Comedian Alison Rees It caught the attention of millions She drew criticism from internet users for her imitation of Vice President Harris, who gained national attention last month after President Biden withdrew from the presidential race and endorsed her as his successor.
Reese began impersonating the vice president in 2019 and has made waves by posting several videos over the past four years in which she perfectly imitates Harris’ speaking style and laughter.
In many of Reese’s skits, she dresses up as the vice president, complete with wig, suit and pearl necklace. Harris’ famous phraseThis included her much-talked-about “We did it, Joe” phone call to Biden in 2020 to tell him he’d won the election.
lease He told Reuters last week. Harris’ laugh was the hardest to “reproduce exactly,” she said, revealing the learning curve she faced initially.
“Also, her intonation and the way she speaks, how muffled and nasal her voice is, it really makes me breathless when I do it,” she told the newswire, “so I had to learn to control my breathing.”
She reportedly 40,000 new followers on TikTok Since Biden endorsed Harris as his successor last month, she has gained more than 254,000 followers, and she has garnered more than 10 million likes across her videos on the platform.
she told CNN. She said last weekend she was struck by the outpouring of support in recent weeks.
“I was like a cartoon, mouth open for like three minutes, just in shock, and like, let’s get started,” she said. “Let’s do it. Let’s create some content.”
Harris’ familiar phrasing and signature laugh have sparked a flood of memes and videos on social media in recent weeks, and her campaign and the Democratic Party have welcomed the online excitement.
But some have criticised Harris’ laugh, which she said last week she got from her mother.
The vice president said in an interview on “The Drew Barrymore Show” that the women in her life were always laughing while telling stories around the kitchen table, so she’s not going to be the kind of person who stifles laughter.
“And I think it’s really important that we remind each other and our young people how to act to be right and not get caught up in other people’s perceptions of what this looks like,” Harris said.
Following Harris’ new presidential bid, reports circulated last week that actress and comedian Maya Rudolph would return to play Harris on “Saturday Night Live.”
