Peter Sellers' Michael Caine Impression

1972.

[ddngwnb]

And 50 years later, Michael Caine still talks like that.

[vantheman]

Best ever impression of Michael Caine by Sellers and his timing is flawless 😂 Sellers was a genius

[jamiejmasters]

The origin of the "Not many people know that" Michael Caine trope - of course it was a gift from the genius, Peter Sellers.

[possiblepilotdeviation]

The tweed suit is the key to all of this.

[clivem]

One of our finest comic actors ! Died much too young.

[bikebudha]

He didn't even need to say it was an impression of Caine, it was so spot on...

[nullterm]

That was the most pitch perfect Caine I’ve ever heard. Better than Michael Caine himself.

[davidbouvier]

Sellers was an outstanding mimic. In one of his early films he is a Cockney masquerading as a high class Parisian fashion designer. His phone rings, and he answers 'Allo' in a phony French accent. But it's actually one of his dodgy Cockney pals calling him, so he instantly repeats his greeting, switching to impeccable Cockney. Absolutely brilliant!

[brhodes]

Just great how he casually drops in the ‘this is my Michael Caine impression’ - usually a giveaway that the impression is going to be rubbish. Then skewers a fantastic caricature complete with mad tweed suit Big Ben joke.

[firenze]

Peter Sellers is one of my all-time favorite actors - so original and no one like him before or since. I know he was troubled and difficult in his personal life, but as an actor, he is a legend.

[robertmcknightmusic]

it's the subtlety of his pronunciation that makes it so good!

[JohnInTheShelter]

I didn't understand a word until he got to the Michael Caine impression, which is perfect.

[larsfillmore]

I never tire of listening and laughing at Peter Sellers' stories

[sooz]

The ONE and ONLY Peter Sellers ❤️
How I miss his genius 😢

[thewkovacs]

when he said "not many people know that", i knew he was doing caine
he didnt have to explain it
such a brilliant, complicated man

[mistergone]

Still one of the funniest things I've ever seen/heard! Peter was one of the funniest human beings EVER.

[pattayarealist]

With the death of Sir Michael Parkinson, all three of these legends have now left us. R.I.P.

[A-small-amount-of-peas]

The key is in the subtlety. Too many people go too broad and miss it but Peter never did

[Stuff_And_Things]

Peter Sellers played bumbling characters so flawlessly it difficult to see him in any other way.
The man was brilliant. "Being There" though, was my favorite movie of his.

[abcdef]

That detail with the "tweed suit" was hilarious. Great impression. Sad he died so young.