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The Women's Bookstore Sketches...


Ok so my girlfriend and I are in disagreement over the book store sketches. She says that Fred Armisan's character is supposed to be a man with long hippie hair. I believe that Fred Armisan is a woman and that he is in drag in those sketches. Whats the word guys? Fred Armisan's character in the women's bookstore sketches, man or woman?

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He is supposed to be a woman, I'm pretty sure because on SNL he played a female Japanese character pretty convincingly. I can't remember but isn't the store called "Women Only" or something? This would further lead me to believe he is portraying a woman. His character also reminds me a lot of the hippie, earth mother types I grew up around in Vermont.

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He's clearly female in this sketch. I had no idea so many people didn't get this.

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he kinda looks like dee snider's uncle.




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Obviously supposed to be a woman. Never even considered it's a man. Her name is Candace, also the bookstore is called 'women and women first'...

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i wonder if they ever shop @ powell's books.




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Fred's character is a woman.

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but do they sell trump's 'the art of the deal'?



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Armisen makes a comment like "we're women"

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Candace is a woman. She has a son (Bobby Moynihan) and a grand child.

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Kinda reminds me of this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zBmqIFpzhU a little. In British comedy there is a long tradition of woman characters not even trying not to be men dressed as women! 8^P

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Either a she-male or a Thai-lady boy. More importantly what's the name of the tea she drinks?

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probably 1/2 canadian too.



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The character's name is Candace. I think that should end the disagreement right there.

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it should. but i doubt it will.



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I'm pretty sure in the episode where the son comes in with the baby, it is stated that Candice is the guy's mother.

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