Article: Costas Pulls Double Duty With a Humorous Appearance for Fox - New York Times

Frank Caliendo has frequently imitated John Madden on "Fox N.F.L. Sunday," and has also mocked the size of Bob Costas of NBC by using a little person, dressed in a suit, during his sketches. Yesterday, the faux Madden and the real Costas met during a skit taped three weeks ago. In the bit, Caliendo-as-Madden wondered who could have been the jockey on Chad Johnson, the Bengals receiver, when he beat a horse in a charity race in June. "Hey, where's that little guy who plays Costas?" Caliendo asked, which brought the real, nearly 5-foot-7 Costas on-screen.Costas mocked Caliendo's height (a shade below Costas's), offered a list of renowned people shorter than he, and told Caliendo: "I work ...

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