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Fred Armisen Revives Penny Marshall Impression to Promote Her Memoir

How much does Penny Marshall like Fred Armisen's impression of her? Well, she's using it to sell her new memoir. In the promo for Marshall's memoir My Mother was Nuts, the SNL star once again dons the author's signature blonde bob and shrimpy spectacles to play the spacey star. Carrie Fisher references soon follow.

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How much does Penny Marshall like Fred Armisen's impression of her? Well, she's using it to sell her new memoir.
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In the promo for Marshall's memoir My Mother was Nuts, the SNL star once again dons the author's signature blonde bob and shrimpy spectacles to play the spacey star. Carrie Fisher references soon follow.

Armisen first debuted his impression of the Laverne & Shirleystar in a 2008 Saturday Night Livesketch. The premise: Penny Marshall stars in TNT's latest procedural drama The Looker, during which Armisen, as Marshall, interrogates perps using only her impenetrable gaze.

What did you think of Armisen's revival of his Marshall impression?