Actor Christopher Walken did a dramatic reading of the lyrics to the hit Lady Gaga single "Poker Face" on the October 30, 2009, edition of the BBC One program "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross."
The actor, known for his strange inflections and awkward, halting manner of speech, emphasized each individual syllable of the pop song's chorus, rendering it comical and ridiculous when spoken aloud.
Christopher Walken performs "Poker Face"
Walken reads from the lyrics of the Lady Gaga song "Poker Face" on the series "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross." Serious actors doing comical "readings" of other media have become a staple of late night television. Recently, actor Michael Emerson of "Lost" performed the nursery rhyme "Little Boy Blue" on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon."
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Aired on Season 17, Episode 9 of "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross"
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Comedian Kevin Pollak often performs dramatic readings as Christopher Walken
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"Poker Face" is the most downloaded song ever on the UK Singles Chart
