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I'm trying to imagine someone in entertainment who is as talented and multifaceted as Donald right now and no one comes to mind. He's a great writer and perform

I'm trying to imagine someone in entertainment who is as talented and multifaceted as Donald right now and no one comes to mind. He's a great writer and performer of comedy. Pretty good actor (I'm definitely interested in seeing him pull off Lando). His music has been hit or miss but his last album was a revelation. Atlanta is very smart and very funny. I just hope he doesn't burn himself out.

jancsika 9y ago
Harry Connick, Jr. is another. Singer, bandleader, pianist, talk show host. He's also decent actor, though I don't know if he's acted in anything lately. I give him extra points on the musical front because he does nerdy stuff like slowing down and speeding up an improvised melody in the right hand while a syncopated left hand retains the same tempo. He's famous enough he could probably just play something showy like Liberace and get away with it.
- itp 9y ago
  One of my favorite Harry Connick Jr. moments is when his audience is clapping along on 1&3 (frustrating) and he smoothly transitions them to 2&4. Extra fun to see how happy his drummer is with the change (visible cheering arms behind Harry after one of the camera angle switches). https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=26&v=--qv9SI6vws https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=26&v=--qv9SI6vws
  - archagon 9y ago
    I don’t understand why 1&3 is frustrating? Seems like the natural way to clap/tap/bob to that particular beat.
    - DanBC 9y ago
      I don't understand it either. Here's an earlier submission that explains it a bit: Friends don't let friends clap on 1 and 3. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8538623 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8538623
      - archagon 9y ago
        Fascinating! Never really thought about this before, thanks for the link. (Come to think of it, this seems very song-dependent. For instance, I definitely find myself clapping on 2&4 to "Thriller" and "I Heard It Through The Grapevine". But I think I'd still clap 1&3 to some of my favorite classic rock and metal songs. Also, I felt 1&4 pretty strongly in that Harry Connick Jr. clip. Maybe they're just clapping too fast: if they were only doing half the claps, I think 2&4 would feel more natural.)
        itp 9y ago
        Fascinating to me that you picked Thriller as an example, as MJ even demonstrates a 2&4 clap during the song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOnqjkJTMaA&t=5m0s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOnqjkJTMaA&t=5m0s Curious what you mean by half the claps? Would this involve clapping only on every fourth beat, only on every second beat, or am I completely misunderstanding?
    - coldtea 9y ago
      Not to stereotype, but this sounds totally white...
      - archagon 9y ago
        See my other comment here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16468635 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16468635 I can feel the backbeat pretty strongly in other music, but this clip sounds very 1&3 to me. It would be musically foolish to automatically prescribe 2&4 to every blues and jazz tune as an axiom. At that point, it just becomes a shibboleth. Frankly, I think they're just clapping twice as fast in that clip. 2&4 sounds weird and off-rhythm at that speed (to me), but totally normal with half the claps. (Also: now I'm going to be self-conscious about my clapping until the end of time. Thanks a lot!)
        jjeaff 9y ago
        To me, 1 and 3 is just a little off kilter. It doesn't sound quite right.
  - agumonkey 9y ago
    Oh god that was smooth as ... I remember Bobby McFerring being capable of playing audiences in surprising ways too. (funny since Youtube suggested him on that HCJr video)
golfer 9y ago
He's an egot[0] candidate for sure. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_who_have_won_Academy,_Emmy,_Grammy,_and_Tony_Awards https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_who_have_won_Ac...
eitally 9y ago
I'd argue that Jamie Foxx is a more talented actor + musician... just not a stand-up comedian. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Foxx https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Foxx <edit> Anthony Hopkins (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Hopkins https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Hopkins) is up there, too. I had no idea he was a musician until seeing this video popup somewhere: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M57Fi19vcSI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M57Fi19vcSI
- agumonkey 9y ago
  A recent interview of Quincy Jones gave this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAYY-MmonYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAYY-MmonYU A very unexpected software legend burning.
- jungletek 9y ago
  Jamie Foxx has done plenty of stand-up: https://www.google.com/search?q=jamie+foxx+stand+up https://www.google.com/search?q=jamie+foxx+stand+up
ggg9990 9y ago
Clint Eastwood. Actor, Director, Music Composer (he composed the entire score for many of his films).
- agumonkey 9y ago
  I think the above comment meant from the 2000s era. Surely there are lots of veteran multi talented guys.

jancsika 9y ago

Harry Connick, Jr. is another. Singer, bandleader, pianist, talk show host. He's also decent actor, though I don't know if he's acted in anything lately. I give him extra points on the musical front because he does nerdy stuff like slowing down and speeding up an improvised melody in the right hand while a syncopated left hand retains the same tempo. He's famous enough he could probably just play something showy like Liberace and get away with it.

itp 9y ago
One of my favorite Harry Connick Jr. moments is when his audience is clapping along on 1&3 (frustrating) and he smoothly transitions them to 2&4. Extra fun to see how happy his drummer is with the change (visible cheering arms behind Harry after one of the camera angle switches). https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=26&v=--qv9SI6vws https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=26&v=--qv9SI6vws
- archagon 9y ago
  I don’t understand why 1&3 is frustrating? Seems like the natural way to clap/tap/bob to that particular beat.
  - DanBC 9y ago
    I don't understand it either. Here's an earlier submission that explains it a bit: Friends don't let friends clap on 1 and 3. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8538623 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8538623
    - archagon 9y ago
      Fascinating! Never really thought about this before, thanks for the link. (Come to think of it, this seems very song-dependent. For instance, I definitely find myself clapping on 2&4 to "Thriller" and "I Heard It Through The Grapevine". But I think I'd still clap 1&3 to some of my favorite classic rock and metal songs. Also, I felt 1&4 pretty strongly in that Harry Connick Jr. clip. Maybe they're just clapping too fast: if they were only doing half the claps, I think 2&4 would feel more natural.)
      - itp 9y ago
        Fascinating to me that you picked Thriller as an example, as MJ even demonstrates a 2&4 clap during the song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOnqjkJTMaA&t=5m0s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOnqjkJTMaA&t=5m0s Curious what you mean by half the claps? Would this involve clapping only on every fourth beat, only on every second beat, or am I completely misunderstanding?
  - coldtea 9y ago
    Not to stereotype, but this sounds totally white...
    - archagon 9y ago
      See my other comment here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16468635 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16468635 I can feel the backbeat pretty strongly in other music, but this clip sounds very 1&3 to me. It would be musically foolish to automatically prescribe 2&4 to every blues and jazz tune as an axiom. At that point, it just becomes a shibboleth. Frankly, I think they're just clapping twice as fast in that clip. 2&4 sounds weird and off-rhythm at that speed (to me), but totally normal with half the claps. (Also: now I'm going to be self-conscious about my clapping until the end of time. Thanks a lot!)
      - jjeaff 9y ago
        To me, 1 and 3 is just a little off kilter. It doesn't sound quite right.
- agumonkey 9y ago
  Oh god that was smooth as ... I remember Bobby McFerring being capable of playing audiences in surprising ways too. (funny since Youtube suggested him on that HCJr video)

golfer 9y ago

He's an egot[0] candidate for sure. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_who_have_won_Academy,_Emmy,_Grammy,_and_Tony_Awards https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_who_have_won_Ac...

eitally 9y ago

I'd argue that Jamie Foxx is a more talented actor + musician... just not a stand-up comedian. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Foxx https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Foxx <edit> Anthony Hopkins (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Hopkins https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Hopkins) is up there, too. I had no idea he was a musician until seeing this video popup somewhere: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M57Fi19vcSI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M57Fi19vcSI

agumonkey 9y ago
A recent interview of Quincy Jones gave this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAYY-MmonYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAYY-MmonYU A very unexpected software legend burning.
jungletek 9y ago
Jamie Foxx has done plenty of stand-up: https://www.google.com/search?q=jamie+foxx+stand+up https://www.google.com/search?q=jamie+foxx+stand+up

ggg9990 9y ago

Clint Eastwood. Actor, Director, Music Composer (he composed the entire score for many of his films).

agumonkey 9y ago
I think the above comment meant from the 2000s era. Surely there are lots of veteran multi talented guys.