Steve Whitmire has left the Muppets, Matt Vogel to continue as Kermit

[Daffyfan4ever]

I'm not the one who's saying this thread should be closed, I'm just paraphrasing what others have been asking for as of late.

Kermit (as Captian Smollett): Mr. Arrow, I didn't say that.

Sam the Eagle: (As Mr. Arrow) Just paraphrasing, sir.

 

[xSunnyEclipse]

New Matt Vogel appearance as part of a (very) brief cameo in this year's Christmas advert for the UK supermarket chain Sainsbury's.

Around the 1 min mark, followed by a Muppet Show style cheer at the end.

That was Matt??

I swear it didn't sound anything like him or the way he's been performing Kermit. I've listened to it 10 times now. Maybe I'm still not used to his performance I don't know??

 

[Pig'sSaysAdios]

That was Matt??

I swear it didn't sound anything like him or the way he's been performing Kermit. I've listened to it 10 times now. Maybe I'm still not used to his performance I don't know??

Well, hears what I think may be the problem: The music is a bit too loud, plus the key of the song was way too high for him. Not to mention, the clip was literally only like 2 seconds long, so it's very hard to make any judgements.

 

[Pig'sSaysAdios]

Hear, @xSunnyEclipse to ease any reservations you may have, here's a great clip from just last week of Kermit singing at an event honoring Steve Martin:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BbM23HXgAR5/?taken-by=ryandillonmuppeteer

 

[xSunnyEclipse]

Hear, @xSunnyEclipse to ease any reservations you may have, here's a great clip from just last week of Kermit singing at an event honoring Steve Martin:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BbM23HXgAR5/?taken-by=ryandillonmuppeteer

Oh no I’ve seen that clip and Matt does excellent there! I think he’s doing really great!

Maybe it was him singing in a lower range in that Youtube thing that I couldn’t recognize him I don’t know??

 

[Censored]

Matt does it Henson style.

 

[ErinAardvark]

I will say Matt is getting better, but I still disagree with the comparison to Jim.

 

[Muppetboy09]

I think his tone/pitch is closer to Jim's, whereas the rubberiness/smoothness of the voice is more like Steve's. I think it's a happy medium between the two. We'll never have another Kermit exactly like Jim, nor will we have one that is exactly like Steve. We have to allow the character to evolve through each performer.

 

[D'Snowth]

"Matt sucks!" "No, Steve sucks!"

Matt, Steve, what's the difference, maaan? They're both just a couple of white guys who shove their hands up a frog's *** in a cosmic way the rest of the world just doesn't understand.

 

[xSunnyEclipse]

To me it’s just Matt and that’s it.

He’s doing it his way and I’m proud of him.