Christopher Walken Does Lady Gaga

Christopher Walken Does Lady Gaga

By Nick Dawson On November 04, 2009

As it was with William Shatner reading Sarah Palin's resignation speech, so it is with this: it's all in the delivery.

On a UK talk show hosted by Jonathan Ross, the wacky and wonderful Christopher Walken gave a spoken-word rendition of pop sensation Lady Gaga's hit song "Poker Face." And, because it's Walken, it's genius. There's something in the way that he throws himself into it totally - and yet realizes that doing this makes it ridiculous - that elevates this to art.

 

Strangely, Ross seems to have a history of getting Walken to put his vocal talents to good use as here, from circa 1993, is the actor reading The Three Little Pigs.