Rich Little, a master impressionist, will be performing live at The Union Colony Civic Center, 701 10th Ave., on Saturday, March 14 at 7:30 p.m.
A master mimic of more than 200 voices, Little continues to impress with a touring schedule throughout the United States and Canada. Famous for skewering political figures, Little has charmed, amused, intrigued and gotten the best of politicians from the United States and his native Canada. President Reagan even used to tell Little, “You do me better than I do.” Little’s impressions range from U.S. Presidents including John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama, to actors such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Clint Eastwood, Jack Lemmon, Dr. Phil and Kermit the Frog.
Little says, “An impression is what you think a person sounds like. It could be an exaggeration or a cartoon. It’s your impression. I think of an impersonation as more of an exact copy. Knowing the person personally is not important; it’s knowing the speech patterns and mannerisms [in order] to imitate the person the way the public sees him.” It took him seven years to perfect Frank Sinatra, but only several minutes to mimic Dr. Phil.
In his early 20s, Little was signed to the CBS network’s “The Judy Garland Show,” where his career took off. He later went on to appear in a variety of television shows including “Laugh-In,” “The John Davidson Summer Show,” “The Julie Andrews Show,” and “The Muppet Show.”
Named “Comedy Star of the Year” by the American Guild of Variety Artists, Little was the perpetrator of nine comedy albums and three HBO comedy specials, as well as the Emmy-award winning special “Rich Little’s Christmas Carol.”
For additional information and tickets, contact the UCCC ticket office at 970-356-5000, or visit our page at ucstars.com.
The Union Colony Civic Center is proudly owned and operated by the City of Greeley and would like to thank its partners: UCHealth, Banner Health, the Women’s Clinic of Northern Colorado, Double Tree by Hilton Greeley at Lincoln Park, Flood and Peterson, Loveland Reporter-Herald, The Greeley Tribune, Pirate Radio, KFKA, KUNC, 105.5 The Colorado Sound, Townsquare Media, and iHeart Media.