OlderMon, 23 February 2009 at 2:21 pm
Ben Stiller Spoofs Joaquin Phoenix at the Oscars
At the 2009 Oscars on Sunday, Ben Stiller hilariously spoofed Joaquin Phoenix’s infamous appearance on The Late Show With David Letterman.
The 43-year-old comedian poked fun at Joaquin’s facial hair, his spacey moments and gum-chewing. At the show, Ben spit out his gum and put the wad on top of the podium. During rehearsals at the Kodak Theater the day before, I watched Ben stick the wad of gum underneath the podium, more true to Joaquin sticking his own piece of gum underneath Letterman’s desk.
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Ben Stiller Spoofs Joaquin Phoenix at the Oscars
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I saw his interview.
Could not figure out what was wrong with him!
Did he bump his head or something?????
heavens!
I think it’s just a joke. I like it, not to many funny moment that night. Ben & Natalie part is one of my favourite.
Natalie and Ben are friends with Joaquin, I don’t think it matters.
rofl, i was dying
he really looked like him
especially loved the part when he was roaming around
Its been done.
They already made a better spoof the night before at the Independent Spirit Awards. But it was ok.
Ben Stiller impersonating Joaquin Phoenix was absolutely tasteless. No one knows what is wrong with Joaquin and making fun of other people’s misfortunes is really stupid especially one of your peers.
I am a fan of both - but Stiller has me guessing as to what kind of person he is to go on camera and mock someone who is obviously not in very good mental health.
It was sooooooo FUNNY!!!!! I loved it!!!!!!! My favorite part was when he put the gum back in his mouth hahahaha
I’m fairly sure Joaquin is in on the joke, there’s a documentary being made about him so I’d guess that he’s fairly clued in to what he’s doing, even if he doesn’t appear to be on the surface.
Anyway, thumbs down to Channel 9 here in Australia who edited out this and many other segments when they replayed the Oscars in prime time (i.e. when most Australians were at home to watch it!).
I thought it was funny at first i didn’t know if that was really him, how ben stiler was but then i remembered hey, he’s making fun of joaquin and i had seen the video of joaquin on letterman the other day! I thought oh no, here we go! YET,i thought it was very funny and he did a good job. Though Natalie was eh…
BEN MADE THE SHOW FUN!!
NATALIE LOOKED BEAUTIFUL!
hahahahha he was hilarious!
and people, lighten up,why so serious? it’s just a parody…for fun,
you can’t even relax when you’re watching the oscars?
lets just hope Joaquin Phoenix will not turn out the way his brother did.
what did reese say about it when she presented?
I love Ben, but i thought he was cruel, making fun of someone who is at a low point in his life?.. like hes immune to having mental health issues?… i dunno but the word Karma comes to mind, and it can be a bi.tch sometimes! i thought it was low
I really couldn’t believe that Ben was actually making fun of Joaquin like that at the Academy Awards. That was not the time or the place for that kind of humor and besides, when is it ever a right time or place to make fun of someone who is going through some dificult times in his life?
I believe Phoenix is fooling us all, I HOPE, but possibly he is going thru the cliche Jim Morrisonesque phase that millions of males go thru, either he will flow like brother river or someday it will all be revealed, either way I like Phoenix and Stiller , its all great entertainment
Joaquin’s publicist said he wanted to mocked by the Academy. His publicist is finally doing her job….but I don’t think so. He’s the laughing stock of Hollywood. Ben was Ok. Also, Joaquin has been working at the Raliegh Studio in LA. It’s mostly for editing film, producing a movie…etc. So he must be working on his documentary….not rapping.
This was wicked funny..I can’t believe they made fun of their own kind. Do you think Joaquin even noticed?
I agree with you #30. The Stiller skit was played out. I don’t know why Stiller is heralded as a comedic genius. He’s boring, cliche, and too short for Hollywood or a real woman.
Please, it was funny. Actually, it was hilarious.
And people make fun of celebs when they have meltdowns. Who could forget Britney?
Joaq will bounce back sooner or later if this isn’t a giant act. If it is an act, however, Joaquin is bloody brilliant
Achei essa”brincadeira”de péssimo mal gosto!! Devemos considerar tudo que joaquin fez pro cinema. Não acho graça nenhuma,pra mi o joaquin continua sendo meu ator favorito e nada nem ninguem vai mudar isso.
Hey Lu melendez….this is America. We speak English here.
damn you ben……. I have never in my life liked him…
Love you Joaquin !
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