intrusive strikes me as hilarious. The narration is purposefully redundant and pointless, often referring to the blatantly obvious and talking over characters using, verbatim, the same dialogue that he is obscuring. The narration…

I hate to be the 'you just didn't get it' guy, but referring to Tennant's narration as intrusive strikes me as hilarious. The narration is purposefully redundant and pointless, often referring to the blatantly obvious and talking over characters using, verbatim, the same dialogue that he is obscuring. The narration…

The Guardian's Hadley Freeman would be pretty comfortable in this environment, I reckon.

The Guardian's Hadley Freeman would be pretty comfortable in this environment, I reckon.

I know, right? We get it, TV execs, he's handsome and passable at doing line readings…but he is also unforgivably bland.

You know, for me, both Iannucci and Coogan have both eclipsed themselves since Partridge (e.g. The Thick of It, Coogan's films with Winterbottom) to the extent that it's not even the first thing I think of when I see their names (which I'm sure Mr. Coogan would pleased about).

Re: Bringing in Juliet Stevenson, it is my understanding that most British series are shot like films, with all of the scenes out of order. Thus, it wouldn't have been a production issue. Also, she's a member of the starring cast, right? So I imagine she would get paid even if she weren't in the episode.

Oh, this Woody Allen business got more out of hand than I intended. I'm a huge fan of his work, and I think that he is a solid director. I don't think that he's particularly good with telling actors what to do; the great performances in his films seem to come from people who just go for it on their own, while less…