
While e-sports have been around for more than 15 years, the genre has yet to achieve mainstream success in North America, though it’s practically a national pastime in South Korea. The contest served as the latest example of the increasing popularity of competitive gaming - or e-sports, as it’s called.

Im tired of seeing impressions of Walken and a few others because theyve. The dizzying world championships of the online battle arena game “League of Legends” concluded Saturday night inside the University of Southern California’s Galen Center, with underdog Taiwan’s Taipei Assassins defeating South Korea’s Azubu Frost to win the $1 million grand prize. Incredible celebrity impressions by Ross Marquand. Dana Carvey, Matthew Perry, Anthony Cumia, Seth MacFarlane.

LOS ANGELES – It had all the makings of an Olympic event: an indoor arena, play-by-play announcers, 7,000 enthusiastic fans, uniformed competitors from across the globe and cameras capturing every angle of the action. William Shatner Sylvester Stallone Jason Statham Christopher Walken Robin Williams. Jason Sudeikis, as Biden, called himself “Big Daddy Joe” and insisted he was “monkey strong” unlike his younger foe, whom he referred to as “shark eyes.” Killam played Ryan with an Eddie Munster-like widow’s peak.Ĭompetitive gaming crowns a world champion While President Obama and Romney’s first debate didn’t offer as much obvious satire, the show happily skewered Vice President Joe Biden and Ryan. “SNL” had fun with the vice-presidential candidates following Thursday’s contentious debate. Ryan has been criticized for exaggerating his marathon time.

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt dropped by the NBC sketch show’s mock debate after Taran Killam, playing Mitt Romney’s running mate, Paul Ryan, claimed he won the 100-meter race at the London Olympics.
