Morgan Freeman parodies 'The Shawshank Redemption,' totally nails it

"I hope to finish this talk show one day."
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Morgan Freeman parodies 'The Shawshank Redemption,' totally nails it
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If there's one person who knows how to lend a voice-over narration some gravitas, it's Morgan Freeman.

While chatting about The Shawshank Redemption during an appearance on The Graham Norton Show, Freeman was challenged to lend his glorious voice to a Shawshank-style parody.

And boy, did he deliver.

"I must admit I didn't think much of Graham Norton the first time I laid eyes on him," reads Freeman in the clip above. "Looked like a stiff breeze could blow him over... that was my first impression of the man.

"...And boy, did he drink."

Beautiful.

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.


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