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When West first got a call from William Shatner, he immediately assumed it was a prank. West was sitting right next to his “Futurama” co-star Maurice LaMarche and pointed out that LaMarche, as well as any number of other talented voice actors he knew, could do a decent enough Shatner impersonation to throw him off. But, no, this was the genuine article. Did someone assume that West and Shatner had met back in the 1990s when West regularly appeared on “The Howard Stern Show?” He said:
“[Shatner] called me. His assistant called me. And I don’t know how this was set up; I guess you guys [show creators Matt Groening and David X. Cohen] thought I knew him from, like, the Stern show or something. And I did mention that. But the next thing you know his assistant calls me, ‘Uh, William Shatner is ready to speak to you.’ Do you know how many people I know in my life that are so capable of pulling an adequate and gorgeous prank like that? [Pointing at Maurice LaMarche] You know, it would’ve been you!”
LaMarche, of course, could very well have impersonated Shatner, as he has done so many times in the past. One can find amusing clips of LaMarche reading the lyrics to “Killer Queen” as both Shatner and Christopher Walken. There is also an sanity-testing video podcast online wherein LaMarche and master impressionist Kevin Pollak perform dueling Shatners.
West himself also does a pretty good Shatner, as the “Futurama” character of Zapp Brannigan, whom West plays, was modeled after the famed Canadian “Star Trek” actor. He related his conversation switching back and forth between his own voice and Shatner’s.
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