Separated at Birth?
February 1st, 2012
I’m back! Did you miss me? Of course you did!
South African hip hop group Die Antwoord; and…
This Far Side cartoon?
I’m not particularly up on hip hop, but Die Antwoord certainly seem to be doing their own thing. Jesus, though…
Separated at Birth?
December 5th, 2011
Special creepy triplets edition!
Barmy Mahmoud Ahmedinejad; and,
Smarmy Euromillions Spokesmodel; and,
Charmy IT Crowd actor Matt Berry?
I must be scraping the bottom of the barrel: finding these images was surprisingly difficult!
Separated at Birth?
November 11th, 2011
Thug-playing actor J.K. Simmons; and…
Thug-playing actor Hulk Hogan?
Yeah, that wonderfully fractal Hogan picture is amazing, isn’t it? UNSEE!
Separated at Birth?
November 8th, 2011
Special literary/unexpected triplet edition!
Action Man Patrick Leigh Fermor in the 1940s; and…
Action Actor Spike from Buffy?
And also…
Suave Patrick Leigh Fermor in the 1960s; and…
Suave Sheffield actor Dominic West?
I’ll leave a Dominic West/Spike pairing as an exercise for the reader. It’s easily done—go on! Also, if (and when) they decide to do a good movie of Fermor’s life, they could do a lot worse than Dominic West.
All joking aside, Patrick Leigh Fermor was an amazing man: an inveterate traveller, a daring war hero, a fantastic writer, and apparently a joy to be around up until his recent death. RIP.
Separated at Birth?
October 25th, 2011
Special double fortysomething’s countdown to Christmas edition!
Really cool character the Snow Miser; and,
Deeply uncool Senator John Kerry?
But Wait! There’s More!
Really hot character the Heat Miser; and,
Deeply lame Kazon from Star Trek: Voyager?
Separated at Birth?
March 4th, 2011
Apple iOS Veep Scott Forstall; and,
Professional creep Steve Buscemi?
By “Professional Creep”, of course, I mean he frequently plays creeps. Whatever, this has been digging at me for a long time.
Separated at Birth?
January 6th, 2011
Graydon Carter, founder of Spy Magazine; and,
Bozo the Clown?
Oh, Graydon—how your children cannibalise you…
Separated at Birth: Respect!
June 16th, 2009
Well, I may like to dabble in the occasional Separated at Birth series, but Totally Looks Like has some particularly incredible juxtapositions:
Totally Looks Like nails the uncanny resemblance between Quentin Tarantino & Squiggy from Laverne & Shirley
Alas, poor Quentin. It’s been hard to take him seriously for a long time now, but this may be the final nail in the coffin.
Separated at Birth?
March 2nd, 2009
Fashionably late “a week is a year in politics” edition!
Erstwhile Presidential hopeful John McCain; and,
Erstwhile World Conqueror hopeful Dr Evil?
Bonus points for a video comparison between McCain’s acceptance speech at the RNC & Dr Evil’s reminiscences of his childhood.
Update: It’s already been done! Awesome (audio only):
Separated at Birth?
February 28th, 2009
Special developer pop-culture 80’s throwback edition!
Rails creator David Heinemeier Hansson; and,
A-Ha’s singer in their sketchy video “Take On Me”?
You have no idea how much I had to fucking suffer to get the right frame.
Neocon Clone Math!
March 18th, 2008
Special Neoconservative Incompetence Cloning edition!
Soulless, chillingly evil US Veep Dick Cheney +
Formerly (and mysteriously) popular war criminal US Sec’y of Defense Donald Rumsfeld,
-( (hair/2) + (war criminality) ) * ( (avg. human sympathy)/10 ) =
Totally on-the-ball Sec’y of the Treasury Hank Paulson?
Fucking hell, where do they get these people? Aside from a petri dish, that is.
Separated at Birth?
November 17th, 2007
Super-Special Audio/Triplet Edition!
Spotty Interpol croonster Paul Banks
Largely-forgotten Guns 'n' Roses excrescence
Axl Rose, and
Earsplitting lollapalooza Ethel Merman?
Separated at birth?
October 22nd, 2007
Steve Ballmer, chair-throwing CEO of Microsoft and
The Creature from Mel Brooks’
“Young Frankenstein”?
Update: Well, this is turning into something of a meme. One of the comments in the Fake Steve Jobs blog has a link to this awesome video:
I am very impressed.
Separated at birth?
July 26th, 2007
In the style of Spy Magazine:
