Modified On October 10, 2006
The airwaves are crackling with news that Barbra Streisand felt compelled to castigate her audience last night after the diva’s skit was interrupted by hecklers in MSG. Babs has a little thing worked out with a Bush impersonator.
From an earlier Baltimore Sun review:
Of course, the famously left-leaning singer introduced political talk along the way, but with more humor than her detractors might expect, thanks to uncanny President Bush impersonator Steve Bridges.
Looks like some New Yorkers didn’t dig the playlet and let la Streisand know it. Video clips of Bridges are making the news/talk shows and the wires are recounting the encounter:
She told him to “Shut the (expletive) up!” The crowd applauded wildly. Streisand added, “Shut up if you can’t take a joke!” With that one F-word, the jeers ended.
Streisand later apologized to the audience for using the F-word and delivered a message of tolerance. As for the Bush impersonator, Streisand pointed out that “the artist’s role is to disturb.”
Oh, yeah! We have always maintained that Steve Bridges is right up there with William S. Burroughs and Willem de Kooning!
We linked to Bridges’ contract in a previous post, after the presidential impersonator made a splash on the Jeff Foxworthy roast. We’re sure he’s negotiated new terms since that document was created.