Jean Smart wows with impressions of Dame Maggie Smith and 'terrifying' Woody Woodpecker

"That is half funny, and half terrifying," Stephen Colbert said after hearing Smart's Woody Woodpecker.

Actress Jean Smart just revealed that she is more than an Emmy and Golden Globe winner when she unveiled a surprising hidden talent on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.

During her appearance to promote the upcoming third season of Hacks she teased, "I have brought you a treat," she told Colbert.

Intrigued, Colbert replied, "You brought me something? Very few people bring me presents."

"I'm going to," she said, drawing out the reveal, "for the first time ever, do impressions on national television." Colbert said he appreciates it when guests bring "a bit" to the show, which left Smart soft-selling her impressions. "Can you say you do impressions if you only do two? I only do two," she said.

When someone only has two impressions, you might expect there to be some kind of connection between them. Maybe their impressive British accent allows them to do Michael Caine and Benedict Cumberbatch. Or maybe they've perfected a southern drawl and can ape Matthew McConaughey and Tommy Lee Jones.

No. Smart can do impressions of Dame Maggie Smith and Woody Woodpecker. And she does them both quite well, even if she said Monday's performance wasn't her best Woody Woodpecker.

"That is half funny, and half terrifying," Colbert said after hearing Smart's impression of the world's most annoying bird. "That's what you don't want to hear from the dark figure hunched over your bed in the middle of the night."

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