For every great president, there's been a great impersonator.  

Darrell Hammond did Bill Clinton.  

Dana Carvey did George Bush, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan (you get the point).

Will Ferrell did (and still is doing) George W. Bush.

OK, so maybe I exaggerated a bit on the "great president" thing.  But, those that have occupied the Oval Office (is that a fair enough description?) have all had their own impersonators. 

And, to be honest, while public opinion of W clearly plummeted by the end of his tenure, he was good for at least one thing:  providing ample fodder for those looking to make fun of him.  Whether it was asking "Is our children learning?" or saying any other number of largely humorous and equally idiotic things, Dubya was never lacking in giving material to comedians across the country.

Now, we have a smooth, eloquent man as our president.  Like him, love him, or hate him, there isn't much to make fun of when it comes to the man formerly known as Barry "O'Bomber" (from his b-ball playing days of yore--more on the new prez and his affinity for athletics on Thursday).  He speaks usually without blemish, and rarely speaks out of turn or trips over his words.  If any, his main fault could be that he 'ums' a bit too much.  But that's just nit picking, isn't it?

I'm not trying to make this political, because that's neither my purpose nor interest.  I know for certain there are Republicans out there that would gladly jump at the chance to make fun of him or rip Obama a new one, if given the opportunity.  I'm not doing that (I voted for the guy, why would I?).  I'm a comedian, and I'm trying to make you laugh.  So, with that in mind, I present to you someone that can do that in this way much better than anyone I've seen.  His name is Marlin Hill, he's also a comedian.  Check it out.

What goes into any great impression is not simply being able to capture the vocal quality and tone of the person, but also what is said.  What makes this impersonation of such a serious and straight forward guy like Obama work are the things that Hill says.  Talking about Frankenberry's (1:30 in) or why his favorite TV show is "Good Times" (4:30 in) or how much he likes Public Enemy (5:40 in) puts a more relatable, human face on Barack.  In other words, it makes him seem more like us.  Just funnier.

How this guy isn't on Saturday Night Live yet, I have no idea.  Then again, maybe being on SNL would be a bad thing for his career nowadays.  Cheap shot?  Maybe.