You’ve probably seen TikTok star Sarah Cooper even if you’re not on TikTok. Her re-enactments of Donald Trump’s press conferences and soundbites are iconic, as she adds comedic layers and backstories to the POTUS’s sometimes unintelligible and rambling speeches. Her little sketches have been shared across most major social media platforms, and on Tuesday night, she parlayed that viral fame into a guest hosting stint for
Jimmy Kimmel Live!. Speaking with her first guest, actor, director and funny guy Ben Stiller, it was hard to get over the fact that she was, well, speaking.“I think for a lot of people watching, it's probably the first time they're hearing your voice,” Ben exclaimed. “Your voice is much more melodious and soothing and, uh, and not divisive.”
We would even go so far to say that her voice sounds like an angel pouring honey in your ear, but go off Ben.“I think it's also just interesting to see his words coming out of someone else's face,” he continued, “and your face especially has been very therapeutic for the nation so thank you so much.”Sarah then offered to teach the
Meet The Parents star the tricks of her trade, as he’s not on TikTok. “I don't even understand what
TikTok is other than I know it's a medium in which images are put out into the world,” he said. Close enough Ben, but let the master show you how it’s done.Sarah provided a short soundbite (the infamous one of Trump saying “bing bing bong bing!”) and gave Stiller a little direction (“Just do it all in your face; your eyes are very important! It's like a silent film; you're Charlie Chaplin”) and Ben pulled off what is, arguably, an excellent TikTok. Get this man an account before
Trump bans it![video_embed id='1945761']RELATED: Comedian turns Donald Trump's medical advice into a hilarious performance [/video_embed]Stiller shared that he’s been watching old movies with his children in quarantine (he was possibly the last person on the planet to realize there are Nazis in
The Sound of Music) and now the family is at the point where they've had to dip into his own canon (“My son finally saw
Tropic Thunder. I was a little nervous but he seemed to really like it”).Bringing the conversation back to the more serious issues facing our planet at the moment, Ben also spoke about his role as a Goodwill ambassador for the UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees), which seeks to
help displaced people all over the world. Right now, the people displaced by
the explosion in Beirut, Lebanon are top of mind.“There are probably about almost 80 million all over the world—people who have been driven from their homes due to war or circumstances beyond their control,” Stiller explained. “For these refugees and people who aren't able to social distance or have access to clean water and soap, it's a particularly vulnerable time. So the refugee agency,
UN Refugee Agency, is doing work to get help to those people.”“Right now there's just that explosion in Beirut and there's a lot of need there right now,” he continued. “I visited places like that, where you just meet people who really are besides being from a different culture […] they want to work, they want to be with their kids, and they want to just have a good life. They also ultimately want to go home and they can't, so I think it's more about awareness and people just opening up their mind to the idea that refugees are human beings and they also are so additive to communities.”“I think right now is a time when there's a lot of divisive rhetoric, so I think it's really important to hear that message,” he finished.[video_embed id='2011378']BEFORE YOU GO: Will Smith’s TikTok run-in with Jason Derulo [/video_embed]
