Comedian Frank Caliendo to host Sprint Cup Series Awards Ceremony

By SceneDaily Staff
Friday, November 20, 2009

NASCAR has named comedian Frank Caliendo to host the Sprint Cup Series Awards Ceremony on Dec. 4 at the Wynn hotel in Las Vegas.

The event’s emcees will be Mike Joy and Krista Voda from Fox and Speed. (The awards ceremony will be broadcast live on Speed on Dec. 4, at 9 p.m. EST.)

David Gray and Escala will be the musical acts.

"I'm excited to be hosting this year's awards ceremony and look forward to a great evening celebrating the 2009 NASCAR season,” Caliendo said. “I'm on the pole, but don't worry; even though we're in Vegas, I'm not dancing.”

Caliendo’s repertoire of impressions includes National Football League broadcaster John Madden, former National Basketball Association star Charles Barkley, former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton and actors Robert DeNiro and Jack Nicholson.

Comedian John Pinette will return for a third straight year to NASCAR’s post-season awards ceremony – and his second-straight appearance at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards Ceremony.

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    RonSchwalbe said:
    Nov 20, 2009 at 4:56 PM

    Well - - thanks for the confusion - is it Caliendo with his humorless, lame impressions of irrelevant people, or - the very funny John Pinette. (Evidently In his third AND second straight appearances ?)
    You named BOTH !

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    robby_7_fan said:
    Nov 20, 2009 at 5:52 PM

    Who??? Never heard of him.

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    cdeshon said:
    Nov 20, 2009 at 5:58 PM

    is this the same "impersonator" who i've seen in commercials? he's NOT funny. and his impersonations ARE lame.

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    zebsdad said:
    Nov 20, 2009 at 7:09 PM

    Let's find someone that has an interest in NASCRAP. Who is this joker anyway? Lets credit the deserving and say NUTZ to the other crap.

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    crusher1 said:
    Nov 20, 2009 at 7:31 PM

    Nascar why get a "so called comedian" to host the awards ceremony. Is it because he had a t.v. show that nobody watched or because he was on John Boy and Billy? What is the reason? To me he is not FUNNY. That is one reason I won't be watching. I haven't watched since you had the so called star of "Talledega Nights" on there whatever his name was.

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    julie28 said:
    Nov 20, 2009 at 7:40 PM

    I think being not funny is a requirement. I've never heard of this guy either. Jay Mohr was funny none since.

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    teema said:
    Nov 20, 2009 at 7:54 PM

    Frank who???...Never heard of him...till now

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    rmdunn3 said:
    Nov 20, 2009 at 8:14 PM

    Maybe he is a Rookie Comedian. LOL

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    gojeffgo said:
    Nov 20, 2009 at 8:33 PM

    Why not Jeff Foxworthy? someone everyone knows!

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